Kathy Witzeman, MD, FACOG
Specialty:
Gynecology and Integrative Women’s Health
Title/Affiliation:
Gynecologic Surgeon and Women’s Health
Grand River Health
Rifle, CO
Clinical Professor
University of Colorado, Dept of OBGYN
Biography:
Kathryn Witzeman, MD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Witzeman joined Grand River Health in 2023 after 19 years on faculty at Denver Health in Denver, CO. Dr. Witzeman has served on the Board of Directors of the International Pelvic Pain Society since 2014, and currently serves on the Advisory Board and Past President’s Committee after 5 years on the Executive Board. In 2008, Dr. Witzeman founded the Integrated Pelvic Health Program at Denver Health Medical Center and served as its director until 2023. Her clinical interests include vulvovaginal disorders, menstrual disorders, menopausal problems, pelvic pain, integrative medicine, and biomedical ethics as is applies to the field of OBGYN. She speaks nationally and internationally on topics of pelvic pain and integrative medicine. Dr. Witzeman completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati SOM and subsequently completed her OBGYN residency training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of OBGYN. Dr. Witzeman completed the APGO Scholars and Leaders program in 2012 and graduated from the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Fellowship in 2018.
Specialty interests:
- Vulvar pain
- Pelvic pain
- Menopause
- Integrative approaches to pain
Special Skills:
- Integrative medicine
- Trigger point injections
- Botulinum toxin A injections of pelvic floor
- Nerve blocks
- Medical Acupuncture for pain
- Mind-Body medicine approaches to pain
Education:
- 1996-2000: University of Cincinnati COM
- 2000-2004: UNC Chapel Hill, OBGYN Residency
- 2016-2018: University of Arizona, Fellowship in Integrative Medicine
- 2021-2022: AcuMed Integrated Structural Approach to Medical Acupuncture for Physicians (325 hrs)
Mentorship & Coaching Strengths:
- Understanding and developing an integrative approach to pelvic pain
- Developing an integrated or integrative pelvic health program (in a large healthcare organization)
- Professional development
- Emotional support
- Developing work/life balance
