D'Alton Mary E

Mary E. D’Alton, M.D., is Willard C. Rappleye Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN), at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has held those positions since 2003, when she was also named Director of OB/GYN Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). Prior to 2003, she held academic positions at the University of Ottawa, Tufts University, and Columbia University, in addition to hospital directorships in MFM and OB/GYN at Ottawa Civic Hospital, New England Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. D'Alton specializes in high-risk pregnancy and Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM). She received undergraduate and medical degrees from National University of Ireland, Galway, and completed a residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Ottawa. She completed a MFM fellowship at Tufts University School of Medicine and was a Post-doctoral Fellow in Yale University’s Perinatal Unit. She has implemented a multidisciplinary approach to treat fetal malformations, at CUMC and in the university’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, developing a multidisciplinary care program for the Carmen and John Thain Center for Prenatal Pediatrics. Dr. D’Alton has promoted national quality monitoring and training in first-trimester screening for prenatal diagnosis. More recently, she has taken a leadership role in drawing attention to maternal mortality and morbidity, and to putting the “M” back in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Her work to advance research, policy development and clinical practice has won national recognition. In 2013, she was elected as a member to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Membership to the Institute is considered one of the highest honors in medicine. She has held key positions in a number of professional organizations and was recently named chair of the Pregnancy Foundation Board. She has a long association with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD). She has served on the advisory council of NICHD, participates on review panels and committees, and conducts ongoing research. She has written and contributed to more than 200 publications, and is invited regularly to present at national and international conferences. She co-authored Fetology, awarded the 2001 Association of American Publishers Award for Best Textbook in Clinical Medicine. She is co-editor of Seminars in Perinatology and has served on the Editorial Board of the ACOG’s Obstetrics and Gynecology. ##