
Dr. Santosh Pandipati, MD, FACOG
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
14880 Los Gatos Blvd 2nd Floor Los Gatos CA, 95032About
Apart from birth and death, pregnancy is one of the most inexplicable and spiritual events in a human being’s life. Nothing prepared me for my medical school obstetrics rotation when my hands embraced life emerging from the womb. The challenge of caring for two patients simultaneously, where the condition of one affects the other in an infinitely recursive loop was irresistible.
Across 25 years, I have cared for pregnant women and their unborn in precarious situations, taking their lives as seriously as those of my loved ones. Along the way I co-founded and serve as the Chief Health Officer of Lōvu Health (a transformative pregnancy and postpartum digital health platform making a national impact), have been Maternal-Fetal Medicine Director at O’Connor Hospital, am 2025 President-Elect of the Santa Clara County Medical Association and a delegate to the California Medical Association, an author and speaker on climate change impacts to women’s reproductive health, a photographer, a writer, a husband, and a father.
Life is dynamic, not static, and meaningful life is resilient life. After private practice followed by 13 years of employed practice, it’s now time for the 3rd act of my career: a daring journey into a new MFM care model - one of high touch, high communication, and high compassion. Come join me in my next adventure, a novel approach to restoring humanity in maternal-fetal medicine.
Education and Training
University of Michigan MD 2000
Board Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal & Fetal Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
State of California (C54842)
State of Tennessee (59045)
State of Kansas (04-44525)
American Board Electrodiagnostic Medicine
NPI#:1821191784
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Co-Founder, Chief Health Officer e-Lōvu Health (Lōvu) 2022 - Present
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Perinatologist Obstetrix of San Jose/Pediatrix (Campbell, CA) 2012 - 2025
- Consultant, Virtual Ob Project Pediatrix/Mednax 2019 - 2022
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Perinatologist Women’s Healthcare Associates, Northwest Perinatal Center (Portland, OR) 2007 - 2011
Awards
- Resident Research Award for Outstanding Research in Women’s Health 2003 Organon, Inc., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle
- Louis A. Vontver, M.D., M.Ed., Excellence in Student Teaching Award 2000 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Louis A. Vontver, M.D., M.Ed., Excellence in Student Teaching Award 2001 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Louis A. Vontver, M.D., M.Ed., Excellence in Student Teaching Award 2002 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Louis A. Vontver, M.D., M.Ed., Excellence in Student Teaching Award 2003 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Louis A. Vontver, M.D., M.Ed., Excellence in Student Teaching Award 2004 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Regence Patient Satisfaction Survey Award: Year : Recognized for Exceptional Performance on the 2007 Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Patient Satisfaction Survey
- Regence Patient Satisfaction Survey Award 2008 : Recognized for Exceptional Performance on the 2007 Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Patient Satisfaction Survey
Professional Memberships
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Santa Clara County Medical Association
- International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians
- Pacific Coast Ob/Gyn Society
- California Medical Association
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Fellowships
- University of Colorado Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Denver/Aurora, CO) Maternal-Fetal Medicine 2007
- University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- 2025 President-Elect, Santa Clara County Medical Association
Fellowships
- University of Colorado
Professional Society Memberships
- ACOG, SMFM, SCCMA, CMA, PCOGS, FIGO, AIUM
Professional Affiliations
- UCSF
Areas of research
- Pregnancy and pregnancy complications, environmental health
Teaching and speaking
- Anticipated Impacts of Climate Change on Womens Health: What Can Womens Healthcare Providers Do? UCSF Grand Rounds 2020 Good Samaritan Hospital Grand Rounds 2020 Valley Medical Center Grand Rounds 2020 Pacific Coast Ob/Gyn Society Annual MeeWng 2019 International Sonography Podcast 2020 ecoAmerica Webcast series FIGO Earth Day Interviews 2020 Contemporary Ob/Gyn Webcast on climate change and womens health (hGps://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/authors/santosh-pandipaW,-md) Speaker, Climate Change and Womens Health, San Francisco Gynecological Society, October 2020 Speaker, UCSF Mini-Medical School Series: Environmental JusWce and Human Health: CreaWng Systemic SoluWons (2021) Speaker, The Earth Has A Fever, SCCMA Environmental Health Webinar Series, April 2021 Ed Talk Speaker ET07-Climate Crisis: How COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes the Need for Obstetrician-Gynecologist Leadership atthe 2021 ACOG Annual Clinical and ScienWfic MeeWng (May 2021) Speaker, Dignity Health St. Josephs Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ (August 2021): OBGYN Friday Conference - TheEarth Has A Fever: A Physicians PerspecWve Speaker, FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics, October 2021: The Impact of Climate Change on WomensHealth: A Vision Into the Future and Climate Change and Reproductive Health: Whats Going On and What Can Ob/GynsDo?5 GMA3: Climate Crisis and Pregnancy TV interview December 8, 2022. hGps://www.goodmorningamerica.com/gma3/video/climate-crisis-pregnancy-94777184 ABC Audio: Start Here Podcast: December 8, 2022 episode. ABC News online December 12, 2022: hGps://abcnews.go.com/US/climate-change-brings-health-issues-challenges-pregnant-women/story?id=94577500 Speaker, Annual Karen Green Distinguished Lectureship in Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Massachusetts, April 2023:The Earth Has a Fever: A Physicians Perspective Invited Speaker, FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics, October 2023 (Paris, France): Maternal Health and theImpact of the Environment: Scaling up solution-oriented strategies through reproductive and environmental health
Favorite Place to Vacation
- Carmel, San Francisco, Napa, Hawaii, Europe
Hobbies / Sports
- Photography, writing, hiking, meditation, philosophy, exploring great restaurants, travel.
Favorite professional publications
- The Green Journal. The Gray Journal. NEJM. The Lancet. JAMA. BMJ.
Areas of research
Pregnancy and pregnancy complications, environmental health
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