ABOUT
About Dr. Banga
Dr. Banga is a Board-Certified Osteopathic OBGYN and Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She was born in Ghana, West Africa and relocated to the United States in 1997. She cares for low and high risk obstetric patients, having delivered over 2000 babies, and enjoys performing minimally invasive laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.
Dr. Banga graduated from University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Biomedical Science. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences( OSU-CHS)in Tulsa, OK in 2007. She then completed her internship and residency at UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine (now ROWAN-SOM) in 2011. Upon graduating, she joined an all-women hospital employed OBGYN group in Sidney, Ohio. After 5 years with them, she relocated to Greensboro, NC in 2016 and is currently a Partner in private practice with Greensboro OBGYN Associates.
Dr. Banga has served in numerous leadership roles through her schooling and career. She was chosen to be a Student Ambassador, elected as treasurer for both Student Senate body of the school and for her Class of 2007 while in medical school. She was concurrently the Assistant Regional Director of SNMA for Region III, the President of SNMA, and, Vice President of the OBGYN Association of OSU-CHS. She organized multiple successful health fairs and mentoring events in the community in these roles. She was conferred the Outstanding Service and Leadership award at graduation. During residency, she participated in international medical missions and was Co-Chief Resident in her senior year.
Dr. Banga has served on several hospital affiliated committees while in active practice. These include Surgical Services, Protocols, Access and Growth and Medical Executive. She has been a delegate at international medical conferences including AOA/AMCOA. She was the Program Chair of the 85th Spring, 86thFall and the 88th Spring Annual Conferences for the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists and received awards at all three for outstanding service. She is currently the Chair of Medical Education at ACOOG, Member of its Strategic Planning Committee, a DEI Officer, and a member of CAAR. Dr. Banga was selected to participate in the 2020 –2021 Physician Leadership Academy of Cone Health.
Have you ever felt like you had been hit head on by a moving truck? No? Well, that happened to me in the Spring of 2014.
The first shock occurred that April when my father passed away suddenly. The grounding punch came three days later, when, after his funeral, my mother passed away even more unexpectedly. I was pregnant with my second child, my first being only 2 years old, studying for my oral medical board exam, and an ocean away from them. I was shattered!
When a lifechanging event occurs, one only has two real options: crumble in defeat or rise above it. As I stood teetering on the verge of various emotions, I begun to receive swift feedback. Calls and texts poured in from hundreds of people whose lives had been affected by my humanitarian inclined parents. A recurrent cord was struck in these messages: in living their purpose and passions, my mother, a passionate international women’s health advocate, and my father, a trailblazing learned and accomplished chartered accountant had touched many lives by encouraging and celebrating others incessantly through their crafts. I recognized that these were values they had imbued into me over the years. We had always celebrated life events of our family and those around us with glee! My grief transformed into a sense of purpose. I felt called to repurpose skills they had taught me in life and in death and share it with the world. I chose to follow their example; I chose to rise. I became an OBGYN due to an overwhelming curiosity that was ignited when I was going through puberty. I was fortunate to have my mother guide me through that most intriguing journey. As I currently embark on this same journey with my daughters, with the added experience of having guided numerous other young girls and their mothers as well through this journey, I decided to create a resource for mothers and their daughters, who are just like me.
Puberty is the first step in a journey towards a young lady becoming into her own. I believe if every step of the journey is properly prepared for with a factual knowledge base AND celebrated with practical and luxurious accessories, rather than being something whispered about like a mysterious secret, more women will feel comfortable, and find value, in their own bodies.
Hence I present to you, Brown Blossom!
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