Dr. Allyson Brooks is the Ginny Ueberroth Executive Medical Director Endowed
Chair and Chief Quality Officer of the Women's Health Institute at
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. In this role she has helped establish
Hoag as a Becker’s Top 100 Hospital with Excellent Women’s
Health programs by developing comprehensive, integrated programs in maternal
child health, minimally invasive surgical gynecology, pelvic health, breast
health and wellness.
Dr. Brooks has an extensive background in leadership at Hoag since joining
the medical staff in 1993. In addition to her three year term on the Medical
Executive Committee and as Chair of the Department of OB/Gyn, Dr. Brooks
served on the Hoag Board of Trustees for six years including being Chair
of the Quality Improvement Committee of the Board for four years. In spring
2015 Dr. Brooks completed a nationally acclaimed two-year fellowship in
leadership from the Health Management Academy.
Dr. Brooks is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist who retired in
2013 after 21 years in private practice in Newport Beach. During the course
of her clinical practice Dr. Brooks delivered over 2,000 babies, provided
comprehensive and compassionate health care to women of all life stages
and from ages 12 through 92, performed over 1,000 minimally invasive gynecologic
surgical procedures including robotic- and laparoscopic-assisted hysterectomies,
achieved the coveted designation as a physician of excellence in minimally
invasive gynecology from the American Academy of Gynecologic Laparoscopists,
and received most compassionate and best doctor awards.
Dr. Brooks has three sons and lives in Newport Beach with her husband of 29 years.