Professor and Division Director Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Catalin Buhimschi, MD, MMS, MBA, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division Director Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Director, Obstetrics Service and Patient Safety, University of Illinois Hospital, Director, MFM Fellowship Program
Following completion of medical school, Dr. Catalin Buhimschi attended the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to complete a Master in Basic Reproductive Sciences. He then completed an OBGYN Residency at the University of Maryland, followed by a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) at Yale University. In 2004, he joined the Yale faculty where he held several leadership positions, including Director of the MFM Fellowship and Perinatal Research Programs, Director of the MFM Section, and Chief of Obstetrical Services at Yale New Haven Hospital. In 2013, Dr. Buhimschi was recruited to OSU, where he served as Director of the MFM Section and Vice-Chair for the Department of OBGYN. He was the recipient of the Frederick P. Zuspan Endowed Chair. In 2017, Dr. Buhimschi completed his MBA at the Fisher School of Business.
Dr. Buhimschi received many prizes recognizing research excellence from the SMFM including the “March of Dimes Best Research in Prematurity” award. In 2014, Dr. Buhimschi was elected President of the Perinatal Research Society (PRS). As permanent member of the NIH Pregnancy and Perinatology study section, the SMFM fellowship committee and as a board examiner for the ABOG, Dr. Buhimschi has played an important role at the national level to promote excellence in science and education. Since 2005, Dr. Buhimschi was funded continuously by the NIH to pursue research in the field of uterine healing, fetal injury and antenatal damage. Dr. Buhimschi has promoted a culture of training excellence. He has contributed to the academic development of many students, residents, fellows and faculty. At both Yale and OSU, he developed infrastructures that fostered research and educational success.