Biography
Lisa Hofler, MD, MPH, MBA is Clinical Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and chief of the division of Complex Family Planning at the University of New Mexico. She trained as an engineer at Georgia Tech before receiving an MD/MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology from Emory University. Dr Hofler completed her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and she earned an MBA during her Family Planning Fellowship at Emory. She moved to New Mexico in 2016 for a career at UNM.
At UNM, Dr Hofler first served as medical director of the UNM Center for Reproductive Health; the clinic was named UNMMG Clinic of the Year three times while she was medical director. She worked to bring many process improvements, grants for clinical care, and expanded services to the clinic. She has served on the UNMH Clinical Documentation Improvement team and the ACOG Committee on Health Economics and Coding. Dr Hofler strives to translate her interests in operations, finance, and coding into smoother clinical practice for everyone.
A committed educator, Dr Hofler has received numerous teaching awards and was named UNM Medical Group Provider of the Year 2018. In addition, she has worked with ACOG and the state of New Mexico on a number of family planning initiatives. Dr Hofler’s research on women in leadership, family planning service implementation, and long-acting reversible contraception can be found in several journals including Obstetrics & Gynecology and AJOG. Dr. Hofler is a passionate advocate for reproductive rights and she works to integrate reproductive justice into her clinical, administrative, and advocacy work locally and nationally.
Areas of Specialty
Complex Family Planning
Miscarriage and abortion care, including medically complicated care
Basic and complex contraception
Family Planning service implementation
Business of medicine
Medical education
Certifications
01/2016 - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, with Maintenance of Certification recertified annually 03/2013 - Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery 06/2010 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 06/2016 - New Mexico Medical Board 12/2013 - Georgia Composite Medical Board 06/2010 - 07/2014 Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Achievements & Awards
UNM School of Medicine Learning Environment Champion, 2020
Medical Student Teaching Award, UNM Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
UNM Medical Leadership Academy, 2018
UNM MISSION: Excellence Clinic Dyad Award (UNM Center for Reproductive Health), 2019
UNM Medical Group Provider of the Year, 2018
HIPPO Award: Rapid Review, Human Sexuality & Reproduction, 2017
UNM Medical Group Clinic of the Year (UNM Center for Reproductive Health), 2017 and 2019
Most Outstanding Academic Achievement, Emory University Goizueta Business School, 2016
Outstanding Research Investigation, Emory University Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2016
Forté Fellowship for Women in Business Leadership, Forté Foundation, 2015-2016
Fellow, Physicians for Reproductive Health Leadership Training Academy, 2014-2015
Gender
Female
Languages
- English
Courses Taught
-Complex Family Planning fellowship didactic curriculum
-UNM OBGYN resident advocacy curriculum?
-Phase III Medical Student elective, Family Planning
-Phase I medical student block, Human Sexuality and Reproduction
oSexually Transmitted Infections
oAbortion and Sterilization
oContraception Workshop
oPatient sessions: Wheelchair Barbie goes to the Gynecologist, Transgender 101, Reproductive Justice
Research and Scholarship
Palm H, Degnan J, Reese A, Biefeld S, Espey E, Hofler LG. Implementing immediate postpartum LARC in rural New Mexico. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;222(4S):S911.e1-S911.e7.
Espey E, Yoder K, Hofler L. Barriers and solutions to improve adolescent intrauterine device access. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2019;32(5s):s7-13.
Hofler LG, Cordes SD, Cwiak CA, Jamieson DJ, Kottke M. Implementing immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception programs. Obstet Gynecol 2017;129(1):3-9. Featured article.
Hofler LG, Hacker MR, Dodge LE, Schutzberg R, Ricciotti HA. Comparison of women in department leadership in obstetrics and gynecology with other specialties. Obstet Gynecol 2016;127(3):442-447.
Hofler L, Hacker MR, Dodge LE, Ricciotti HA. Subspecialty and gender of obstetrics and gynecology faculty in department-based leadership roles. Obstet Gynecol 2015;125(2):471-476.