Planning Chair
Duane Alexander, M.D.
Director
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Planning Chair
Caroline Signore, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Officer, Obstetrics
Program Scientist, PASS Network
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch
Center for Developmental Biology and
Perinatal Medicine
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda, Maryland

Lisa Ahramjian, M.S.
Communications Specialist
Office of Medical Applications of Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Shilpa Amin, M.D., M.Bsc., FAAFP
Medical Officer
Evidence-Based Practice Centers Program
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

David J. Birnbach, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics
and Gynecology, and Public Health
Executive Vice Chairman, Department of
Anesthesiology
Director Center for Patient Safety and
Associate Dean
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Beth Collins Sharp, Ph.D., R.N.
Director
Evidence-Based Practice Centers Program
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland

Paul A. Cotton, Ph.D., R.D.
Program Director, Health Behavior and
Minority Health
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

F. Gary Cunningham, M.D.
Panel and Conference Chairperson
Beatrice and Miguel Elias Distinguished
Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor, Obstetrices and Gynecology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Lucky Jain, M.D., M.B.A.
Richard W. Blumberg Professor and
Executive Vice Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Luella Klein, M.D.
Charles Howard Candler Professor
Director, Regional Perinatal Center
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Barnett S. Kramer, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director for Disease Prevention
Director
Office of Medical Applications of Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Mark B. Landon, M.D.
Professor
Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio

Hal C. Lawrence, M.D.
Vice President, Practice Activities
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists
Washington, District of Columbia

Mona Theresa Lydon-Rochelle, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Associate Professor
Departments Global Health and Health Services
University of Washington
Bainbridge, Washington

George A. Macones, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Kelli K. Marciel, M.A.
Communications Director
Office of Medical Applications of Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Howard Minkoff, M.D.
Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
SUNY-Brooklyn; Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

Lata S. Nerurkar, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for the Consensus
Development Program
Office of Medical Applications of Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Judith P. Rooks, C.N.M., M.P.H., M.S.
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Portland, Oregon

Susan C. Rossi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Director
Office of Medical Applications of Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

James R. Scott, M.D.
Editor-In-Chief
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor and Chair Emeritus
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Utah Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Robert M. Silver, M.D.
Professor, Division Chief of Maternal-Fetal
Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Catherine Y. Spong, M.D.
Chief
Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch
National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Linda J. Van Marter, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts