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11 MURIEL BOWSER
22 MAYOR
33 March 14, 2025
44 The
55 Honorable Phil Mendelson
66 Chairman
77 Co
88 uncil of the D istrict of Columbia
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1010 ohn A. Wilson Building
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1212 0 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
1313 Washington, DC 20004
1414 Dear Chairman M ende
1515 lson:
1616 In accordance
1717 with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
1818 142;
1919 D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
2020 C
2121 ommittee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code
2222 § 7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
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2424 r. Constance Bohon
2525 Arminio Court
2626 Germantown, MD 20874
2727 (Maryland)
2828 for rea
2929 as the representative from the American Congress of Obstetricians and
3030 G
3131 ynecologists representative member of the Maternal Mo
3232 rtality Review Committee, for a term to end
3333 January 10, 2028.
3434 Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
3535 nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
3636 I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
3737 do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
3838 Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
3939 Sincerely,
4040 Muriel B owser
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5151 at the request of the Mayor
5252 • A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
5353 10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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5858 15 To confirm the reappointment of Dr. Constance Bohon to the Maternal Mortality Review
5959 16 Committee.
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6161 18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
6262 19 resolution may be cited as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Dr. Constance Bohon
6363 20 Confirmation Resolution
6464 of 2025".
6565 21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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6767 23 Dr. Constance Bohon
6868 24 Arminio Court
6969 25 Germantown, MD 20874
7070 26 (Maryland)
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7272 28 as the representative from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists member of
7373 29 the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3 of the Maternal Mortality
7474 30 Review Committee Establishment Act
7575 of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C.
7676 31 Official Code§ 7-671.02), for a term to end January 10, 2028.
7777 32 Sec. 3. The Council
7878 of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
7979 33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
8080 34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. CURRICULUM VITAE
8181 CONSTANCE J BOHON MD
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8383
8484 EDUCATION Mount Holyoke College 1970- 1974
8585 BA Magna Cum Laude 1974
8686
8787 George Washington University Medical School 1974 -1978
8888 MD 1978
8989
9090 George Washington University Hospital 1978 -1982
9191 Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology 7/1/78 -6/30/82
9292
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9494 BOARD Diplomat, The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1985
9595 CERTIFICATION
9696
9797
9898
9999 HOSPITAL/ Columbia Hospital for Women, Attending 1982-2000
100100 ACADEMIC Washington, DC
101101 POSITIONS
102102 Georgetown University Medical Center
103103 Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1982-1990
104104 Washington, DC
105105
106106 Columbia Hospital for Women
107107 Chief of Gynecology 1993 -1997
108108
109109 Sibley Memorial Hospital, Attending 2000-present
110110 Washington, DC
111111
112112 Sibley Memorial Hospital
113113 Obstetric Hospitalist
114114 2010 -present
115115
116116 Chairman, Perinatal Practice Committee 2003 -2005
117117 Sibley Memorial Hospital
118118
119119 George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
120120 Associate Clinical Professor 2011-present.
121121 Washington, DC
122122
123123
124124 PROFESSIONAL American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
125125 MEMBERSHIPS Fellow
126126 1986-present
127127
128128 DC Medical Society
129129 present
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132132 PROFESSIONAL District of Columbia Section of District IV Junior Fellows, ACOG
133133 APPOINTMENTS/ Chairman 1980-1981 and 1982- 1983
134134 ELECTIONS
135135 District IV Junior Fellows, ACOG
136136 Chairman 1984 -1985
137137
138138 Member, Task force on Substance Abuse, ACOG
139139 August 1986- September 1987
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141141 Member, Committee on Obstetrics: Maternal -Fetal Medicine, ACOG
142142 May 1987 -May 1990
143143
144144 Member, FDA Advisory Pan on Ob/Gyn Devices
145145 January 1988 -January 1991
146146
147147 Member, Physicians Substance Abuse Consortium (sponsored by PHS)
148148 ACOG representative
149149 October 1988 -1992
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151151 Editor, National Women’s Health Resource Center Report
152152 1992 -1994
153153
154154 President, Washington Gynecological Society
155155 1994 -1995
156156
157157 President, Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health
158158 1995 -1999
159159
160160 Member, Editorial Advisory Board Ob/Gyn News
161161 1997- present
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163163 District of Columbia Section of District IV Fellows
164164 Vice -chairman 2008-2011
165165
166166 District of Columbia Section of District IV Fellows
167167 Chairman 2011-2014
168168
169169 ACOG Cefalo Leadership Institute
170170 Attendee, 2012
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172172 ACOG McCain Fellowship
173173 2013
174174
175175 DC Maternal Mortality Review Organizing Committee
176176 Chairman 2013-2017
177177
178178 District of Columbia Fellow Section
179179 Legislative Chairman 2014 -2021
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181181 ACOG DIV Fellow Legislative Chair
182182 2014- 2020
183183
184184 ACOG DIV Fellow Legislative Co -Chair
185185 2020- 2022
186186
187187 DC Teen Promise Project
188188 Coordinator 2014- present
189189
190190 Member, ACOG Grievance Committee
191191 2013- 2015
192192
193193 Member, ACOG Appeals Panel Committee
194194 2015 -2016
195195
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197197 Member, ACOG Committee on Scientific Program
198198 2017- 2024
199199 Chair- Elect, 2022 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting (ACSM)
200200 Chair, 2023 ACOG ACSM
201201 General Chair, 2024 ACOG ACSM
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203203 Coordinator, Improving Obstetrical Care in DC Committee, ACOG
204204 2017- 2021
205205
206206 Member, DC Maternal Mortality Review Committee
207207 2017- present
208208
209209 Member, Perinatal Quality Collaborative 2018- present
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213213 COMMUNITY Board member, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
214214 ACTIVITIES 2012-2020
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216216 Member, DC Family Planning Initiative
217217 2015- 2018
218218
219219 Member, DC Health Community Action Network (CAN)
220220 2018 -2020
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223223 OFFICE Capitol Women’s Care
224224 ADDRESS 2120 L Street, NW
225225 Washington, DC 20037
226226 (O) 202 -331-9293
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240240 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
241241 John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
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246246 Dr. Constance Bohon
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248248 Dr. Constance Bohon is an obstetrician-gynecologist who has been in
249249 private practice in Washington, DC since 1982. Dr. Bohon c urrently
250250 serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics
251251 and Gynecology at the George Washington School of Medicine and
252252 Health Sciences. She is also an attending in the Department of
253253 Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sibley Hospital.
254254 Since residency, Dr. Bohon has held many leadership positions and
255255 participated in many committees at the American College of
256256 Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Most recently she was the
257257 Chair of the DC Fellow Section of ACOG. Currently, she serves as the
258258 Legislative Chair for the DC Section and is a member of the National Scientific Program
259259 Committee for ACOG.
260260 Dr. Bohon was instrumental in the organization of the Committee to Improve Obstetrical Care in
261261 DC, which was convened in October 2017 after the closure of the obstetrical units at United
262262 Medical Center and Providence Hospital. This committee is multidisciplinary and includes
263263 representatives from each hospital and birthing center in DC, obstetricians, midwives,
264264 representatives from each of the Medicaid providers in DC (Trusted, Amerigroup and
265265 AmeriHealth), staff from the offices of members of the Council of the District of Columbia , DC
266266 Health, the Department of Healthcare Finance, and the District of Columbia Fire & Emergency
267267 Medical Services Department.
268268 A Maryland resident, Dr. Bohon earned her Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College and
269269 her Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University.
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271271 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
272272 Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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274274 Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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277277 ______________________________________________________________________________
278278 The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
279279
280280 To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
281281 From: Betsy Cavendish
282282 Date: February 14, 2025
283283 Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution re appointing Constance Bohon as a
284284 member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
285285 This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
286286 it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
287287 to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
288288 0872, or me at 202- 724-7681.
289289 ______________________________
290290 Elizabeth Cavendish
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