Obstetrics and Gynecology

These are the most recommended best Obstetrics and Gynecology books for medical students, residents and attendings by surveying many of the US residency program directors and faculty. This list is intended to be a first aid and to guide the medical students, OB/GYN residents and attendings to the books which they need to get to ace in there rotations and practice.

The list is divided into four categories. The first one is for the pocket books that you can carry at any level of education or practice. The second group is for medical students doing their OB-GYN rotations, for shelf exams and for those going for interviews, you will be asked which books you have on the shelf so be prepared. The third list is for the obstetrics and gynecology residents and attendings for their daily reading and reference. The fourth group is for the people preparing for the OB-GYN board exam.

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Pocket Books

The Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Comprehensive Handbook Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Johns Hopkins Review of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility: Handbook for Clinicians

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2013 Classic Shirt Pocket Edition

Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Tarascon Ob/Gyn Pocketbook


Books for Medical Students for OB/GYN rotations

Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology

First Aid for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Interview Questions and Answers

Books for OB-GYN Residents and Attendings

Williams Obstetrics

Williams Gynecology

Current Diagnosis & Treatment Obstetrics & Gynecology

A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery for Medical Students and Residents

Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies

Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical Practice and Surgical Atlas

TeLinde's Operative Gynecology

Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Atlas of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Multimedia Reference

Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery

Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility

Modern Colposcopy Textbook and Atlas


Books for OB/GYN Board Exam Review

Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Complete Guide to Oral Board Obstetrics & Gynecology