Katie O'Brien

Shapiro Summer Research students present Ob-Gyn-mentored projects at 2025 Research Forum

Students participating in the 2025 Shapiro Summer Research Program presented their work at the Annual Medical Student Research Forum on November 24, 2025. Students and their impressive presentations include: Alyssa Solberg, mentored by Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD: Trends in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Highlight Persistent Racial and Rural-Urban Disparities: A Statewide Analy... more
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Reproductive Sciences Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Bala Bhagavath Laura Cooney Aleksandar Stanic-Kostic Manish Patankar Katie O'Brien Kara Hoppe

O’Brien talks about helping teen patients understand health information with Wisconsin media

Katie O’Brien, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, spoke to state media outlets about her work with adolescents. O’Brien, who is one of two specialty-trained pediatric adolescent gynecologists in Wisconsin, uses social media as a way to connect with patients:"We know that they're getting their medical information mostly from interaction... more
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Katie O'Brien

Women’s Healthcast: Preparing for Your First Period, featuring Katie O’Brien, MD

For many young people, the idea of starting to get a period is at least a little bit stressful. Katie O’Brien, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, helps kids and families in her pediatric and adolescent gynecology clinic feel more prepared for periods. She joined this episode of the Women’s Healthcast to talk about what periods are, ho... more
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Podcast Katie O'Brien