Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
Open Access

Vivian E Vivian

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Summa Health, Akron, USA

Biography

Dr. von Gruenigen is a physician with Summa Health Medical Group (Summa), and is a recognized expert in gynecologic oncology. She serves as Summa Health System’s endowed chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Summa Health System – Akron and St. Thomas Campuses and System Medical Director of the Women’s Health Institute. Also, Dr. von Gruenigen is a professor at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), college of medicine, department of obstetrics and gynecology. Prior to her position at Summa and NEOMED, Dr. von Gruenigen was director of robotic surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and associate professor, department of reproductive biology at the Case School of Medicine. Over her career, she has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts along with being an editorial board member of Gynecologic Oncology. As a principal investigator, her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG), Lance Armstrong Foundation, American Cancer Society, and Summa Health Foundation. When she isn’t working with patients or writing manuscripts and grants, Dr. von Gruenigen serves as a board member at Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Excellence Foundation, and Summa Health System’s Accountable Care Organization. You can also find her being recognized for her passion of “quality healthcare for all women” by her most notable accomplishments such as: being named one of the “Best Doctors in America” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America, one of “America’s Top Oncologists” by Cleveland Magazine, the first recipient of the Richard Ireland Award for Innovation and Excellence in the Business of Women’s Health, and 2014’s Most Powerful and Influential Woman of Ohio at Ohio’s 7th Annual Diversity and Leadership Conference . Last but not least, she co-created the FREE women’s resource app – Flourish™ to assist women in all aspects of their health with interactive video dialogues designed to create behavior change and improve self-efficacy.

Research Interest

 Child Health