Lisa M. Masterson, M.D. has pioneered the evolution of women’s healthcare into the 21st century.  A specialist in obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, adolescent gynecology and family planning, Dr. Masterson has redefined the role of a gynecologist.

Dr. Masterson’s unique practice includes a myriad of services not found in today’s traditional gynecological medicine, paving the way for advancement in her field.  Genecology merges with esthetic services at her Ocean Oasis Medical Spa, which offers customized spa treatments as well as exercise and nutrition programs that cater specifically to each phase of a woman’s life.

At the forefront in education, Dr. Masterson holds seminars on adolescent sexuality for teens and parents and has written “Go Figure”, a workbook for young girls detailing the changes throughout their bodies.

Her reach stretches across borders.  Striving to provide global medical relief to underdeveloped regions, Dr. Masterson has created Maternal Fetal Care International (MFCI), a charitable organization dedicated to making every mother and child count around the globe.  MFCI brings volunteer physicians to treat needy women and children and provides medical supplies, equipment and training to elevate the standard of medical care and decrease the mother-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.

As a child, Dr. Masterson was propelled into fulfilling her dreams and given the strength and tools to make a true mark on the world.  Her spirit of innovation and leadership hails from a long line of extraordinary women.  Her grandmother, Mattie Ruth Smith, was the eldest of twelve children in Louisiana, whom she helped raise before becoming a schoolteacher in black schools throughout the state.  Dr. Masterson’s mother, La V’onne, was a professor at the University of Washington and subsequently served in the Office of

Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  She then moved on to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and was offered the directorship of the EEOC’s office in San Diego, where Dr. Masterson attended The Bishop’s School, a well-respected private school in La Jolla.

Upon graduation, Dr. Masterson entered Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and went on to Medical School at the University of Southern California.  In 1993, during her first year as an Obstetrics and Gynecology intern at USC/County Hospital, Dr. Masterson’s mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer.  A year later, Ms. La V’onne Smith passed away leaving behind a remarkable legacy.

Dr. Masterson knows, “Because of my mother’s strength and independence as a woman, she was, and is, my governing inspiration.  As a private person, she gave us all the encouragement and nourishment a mother could give.  As a public figure, she was a major participant in the equal rights movement which has always been foremost in my life.”

Dr. Masterson has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, The Today Show, Oprah After the Show, Good Morning America, CNN Headline News, Anderson Copper 360, The Tyra Banks Show, Good Day Live, The Other Half, Berman and Berman, Strictly Sex With Dr. Drew, Lifetime’s What Should You Do? andVH1’s Smokin’ Hot Talk.  Dr. Masterson has also performed a live C-Section on Discovery Health’s Birthday Live and she has been featured on the Style Network, BET and every major Los Angeles television station.

Dr. Masterson is Co-host of the new syndicated series “The Doctors”, a dynamic spin-off from Dr. Phil McGraw and Jay McGraw.  The show will investigate and discuss hot button medical topics, bust medical myths and answer burning questions viewers may be too afraid to ask their own doctors.

Dr. Masterson practices at Cedars-Sinai, St. John’s and UCLA/Santa Monica and has her office in Santa Monica.   For further information please contact Dr. Masterson’s manager, Richard G. Murphy, at (818) 753-9660.

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