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"Devoted care from one woman to another." Dr. Susan Mendelsohn has been in private practice in the Laguna Hills area since 1990. She says the excitement, warmth and feeling in her heart of being the first one to actually touch a new life and bring it safely into the world will never change. "I chose obstetrics and gynecology because I could relate to women on a one-to-one basis, and I wanted to be able to go through life changes with them from childbearing through menopausal years." Dr. Mendelsohn is committed to quality improvement in women’s health and has served on a number of hospital leadership committees including Best Practice and Case Review Committees. She has been in private practice in the Laguna Hills area since 1990 and has served as the Medical Director of the Fudge Family Birthing Suites since 2021. She says the excitement, warmth and feeling in her heart of being the first one to actually touch a new life and bring it safely into the world will never change. Dr. Mendelsohn graduated with honors from New York University School of Medicine. She completed postgraduate training at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. A diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Dr. Mendelsohn`s professional affiliations include American Medical Association, American Medical Women`s Association, and American Associates of Gynecological Laparoscopy. She is the proud mother of three children who keep her busy in her free time with school and sports activities.