Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell is a board-certified obstetrician & gynecologist and associate professor for Ochsner Health in New Orleans. She serves as the senior site lead and section head of Womens Services at Ochsner Kenner and is the director of Quality for Womens Services and the medical director of the Minimally Invasive Center for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids. She earned her medical degree from Meharry Medical College and completed her residency training at Ochsner Health System. She has a master of applied science in patient safety and healthcare quality from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has received certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Clinically, in addition to providing obstetric care, Dr. Gillispie-Bell performs advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures and is known nationally for her expertise in management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with fibroids. Dr. Gillispie-Bell is also the medical director of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review for the Louisiana Department of Health. In this role, she leads initiatives in the state of Louisiana to improve birth outcomes for all individuals giving birth and eliminate the Black-white disparity gap. Dr. Gillispie-Bell has testified before Congress to inform on the drivers of maternal mortality and legislative policy to improve maternal outcomes. She was an invited speaker at The White House Maternal Health Day of Action. She has served in several other local and national leadership roles and received many accolades for her clinical, academic and community services contributions. She has also been quoted in and published in several local and national publications, including USA Today and the New York Times. Dr. Gillispie-Bell has been a featured speaker at Essence Festival, Good Morning America, CNBC, Scripps News, and she was featured in the 1619 Project Docuseries.