Dr. Heidi Wittenberg

Heidi Wittenberg, M.D. obtained her Bachelors in Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters Degree in Applied Physiology and MD from the Chicago Medical School. Her residency was at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1999, Dr. Wittenberg moved to San Francisco, continued to pursue urogynecologic advances and developed the pelvic medicine centers at California Pacific Medical Center, Pacific Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Group, and Urogynecology Center of San Francisco. 2013, she was in the vanguard of first board certified specialists in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery specialists. Continued specialization in minimally invasive gynecology and robotics procedures certified her as a Master Surgeon of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology & Robotics by the Surgical Review Corporation. Dr. Wittenberg was recruited to train and perform gender affirmation surgeries such as vaginoplasties and metoidioplasties in order to help the transgender community. 2018, Dr. Wittenberg became director of MoZaic Care, solely focused on gender affirming surgery. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital named her medical director of the Gender Institute in 2020 and Chief of Surgery in 2021. Surgical Review Corporation certified her a Master Surgeon of Excellence in Gender Affirmation Surgery. Dr. Wittenberg traveled on surgical missions to Guatemala and surgical missions in San Francisco for the underserved. For this work she received the Congressional Operations Access Unsung Hero Award in 2011 and another Congressional Award 2018 for giving back to the community.

Dr. Wittenberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Vulvovaginitis, and Encopresis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.