OBSTETRIC & GYNECOLOGIC
ASSOCIATES OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.
Staff

 

Jordan Horowitz, MD


Dr. Horowitz is senior partner with 27 years in the practice. He is Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at UCSF and is active in teaching at California Pacific Medical Center. Jordan is Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, chairs the hospital’s Credentials Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors at the medical center. He served as Chief of the Medical Staff and chaired the Obstetrical Quality Committee for many years. His expertise encompasses menopause management, use of bio-identical hormones, gynecologic surgery and fertility issues. Dr. Horowitz has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America on multiple occasions. Jordan strives to educate patients and provide treatment options in an unrushed, individualized manner. He takes pride in the long term relationship that he shares with his patients. He is married with two grown sons.


Certified:  ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
College:  University of Illinois
Medical School:  University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Internship:  Rush Presbyterian, St. Luke's Medical Center
Residency:  University of California, San Francisco
 



Margaret T. Chen, MD


Dr. Chen has been practicing in San Francisco for 25 years. Her expertise includes gynecologic surgery, obstetrics, and primary care for women. She loves the long term relationship that she has developed with her patients and that she now cares for young women whom she delivered. Margie chairs the Ob Joint Practice Committee at CPMC, a committee that strives to improve patient care. Margie is active in the UCSF teaching program and serves as a mentor for medical students. She loves to go to the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market and cook for friends. She has knit many scarves while waiting for babies to be born. She is married to another physician and has two grown daughters. 


Certification:  ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
College:  University of Wisconsin
Medical School:  Medical College of Wisconsin
Internship:  Tufts New England Medical Center
Residency:  University of California, San Francisco
 



Cynthia A. Farner, MD


Dr. Farner has been practising in the Bay Area for 19 years after previously working on the East Coast.  She blends her interest in alternative and complementary medicine with her expertise in obstetrics and gynecology in order to optimize care for her patients. Cindy chairs the Perinatal Quality Committee at CPMC and is very involved in the physician leadership of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.  She has been named one of the Bay Area's top 500 Physicians and is in the Best Doctor's data base.

Her outside interests include Art & the Arts as well as travel.


Certified: ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
College: Yale College, Rutgers College
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University 
Internship & Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York





Joanne J. Kim, MD


Dr. Kim enjoys the full range of general obstetrics and gynecology, but has a special interest in issues unique to teens and young women.  Her particular areas of expertise include management of abnormal Pap smears and contraception.  As one of the younger partners in the practice, she enjoys spending time with patients in the office and looks forward to building long-term partnerships with them as they transition through their various life cycles.  She would be delighted to see referrals of existing patients’ family members and friends.  When not at work, Dr. Kim loves spending time with her husband and two young children.  Her hobbies include golf, snow skiing and traveling.


Certified:  ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

College:  Stanford University

Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine 

Internship & Residency:  Ohio State University Medical Center






Izumi Cabrera, MD


Izumi was born in Oakland and grew up in the Bay Area.  She initially trained and performed as a professional violinist for 10 years, however, while living in New York City, she discovered a passion for medicine and began her training towards becoming a physician.  Following medical school, she returned to the Bay Area to be closer to family and to complete her residency at Kaiser Permanente East Bay.  She joined Ob Gyn Associates of SF and California Pacific Medical Center in 2009.  Her interests include all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology, however, she particularly enjoys performing minimally invasive and standard gynecologic surgery as well as evaluating and researching genetic predispositions for breast and ovarian cancers.  She also has an extensive research background and is currently involved in a grant supported, prospective study on weight gain in pregnancy.  In her free time, she enjoys relaxing with her husband and two young children.

Certified:
College: Manhattan School of Music, Bachelor of Music
Graduate School New York University, Masters of Music
Pre-Medical Studies: Columbia University Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Kaiser Permanente East Bay







John A. Fassett, RNP, MS, CNM


Certified Nurse Midwife and Registered Nurse Practitioner


John is a native to the bay area, born and raised in Sunnyvale. He moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in nursing.  After working in labor and delivery for 10 years as a registered nurse, he attended University of California, San Francisco Nurse Midwife/Nurse Practitioner Masters of Science Program.  He has been attending births at California Pacific Medical Center since 1999.  His areas of interest include preparing patients for the birthing process, complicated breastfeeding issues and general obstetric and gynecology.  And in his free time, he enjoys long weekends in Palm Springs, spending time with his large family and baking in his well equipped kitchen.

Certified:  American College of Nurse Midwives
College:   University of San Francisco, School of Nursing
Graduate School:  University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing

 

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OBGYN Associates of San Francisco, Inc
3625 California Street
San Francisco, California
Office: (415)668-1010
Fax:     (415)668-7465