Boulder Abortion Clinic CONSULTATION
Warren M. Hern, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Expert Consultant in Late-Term Abortion Procedures & Surgical Abortion Services
Warren M. Hern, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., is a globally recognized physician, epidemiologist, and pioneer in advanced surgical abortion care, offering consulting services to clinics, hospitals, and reproductive health providers across the United States and internationally.
Dr. Hern served as the Founder and Director of Boulder Abortion Clinic for 50 years—from its opening on January 22, 1975, through its closure on April 18, 2025. Before that, he was the Founding Medical Director of Colorado’s first private, nonprofit outpatient abortion clinic, which began seeing patients in November 1973.
Now offering consulting services for:
- Late second and third-trimester abortion procedures
- Clinical protocols, instrumentation, and technique development
- Clinic site assessments & training for surgical abortion care at all gestational ages
Clinical Leadership & Contributions
Dr. Hern’s contributions to the field of reproductive health span over five decades. He began providing first-trimester surgical abortions in 1971 and has since developed specialized protocols for second- and third-trimester outpatient abortion care, including unique instrument designs and techniques that have become standards in complex abortion services.
He has served as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and remains an authoritative voice in both academic and clinical settings.
Publications & Research
Dr. Hern is the author and co-editor of several seminal works in the field of abortion medicine, including:
- Abortion Practice (J.B. Lippincott Co., 1984; 1990) — the only comprehensive textbook on surgical abortion
- Abortion in the Seventies (National Abortion Federation, 1977)
- Abortion Services Handbook (Interfascia, 1977)
- Abortion in the Age of Unreason: A Doctor’s Account of Caring for Women Before & After Roe vs. Wade (Routledge, 2024)
His peer-reviewed research has been published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prenatal Diagnosis, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, and the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
View full bibliography of Dr. Hern’s abortion-related research »
Consulting Services Available
Dr. Hern now offers consulting services to medical institutions and providers seeking expert guidance in:
- Surgical abortion services in ALL trimesters
- Medical and ethical protocols for complex fetal anomalies
- Clinic safety, facility setup, and staff training
- Technical advising on abortion instrumentation and techniques
- Managing media / public affairs requests for information
To request a site visit or expert consultation, contact Dr. Hern here »
Trusted Expertise in Complex Abortion Care
With more than 50 years of dedicated service to reproductive medicine, Dr. Hern remains one of the world’s foremost experts in late abortion procedures, medical policy development, and compassionate patient care.
In 2002, Dr. Hern received the Christopher Tietze Humanitarian Award from the National Abortion Federation for his advancement of quality care in abortion services. The Tietze Award is NAF’s highest distinction and honors significant, lifetime contributions in the field of abortion care or policy.
If your clinic or hospital is expanding or refining its abortion services—especially in second or third trimester care—Dr. Hern’s consultation can provide the clinical excellence and institutional insight your team needs.
