Postgraduate Fellowship Training
Maternal Fetal Medicine

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has provided advanced training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine to qualified physicians for more than two decades. An outstanding basic research faculty compliments an excellent clinical faculty and together they provide a superb environment in which to train. Every effort is made to balance the training in all aspects of high-risk obstetrics. The objectives of the fellowship are best summarized in two categories:

1.Educational Objectives

• To provide didactic and practical advanced training in the understanding and management of obstetric, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy.
• To provide advanced training in prenatal diagnosis and therapy.
• To link problems of fetal physiology to their impact upon newborn morbidity.
• To develop skills in prenatal diagnosis to include
  • Genetic amniocentesis
  • Umbilical vein sampling
  • Chorion villus sampling
  • Standard and Doppler ultrasound techniques
  • To develop skills in special procedures including
    • Fetal transfusion
    • Abdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage
    • Critical care obstetrics
  • To further skills as an academic OB/GYN educator

2. Research Objectives - Click to see current research projects

• To expand the fellow's understanding of experimental design.
• To broaden the fellow's competence in statistical design and evaluation.
• To Design, implement and complete a research project suitable for a thesis.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology invites applications from qualified individuals with strong academic credentials. Candidates must be eligible for certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and should possess excellent skills in clinical Obstetrics. The University of Cincinnati is an equal opportunity employer. The Fellowship selection process employs the matching process of the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Interested individuals should mail a completed application form with the additional documents it requests to:

Coordinator, Maternal Fetal Fellowship Program
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
PO Box 670526
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Phone: (513) 558-2858
Fax: (513) 558-3558