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Christopher Croom, M.D., Division Director
Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interests: Substance abuse in pregnancy, mental health disorders, ultrasound, thrombophilia
Education:
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
Residency: Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, Ga.
Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.
Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. |
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Christine Kovac, M.D., Faculty
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interests: Genetics, ultrasound, placental physiology, education, fetal therapy
Education:
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La.
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.
Fellowship: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.
Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. |
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David S. McKenna, M.D., R.D.M.S., Program Director
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical and Research Interests: Prematurity, clinical & operative obstetrics, fetal therapy, medical and surgical complications in pregnancy, ultrasound
Education:
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Fellowship: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine; American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. |
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Ran Neiger, M.D., Faculty
Clinical Professor
Clinical and Research Interests: Diabetes mellitus, hypertensive disorders, antepartum testing, ultrasound, computers
Education:
Medical School: University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel
Residency: Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, Ga.
Fellowship: Brown University, Providence, R.I.
Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
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Damian J. Paonessa, M.D., Faculty
Assistant Professor
Clinical and Research Interests: Placental physiology, maternal physiology, infectious diseases, education, clinical and operative obstetrics
Education:
Medical School: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Residency: David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif.
Fellowship: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.
Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Eligible Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
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Jiri D. Sonek, M.D., R.D.M.S, Faculty
Clinical Professor
Clinical and Research Interests: Ultrasound, genetics, diabetes mellitus, prematurity, fetal therapy, neonatal neurosonography
Education:
Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Residency: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Fellowship: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine; American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. |

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Melanie Glover, M.D., First Year Fellow
Clinical Instructor
Clinical and Research Interests: Clinical and operative obstetrics, substance abuse in pregnancy, infectious diseases, fetal therapy, ultrasound
Education:
Medical School: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Residency: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio |
Other Faculty
Gary Ventolini, M.D., WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lawrence S. Amesse, M.D., Ph.D., WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mark Bidwell, M.D., WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rachel M. Barnett, M.S., C.G.C., Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Cathy Downing, R.D.M.S., Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Marc Belcastro, D.O., Neonatology
C. Kirby Heritage, M.D., Neonatology
Marilyn Dearmond, M.D., Anesthesiology
Richard K. Groger, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases
Daniel Hood, M.D., Pathology
Steven L. Chambers, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Lubabatu Abdurrahman, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology
Michael Ralston, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology
Jeffrey S. Christian, M.D., Pediatric Surgery
Donald Nguyen, M.D., Pediatric Urology
David Uddin, Ph.D., Clinical Research Center, Miami Valley Hospital
David Cool, Ph.D., WSU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Robert E.W. Fyffe, Ph.D., WSU Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
Harry Khamis, Ph.D., WSU Department of Mathematics & Statistics |
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