Lauren Dungy-Poythress, M.D. is an accomplished physician specializing in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and educator. Dr. Dungy-Poythress 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. She also serves as the honorary chairperson for the Indiana Healthy Babies Consortium, a spokesperson for the March of Dimes, a clinical consultant for the Indiana Perinatal Network and a board member for The Julian Center.
Lauren 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 House of Representatives.
Term: 2010 - 2013
