Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell is a nationally recognized obstetrician-gynecologist, women’s health expert, and public health leader whose work focuses on improving health outcomes for women across the lifespan by transforming clinical care, health systems, and policy. She serves as System Medical Director of Health Outcomes and Medical Director of Quality for Women’s Services across Ochsner Health, where she leads system-wide quality and safety initiatives in women’s healthcare.
A Professor at Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, Dr. Gillispie-Bell also directs the Minimally Invasive Center for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and is nationally known for her clinical expertise in managing heavy menstrual bleeding and performing advanced laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries. As Medical Director of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review, she has led statewide initiatives across more than 40 hospitals that have improved care processes and reduced severe maternal morbidity.
Her work has shaped state and national policy, including testimony before Congress and being an invited speaker at The White House Inaugural Maternal Health Day of Action. A trusted national voice on women’s health, quality improvement, and health equity, Dr. Gillispie-Bell has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, and CNBC, written opinion pieces for The New York Times and USA Today and been quoted in many other national media.
