Associate Clinical Professor
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, 1999
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Doctor of Medicine, 2003
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
OB/GYN Internship and Residency, 2007
Women’s and Children’s Hospital, LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Family Planning Fellowship, 2010
LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Masters of Public Health in Healthcare
Management and Policy, 2010
UCLA Los Angeles, CA
CLINICAL FOCUS
Family Planning and General Obstetrics and Gynecology
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011
HONORS AND AWARDS
Top Doctors, Pasadena Magazine, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Super Doctors Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine, 2013, 2014, 2015
Star Performance LAC+USC Healthcare Network, 2009
Passionate Performance Award LAC+USC Healthcare Network, 2009
Los Angeles Global Health Scholarship, UCLA, 2009
Award for Excellence in Patient Care in the Outpatient Setting, USC Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Natavio M, Cortessis V, Zite NB, Ciesielski K, Eggers H, Brown N, Segall-Gutierrez P. The use of a low-literacy version of the Medicaid sterilization consent form to assess sterilization related knowledge in Spanish-speaking women: results from a randomized controlled trial. Contraception, 2018 Jun; 97(6): 546-551. PMID: 29477629
Cortessis VK, Barrett M, Brown Wade N, Enebish T, Perrigo JL, Tobin J, Zhong C, Zink J, Isiaka V, Muderspach LI, Natavio M, McKean-Cowdin R. Intrauterine Device Use and Cervical Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017 Dec;130(6):1226-1236. PMID: 29112647
Atrio JM, Stek A, Vora H, Sanchez-Keeland L, Zannat F, Natavio M. The effect of protease inhibitors on the cervical mucus of HIV-positive women taking norethindrone contraception, The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. 2015 Apr;20(2):149-53. PMID: 25285572
Natavio MF, Taylor D, Lewis R, Blumenthal P, Melamed A, Felix JC, Gentzchein E, Stanczyk FZ, Mishell D. Temporal changes in cervical mucus after insertion of the levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system. Contraception. Apr 2013; 87(4):426-431. PMID: 23121828