Rebekah Gee
American physician and public health policy expert

Rebekah Gee

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Rebekah Gee is an American physician and public health policy expert who served as the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health from 2016 to 2020. Prior to her role as secretary, Gee was the Medicaid medical director. Before that, she served as the director for the Louisiana Birth Outcomes Initiative.

Life and career

Gee was born in Bountiful, Utah. Her father, E. Gordon Gee, is an American academic, and is currently serving his second term as president of West Virginia University. He has served as the chief executive at several universities in the United States, most recently at Ohio State University.

Gee is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She attended Columbia College/Columbia University graduating with a BA in American history in 1997. Gee received her MPH from Columbia School of Public Health in 1998. She completed her medical degree in 2001 at Cornell University Medical College, and she received her MS in Health Policy Research from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009.

During 2009–10, Gee worked with Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine as an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and as assistant director of the Tulane Center of Excellence in Women's Health. During 2015–16, she has served as an associate professor with the Louisiana State University School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management and School of Medicine.

Gov. John Bel Edwards named Gee secretary of LDH in January 2016.

Gee currently serves on Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics - Roybal External Advisory Board, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, The University of Pennsylvania; and the National Quality Forum Board of Directors.

She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017 and recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2019's Women Leaders to Watch in Healthcare.

Gee stepped down as Secretary in January 2020, and was replaced, in the interim, by Stephen Russo; likewise, the name of the Supreme Court case bearing her name, June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee, was also changed.

Publications

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  • Gee, Rebekah E; Fins, Joseph J (February 2003). "Barriers to Pain and Symptom Management, Opioids, Health Policy, and Drug Benefits". Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 25 (2): 101–3. doi:10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00693-0. PMID 12590024.
  • Ledger, William J. (July 2005). "Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women". Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 13 (4): 154–157. doi:10.1097/01.idc.0000168470.58223.dc.
  • Gee, Rebekah E. (6 July 2006). "Plan B, Reproductive Rights, and Physician Activism". New England Journal of Medicine. 355 (1): 4–5. doi:10.1056/NEJMp068135. PMID 16822991.
  • Shacter, Hannah E.; Gee, Rebekah E.; Long, Judith A. (March 2007). "Variation in availability of emergency contraception in pharmacies". Contraception. 75 (3): 214–217. doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2006.11.005. PMID 17303492.
  • Carter, Marion W.; Tregear, Michelle L.; Moskosky, Susan B. (August 2015). "Community Education for Family Planning in the U.S." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 49 (2): S107–S115. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.030. PMC 4581851. PMID 26190841.
  • Skiadas, C. C.; Missmer, S. A.; Benson, C. B.; Gee, R. E.; Racowsky, C. (11 April 2008). "Risk factors associated with pregnancies containing a monochorionic pair following assisted reproductive technologies". Human Reproduction. 23 (6): 1366–1371. doi:10.1093/humrep/den045. PMID 18378561.
  • Dunn, S.; Brown, T. E.R.; Alldred, J. (12 February 2008). "Availability of emergency contraception after its deregulation from prescription-only status: a survey of Ontario pharmacies". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 178 (4): 423–424. doi:10.1503/cmaj.070861. PMC 2228344. PMID 18268268.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Shacter, Hannah E.; Long, Judith A. (October 2009). "Coverage of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine by US and Canadian Medical Schools". Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 13 (4): 207–209. doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181942365.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Mitra, Nandita; Wan, Fei; Chavkin, Diana E.; Long, Judith A. (August 2009). "Power over parity: intimate partner violence and issues of fertility control". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 201 (2): 148.e1–148.e7. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.048. PMID 19564020.
  • Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise.  Institute of Medicine.The National Academies Press. 2010. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12908/womens-health-research-progress-pitfalls-and-promise
  • Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps. Institute of Medicine.  The National Academies Press. 2011.http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2011/Clinical-Preventive-Services-for-Women-Closing-the-Gaps.aspx
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Brindis, Claire D.; Diaz, Angela; Garcia, Francisco; Gregory, Kimberly; Peck, Magda G.; Reece, E. Albert (December 2011). "Recommendations of the IOM Clinical Preventive Services for Women Committee". Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 23 (6): 471–480. doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e32834cdcc6. PMID 22011955.
  • Gee, Rebekah E; Jarvinen, Tero; Sultana, Tanvira A; Destura, Raul; Gjoneska, Biljana (January 2012). "IAMP tackles a void in medical education: leadership". The Lancet. 379 (9813): e25. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60148-2. PMID 22284661.
  • Gee, RE; Johnson, KA (2012). "Louisiana Birth Outcomes Initiative: improving birth outcomes with interventions before, during, and after pregnancy". The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 164 (1): 6–9. PMID 22533105.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Alletto, Michelle M.; Keck, Anthony E. (June 2012). "A Window of Opportunity: The Louisiana Birth Outcomes Initiative". Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 37 (3): 551–557. doi:10.1215/03616878-1573112. PMID 22323235.
  • Scott, James R.; Gee, Rebekah E. (July 2012). "Health Policy in Practice". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 120 (1): 5–6. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825b87c3. PMID 22914384.
  • Gee, Rebekah E. (July 2012). "Preventive Services for Women Under the Affordable Care Act". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 120 (1): 12–14. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825bd604. PMID 22914387.
  • Johnson, Kay A.; Gee, Rebekah E. (December 2012). "Managed care is here to stay". Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 24 (6): 465–469. doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e328359efa9. PMID 23014140.
  • Johnson, Kay; Gee, Rebekah E. (August 2012). "Trends in and Effect of Private, Public, and No Insurance on Health Care Coverage for Women". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 120 (2, Part 1): 224–226. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e318260a6ca. PMID 22825079.
  • Gordon PV, Gee RE. High Flow Nasal Cannula Use Correlates with Improved Outcomes in the Louisiana Neonatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (LNQIC). e-Journal of Neonatology Research Volume 2, Issue 3, Summer 2012.  
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Zerbib, Lauren D.; Luckett, Brian G. (December 2012). "Breastfeeding Support for African-American Women in Louisiana Hospitals". Breastfeeding Medicine. 7 (6): 431–435. doi:10.1089/bfm.2011.0150. PMID 22845881.
  • Lu, Michael C.; Gee, Rebekah E. (September 2012). "What Every Obstetrician–Gynecologist Should Know About Title V and Title X". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 120 (3): 513–515. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e318265e6e8. PMID 22914458.
  • Gee, RE; Corry, MP (November 2012). "Patient engagement and shared decision making in maternity care". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 120 (5): 995–7. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827046ac. PMID 23090514.
  • Gee, RE; Rosenbaum, S (December 2012). "The Affordable Care Act: an overview for obstetricians and gynecologists". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 120 (6): 1263–6. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182756118. PMID 23168748.
  • Gee, RE; Lockwood, CJ (January 2013). "Medical education and health policy: what is important for me to know, how do I learn it, and what are the gaps?". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 121 (1): 9–13. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827a099d. PMID 23262923.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Wilensky, Gail R. (February 2013). "Payment Reform". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 121 (2, PART 1): 231–234. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827e62c5. PMID 23344270.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Winkler, Reva (March 2013). "Quality Measurement". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 121 (3): 507–510. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182840e20. PMID 23635611.
  • Green, Daniel; Gee, Rebekah E.; Conway, Patrick H. (April 2013). "Medicare and Medicaid Quality Programs". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 121 (4): 705–708. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182883cdc. PMID 23635668.
  • Dickey, Richard P.; Xiong, Xu; Xie, Yiqiong; Gee, Rebekah E.; Pridjian, Gabriella (October 2013). "Effect of maternal height and weight on risk for preterm singleton and twin births resulting from IVF in the United States, 2008–2010". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 209 (4): 349.e1–349.e6. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2013.05.052. PMID 23727520.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Conry, Jeanne A.; Johnson, Kay (May 2013). "Translating Guidelines and Public Policy Into Optimal Health Care for Women". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 121 (5): 923–926. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31828ea070. PMID 23635726.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Newman, Joshua (June 2013). "Health Information Technology". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 121 (6): 1161–1164. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e318293741e. PMID 23812447.
  • Wakeel, Fathima; Wisk, Lauren E.; Gee, Rebekah; Chao, Shin M.; Witt, Whitney P. (29 June 2013). "The balance between stress and personal capital during pregnancy and the relationship with adverse obstetric outcomes: findings from the 2007 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby (LAMB) study". Archives of Women's Mental Health. 16 (6): 435–451. doi:10.1007/s00737-013-0367-6. PMC 3833901. PMID 23812738.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Wood, Susan F.; Schubert, Kathryn G. (January 2014). "Womenʼs Health, Pregnancy, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 123 (1): 161–165. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000063. PMID 24463677.
  • Shah, Monisha K.; Gee, Rebekah E.; Theall, Katherine P. (February 2014). "Partner Support and Impact on Birth Outcomes among Teen Pregnancies in the United States". Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 27 (1): 14–19. doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2013.08.002. PMC 3947023. PMID 24316120.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Levy, Barbara; Reyes, Carolina (April 2014). "Health Reform in Action". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 123 (4): 869–873. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000185. PMID 24785616.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Dickey, Richard P.; Xiong, Xu; Clark, LaToya S.; Pridjian, Gabriella (May 2014). "Impact of monozygotic twinning on multiple births resulting from in vitro fertilization in the United States, 2006–2010". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 210 (5): 468.e1–468.e6. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2013.12.034. PMID 24373946.
  • Applegate, Mary; Gee, Rebekah E.; Martin, James N. (July 2014). "Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid and the Childrenʼs Health Insurance Program". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 124 (1): 143–149. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000320. PMID 24901270.
  • Moniz, Michelle H.; Patton, Elizabeth W.; Gee, Rebekah E. (December 2014). "Health services research in obstetrics and gynecology". Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 26 (6): 545–549. doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000125. PMID 25310530.
  • Louis, Judette M.; Menard, M. Kathryn; Gee, Rebekah E. (March 2015). "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 125 (3): 690–694. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000704. PMID 25730234.
  • Orsulak, Mary Kathryn; Block-Abraham, Dana; Gee, Rebekah E. (April 2015). "17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Access in the Louisiana Medicaid Population". Clinical Therapeutics. 37 (4): 727–732. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.01.007. PMID 25700945.
  • Gee, RE; Saade, GR (June 2015). "Navigating changes in obstetrics and gynecology". Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 58 (2): 320–2. doi:10.1097/GRF.0000000000000116. PMID 25933131.
  • Johnson, K; Applegate, M; Gee, RE (June 2015). "Improving Medicaid: three decades of change to better serve women of childbearing age". Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 58 (2): 336–54. doi:10.1097/GRF.0000000000000115. PMID 25860326.
  • Block-Abraham, D; Arora, KS; Tate, D; Gee, RE (June 2015). "Medicaid Consent to Sterilization forms: historical, practical, ethical, and advocacy considerations". Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 58 (2): 409–17. doi:10.1097/GRF.0000000000000110. PMID 25811128.
  • Johnson, Kay A.; Gee, Rebekah E. (June 2015). "Interpregnancy care". Seminars in Perinatology. 39 (4): 310–315. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2015.05.011. PMID 26188595.
  • Morgan, Daniel M.; Main, Elliott; Gee, Rebekah E. (June 2016). "The Goldilocks Quandary of Health Care Resources". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 127 (6): 1039–1044. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001426. PMID 27159743.
  • Goldin Evans, Melissa; Phillippi, Stephen; Gee, Rebekah Elizabeth (November 2015). "Examining the Screening Practices of Physicians for Postpartum Depression: Implications for Improving Health Outcomes". Women's Health Issues. 25 (6): 703–710. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2015.07.003. PMID 26341568.
  • Conti, Rena M.; Gee, Rebekah E.; Sharfstein, Joshua M. (22 November 2016). "Pharmaceuticals and Public Health". JAMA. 316 (20): 2083–2084. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.15397. PMID 27768172.
  • Okoroh, Ekwutosi M.; Gee, Rebekah E.; Jiang, Baogong; McNeil, Melissa B.; Hardy-Decuir, Beverly A.; Zapata, Amy L. (6 February 2017). "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Trend and Expenditure in Louisiana Medicaid, 2003–2013". Maternal and Child Health Journal. 21 (7): 1479–1487. doi:10.1007/s10995-017-2268-1. PMID 28168591.
  • Danilack, Valery A.; Gee, Rebekah E.; Berthelot, Danielle P.; Gurvich, Rebecca; Muri, Janet H. (18 March 2017). "Public Health Data in Action: An Analysis of Using Louisiana Vital Statistics for Quality Improvement and Payment Reform". Maternal and Child Health Journal. 21 (5): 988–994. doi:10.1007/s10995-016-2254-z. PMID 28316039.
  • Gee, Rebekah E.; Kuy, SreyRam; Karas, Laura O. (December 2017). "Progesterone for Prevention of Preterm Birth". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 130 (6): 1202–1206. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000002308. PMID 29112651.
  • Okoroh, Ekwutosi M.; Kane, Debra J.; Gee, Rebekah E.; Kieltyka, Lyn; Frederiksen, Brittni N.; Baca, Katharyn M.; Rankin, Kristin M.; Goodman, David A.; Kroelinger, Charlan D.; Barfield, Wanda D. (June 2018). "Policy change is not enough: engaging provider champions on immediate postpartum contraception". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 218 (6): 590.e1–590.e7. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.03.007. PMC 5970075. PMID 29530670.

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