Gina R. Frugoni, MD

Gina Frugoni, MD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist who provides expert prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. She also provides comprehensive gynecological care, including well woman visits, family planning, and treatment for issues such as abnormal Pap smears, fibroids, ovarian cysts, abnormal bleeding, gynecological infections or sexually transmitted diseases. She is also interested in minimally invasive surgery and procedures. Dr. Frugoni has expertise in providing gender-affirming care to transgender and nonbinary patients.

As the director for the Division of Obstetric Hospitalists, Dr. Frugoni has a passion for delivering comprehensive prenatal and obstetric care. She is proud to work with a team of health care providers that provide individualized attention in a collaborative model, and to be able to deliver her patients at UC San Diego Medical Center.

From her previous work, Dr. Frugoni brings her expertise for providing reproductive and sexual health care for transgender, nonbinary individuals. She is committed to expanding access and care throughout the health enterprise and is working with other specialist leaders to develop programs that celebrate diversity and optimize patient health.

As an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Frugoni is involved with training OB-GYNs during their residencies and medical students during their pre-clinical and clinical clerkships.

She believes that the best way to develop the next generation of health care providers is to provide teaching and mentorship to some of the brightest minds of the future. She is committed to curriculum development that continues to embrace the diversity and address health care disparities in our community.

She completed her residency training at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where she also earned her medical degree. She has a bachelor's degree in bioengineering from UC Berkeley, with an emphasis on the mechanics of bioimplantable materials, and worked as a chemical engineer prior to her career in medicine.

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