Maureen G. Phipps MD

Maureen Phipps, MD, MPH holds the Chace-Joukowsky professorship and is chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Phipps is the PI on an NIH grant to study an intervention to prevent postpartum depression in adolescent mothers and was the Co-PI for the Brown University National Childrens Study Center. She has directed the Brown University Women and Infants Hospital National Center of Excellence in Womens Health (CoE) since 2003 and was awarded the Alpert Medical School "Deans Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty" in April 2008 for her work leading the CoE effort.

Nationally, Dr. Phipps has served as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Obstetrics and as chair of the ACOG Committee on Healthcare for Underserved Women. Dr. Phipps' broad interest in women's health has been geared toward improving the health of underserved women. Her research and academic activities involve collaborations across departments, hospitals and state agencies.