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Dr. Lisa M. Masterson, M.D., is a specialist in obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, adolescent gynecology and family planning.  She is on staff at Los Angeles’Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter and UCLA, and maintains a private office in Santa Monica.

Dr. Masterson is also founder and medical director of the Ocean Oasis Medical Spa in Santa Monica, which offers spa treatments, exercise and nutrition programs tailored specifically for women. 

She attended The Bishop’s School, a private school in La Jolla, Calif., and upon graduation, Dr. Masterson entered Mount HolyokeCollege in Massachusetts.  She graduated from medical school at the University of Southern California.

“I am extremely passionate about improving and saving people’s lives,” said Dr. Masterson.  “Through my charity, Maternal Fetal Care International (MFCI), we go to poor regions in the world to help save the lives of pregnant women and improve the standards of their healthcare.  I recently founded the first OB/GYN residency program in all of sub-Saharan Africa in Eritrea,  and I have started birthing clinics in Kenya and India.”

As a child, Dr. Masterson was inspired by both her mother and grandmother.  Her maternal grandmother was the eldest in a family of 12 who became a schoolteacher at segregated black schools in the south.  Dr. Masterson’s mother was a professor at theUniversity of Washington who went on to serve in the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

Dr. Masterson is familiar to television audiences from her numerous appearances on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” ”“The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “Dr. Phil” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” as well as on CNN, Discovery Health Channel’s “Strictly Dr. Drew” and the Lifetime series, “What Should You Do?”

In 2008, Dr. Masterson received the Golden Rattle Award from the March of Dimes in recognition of her advocacy for improving the health of babies and mothers all over the world.  In 2007, she received the Red Cross Humanitarian Award.  Her groundbreaking research was published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1994.

She has a son, and lives in Southern California.  In her spare time, she enjoys surfing and learning French.

Recent Blog Posts

Derby Dolls!

I had an awesome time with the OC Roller Derby girls! It was really fun to go roller skating again. I felt like a kid again and the girls were so nice. It was a great workout, but it just felt like I was having fun. Check out the show to see us in action! The benefits of sports for girls are HUGE!!! Playing sports builds self confidence, self-esteem, coordination, comfort with one's body and...
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H1N1 Vaccine for Pregnant Women

Hello everyone, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a thousand times -- pregnant women need to get the flu vaccination. This includes the H1N1 (formerly called the swine flu) vaccination. I just received an e-mail from the president of ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) regarding the importance of women getting the H1N1 vaccine, and I wanted to share it with all of you. Here's to living well,Dr. Lisa MastersonFrom the Office...
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Dr. Lisa there is something I have wanted to comment on since I started watching the show, and actually it has nothing to do with Doctors or with health. It is a more superficial remark yet for viewers it does matter, at least it matters to me. I love the way you wear multiple neacklaces, superimposed. It looks so unique and you rarely see people do that. I have noticed it from th very 1st show i watched and i was wondering do those neacklaces have any significance or meaning to you?

That is just a question out of curiosity. You don't have to answer if it is personal.

 

Ekaterini

 

i am breastfeeding my 9 month old baby do i produce enough milk for my baby and how much calories should i intake now because it seems like i am always hungry

Why do you guys push vaccines on people and say its life or death then you turn around and let people know how dangerous it is to put perfumes on your body that contain the same things and WORSE! why not tell it all when you post this crap on your blogs about people needing these shots? do you tell people all the ingredients in them???? Highly doubt it. have you ever read them for yourselves or do you just ASSUME they are great because someone told you they are? Its like you contradict yourselves....  most people only believe what theyre dr's tell them and you fail to give ALL the facts.   Go have a look for yourselves and i hope others will becoming informed as well

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-2.pdf

I can't find on your site where to comment about this so I am commenting here.  I love the show so much.  However, I have a complaint on something.  When you have the background music playing while showing a segment/video/part of the show, the music is so loud that I cannot hear the talking.  Several of us are having that same problem.  Is there any way at all to lower the background music when you are showing different things on your show.  We miss most all of what is being talked about because the volume of the music is so loud.  For instance, Andrew, on the show today, March 1, 2010, showing when he got in the van to go to the wreck site again, the music playing in the background while the announcer is talking, Andrew is talking, or whomever, you just can't make out every word because the music is so loud.  That is the example of what I mean.  I hope you will consider lowering the background music so that we do not miss what all is being said.  The music just drowns out the talking.  Thanks, Gayle

Lisa I wanted to ask a health q im 20 and new to this site:)

hi my name is Karla and i'm 13 weeks pregnant and i was watching your show this week about the flu. Lisa was saying something about that pregnant women are more acceptable to H1N1 if there exposed to ammonia? is this true or did i here you wrong? also can you tell me what the effects of having a cat when your pregnant? thank you

Dear Dr. Lisa,

Hi my name is Abigail Bahena, I am 24 years old. The question that I have is I am a bit concerned about my menstrual cycle, I get my period for only 3 days and they are really heavy, that I have to change my pad like every 20 minutes. I was wondering is it okay for my try and get on the birth-control pills, because also I don't want to be on my cycle for a while at least. What do you suggest that I should do?

                                                                                                        Thanks.

  P.S. Please reply as soon as possible.

Found out I am pregnant but do not want to keep the baby.  Do you have any recommendations for nationally or locally (I live in westren PA) adoption agencies that are very good?

Would prefer a christian organization.

Thank you

Petperson

 

If you use this question on the show please remove my picture.  Thank you.

Dr. Liza

What kind of contraception is good for women not to gain weight and it is safe? I heard MIrena is monster... is that right?

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Oooh la la. Is that your son? :D :D
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Just gorgeous!  He looks a lot like you!!!  <3
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