Rachel Villanueva, MD, FACOG

Rachel Villanueva, MD, FACOG, is a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics/gynecology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and holds the position of vice chair and National Medical Association representative on the Minority Affairs Section Governing Council at the American Medical Association.

The MAS is a member interest group within the AMA dedicated to addressing the issues and concerns of underrepresented minority physicians and improving the health of minority populations.

Dr. Villanueva is a women’s health expert and advocate who is committed to reproductive justice, health equity, workforce diversity and disease prevention. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Alumni in Yale Medicine, assisting in the creation of its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee. Dr. Villanueva recently became part of the Medical Advisory Group of the Black Health Trust, a group of physicians and health care professionals committed to educating and serving communities of color. She is a medical advisor to Expect, a streaming video app that provides safe at-home prenatal fitness classes.