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Biosketch
After graduating from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Dr. O’Brien participated in the Wayne State University Affiliate Hospital Program where he completed his internship and residency. He went on to pursue a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
In 1994, he joined the Perinatal Diagnostic Center at Central Baptist Hospital where he was Director for the next 16 years. During this time, he chaired peer review for Obstetrics and Gynecology, was involved in the March of Dimes Prematurity Prevention Steering Committee, the State of Kentucky Birth Defect Surveillance Registry Advisory Committee, and served on the board of directors of the Kentucky Perinatal Association.
Dr. O’Brien joined UK HealthCare Women’s Health Obstetrics and Gynecology as Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Director of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship in 2011. He has published numerous articles on the prevention of preterm birth with progesterone and has other areas of interest.
He is chair of the state KY MMM Task Force and is actively engaged in providing resources and support for birthing hospitals, providers and interested persons in improving maternal and child outcomes in KY.
Affiliation
- Chair of the State KY MMM Task Force
Medical Director for Labor and Delivery
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
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