
Dr. Derwin P. Gray Sr., MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1101 Madison Plz Suite 201 Chesapeake VA, 23320About
Dr. Derwin Gray is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Chesapeake, VA. Dr. Gray specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gray can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gray can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1984
New Jersey College of Dentistry 1984
Tulane University School of Medicine
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Awards
- Patients' Choice Award Year
- Compassionate Doctor Recognition Year
- Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree Year
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Obesity
- Warts
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- Genital Warts
- Vaginitis
- Pain
Professional Memberships
- Board at the Eastern Virginia Medical School
Professional Society Memberships
- Board at the Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Derwin P. Gray Sr., MD's Practice location
Virginia Center for Women
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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Derwin P. Gray Sr., who serves patients throughout the State of Virginia.
A Virginia-based obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Gray Sr. is affiliated with the Virginia Center for Women, serving patients at their offices in Chesapeake and Nags Head. His clinical interests include minimally invasive hysterectomy and vaginal reconstructive surgery. He performs advanced surgeries utilizing the da Vinci robot.
At Virginia Center For Women, they recognize that patients have a choice when it comes to their obstetrics and gynecology needs. All of their professionals maintain the highest levels of accreditation and pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest trends in obstetrics and gynecology.
Graduating with his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Gray Sr. went on to further his training by completing a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Howard University Hospital in 1988.
Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), the doctor is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The mission of the ABOG is to define specialty standards, certify obstetricians and gynecologists, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in women’s health.
In his professional experience, he served as a member of the Board at the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) for 9 years. An Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at EVMS.
Obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts).
Among his various accolades, Dr. Gray Sr. has been the recipient of the Patients' Choice Award (2018, 2016, 2012, 2011), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011), and Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree (2015). He has received the Sir William Osler Award for Excellence in teaching Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2016, 2017 and 2019. Recipient of the OB/GYN Chief Residents Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 and 2019.
Happily married, he and his wife, Desiree, have three children.
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3636 HIGH STREET PORTSMOUTH VA 23707SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITALl
830 KEMPSVILLE ROAD NORFOLK VA 23502CHESAPEAKE GENERAL HOSPITALl
736 BATTLEFIELD BLVD, NORTH CHESAPEAKE VA 23320