Dr. Lauren Dungy-Poythress
Medical Director of Maternal-Fetal
MedicineCommunity Health Network of Indianapolis
Accomplished physician specializing in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and educator Lauren Dungy-Poythress, MD was born and raised in Jackson, Michigan. She is the daughter of two educators, Dr. Wilbur Dungy, who began teaching at Jackson Community College in 1953 as the college’s first African-American professor and Mrs. Cleomae Dungy, an educator with the Michigan Public Schools for more than 30 years. She earned her medical degree from The University of Michigan’s Medical School. This was followed by residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ann Arbor, Michigan and subspecialty training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Currently, she serves as Medical Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine for the Community Health Network of Indianapolis, where she promotes the health and well-being of mothers and their unborn babies. Dr. Dungy-Poythress has held faculty appointments as associate and/or assistant professor at several university medical programs, and serves on many community boards and programs associated with perinatal care.
Throughout her career, Dr. Dungy-Poythress has held a number of positions in obstetrics, gynecology and perinatology areas where she has received teaching and research awards. She has been recognized by Who's Who in Black Indianapolis in several publications, and received a Merit Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Aesculapian Medical Society of Indianapolis, but these are only the most recent in a number of honors and awards. She also enjoys opportunities for motivational speaking and throughout her distinguished career she has been honored with a key to the city from the mayor of Jackson, Michigan, distinguished university commencement speaker honors, invited Christian church speaking engagements and honors and special citations from the Governor of Michigan and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dr. Dungy-Poythress has presented lectures at numerous conferences and medical schools, has been published in a number of medical journals and newspapers and has appeared on local network and public access television to promote health topics.
Throughout her career, Dr. Dungy-Poythress has held a number of positions in obstetrics, gynecology and perinatology areas where she has received teaching and research awards. She has been recognized by Who's Who in Black Indianapolis in several publications, and received a Merit Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Aesculapian Medical Society of Indianapolis, but these are only the most recent in a number of honors and awards. She also enjoys opportunities for motivational speaking and throughout her distinguished career she has been honored with a key to the city from the mayor of Jackson, Michigan, distinguished university commencement speaker honors, invited Christian church speaking engagements and honors and special citations from the Governor of Michigan and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dr. Dungy-Poythress has presented lectures at numerous conferences and medical schools, has been published in a number of medical journals and newspapers and has appeared on local network and public access television to promote health topics.
