Updated April 2018
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ABOUT
A Short Introduction
Robert M. Biter MD
OB/GYN & ADVOCATE
ARTIST & PHILANTHROPIST
Robert M. Biter, MD is a holistic Obstetrician and Gynecologist, founder of the worldwide nonprofit Seaside Giving and CEO of Babies by the Sea Birthing Centers. During his clinical practice, he received multiple awards including San Diego Padres Medical Community AllStar, Best OB/Gyn in San Diego by Ranch and Coast Magazine multiple years in a row and 40 under 40 Most Important San Diego Leaders. During his medical education at Pennsylvania State University, he was named most outstanding graduate entering the field of OB/Gyn where he received multiple scholarships including named a National Health Service Corps Scholar. During his postgraduate training he was honored as an American Medical Association Leadership Award and was named Best Chief Resident from the nursing staff and Best Resident Teacher. His undergraduate education was at Juniata College with a dual degree in theatre and premedical studies having earned scholarships for both areas of his studies. He is also an award winning playwright, actor and poet. Currently he is traveling the world building better options for birth, protecting the underdog and checking off bucket lists.
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Work Experience
RESUME
INNOVATOR
PARADIGM SHIFTER
Business Development
Despite becoming Chair of the OB/GYN Department and developing a fully functional Ethics Committee at the hospital where he maintained the busiest obstetrical and surgical schedule in the department, it soon became very clear that the politics of the hospital and the perspectives of the older physicians were not in alignment with Biter’s strong beliefs about birth, compassionate care for the dying and quality care for the underserved. This realization led to the development of Babies by the Sea Birthing Centers with a unique business model that creates a new approach to out of hospital births with cost savings for patients and insurance companies while creating financial viability for providers and investors. In combination with Seaside Giving, this paradigm shift is being reproduced around the world to create a change in how birth is honored for all women of all backgrounds.
ADVOCATE
MISSION DRIVEN
NonProfit Support
Ever since a young age, Biter has been inspired with people whose lives were spent making a difference for a cause, protecting the vulnerable or challenging injustice. During his OB/GYN residency, he co-founded a nonprofit to grant adult women their last wishes as a means to encourage people to live until the moment they die and allow doctors to offer an alternative to additional futile treatment efforts when appropriate. His greatest accomplishment in the nonprofit sector, however, remains the founding of Seaside Giving, an international program that not only enables women with less resources to achieve a transformative birth, but also encourages them to harness that power to “pay it forward” with a service project in their communities. To quote Biter, “We create ripples of effects beyond ourselves. Pay attention to what you do.”
TEACHER
PASSIONATE COMMUNICATOR
Writer and Speaker
During his earliest days at Juniata College, Rob was challenged to express his emotions and life lessons through portraying characters very different from himself in the theatre department. It was this experience that first encouraged him to write about the many lessons gleaned from a career of interacting with patients and their families from all walks of life and during moments of great intensity. His empathy can be seen in the many published articles, book chapters, poetry and award winning play, Strangers. As a public speaker, the passion of his beliefs in the importance of rights of women, the power of birth and the importance of loving end of life care becomes clear whether in a group of ten or the thousands.
DOCTOR
ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN AND BABIES
Physician
Having become a doctor at the very same medical center where his father died from a curable cancer at the age of 40, Dr. Biter developed a unique perspective surrounding birth and death, the importance of patients’ rights and the role of a physician as a human healer. Despite numerous awards for his academic achievements throughout his entire educational career, he considers his greatest accomplishments have been when he made a patient feel comforted at the end of her life, when he assisted a woman to realize her power in birth and when an all grown up baby recounts the story of her birth with appreciation.
What I Do
SERVICES
Seaside Giving
International nonprofit providing women the opportunity to experience the power of a natural birth while “paying it forward” to help others in their communities. Creating ripples of effects in the United States and around the world
WHAT i OFFER
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Information for Interested Women
- Nonprofit Partners
- Accepting Tax Deductible Donations
seasidegiving.org
Robert M Biter, MD
Compassionate and innovative answers for nonprofits, healthcare business endeavors and humans eager to change the world. Using medical training, management skills, writing talents and leadership experience to help others.
WHAT i OFFER
- Consultant Opportunities
- Writing
- Speaking Engagements
- Media Appearances
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Babies by the Sea
Facilities with evidence based policies and procedures to ensure safe and loving options for women to experience out of hospital births covered by insurance. A paradigm shift in how women centered care is the future for women’s healthcare with a varied team of healthcare providers working together.
WHAT i OFFER
- New Center Development
- Review of Existing Birth Center Policies
- Opportunities for Providers
- Investor Packets
babiesbythesea.com
Say About Me
TESTIMONIALS
"“Out of the utter sadness and despair came the blessing of finding the most amazing OB. I cannot thank Dr Robert Biter enough for giving me hope, compassion and empathy on the darkest day of my life and for being there on the happiest days of my life when our babies came into the world.”"
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"“To me he is a very special doctor. I am from Oregon and met Dr. Biter when he helped our granddaughter give birth in San Diego. When I needed surgery, I knew that I wanted him to be my doctor, too. Dr. Biter was kind enough to perform surgery after carefully explaining exactly what he was going to do. I no longer have the problems that I did. It was worth the long trip. He was a blessing and a very great doctor.”"
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"“I had read many of Dr. Robert Biter’s writings and knew that he had a beautiful way of describing his experiences as a caring doctor. His insights and respect for the people who entrusted their care to him were obvious. When he spoke at our conference, however, I wasn’t prepared for the power of his public speaking skills. I wasn’t the only one in tears listening to him talk. So powerful.”"
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