Dr. Candice Gates

Dr. Haefner is the Harold A. Furlong Professor in Women's Health and the Chief of the Division of Gynecology at the University of Michigan. She completed medical school, an obstetrics and gynecology residency, and a gynecologic pathology fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Haefner is the past president of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. She has been recognized for her teaching as well as her clinical care of patients. Dr. Haefner is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Vulvodynia, Lichen Sclerosus, Lichen Planus, Vulvar Cancer, and Vulvectomy.

Dee Fenner, MD, is the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children at the University of Michigan. She holds a joint appointment as Professor of Urology. As a Missouri native, she attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan followed by a fellowship in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery and Urogynecology at the Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale.In 2001, Dr. Fenner returned to the University of Michigan where she continues her work in female pelvic floor dysfunction and medical education. She is nationally recognized as an expert in defecation disorders, surgical education, and reconstructive surgery.She is the past President of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Urogynecologic Society. As Director of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Board for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology, she was instrumental in obtaining official recognition of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery from the American Board of Medical Subspecialties.Dr. Fenner has received numerous awards for her contributions as a physician surgeon, educator, and leader. Most notably, in 2011 she was awarded the “Continence Champion” by the National Association for Continence, and in 2014 she was given the Sarah Goddard Award by the University of Michigan for leadership in the advancement of women. In 2015 she was recognized with the Life Time Achievement Award by the American Urogynecologic Society and in 2017 she received the prestigious Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Lifetime Achievement Award. Most recently, Dr. Fenner was recognized for her leadership in the advancement of women in academic medicine with the 2019 Rudi Ansbacher Leadership Award for Support of Women in Healthcare. Dr. Fenner is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Bowel Incontinence, Uterine Prolapse, Rectocele, Urinary Incontinence, and Hysterectomy.

Jonathan Zaidan is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Zaidan has been practicing medicine for over 33 years is highly rated in 33 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endometriosis, Menopause, Painful Menstrual Periods, Oophorectomy, and Hysterectomy. Dr. Zaidan is currently accepting new patients.