Tamika Auguste, MD

Tamika C. Auguste, MD is the Physician Executive Director of the Women’s Health service line of MedStar Health, Chairwoman of Women’s and Infants’ Services at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and Professor of OB/GYN at Georgetown School of Medicine. Dr. Auguste is a board-certified OB/GYN that has multiple publications on patient safety, simulation, and medical education. She has been in practice for 21 years and is still active in practice. Dr. Auguste is a former ABOG examiner, recent member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and currently the Chairwoman of the ACOG Foundation Board. She is actively involved with patient and staff safety issues and uses simulation for team training across all perinatal units in MedStar Health. She has also conducted patient safety and simulation research with AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Dr. Auguste’s passion is in legislation and policy in women’s health care both locally and nationally and on equity in healthcare delivery.