Vanessa M. Givens, MD

"Dr. Vanessa M. Givens grew up in Bruceton, Tennessee. In 1992, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then moved to Memphis where she received her M.D. from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). She subsequently completed her internships and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the College of Medicine. Dr. Givens then received fellowship training in Advanced Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 2001 to 2002.

Dr. Givens remained on faculty at UTHSC between September 2001 and September 2014. During this time, she had a variety of university appointments including Assistant Director of Gynecologic Specialties, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Fellowship Director of the Family Medicine Women’s Advanced Health Care Fellowship. She was responsible for teaching medical students, residents in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine, and fellows in both departments. Her clinical activities included taking care of high-risk Obstetric and Gynecologic patients, performing both minimally invasive and open pelvic surgeries, and seeing patients in the office setting. Her clinical interests include abnormal PAP smears and HPV, adolescent gynecology including long-acting contraceptive options, preventive healthcare throughout a woman’s lifespan, and pelvic surgery.

Dr. Givens has numerous journal publications as well as award winning research papers. She has been listed every year since 2005 in “Best Doctors in America” and she has been named one of “America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists” by Consumers’ Research Council of America. She is currently a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP).  In her free time, she is a dedicated wife and mother of three boys and one girl."

"Women's Health Specialists is committed to providing superior obstetrical, gynecologic and urogynecologic care for all stages of woman's life. Taking a pro-active approach to your health care needs is a top priority for our physicians and staff. But nothing is more important in achieving your personal health goals than your input. Thus, we encourage you to ask questions and actively participate in discussing the preventative, educational and medical options available to you.

Women's Health Specialists is not the "typical" Ob/Gyn practice, but it is truly unique. What makes the practice unique are the clinicians that compose the practice. Each of the clinicians at Women's Health Specialists are nationally and internationally recognized for their achievements and the efforts they have made to advance the healthcare of women. All of our physicians have been named among the best physicians for women's by Memphis Magazine, and have also been recognized as the top physicians for women by Good Housekeeping magazine and selected to Best Physicians in American. All our physicians are board certified and fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Our clinicians have published over 400 research papers, have written 10 books which are used as reference texts by physicians throughout the world. Our physicians are also leaders in national societies and serve as President of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, and three of our physicians are examiners for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology."