Education

1963 B.Sc. McGill University, Montreal, Canada

1967 MD Yale University School of Medicine,
New Haven, CN

Post-Graduate Education

1968 Intern in Internal Medicine The New York Hospital,
Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY

1970 Assistant Resident, The New York Hospital,
Obstetrics and Gynecology Cornell University Medical Center,
New York, NY

1973 Assistant and Chief Resident The Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Obstetrics and Gynecology Baltimore, MD

1978 Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Certification:

Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Certificate of Special Competence in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Licensure:

Maryland
New York
Iowa

Professional and Academic Positions

• 1974-1979 Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics School of Medicine
• 1980-1988 Associate Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
  Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics School of Medicine
• 1985-1988 Associate Professor, Joint Appointment, The Johns Hopkins University
  Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine
• 1982-1988 Director, Division of Maternal & Fetal Medicine The Johns Hopkins University
  Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics School of Medicine
• 1988-present Professor and Head, The University of Iowa
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Carver College of Medicine

Research Interests

Pharmacologic therapy in pregnancy, tocolytic agents for preterm labor, folic acid for prevention of birth defects, nutrition in pregnancy, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.