MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
Mar
ch 14, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Co
uncil of the D istrict of Colu mbia
John A. Wilson
Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Ch
airman M endelson:
In accordance
with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142;
D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
Code
§
7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Dr. Colleen
Kepner
Hillwood Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22042
(Virginia)
f
or reappointment as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia
hospital
or birthing center member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, fo r a term to end
January 10, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment
of Dr. Colleen Kepner to the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Dr. Colleen Kepner
Confirmation Resolution
of 2025".
Sec. 2. The Council
of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Dr. Colleen Kepner
Hill wood A venue
Falls Church, VA 22042
(Virginia)
as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia hospital or
birthing center member
of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3 of
the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018
(D.
C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code§ 7-671.02), for a term to end January 10, 2028.
Sec.
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. CURRICULUM VITAE
Colleen Scureman Kepner, MD, FACOG
DEMOGRAPHIC AND PERSONAL INFORMATION
University Appointments
2016-2020 Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, VCU at Inova
2019-2022 Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Instructional Faculty,
University of Virginia
2022 Pending, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Hospital Appointments
2003-2015 Avista Adventist Hospital, Louisville, CO
2003-2005 Saint Anthony’s Central Hospital, Denver, CO (now closed)
2015-2022 Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA
2022-present Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC
2022-present Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Personal Data
804 Hillwood Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22042
cskepner@yahoo.com
Education and Training1986-1990 BA History and Political Science, Denison University, Granville, OH
1994-1995 Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program completion, Goucher College,
Baltimore, MD
1995-1999 MD MCP-Hahnemann SOM, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2003 Internship and residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington
Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Professional Experience1990-1994 Legislative Assistant for Health Policy, Congressman Charles StenholmWashington, DC
2003-2015 Obstetrician Gynecologist, Clinica Family Health, Thornton, CO
2007-2008 Assistant Medical Director, Clinica Family Health, Thornton, CO
2008-2015 Director of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Family Health, Lafayette, CO
2015-2022 Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA
2022-present Director of OB Hospitalists Programs, National Capital Region
Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine
CLINICAL ACTIVITIESClinical Focus Career long commitment to excellence and equity in Ob/Gyn care in medically underserved communities starting prior to entering field of medicine and ongoing primary focus in all positions.
Licensure
2003 - present Colorado 41634
2009-2014 Maryland 2021-present Maryland D 69207
2015-present Virginia 0101257795
2021-present District of Columbia 210001627
Colleen S. Kepner, MD
Certification
2006- present American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 9007714
Clinical Service
2003-2008 Full time clinical, NP, PA and CNM supervision, Clinica Family Health
2008-2015 Eighty percent clinical with supervisory responsibility for NP, PA and
CNM, Clinica Family Health
2015-2022 Full time clinical. Eighty percent resident and medical student
supervision, Inova Cares Clinic for Women and Inova Fairfax
Hospital
2022-present Fifty percent clinical as OB/Gyn Hospitalist, Sibley Memorial
Hospital
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Educational Focus
2015-present Clinical time has been dedicated to teaching residents and medical
students in the inpatient and outpatient setting daily. Primary area of interest is in
the foundational skills required for an effective OB/Gyn to include office procedures
as well as a special focus on surgical skills development.
2015-2017 Gestational Diabetes problem based course for each 3rd year clerkship
class
2015-2017 POETs course simulation instructor, quarterly
2016-2017 Residency Recruitment and interview Committee, seasonal
2018 Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, resident lecture
2018-2019 Sexually Transmitted Infection lecture for resident class, annually
2019 Post operative complications resident lecture
2019-2022 Supervise pre-op conference monthly
2019-2022 Supervise Journal Club monthly
2019-2022 Cervical dysplasia diagnosis and treatment. Problem based seminar,
annually.
2019-2022 LEEP and Colposcopy skills simulation, annually.
2019-2022 Resident bootcamp surgical skills training, annually
2021-2022 Residency Recruitment and Interview Committee, seasonal
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
2010-2015 Member, Perinatal Taskforce, Avista Hospital
2012-2015 Member, NextGen Implementation and Customization Task Force,
Clinica Family Health
2012-2015 Co-Lead Physician, Cesarean Section Reduction Initiative, Avista
Adventist Hospital
Decreased cesarean rate from 33% to 23% in the time period
2014 Physician Representative, JACHO Perinatal Care Certification
Committee, Avista Adventist Hospital
2014-2015 Physician Representative, SSI reduction initiative, Avista Adventist
Hospital 2014-2015 Member, EPIC implementation team, Avista Adventist Hospital
2015-2016 Lead Physician, High Risk Centering Pregnancy Project, Inova Cares
Clinic for Women.
2015-2017 Member, Perinatal Taskforce, Inova Fairfax Hospital
2015-2022 Member, Promoting Vaginal Birth Committee, Inova Fairfax Hospital
2017-2020 Co-Lead and resident advisor, Early versus late amniotomy to reduce
peripartum infection project, Inova Fairfax Hospital
2020-2021 Lead Physician, LEEP and Colposcopy Access Project, Inova Cares Clinic
for Women
2022-present Lead Physician, AIM Hypertension bundle implementation
project, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Colleen S. Kepner, MD
System Innovation and Quality Improvement Program Building
2012-2015 Lead Physician in development of joint community and clinic physician
staffed OB/Gyn hospitalist program for Avista Adventist
Hospital
Decreased cesarean section rate, unattended births and safety
events on the unit.
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Institutional Administrative Appointments
3/2007-2/2008 Assistant Medical Director, Clinica Family Health
2/2008-5/2015 Director Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinica Family
Health
3/2022-present Director OB Hospitalist Program, National Capital Region, Sibley
Memorial Hospital, John Hopkins Medicine
Peer Review
2008-2015 Peer Review and Credentialing Committee, Clinica Family Health
2021-2022 Primary Cesarean Reduction Task Force Peer Review, Inova
Fairfax Hospital
RECOGNITION
2000-2002 National Health Service Corps Scholar
2004-2009 Colorado Health Service Corps
2016 VCU at Inova - Award for Best Clinical Educator in OBGyn Clerkship
SERVICE
2019-present Trained Volunteer Counselor, Peer to Peer Network for the
reduction of secondary trauma in health care, Inova
Fairfax Hospital
2022-present Advisory Board Member, DC Perinatal Quality Commission, DC
Hospital Association
2022-present Physician Advisor, Maternal Health Access Program, Sibley
Memorial Hospital
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Dr. Colleen Kepner
Dr. Colleen Kepner currently serves as the Medical Director of the
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/Gyn) Hospitalist Program at Sibley
Memorial Hospital. She started her career on Capitol Hill as a
Legislative Assistant for Health Policy and volunteering at the Whitman
Walker Clinic, Dr. Kepner recognized her passion for direct patient care
and transitioned from politics to medicine.
As a National Health Service Corps scholar, Dr. Kepner began her
practice in Colorado working with women on the traditional migrant
farm worker stream that travels north from Mexico seasonally.
Leading the OB/Gyn team at Clinica Family Health, an FHQC
nationally recognized for care outcomes and equity, is also where she expanded her interest in
health care leadership with a focus on education and quality improvement projects. One of her
most enduring projects was the development of a clinic-private practitioner co -op OB/Gyn
Hospitalist program designed to provide immediate access to safe care, as well as nursing support,
education and structure for emergency situations for all patients on the unit, including those
patients admitted by CNMs and Family Practice physicians.
Upon returning to the D.C. area, Dr. Kepner joined the OB/Gyn faculty at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
There she continued her focus on expanding access for all patients through outpatient work at the
Inova Cares Clinic, as well as honing her clinical skills in a high acuity setting as a Safety Officer
for the Women’s Hospital. She also served as a teaching hospitalist with the Inova residency
program and the medical school of UVA. At Inova she continued her commitment to quality
improvement through several ongoing hospital committee projects including Safe Promotion of
Vaginal Birth. In the outpatient setting she focused on multiple quality improvement programs
with a special emphasis on clinic processes and patient flow, group care in high- risk pregnancy
and colposcopy access for uninsured women in the Northern Virginia region.
A Virginia resident, Dr. Kepner earned her Bachelor of Arts in History and P olitical Science from
Denison University and her Doctor of Medicine from Drexel University.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
______________________________________________________________________________
The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: February 14, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution re appointing Colleen Kepner as a
member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
0872, or me at 202- 724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish