Candace Westgate, DO, is the chief of staff elect at Adventist Health and the founder and director of the Adventist Health Early All-Around Detection (AHEAD) program, a population health cancer risk assessment and prevention program focused on the management of familial and hereditary cancer risk for patients and their families. Cancer risk assessment and prevention strongly aligns with her philosophy of practice and she believes in partnering with and empowering patients on their journey to find health.
Dr. Westgate previously served as chief of surgery and medical director of Women and Infant Services for Adventist Health. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, completed her certification in women’s genomics counseling from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and was a graduate of the 2018 City of Hope intensive course in hereditary cancer risk assessment. She holds additional certifications in advanced laparoscopy, menopausal management, and cancer genetics.
Dr. Westgate earned her medical degree from A.T. Still University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC, where she served as chief resident in her final year. She earned her master’s degree in public health from Tulane University, where her focus was on program management and maternal and child health, and her bachelor of science degree from Oral Roberts University.