“Our mission at CHOICES International is to help build the field of perinatal medicine, advancing the research, clinical practice, and knowledge needed to transform care during pregnancy and the postpartum period. By bringing rigorous science together with the lived experiences of patients and families, we are shaping a more compassionate, evidence-based future for perinatal health."
Dr. Vania Rudolf
We stand with women, pregnant and parenting people, and the professionals who support them.
Through education, leadership, advocacy, and research, we work to abolish stigma related to substance use and addiction.
We foster compassionate, equitable care and sustainable recovery for individuals, families, and communities.
A world where stigma is abolished and lived experience shapes policy and care.
Where all women and parenting people who use drugs are met with dignity and compassion.
We strive for equitable, person-centered support for every individual.
Safety and Stigma-Free
The pillars of our organization, ensuring safety, integrity, and clinical excellence in everything we do.
We approach every woman/individual with empathy and understanding, recognizing their inherent dignity and treating their experiences with the kindness and respect they deserve. .
We prioritize women's lves and well-being by implementing practical, evidence-based strategies to live and lead with integrity that minimize the negative social and physical consequences of high-risk behaviors. .
We actively seek to influence structural change through policy advocacy while maintaining a culture of transparency, openness, and authenticity.
We create environments where diverse perspectives are welcomed and celebrated, ensuring our actions and programs are grounded in the latest scientific research and data.
We believe in the power of collective impact, working together with partners, communities, and stakeholders to achieve shared goals that no one could reach alone.
We strive to eliminate disparities by providing the resources individuals need to succeed, fostering lifelong learning, and nurturing the inherent leadership potential and resiliency within every woman, transforming personal struggle into purpose
We envision a world where stigma is abolished, lived experience shapes policy and care, and all women, pregnant and parenting people who use drugs are met with dignity, compassion, and equitable, person-centered support.
PhD, LP
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MD, MPH, FAAFP, DFASAM
Dr. Rudolf is a family and addiction medicine physician specializing in perinatal substance use.
Board of Directors brings together a distinguished group of leading physicians and dedicated researchers specializing in the critical intersection of obstetrics and addiction medicine
MD, MPH, FACOG, FASAM
Dr. Martin is an obstetrician-gynecologist and addiction medicine physician specializing in perinatal substance use.
MD, MSc
Dr. Schiff is a pediatrician, addiction medicine physician, and researcher advancing compassionate, family-centered perinatal substance use care.
PhD, LP
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MD
Dr. Gray is a family medicine and addiction medicine physician specializing in perinatal substance use and care.
MD, MA, MS, FACOG, DAFASAM
Dr. Smid is a maternal-fetal medicine, addiction medicine, and complex family planning physician.
MD
Dr. Fitzgerald is a family and addiction medicine physician advancing equitable, evidence-based care for pregnant and parenting people.
MD, IBCLC, FAAP
Dr. Ostfeld-Johns is a Med-Peds hospitalist, expert in decreasing newborn toxicology testing, and supporting breastfeeding in the setting of prior substance use.
MD, MPH, FAAFP, DFASAM
Dr. Rudolf is a family and addiction medicine physician specializing in perinatal substance use.
MSN, FNP-BC, CARN-AP, LCAS
Mel Ramage, MSN, FNP-BC, CARN-AP, LCAS, is a perinatal substance use clinician, researcher, and systems leader.
MPH
Natalie Hoge is a public health program manager focused on project leadership, quality improvement, stakeholder engagement, and program development.
