150TH ANNIVERSARY TIMELINE
1800s
1910s
Department founded; Dr. Richard Cole is named 1st Chair of Obstetrics
1st woman graduates from UCSF School of Medicine (Dr. Lucy Wanzer)
Dr. Frank Lynch becomes Chair; adds “Gynecology” to department name
1900s
70s
1st prenatal test for sickle cell anemia developed at UCSF
Lyon Martin Health Services est. as 1st free-standing clinic in country to serve lesbian and other women
80s
1st C-section performed at Parnassus
Dr. Robert Jaffe became Chair; adds "Reproductive Sciences" to department name
SFGH Nurse-Midwifery Service starts 1st nursemidwifery education program in California
SFGH doctors publish 1st report of legal abortion on women’s health
Reproductive Genetics Unit est. – world’s premiere prenatal diagnosis and in-utero treatment center
UCSF Ob/Gyns and certified nurse midwives establish San Francisco’s 1st hospital-based midwifery program at MZ SFGH 1st public hospital in region to establish an Alternative Birth Center; MZ follows with 1st private facility
90s
1st Fetal Treatment Center and world’s 1st in-utero maternal fetal surgery
Ethics in obstetrics and perinatal medicine prioritized
100th IVF baby is born at UCSF
Reproductive Endocrinology Center recognized by NIH as a major population and reproduction research center
6 | UCSF Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
1st Residency program est. Two women selected as 1st residents
Roe v Wade federally protects right to abortion
SFGH opens nation’s 1st hospital-based, family planning clinic (now Pregnancy Options Center) SFGH midwives’ advocacy influences new statute to license nurse midwives
Ryan Residency Training Program in Abortion and Contraception and the national Fellowship in Family Planning est.
University of Zimbabwe-UCSF Collaborative est. Dr. Eugene Washington becomes 1st Black Chair; defines Department by divisions
Center for Reproductive Health and Policy (now the UCSF Bixby Center) est.
National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health (CoE) designated by federal Department of Health and Human Services