Christina E. Dancz, MD

Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Part-Time), Vice Chair of Education

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Overview

Christina Dancz, MD, MPH is a native Southern Californian who earned her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology at the University of Maryland. She then moved to Boston to attend a joint program at Harvard Medical School and MIT before returning to California for residency at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and continued on to complete a Masters degree in Public Health and fellowship in Female Pelvic Floor Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery under the guidance of Dr. Begüm Özel. Dr. Dancz is currently an active staff member and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Keck Medical School. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine/Reconstructive Surgery. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program Director at USC/LAC+USC. Dr. Dancz’s research interests include the effects of pelvic organ prolapse, medical education and quality improvement. She is active in student, resident and fellow education and has received numerous teaching awards. In her personal life, she has three active daughters, and tries to make time for dancing and social activism.

Awards

  • Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO), 2130 Priest Bridge Drive, Suite 7, Cr: APGO Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020
     – 2021
  • Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California: Lester T. Hibbard Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2020
     – 2021
  • Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California: Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, 2018
     – 2018
  • Council for Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology: CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, 2017
     – 2017
  • Council for Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology: CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, 2013
     – 2014
  • Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California: Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, 2015
     – 2015
  • Department of Medical Education and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Keck School of Medic: Maurice Hitchcock Award for outstanding poster, Innovations in Medical Education Conference, 2014
     – 2014

Education and Training

  • University of Maryland, College Park, MD — BS — 05/1999 — Microbiology
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA — MD — 06/2004 — Medicine
  • University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA — MPH — 08/2015 — Global Health
  • USC/ LAC+USC Medical Center , Los Angeles, CA — 06/2008 — Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • USC/ LAC+USC Medical Center , Los Angeles, CA — 06/2010 — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Publications

  • Spanish translation and validation of four short pelvic floor disorders questionnaires. Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Apr; 24(4):655-70.. View in PubMed
  • Is there a pelvic organ prolapse threshold that predicts bladder outflow obstruction? Int Urogynecol J. 2011 Jul; 22(7):863-8. Dancz CE , Ozel B . View in PubMed
  • Assessment of intraoperative judgment during gynecologic surgery using the Script Concordance Test. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep; 203(3):240.e1-6.. View in PubMed
  • Colorectal and anal symptoms in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J. 2010 Feb; 21(2):187-91.. View in PubMed
  • Massive cystic degeneration of a pedunculated leiomyoma. Fertil Steril. 2008 Oct; 90(4):1180-1.. View in PubMed
  • Characterization of N-terminal interferon tau mutants: P26L affords enhanced activity and lack of toxicity. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2004 Feb; 229(2):194-202.. View in PubMed
  • Inducible control of virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes: temporal requirement of listeriolysin O during intracellular infection. J Bacteriol. 2002 Nov; 184(21):5935-45.. View in PubMed