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Professor Emeritus
University of California, Irvine
Grand JCT, Colorado, United States
Thomas J. Garite, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California Irvine having served 18 years as this Department’s Chairman retiring from this position and from clinical practice in 2004. He is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine. He is the past Editor In Chief of the American Journal of Obstetricians and Gynecology serving this position for 10 years and remains as Editor Emeritus and still actively manages submitted articles.
Until recently he served as Director of Research and Education for Obstetrix, MedNax Medical Group where he directed the only ongoing Collaborative Clinical Research group composed of a consortium of private practices and some university Maternal Fetal medicine groups. During his 18 years the group under his leadership published 25 collaborative studies including 10 multicenter collaborative research trials all in high impact obstetric journals.
He also currently serves as Chief Clinical Officer for Perigen Inc, A national patient safety company. He is also the Vice President for Clinical Sciences at SeraPrognostics and directs clinical research for this company.
He has published over 200 articles and chapters including over 150 original peer reviewed journal articles, and is author or co-author of five textbooks Past positions he has held include: President of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Member of the Board of Directors of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Oral Examinations for this Board and Examiner for the oral board examinations in both general Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Maternal Fetal Medicine. He has received many awards from distinguished societies, and most notably the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Maternal Fetal.
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Friday, February 10, 2023
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM