Nathaniel DeNicola, MD, MSHP, FACOG, is a Johns Hopkins Health System board-certified Ob/Gyn based in Washington, DC, and holds the position of Telehealth Chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In his capacity, he is recognized as the leading authority on mobile and telehealth initiatives at ACOG and spearheads their innovation efforts, including authoring the ACOG Committee Opinion on Telehealth and a comprehensive review of telehealth in February 2020.
Dr. DeNicola has contributed as a consultant to various prestigious medical bodies, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), advising on the integration of mobile and social media, developing educational resources, and promoting telehealth best practices.
Currently, he presides over the Environmental Committees Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
As an internationally recognized speaker, he has presented extensively on how telehealth, mobile technologies, and social media can be seamlessly woven into medical practice.
Before his current engagements, he was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program (VA) at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also imparted knowledge as faculty at the social media and Health Innovation Lab and served as a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute on Health Economics. He has been a Merkin Scholar at the Brookings Institution Engelberg Center on Health Care Reform.
Dr. DeNicola completed his Obstetrics & Gynecology residency at Tulane University. He earned his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Notre Dame.