Physician, Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department: OB/GYN
Deborah Bartholomew, MD, is a general obstetrician gynecologist and associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She has dual board certification in anatomic pathology and obstetrics and gynecology.
Dr. Bartholomew joined the faculty at Ohio State in 1998 as an associate professor. Her clinical interests include general obstetrics and gynecology. She practices at Stoneridge Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Bartholomew was one of the first gynecologists to include robotic surgery in her minimally invasive surgery skills. She developed a regional Vulvar Clinic at Ohio State which provides care to women from Ohio and surrounding states with vulvar disease.
Dr. Bartholomew was honored with an invitation to join the International Society of Vulvar Vaginal Disease (ISSVD) after presenting her research in the treatment of vulvodynia with gabapentin. She is the president-elect of the North American chapter of the ISSVD. Her platform will be development of a multidisciplinary curriculum for residents.
Her interest in pathology continues and is evident in her commitment to resident education in the field of colposcopy and cervical pathology. She was awarded the Colposcopy Recognition Award by the American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Current research areas include HPV DNA detection techniques and HPV vaccines. She has received multiple teaching awards including the APGO Excellence in Medical Education Award, and the CREOG National Faculty Award.
Dr. Bartholomew attended the Medical College of Virginia with an Armed Forces Health Professions full scholarship. She graduated in 1983 and went on to complete her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the David Grant USAF residency program in California. She was awarded a sponsored Obstetrics and Gynecologic Pathology fellowship and a second residency in anatomic pathology at the University of California-Davis. Her research thesis involved novel early DNA detection techniques for human papillomavirus. This work was awarded the Searle-Donald Richardson Award at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology meeting in San Francisco in 1990.
Prior to joining Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, Dr. Bartholomew was program director of the residency program at West Virginia University-Charleston. She also served in the Air Force as a physician for six years at a large AF teaching hospital, Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss. She was the chief of gynecology and gynecologic pathology, achieved the rank of Lt. Col and was honorably discharged with multiple commendations. A veteran of Desert Storm, she was on mobility for rapid deployment with the Air Transportable Hospital.
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Muy buenas
Good
Dr Bartholomew is always kind, concerned for my overall health and professional.
Didn't give me any instructions on how to treat, prevent, get rid of my diagnosis just simply stated what it was and left
Care provider was very informative and answered my questions.
Through your all my appointments, she was thorough in explaining and helping me understand my health issues and what tests/procedures I needed. My special thanks to her for the wonderful care I received pre and post surgery.
Rude, did not address my current concerns, told me how I should be feeling about things, did not explain why I needed additional testing, did not go over my pathology report with me
Everything was good
Dr. Bartholemew is condescending and treats patients as though they are ignorant and make things up that do not exist. As a healthcare worker, I was horrified to enter this appointment with a list of current symptoms just to be gaslit into thinking none of it is real or can possibly be related to a gynecological condition. I had to fight for my voice to be heard, and I still did not get the opportunity to address everything I have been experiencing that I believe needs medical attention. I intend to follow Dr. Bartholemew's plan of care, but when it comes time to follow up in 6 months, I will not be doing so with her.
Great job answering all my questions. Great f/u to previous visits and tests. Wonderful OBGYN. Always look for to this annual visit which isn't something most would say about an obgyn annual visit. Certainly never look forward to the exambut the worthy discussion and resulting answers are always welcome. She's a great one!
She was very caring thoughtful and just very Knowledgeable.
Dr. Barthlomew is and excellent provider. She is warm and friendly. She takes her time with me. I never feel rushed and always get my questions answered clearly.
Good
She is excellent!! The best!!
Efficient. I did not experience any discomfort during the procedure
Very professional. Listens intently and looked for resolutions
Very easy to talk with. A good relationship with her over the many years she has been my doctor
Very knowledgeable
Pay attention to all the corresponding details
Very friendly and respectful
Very good
Never felt rushedMade me feel comfortable Very kind
She is a great doctor she is very easy to talk about anything.
I Have been going to Dr. Bartholomew for years and she has been great. She listens and gives good information when I ask questions
High experience
Very thoughtful and concerned about my condition. Very empathetic
Interrupted me three times, left me in the room for over 30 minutes alone, dismissive when I tried to explain my concerns and walked out of the exam room while I was still trying to understand her instructions
Very good
She listened to my concerns and respected my decision
Excellent service
My care provider did not show any concern for me or my healthcare during the visit. I was not informed of what would be happening (I STILL don't know what happened), she neglected to tell me any care instructions (which, on my mychart, she said she did. I had to find the care instructions from my after-visit summary). I was crying and shaking a lot during the procedure, and my care provider got mad that she couldn't see.
Very good
Very nice
She was very nice
Good
Excellent always attentive to my needs
Good experience
Always polite & ask questions about how I'm doing, shows concern & informs me of anything she has found that is different or her opinion of how things look on progress this visit.
Very informative and explained things to me in C a way so that I could understand what she talking about:)
She was exalent about her job and concerns for me
Excellent
She's pleasant & provides helpful information.
Very good
She was very nice and listened to my concerns about my health.
Excellent
Doctor knew what she was talking about.
Not bad
Everyone was very understanding because I had a lot of questions.
This appt was not made by me but my OSU oncologist. From the start, I found Dr Bartholomew to be rude and somewhat flippant. When she first entered the room, she introduced herself, then announced she does not do standard care and she would have to pass me to her nurse practioner for further appointments. Then she asked what my concerns were. This is where I explained about my oncologist wanting me to be seen by her. As she read through my prescriptions, she had trouble pronouncing a couple and when I attempted to explain, she said "I'll figure it out" with a hand wave. She said she was ordering tests and nothing else was done that day. So I drove over an hour for a Dr's appt for a basic ride meet and greet.
Excellent human quality in all professionals
She explained everything that what's gonna happen. It was very nice and speaking with me so I could understand what she was talking about.
Very good. I really trusted her.
Respectful and fully discussed my problem.
Dr. Bartholomew has always been a very warm, caring, knowledgeable doctor. I have felt well-cared for as her patient.
Dr explains to me very well what is my concerns. English is not my first language and difficult to understand medical terminology. She showed me illustration and using different words for me. It was very nice and my concerns to not understand disappeared. She is a great doctor.
Very great and the exam part was not painful because she was very gentle. The Only thing I would say is that when she recommended to see another doctor regarding my concerns, I didn't quite understood because she was saying in abbreviations. I was confused by that.
Very pleasant, friendly, explained everything I needed to know
While this was a yearly routine visit, and I had no major health concerns to discuss, I do find it a bit frustrating to get the same generalized speech every time I'm in - exercise more, watch your calories. This is often said not thoroughly understanding my environmental influences and challenges. She suggested a fitness app to help me monitor calories and walking. However, I have many moving parts in my life that makes it a much harder change of lifestyle than she makes it sound. While this is routine, I would like to be seen wholistically - not just that I need to lose 30 lbs and do more walking.
Dr Deborah was the kindest doctor I have seen to date. She's the only one to show me what she was talking about while she was talking about it and she gave me back my hopeful feelings about getting better with her concise medical advice and warm personality.
Professional and kind
Was so nice and explained every answer to all the questions I had
Excellent
Friendly and efficient once in the room
Very professional, kind, and supportive
Kind and understanding
This physician completely dismissed my symptoms. She was disengaged and judgmental.
Excellent experience
My care provider spent more time with me than I thought she would be able to. She took my questions seriously and provided advice on testing as well as encouragement.
Very good experience
Very knowledgeable, expert in her field. That's why I've been to her for over 30 years.
She was good
She was concerned with finding a solution to my care needs. She ordered extra tests to rule out any possibilities.
She did not push when I declined an extra test
She was professional, as usual