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Program Faculty

Christoper Croom, M.D.

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.

Christine Kovac, M.D.

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.

David S. McKenna, M.D.

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.

Ran Neiger, M.D.

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

Damian J. Paonessa, M.D.

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

Jiri D. Sonek, M.D.

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.

Melanie Glover, M.D.

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