Austin Oberlin, MD

Dr. Oberlin received his BA in Biochemistry from the College of Wooster, his MD from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University. He has long been committed to a career in global health, spending time working in Ghana, Peru, South Africa and Botswana. During medical school, Dr. Oberlin was awarded a Fogarty Global Health Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in which he conducted research in Johannesburg, South Africa exploring HPV self-testing in women living with HIV. These experiences highlighted the need to improve healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Oberlin is currently completing a Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at Yale University.

His current interests include improving education and healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa. He was awarded a Queenan Global Health scholarship through the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine and is working with OB-GYNs in Zambia to expand educational opportunities for obstetricians. After completion of his fellowship, he hopes to live and work full-time in sub-Saharan Africa, continuing to help build systems of care.