Dr. Ellen Hartenbach received her MD from the University of Missouri and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri and a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Minnesota. She is currently a Professor, the Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development, and the Gloria E. Sarto MD PhD Chair of Women’s Health and Health Equity Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH). Dr. Hartenbach has been a faculty member at the UWSMPH for more than 20 years in various roles in clinical care, education, research and administrative service. She is dedicated to the betterment of women’s healthcare in Wisconsin and beyond. Her current research interests include the broad reproductive health issues of access to care and disparities in rural maternal health.