Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology at IU School of Medicine
Lauren Dungy-Poythress, MD, an accomplished board-certified physician specializing in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and educator, brings to her patients and their physicians more than 28 years of perinatology experience. She has designed, developed, and led successful Maternal-Fetal Medicine offices and/or programs in three states. Through her key tenets of confident, competent, compassionate, consistent, and comprehensive care, she has been able to attract patients from all over Indiana and its bordering states, as well as various parts of the country.
She is the daughter of two educators, Dr. Wilbur Dungy (a Tuskegee Airman), 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 at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Dungy-Poythress has held faculty appointments as associate and assistant professor at several university medical programs, and serves, or has served, on many community boards and programs some of which include, the Women’s Fund Advisory Board, the Advisory Board for the Desmond Tutu Center at Christian Theological Seminary and Butler University, The State Board of Directors for the March of Dimes, The Indiana Perinatal Network, The Julian Center Board of Directors, The Community Health Network Foundation Board of Directors, and Officer and Board of Directors for the Dungy Family Foundation, Inc. She has been honored with many awards including The International Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Leading Physicians of the World Award, Faith and Family Integrity Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women Breakthrough Woman Award, Indiana Business Journal Women of Influence Award, Center for Leadership Development Achievement in Professions Award, Touch Stone Awards “Lighting the Way Empowering Tomorrow’s Champions” Girls Inc. Award, Top Docs Indianapolis, U.S. News Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Top Doctor in the field of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the Golden Laurel Excellence in the Field of Medicine award.
Dr. Dungy-Poythress enjoys opportunities for motivational speaking. Such engagements have included keynote addresses, lectures and panel discussions for non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, schools (public and private), colleges and universities. Throughout her distinguished career, she has received many honors, some of which include a key to the city from the mayor of Jackson, Michigan; distinguished university and college commencement speaker honors; invited leadership speaking engagements, honorary doctorates; and special citations from the Governor of Michigan, the Michigan House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dr. Dungy-Poythress has presented lectures at numerous conferences and medical schools, has been published in various medical journals, presented at national forums, made numerous television appearances, and received research and teaching awards.