Dr. La Tanya Hines is a board certified obstetrician gynecologist currently practicing in Los Angeles, California. She is the former CEO of Girlfriends Medical Group,Inc (www.girlfriendsmedical.com), a private practice catering to the needs of women throughout Southern California. She received her Bachelor of Science in PsychoBiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Thereafter, she received her doctorate of Medicine from the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine. She completed her surgical internship at the University of Southern California. Her extensive training and experience in obstetrics and gynecology was obtained from the well-known King Drew Medical Center in Wilmington, California. Dr. Hines is a well-known speaker, motivator and clinician in the greater Los Angeles region. Her passion is in giving back to the community through education and research. Her many lectures have included menopause, cervical cancer and the effects of obesity in pregnancy. Dr. Hines currently practices at the Kaiser West Los Angeles Medical Center where she has exclusive admitting privileges. She sees many high-risk obstetrical patients in this capacity as well as routine Obstetrical and Gynecological patients. She remains an active part of several organizations including, the LA OBGYN Society, CMA (California Medical Association), NEPO (Network of Ethnic Physicians) and ABWP ( Association of Black Women Physicians.) Despite her many activities, Dr. Hines shares her family life with Mr. Darrick Hines to whom she has been married for 19 years. She has two lovely children, Jalen age 17 and Kaila age 15. They all enjoy a very active life, playing football, bike riding and running.