Anwei “Polly” Gwan, MD, MPH, MS University of Minnesota Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health

Anwei “Polly” Gwan is an OB/GYN resident physician at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. In addition to her medical degree, she recieved her public health degree with a focus on Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans. Passionate about maternal health equity and reproductive justice, she aspires to integrate her public health and medical background to enact population-level impact through community-based policy work, interventions, and research. She strives to be a leader and change-maker, utilizing her unique skill sets to advocate and address systemic barriers affecting the reproductive health of marginalized women to improve access and quality of care on a national and global – level. After residency, she plans on pursuing a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine to achieve her goals further.