Ashanda Saint Jean, MD

Dr. Ashanda Saint Jean is a graduate of The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education/CUNY Medical School. She received her doctorate in medicine from New York Medical College. She completed her residency training at Danbury Hospital/Yale New-Haven affiliate in Danbury, Connecticut.

She is a board- certified OB/GYN Physician with over 20 years of experience working in New York City, focused on the delivery of quality care to underrepresented minority women. Her life’s work has been devoted to the excellence in health care delivery via patient centered comprehensive care, which is inclusive of mental health wellness and combating social determinants of health. She is committed to women’s health issues, most importantly focusing on racial disparities, health equity and inclusion, maternal health safety, policy, and access.

Dr. Ashanda Saint Jean is the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Health Alliance Hospitals of the Hudson Valley, part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network and an Associate Professor in the Department of OB/GYN at New York Medical College.

She is a consultant for the New York City Department of Health, a member of the Ulster County Board of Health, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor for ACOG District II and member of the COVID-19 Perinatal Taskforce and the New York Coalition for Doula Access.