Meet the UCSD Midwives

Click on the names below to learn more about the UC San Diego midwives.

• Karen Ruby Brown, CNM, MSN
• Anne Cooper, CNM, MSN
• Linda Cooper, CNM, MS
• Christine Cortes, CNM,  MSN
• Rebecca Garrett-Brown, CNM, MS
• Hope Renn Gunther, CNM, MS
• Ashley Guntkowski, CNM, MSN
• Jennifer Hirsch, CNM, MSN
• Susan Melnikow, CNM, MS
• Jasmine Ortega, CNM, MSN
• Karen Perdion, CNM, MSN
• Albert Runzel, CMN, MSN
• Beth Timpe, CNM, MSN
• Erica Vu, CNM
• Dianne Woelke, CNM, MSN 

Meet the UC San Diego Midwives

Several times each year, UC San Diego Medical Center offers an informal social event where patients and community members have the opportunity to learn more about the UC San Diego Medical Center midwifery services. You can also register to take a tour of the Birth Center and Labor and Delivery suites after the event.

• Fee: No charge
• Location: UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest, Main Hospital Auditorium
• Dates: 6 p.m. on the fourth Monday of January, March, May, July, September, or November
• Registration: Call (800) 926-8273 or register online