Assistant Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine

Fellowship Director, OB Hospitalist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine

OB Hospitalist, Laborist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Women's Healthcare

Service to Professional Societies / Outside Institutions
2021-present Assistant Fellowship Director, Division of OB Hospitalists, UCI
2021-present Peer Reviewer, Permanente Journal
2021-present Peer Reviewer, Journal of OB/Gyn Hospital Medicine
2021-present Fellowship Committee, Society of OBGYN Hospitalists
2021-present Advocacy Committee, Society of OBGYN Hospitalists
2021-presnt Communications Committee, National Hispanic Medical Association
2021-present Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Department of OBGYN, UCI
2020-present OBGYN Mentor, UCI School of Medicine, Orange, CA
2015-2020 Quality Improvement/Safety Committee, OBGYN, Kaiser South Bay
2016-2018 Postoperative Pain Management Improvement Committee, Kaiser SB
2015-2018 Quality and Safety Improvement, Labor and Delivery, Kaiser South Bay
2015-2018 Specialty Back Office Leadership Team, OBGYN, Kaiser South Bay
2017-2020 APP Liaison, OBGYN, Kaiser South Bay
2015-2018 CSG Lead, OBGYN, Kaiser South Bay
2012-2015 Palos Verdes Juniors, Palos Verdes, CA
2006-2008 Hermes Clinic, Champaign, IL
2000-2008 Frances Nelson Community Health Center, Urbana, IL
1999-2000 Union-Jackson County Migrant Worker Clinic, Cobden, IL

2018 Kaiser Permanente, Physician Merit Award
2011-2012 Chief Resident, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2006, 2007 University of Illinois College of Medicine, Teacher rated as “Excellent”
2003 University of Illinois Department of Community Health, William Creswell Graduate Student of the Year

PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
Kramer K, Sadek S, Rhoads-Baeza ME, Recanati M. Physician Reentry, a Largely Unfulfilled Promise. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2023.

Kramer K, Rhoads-Baeza ME, Sadek S, Chao C, Bell C, and Recanati M. Trends and Evolution in Women’s Health Workforce in the First Quarter of the 21st Century. W J Gynecol Women’s Health. 5(5): 2022.

Farner S, Rhoads M, Cutz G, Farner B. Assessing the Educational Needs and Interests of the Hispanic Population. Journal of Extension. 2005 Aug; 43(4): 4RIB2 online.

Other Publications
Rhoads-Baeza ME. Book review: “The Menstrual Cycle and Adolescent Health.” September 2009.

Rhoads-Baeza ME. Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of pregnant Hispanic women: Developing an effective educational intervention for gestational diabetes. Dissertation. Department of Community Health. University of Illinois. June 2008.

Presentations
Sheila Panez and M. Elena Rhoads-Baeza. Patient Satisfaction and Perception of Interpreter Use by OB/Gyn Providers in a Primarily Spanish Speaking Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Poster presented at National Hispanic Medical Association. April 2023.

“Connect, Reflect Thrive: Your voice matters campaign to address racism in OBGYN.” Department of OBGYN. University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA. October 2022.

Kramer K, Sadek S, Rhoads-Baeza, ME, and Recanati, MA. Maternal Lysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase1 (LPCAT1) Protein is Present in Maternal Blood and May Serve as a Noninvasive Marker of Fetal Lung Status. Poster presented at Society of OBGYN Hospitalists. September 2022.

“ERAS for Obstetrics” Grand Rounds lecture. Department of OBGYN. University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA. November 2021.

“Cervical Cancer Education after Abnormal Pap Test: Using DOTS-O Tool in Community Health I Clinics. “ Webinar on Optimizing Management if Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening. California Primary Care Association. September 2021.

Rhoads-Baeza M, Tuuli M, Odibo A. Effect of Chronic Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus on Pregnancy Outcomes. Oral presentation. Rothman Resident Conference. St. Louis, MO. April 2012

Rhoads M and Farner S. Assessing the Educational Needs and Interests of the Hispanic Population. Poster presented at Medical Scholars Program Fall Symposium, Monticello, IL. August 2005.

Abuchar V, Rhoads M, Farner S, Farner B. Nutrition Education to Facilitate Prevention and Control of Diabetes in the Hispanic Population. Poster presented at American Public Health Association Conference, Washington DC. October 2004.

American Medical Association

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Society of OBGYN Hospitalists

National Hispanic Medical Association

Physician
Kaiser Permanente South Bay 2013—2020

Private Practice
Associates: Scharffenberger, Fisher, Pinkus 2012—2014

Anatomy Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois, School of Medicine, Urbana, IL 2004—2007

Statistics Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois, School of Medicine, Urbana, IL 2004—2007

Mathematics Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois, Department of Mathematics, Urbana, IL 2004

Public Health Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois, Department of Community Health, Urbana, IL 2002—2007

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Last updated
04/24/2023