Dee E Fenner, MD

Dee E. Fenner
Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of Urology
Medical School
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Dee E Fenner, MD
Dee E. Fenner
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  • Qualifications

    • MD, Biology
      University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, United States
      1981 - 1985
    • AB, Biology
      University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, United States
      1976 - 1980

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Center for Global Health Equity

    Recent Publications

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    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      More Than Words: A Quality Improvement Pilot to Enhance Language-Concordant Care Access
      Datwani H, Maben-Feaster R, Malone A, Davis-Wilson K, Fenner D. 2026 May 20;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Abnormal Exam Measures 6 Months Postpartum May Help Predict Prolapse Development
      Schmidt P, Fairchild P, Fenner DE, Pipitone F, DeLancey JO, Chen L. 2025 Oct 11;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      New Directions in the Michigan-Ghana Collaboration: Advancing Global REI Training and Development
      Raja N, Amoateng NK, Fenner DE, Johnson TRB, Adanu R, Marsh E. 2025 Oct 25;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      The impact of Perineal Complex Defects on Hiatus: A novel US-based Dilation Test
      Chen L, DeLancey JO, Pipitone F, Fairchild PS, Ashton-Miller JA, Fenner DE, Schmidt P. 2025 Oct 11;
    • Additional Scholarship
      More Than Words: A Quality Improvement Pilot to Enhance Language-Concordant Care Access
      Datwani H. 2025 Sep 4;
    • Journal Article
      A Prediction Model for Pelvic Floor Recovery After Vaginal Birth With Risk Factors.
      Fairchild PS, Low LK, Thibault MD, Kowalk KM, Kolenic GE, Fenner DE. Urogynecology (Phila), 2024 Jul 16; DOI:10.1097/SPV.0000000000001556
      PMID: 39018453
    • Journal Article
      Lessons Learned From the Development of an ABOG Subspecialty.
      Fenner DE. Clin Obstet Gynecol, 2024 Jun 1; 67 (2): 326 - 334. DOI:10.1097/GRF.0000000000000859
      PMID: 38587005
    • Journal Article
      Repair of episiotomy and obstetrical perineal lacerations (first-fourth).
      Schmidt PC, Fenner DE. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2024 Mar; 230 (3S): S1005 - S1013. DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2022.07.005
      PMID: 37427859

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    Gift to Michigan Medicine will boost women’s health

    The Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation has made a significant gift to Michigan Medicine that will expand opportunities for women’s health research across the University of Michigan.
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    Two new global health funds honor champion of women’s health

    Two new Michigan Medicine funds will honor Dr. Tim Johnson, advance women’s health and global health, and support research, education, and partnership in Ghana.
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    News Release

    Three U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine

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    U-M Health receives highest maternity care recognition from U.S. News & World Report

    University of Michigan Health Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital has again received the highest maternity care recognition a hospital can earn from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
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    U-M Health Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital receives highest designation for Maternal Levels of Care

    Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital in Ann Arbor verified to have the ability to handle even the most complex maternal care cases