Dr. Camille Clare

Dr. Camille Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG, is Tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine and Professor of Health Policy and Management of the Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health. She is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and attending physician at New York City Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in Manhattan, New York. She received her medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1997, and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2001.

Dr. Clare’s clinical research focuses on perinatal mood, anxiety disorders, and health inequities in obstetrics and gynecology. She is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and National Medical Association (NMA), and has served in leadership roles on the local, regional and national levels. She is also the Chair Elect of the NMA ObGyn Section. Dr. Clare has received the National Medical Association Scroll of Merit award in 2016, which is the highest honor that the NMA bestows. She also received the Region 1 Service award in 2012, and the National Medical Association Obstetrics and Gynecology Section Award for Best Practices in Breastfeeding in 2017. She is an active member of the NMA ObGyn Section Breastfeeding Alliance, advocating for the elimination of disparities in breastfeeding in African American women.

Dr. Clare has received several teaching awards from the New York Medical College Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for medical student teaching, and received the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Excellence in Teaching award in 2012. In May 2018, Dr. Clare was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Iota Chapter, New York, New York Medical College as a Faculty member.