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Elizabeth ID Thomason

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Community & Population Health
Box 3084, Baker House #240, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC Box 3084, Baker House Off, 200 Trent Drive; Brown Zone Rm, Durham, NC 27710

Presentations, Performances & Exhibitions


Do you rush before you flush? Addressing Urinary Incontinence among Women Veterans - Veteran Affairs National Interprofessional Geriatric Conference · December 2021 Invited Talk
Veteran Affairs National Women’s Health Virtual Mini-Residency for Primary Care Providers · September 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Do you rush before you flush? Addressing Urinary Incontinence among Women Veterans - Durham VAMC Current Clinical Concepts for Provider Optimization Conference · July 2021 Invited Talk
Veteran Affairs National Women’s Health Virtual Mini-Residency for Primary Care Providers · June 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Common Gyn Maladies: Help me, I'm bleeding! - MS1 Reproductive Health Week · June 2021 Lecture Duke School of Medicine
MS1 Case-based Reproductive Health Lecture · June 2020 Lecture Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Panelist: COVID19 impacts for patients with limited access to healthcare · June 2020 National Scientific Meeting SASCOG, Virtual meeting
Common Gyn Maladies: Help me, I'm bleeding! - MS1 lecture · June 2020 Lecture Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Emergency Contraception: No Longer Plan B - Grand Rounds · November 2019 Invited Talk WakeMed Physicians Practices, Ob/Gyn, Raleigh, NC
Emergency Contraception: No Longer Plan B · July 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Southern Obstetric and Gynecologic Seminar Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC
Serving those who have served: Caring for women veterans · July 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Southern Obstetric and Gynecologic Seminar Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC
Tips and Tricks for LARC in 2019 · June 2019 Lecture National VA Gynecology Conference, Orlando, FL
MS1 Case-based Reproductive Health Lecture · June 2019 Lecture Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Serving those who have served: Caring for women veterans - Grand Rounds · May 2019 Invited Talk Duke Dept of Ob/Gyn, Durham, NC
Emergency Contraception: No Longer Plan B · March 2019 Invited Talk Southern College Health Association Annual Meeting, Durham, NC
Ryan Residency Training Program Career Workshop Panel · October 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium North American Forum on Family Planning, New Orleans, LA
Emergency Contraception: No Longer Plan B - CME Provider Series · June 2018 Invited Talk Duke Student Health
MVA and IUD Workshop · May 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Medical Students for Choice
Emergency Contraception: No Longer Plan B - Duke Resident Lecture · March 2018 Lecture
Emergency Contraception: No Longer Plan B - Grand Rounds · March 2018 Invited Talk USC Columbia
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding - Mini-Residency to VA primary care providers · September 2017 Invited Talk VISN-6 (Veterans Integrated Service Network-6)
Infertility - Women's Health Providers Retreat · May 2017 Invited Talk VISN-6 (Veterans Integrated Service Network-6)
MVA and IUD Workshop · April 2017 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Medical Students for Choice
Career Consequences of Identifying with the “A Word” - Panel Speaker · April 2017 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Physicians for Reproductive Health Leadership Training Academy
Clinical experiences with women undergoing pregnancy loss and abortion - Women’s Mental Health Symposium Panel Speaker · November 2016 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke Dept of Psychiatry
Family Planning Resources at Your Fingertips - Duke Resident Lecture · May 2016 Invited Talk
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding - Women's Health Providers Retreat · May 2016 Invited Talk VISN-6 (Veterans Integrated Service Network-6)

Service to the Profession


ABOG Oral Board Examiner · 2023 Other
Reviewer, Journal of Women's Health · 2023 Other Reviewer for Journal of Women's Health
Reviewer, NC Medical Journal · 2023 Other
Reviewer. NC Medical Journal · 2022 Other Journal Reviewer for North Carolina Medical Journal
Scientific Abstract Committee, The Forum on Family Planning · May 2018 Committee Service
Member · December 2017 Committee Service Durham VA Women Veterans Health Committee
APGO Surgical Education Scholar · September 2016 - March 2018 Professional Development APGO
Reviewer, Journal of Pediatrics · 2016 Editorial Activities
Reviewer, Contraception Journal · 2016 Editorial Activities
Reviewer, Green Journal · June 2015 Editorial Activities
Leadership Training Academy · October 2014 - June 2015 Professional Development Physicians for Reproductive Health

Service to Duke


Duke Ob/Gyn ERAS Committee (Department) · February 2020 Committee Service
Duke Ob/Gyn Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Department) · 2020 Committee Service
Culture Champion (Department) · 2018 Committee Service Duke Department of Ob/Gyn, Forum Theater Working Group
Duke Clinical Research Day Poster Reviewer · 2018 Administration
Expert Witness · November 2016 Consulting Provided testimony in a legal case pertaining to IUD perforation
Clinical Competency Committee (Department) · 2016 Committee Service Duke Department of Ob/Gyn

Leadership & Clinical Positions


Co-Lead Durham VA Women's Health Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) 10/2020- present
Gynecology Section Chief at Durham VA Medical Center, 2017- present
Family Planning Clinic Director, Clinic 1J, Department of Ob/Gyn 2017- 2020
Division of Community Outreach and Education Director, 1/2017- 8/2018
Duke University Family Medicine Obstetrics Rotation at DRH site Director 6/2017 - 1/2018

Clinical Summary


I provide Family Planning and other general Ob/Gyn clinical care at Duke University Health Systems. I also provide general Gynecology clinical care at the Durham VA Medical Center.