Frank W. Ling, MD

"Frank W. Ling, M.D. grew up in Evanston, Illinois and is a graduate of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, and subsequently served an internship in Wilmington, Delaware, and residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He remained on faculty, serving in various roles including Student Clerkship Director, Asst. Dean for Student Affairs, Residency Director, and Director of Gynecology. He was the Chairman of the Department from 1994 through 2003.

Dr. Ling is a partner in Women's Health Specialists, a private obstetrics and gynecology practice in Germantown, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis. He is the Director for the Center for Pelvic Pain Management, which is one of five Centers of Excellence within Women's Health Specialists.

His past positions held include: President of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, President of the Tennessee Ob/Gyn Society, Chairman of the Tennessee Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Chair of the Education Committee for the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Chair of the Liaison Committee for the Council of University Chairs of Ob/Gyn."

"Women's Health Specialists is committed to providing superior obstetrical, gynecologic and urogynecologic care for all stages of woman's life. Taking a pro-active approach to your health care needs is a top priority for our physicians and staff. But nothing is more important in achieving your personal health goals than your input. Thus, we encourage you to ask questions and actively participate in discussing the preventative, educational and medical options available to you.

Women's Health Specialists is not the "typical" Ob/Gyn practice, but it is truly unique. What makes the practice unique are the clinicians that compose the practice. Each of the clinicians at Women's Health Specialists are nationally and internationally recognized for their achievements and the efforts they have made to advance the healthcare of women. All of our physicians have been named among the best physicians for women's by Memphis Magazine, and have also been recognized as the top physicians for women by Good Housekeeping magazine and selected to Best Physicians in American. All our physicians are board certified and fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Our clinicians have published over 400 research papers, have written 10 books which are used as reference texts by physicians throughout the world. Our physicians are also leaders in national societies and serve as President of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, and three of our physicians are examiners for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology."