Beginnings

In 1989 I was an Intern in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston. My wife and I had chosen Houston as it was the one city where we both had firm job offers. However, the day of the candidate withdrawal date for the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) she had interviewed for a faculty spot at Stanford. By the time Stanford had made her an offer to join the faculty, the NRMP computer program had matched me to Houston. So off we went for a year.

In 1990, there were no 2nd year spots available in the Bay Area so I repeated my Ob Gyn internship. I must say that the second time around was easier than the first! During that year, Dr. Jan Rydfors, my Chief Resident and I wrote a small pocket handbook for the incoming interns. Eighteen years later that book has grown into the best-selling title in Ob Gyn in the country! In 1994, I founded Scrub Hill Press. The name reflecting the fact that the money to launch the company came from my parents, Dr and Mrs Edward Gordon, whose home on Cape Cod was named Scrub Hill.

The ups and downs of an independent medical publisher have been an interesting counterpoint to my "real" job as a Reproductive Endocrinologist in practice in Washington DC (Arlington, VA actually). For those who have bought and enjoyed the books that Scrub Hill has published, my many thanks and read this blog to see what is next for Scrub Hill Press as this story continues to unfold.