For immediate release: Nov. 14, 2008
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Ming Zhou, M.D., joins School of Medicine's
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brings her medical expertise, Chinese language skills to multispecialty practice
LAS VEGAS, Nev.— The University of Nevada School of Medicine announces the addition of Ming Diane Zhou, M.D., to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Las Vegas. Zhou will see patients and teach medical students and residents as part of University Health System, the clinical practice of the School of Medicine.
"We are delighted to wlecome Dr. Zhou to the faculty of our healthcare team," said Paul Stumpf, M.D., chair of the Department of Obtetrics and Gynecology. " She is the first woman obstetrician at our Patient Care Center, and will be the leader of an all-woman obstetrical team, ''Women Caring for Women.' Dr. Zhou adds a new dimension of service we offer to expectant moms."
After graduating with her bachelor’s degree from Yale University, Zhou earned her medical degree from the University of Nevada School of Medicine where she also completed her residency training in women's healthcare.
Her clinical and research interests include medical complications of pregnancy, "high risk" pregnancy, ultrasound, and preventative medicine.
In addition to her considerable medical skills, Zhou is also fluent in the Chinese language.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been a leader in healthcare, medical education and research in Nevada since 1969. The School of Medicine includes 16 clinical departments including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and five nationally recognized departments in basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. The more than 185 doctors of University Health System, the school’s clinical practice, offer care in more than 40 medical specialties and subspecialties with eight physician offices in the Reno/Sparks area and seven in Las Vegas. The school is committed to a best practices approach to medicine and is dedicated to exceptional healthcare for Nevada now and in the future. For more information visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.