History

• Edward Hon, MD, and Orvan Hess, MD - Invented fetal heart monitor.
• John Hobbins, MD, and Peter Grannum, MD - Pioneered the art and science of prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy.
• Roberto Romero, MD - Made crucial contributions in discerning the pathogenesis of prematurity.
• E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, and Donald Coustan, MD - Uncovered the basic mechanisms leading to diabetic embryopathy and fetopathy, respectively.
• Edith Jackson, MD - Rooming-in.
• Joshua Copel, MD, and Charles Kleinman, MD - Pioneered fetal echocardiography and the management of fetal arrhythmias.
• Charles Lockwood, MD, MHCM - Helped discover the first biochemical predictor of prematurity and the first ultrasound biometric screen for fetal Down syndrome.
• Giancarlo Mari, MD, MBA - Discovery of MCA Doppler to diagnose Fetal Anemia.

• Leon Speroff, MD; Robert H. Glass, MD; and Nathan Kase, MD - Created the foundational textbook for the field of clinical reproductive endocrinology; developed ovulation induction. This textbook is now authored by current Yale faculty: Hugh Taylor, MD; Lubna Pal, MBBS, MS; and Emre Seli, MD.
• Alan DeCherney, MD - Improved upon the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy and endometriosis.
• Hugh Taylor, MD – Discovered novel etiologies and treatments for endometriosis

The department has produced an extraordinary number of current or former chairs from its former faculty, fellows, and residents:

Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Ray Bahado-Singh, MD - Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Richard Berkowitz, MD - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Frank Chervenak, MD - Cornell University
• Donald Coustan, MD - Brown University
• Alan DeCherney, MD - Tufts University and the University of California at Los Angeles
• Philip DiSaia, MD - University of California Irvine
• David Gershenson, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Robert Goldenberg, MD - University of Alabama-Birmingham
• John Grossman, MD, PhD - George Washington University
• Chaur-Dong Hsu, MD, MPH – Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Nathan Kase, MD - Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
• David Keefe, MD - New York University Langone Medical Center
• Jack Larsen, MD - George Washington University
• Phyllis Leppert, MD, PhD - SUNY Buffalo; vice chair Duke University
• Charles Lockwood, MD, MHCM – NYU, Yale School of Medicine
• Giancarlo Mari, MD, MBA - University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
• Luigi Mastroianni Jr., MD – University of Pennsylvania
• Frederick Naftolin, MD, DPhil - Yale School of Medicine
• Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD - Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center
• Michael J. Paidas, MD – Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
• Mary Lake Polan, MD, PhD, MPH – Stanford University
• Edward J. Quilligan, MD - Yale School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, and U.C. Davis
• E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA - Temple University
• Robert Resnik, MD - University of California at San Diego
• Leon Speroff, MD - Case Western Reserve University
• Hugh Taylor, MD - Yale School of Medicine
• Stephen Thung, MD, MS – Yale Bridgeport Hospital
• Alan Weingold, MD - George Washington University
• Hung Winn, MD - University of Missouri

Former faculty named deans of schools of medicine:

• Nathan Kase, MD - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Edward Quilligan, MD - Dean and Vice Chancellor, University of California Irvine
• E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA - University of Arkansas; University of Maryland
• Robert Grossman, MD – George Washington University
• Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM - Senior Vice President, USF Health, Dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine University of South Florida

Former faculty who hold or held important positions at the National Institutes of Health:

• Alan DeCherney, MD
• Florence Haseltine, MD, PhD
• Phyllis Leppert, MD, PhD
• Roberto Romero, MD
• Pamela Stratton, MD