Dr. Nicole Faulkner
OBGYN
12 Podcasts • 1 Course on BackTable
Dr. Nicole Faulkner is an OBGYN, Chief Clinical Officer of the Faulkner Group and Medical Director of BackTable OBGYN.
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Episode # 135 • 29 Sept 2026
Building the Career You Want in OB/GYN
What does it take to design a career in medicine that truly fits your values, your life, and your goals? On this episode of BackTable Women’s Health, Dr. Nicole Faulkner welcomes Dr. Chitra Akileswaran, board-certified OBGYN and founder of Avaiyar Private Care, for a candid discussion on building a career that breaks the mold. Dr. Akileswaran traces her path from global public health and a joint MD-MBA to leadership in county health systems, digital health startups, and now direct pay practice, sharing how each chapter reflected her changing priorities.
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About
Dr. Nicole Faulkner is a board-certified OB/GYN, actively practicing at Henry Ford, teaching residents and covering labor and delivery. She is a medical Director of BackTable Women's Health, the physician-to-physician podcast network built for practicing clinicians. Dr. Faulkner is also a featured speaker at the Women's Health Innovation Summit on the future of maternal health technology. She brings what no sales deck can replicate: the clinical credibility, physician network, and real-world workflow fluency that decide whether physicians actually reach for your product, or work around it.
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