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FALL / WINTER 2021 WEBB MAGA ZINE
The Fast Track
Connie Cheng, MD ’05 OB-GYN/The Gynmama
Young Alumni On The Move
by Debbie Carini
Young alumni are making their mark on the world in diverse ways. They are rising stars in their fields, innovators, leaders, and changemakers. These young alumni are also enriching the communities where they live, building businesses, and working to have a meaningful and positive impact on the world. They embody Webb’s mission to think boldly, mindfully and creatively; act with honor and moral courage; lead with distinction; and serve with a generous spirit. And they are excited about Webb’s future and possibilities for growth. “Webb has moved forward,” says Dr. Connie Cheng ’05. “We’ve had difficult but necessary conversations concerning the ways we’re acknowledging race and class and we know we have room to grow. I hope we keep talking about it.”
Dr. Connie Cheng ’05 graduated from Pomona College with a degree in molecular biology, followed by Yale Medical School; she completed her residency at UCLA in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Today, she is one of two founding physicians at UCLA’s new Pasadena branch, where her daily activities range from delivering babies to providing abortion care to operating in minimally invasive robotic surgery to conducting community outreach to educating women about best health practices. She is also a wife and mother to one-year-old Jordan Jack Lee. In addition, she serves on the physicians’ council for June, a digital maternity career startup and runs an evidence-based women’s health blog on Instagram, @TheGynMama. Her informative and often poignant blog posts on @TheGynMama (such as one recently where she described her own experience with fertility struggles) reveal the human side of a highly educated and respected doctor. She attributes a lot of her fearlessness in communicating these important issues to her experience at Webb.
“I didn’t feel intimidated or fearful at Webb and that gave me a self-confidence I didn’t see in others, especially when I got to Pomona College,” says Cheng. “People at Webb believed in me.”
