Dr. Elizabeth Gutrecht Lyster, M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G.
(Master of Public Health, Fellow of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
600 Corporate Drive, Suite #205
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Phone: (949) 870-2460
Fax: (949) 388-1468
email: DoctorLyster@gmail.com
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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Undergraduate – Cornell University B.A. 1986 (cum laude)
Biology and Society, Women’s Studies Concentration – Medical University of California Irvine, M.D. 1990
Internship/Residency – White Memorial Medical Center – Los Angeles, California 1990 – 1994
Post-doctoral Master of Public Health – Community Health Sciences – University of California Los Angeles 1999
Board certification American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Certified, December 1996 (Recertified 2006)
Continuing Education Certified Mohel – Berit Mila Board of Reform Judaism Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles 2003
LANGUAGES Fluent Spanish and French
Literate in Hebrew
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 – present Private Practice – Orange County, California
2004 – 2006 ACOG Physician Consultant – District IX Project on Language Access
2004 – 2005 BirthChoice, Medical Director – Irvine, California
2004 – present Planned Parenthood – Complex Colposcopy Clinic (Part-time)
2002 – 2003 California Obstetrical and Gynecological Services – Collaborative full-service -OB/GYN practice with midwives
1994 – 2002 La Vida Medical Group, Culver City, California – (formerly Friendly Hills Medical Group/ CIGNA)
1993 Booth Memorial Center, Clinic Physician – Residence/treatment facility for teenage mothers – Los Angeles, California
FACULTY APPOINTMENT
1995 – present Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (resident/medical student teaching, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
LICENSURE
Licensed State of California 1991 – present
DEA Certification 1991 – present
Approved Supervisor of Physician Assistants
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES
Mission Hospital and Mission Hospital Laguna Beach (formerly South Coast Medical Center) Laguna Beach, CA
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center - Laguna Hills, CA**
San Clemente Hospital – San Clemente, CA**
California Hospital Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA**
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA**
Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA**
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital Inglewood, CA**
Little Company of Mary Hospital Torrance, CA**
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance, CA**
(**voluntary resignation from staff due to change in practice)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Fellow American Medical Women’s Association
Orange County Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
ADVANCED TRAINING
May 2010 Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Symposium
February 2009 Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Seminar
February 2008 Adult Hormone and Nutritional Deficiencies
February 2007 Bioidentical Hormone Replacement
October 2006 Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (renewed 2008 – current)
August 2006 CPR Certification
May 2002 Business for the OB/GYN – ACOG Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
May 1996 Conscious Sedation – Administration & Care of the Patient – CIGNA HealthCare of California
June 1995 Advanced Operative Laparoscopy / Advanced Operative Hysteroscopy – Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
October 1993 Genetics in Obstetrical and Pediatric Practice – Alfigen – The Genetics Institute
December 1991 Obstetrical Ultrasound – LAC/USC School of Medicine, Women’s Hospital
PRESENTATIONS
October 2009 Hormone Balance: From Frustration to Freedom
October 2009 Physician Discussion on Transdermal Estrogen Therapy
August 2009 Hormone Balance: From Frustration to Freedom
June 2008 Trends in Contraception
April 2008 “Nutrition and Weight Loss” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
March 2008 “Exercise and Weight Loss” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
February 2008 “Hormone Imbalance and Weight Loss” - South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
March 2007 “New Frontiers in Women’s Health/Bio-identical Hormones” - South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
February 2007 “The Impact of Religion on Health Care in the U.S.” – Southern California ORT, Laguna Niguel, CA
January 2007 “Advances in Treatments for Abnormal Bleeding” – Grand Rounds, South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
December 2006 “Express Your Health” Multispecialty Seminar – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
October 2006 “Maintaining Our Health” – Hadassah, Laguna Niguel, CA
September 2006 “Winning the Weight Loss Game” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
November 2005 “Addressing Language Access In Your Practice” – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
June 2005 “Alternative Treatments for Uterine Fibroids” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
February 2005 “Menopause” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
March 2004 “Weathering the Storm of Adolescence” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
November 2003 “Preparing for Pregnancy” – South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA
March 2003 “Understanding and Treating Culturally Diverse Patients” – Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Inglewood, CA
July 2002 “New Surgical Choices for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding” – California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
June 2002 “New Contraceptive Choices” – California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
June 2002 “Parvovirus B-19 in Pregnancy” – Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
October 2001 Contraception Throughout Women’s Life Cycle – Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
November 1996 “Stemming the Tide of Teenage Pregnancy” – AMWA National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
April 1994 “Pulmonary Edema” – Women’s Healthcare Services Conference, White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
August 1993 “Benign Conditions of the Breast” (Two-lecture series) – White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
May 1993 “The Changing Scope of Choices for Women in the 1990′s” – President’s Council of Cornell Women
August 1992 “Chlamydia Screening in Pregnancy” – White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
LEADERSHIP / VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
2005 – 2008 Vice President, Rituals Committee – Member, Board of Trustees, Temple Beth El of South Orange County
2003 – 2004 Member, Rituals Committee – Temple Beth El of South Orange County
2003 – present Class Volunteer, Marian Bergeson Elementary School and McDowell School
2002 – 2003 Co-Chair, Parent Council, Growing Garden Preschool
2001 – 2002 Secretary, Parent Council, Growing Garden Preschool
1995 – 2001 Los Angeles Chapter, American Medical Women’s Association
Board of Directors, Previous Program Co-Chair, Member-at-large
1988 – 1989 Event Coordinator – for events attended by 200 – 300 people
1987 – 1989 Team Leader – Outdoor Empowerment Course
1987 American Medical Women’s Association Founder and First President, Student Branch at UC Irvine
1983 – 1986 Cornell Women’s Center, Co-Founder 1983 Planned Parenthood, Ithaca, New York
Volunteer lobbyist (Albany, NY)
RESEARCH
“A Unique Hypnotherapeutic Approach to Interstitial Cystitis: a case report.”
(Sidman J, Lechtman MD, Lyster EG. J Reprod Med. 2009 Aug;54(8):523-4)
“Primary Vaginal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study”
(Manetta, A., Kaminskas, C., Gutrecht, E. Obstetrics and Gynecology 76: 639, 1990)
“The Motivations for Research in Male Contraception”
Senior Honors Thesis, Cornell University1986
CONTINUING EDUCATION
1987 – present Landmark Education (Numerous seminars – Communication, Relationships, etc.)
1986 Facilitators Training Program, Toronto, Canada (Six-month intensive training in leading group educational seminars)
1984 Communication Workshop, Toronto, Canada (Personal and group communication
SPECIAL INTERESTS
-Physical Fitness
-Travel and International Culture(South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East)
-Arts and crafts
AWARDS
Certificate of Appreciation – City of Los Angeles – November 1995
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