Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health

Certifications: Subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education:
MD, Rush University, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois

Residencies:
1975-1978 - Resident Obstetrics and Gynecology
1978-1979 - Chief Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship:
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY

Clinical Interests:
High risk pregnancy

Research Interests:
Safe Motherhood Initiative
Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Disorders of Pregnancy
Improving Maternal Health Care

Leadership:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES/ADVISORY BOARD/COUNCIL:
• SBI, Excellence in Maternity Fitness, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers I PHO, New York, NY
• Ohio Perinatal Quality Foundation, Columbus, Ohio

INVITED PANELIST/STUDY GROUP/CONSULTANT:
• Invitational Meeting on State Maternal Mortality Review, By: CDC, HRSA, ACOG, AMCHP
• Evaluating the Surveillance of Maternal Morbidity, By: The Centers for Disease Control
• Advisory Council: Essentials of Maternal Death Investigation, By: The Centers for Disease Control
• Development of an Eclampsia Registry, By: The National Institutes of Health, NICHHD
• Improving Maternal Health Care: The Next Generation of Research on Quality, Content and Utilization of Services, By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, and MANAGERIAL EDUCATION:
•Quality Improvement and Management Skills for Leaders in Women's Health Care, April 7-9, 2005, Washington, DC, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Leadership in Women's Health Policy, ACOG District II Sponsorship, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• ACOG Legislative Workshop April 3-4, 2000
Ohio Section Representative, Washington, DC, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

CONSULTANT:
• Emergency Care Research Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA (1997-present)
• Maternal and Child Health Consultant, Department of Health, State of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio (1996 - 2003)
• Combined Health District, Montgomery County, Dayton,OH (1995 - 2001)

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
• The City of New York, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health, New York, New York
• Maternal Mortality Review Committee (2004 - present)
• Department of Health, New York State, Albany, New York, Maternal Mortality
• Investigation Steering Committee (2002 - present)
• Department of Health, State of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Chair, Maternal Mortality Committee (1997 - 2001)
• Dayton Area Health Plan, Quality Improvement Committee (1997 - 2000)

Honors:
2006 - ACOG Outstanding District Service Award, Awarded by District Ill The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2006 - Kentucky Colonel, Commissioned by Governor Ernie Fletcher, M.D. 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 - The Best Doctors in America, Aiken, South Carolina 2005 - Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Excellence in Teaching Award, Awarded by the New York Medical College students 2005 - Obstetrics/Gynecology Recognition Award Awarded by OB/GYN Department, St. Vincent's Hospital Staten Island

Professional Organization:
• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1979 - present)
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (1979 - present)
• Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (1980 - present)
• The Continental Gynecologic Society (1988 - present)
• International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (1996 - present)
• The Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1997 - present)
• New York Obstetrical Society (2003 - present)
• Columbus Obstetric-Gynecologic Society (2005 - present)

Fellowship:
• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (1979 - present)
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (1979 - present)
• Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (1980 - present)
• The Continental Gynecologic Society (1988 - present)
• International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (1996 - present)
• The Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1997 - present)
• New York Obstetrical Society (2003 - present)
• Columbus Obstetric-Gynecologic Society (2005 - present)