Gretchen E. Makai MD

Gretchen Makai, M.D., is a gynecologist and, since 2009, director of minimally-invasive gynecologic surgery for Christiana Care’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Makai earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she won the Thomas F. Cook Prize for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the combined program between Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General hospitals in Boston.

During her training, she received the student teaching award from Harvard Medical School and she was named Outstanding Resident by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. After residency, Dr. Makai completed a fellowship in gynecologic endoscopy at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass. During this time she was also a clinical instructor in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In addition to her training, Dr. Makai worked as a staff physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass.