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Clayton Alfonso

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke Women's Health Associates
DUMC 3840, Durham, NC 27710
10207 Cerny St, Suite 302, Raleigh, NC 27617

Selected Presentations & Appearances


NC Advocacy Update - State Meeting · 2025 Invited Talk NC OBGYN Society / NC ACOG Section,
Implementation of an Obstetric Care Pathway: Inpatient and Telehealth Postpartum Rehabilitation - American Physical Therpy Association Annual Meeting · 2025 National Scientific Meeting
Preparing for a career in medicine - Duke Ivy League+ Pre Health Organization · 2025 Invited Talk
Correcting the Record: How OBGYNs can play a role in addressing misinformation - State Legislative Roundtable · 2024 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium ACOG,
Gender Equity in the Surgical Patient - Duke Perioperative Team Grand Rounds · 2024 Lecture
Healthcare of the Transgender Patient - NC OBGYN Society | NC Section of ACOG Annual Meeting · 2023 Invited Talk
The Realities of Abortion Care in North Carolina · 2023 Invited Talk Duke Business School, Duke Law School, and Duke School of Medicine,
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Dinner in Healthcare · 2023 Invited Talk NC State,
Abnormal Pregnancy & Care of Minors · 2022 Lecture Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Staff,
A Guide To Benign Conditions of the Vulva · 2016 Lecture Duke OBGYN Grand Rounds,
Incentive Based Training in Billing and Documentation for OBGYN Residents - Duke OBGYN Research Day · 2015 Lecture
Poster Presentation: Intern Boot Camp · 2014 National Scientific Meeting APGO/CREOG, San Antonio, TX

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Fellow Chair · October 2025 - October 2027 Advocacy ACOG - NC Section
Executive Committee Member · October 2024 Advocacy NC OBGYN Society
Legislative Advisory Committee - District IV · October 2023 - October 2025 Advocacy ACOG
Vice-Chair & Legislative Chair - ACOG - NC Section · October 2023 - October 2025 Advocacy I serve as the ACOG Fellow Vice-Chair and Legislative Chair. In this role, I advocate for my patients and colleagues in the state on a variety of topics that come up in the state legislature. I also present our concerns to the National ACOG office.
Junior Fellow Chair - NC Section of ACOG · 2016 - 2017 Advocacy
Junior Fellow Vice-Chair - NC Section of ACOG · 2015 - 2016 Advocacy

Service to the Profession


Congressional Leadership Conference - ACOG · 2016 Event Attendance

Lobbying nationally elected NC Officials regarding OBGYN topics

Service to Duke


Quality Improvement projects · 2020 Professional Development

2024 Standardization of Family Medicine procedure templates

2024 Duke OBGYN gender affirming healthcare website content design

2023 Inclusive annual exams for Duke OBGYN with removal of “woman” from the patient presenting side of scheduling

2021 Duke OBGYN LGBTQ+ Access, clinic training, and clinic pronoun use

2021-2022 Miscarriage Protocol for Duke Women’s Health Associates

2020 Miscarriage Care Packages – Faculty Mentor