Mitchell Creinin, M.D. is a tenured Distinguished Professor and Director of the Complex Family Planning Fellowship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Davis. He has formerly held positions of Department Chair as well as Director of Family Planning. Dr. Creinin completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by two fellowships, one in Family Planning and one in Clinical Research/Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Creinin has received research funding from the NIH, USAID, WHO, CDC, private foundations and industry and has enabled his continued involvement in female and male contraceptive development, including medical and safety oversight of national and international trials. He has authored more than 300 peer-review papers, review articles, book chapters and books related to Family Planning and Contraception, including the 6th edition of “Speroff & Darney’s Clinical Guide to Contraception.” Dr. Creinin is a past President of the Society of Family Planning.