Maria Spencer, MD, FACOG

• Compassionate, highly motivated, hard worker, empathic, team - oriented, easy to talk to.
• Trained in a residency program with vast experience in high risk pregnancies.
• Trained in multiple minimal invasive GYN treatments, such as hysteroscopy with Myosure and/or Novasure and Da Vincy system.
• Skilled Laparoscopic surgeon.
• Providing direct inpatient and outpatient care since 2014.
• Areas of interest includes Minimally invasive surgery, high risk pregnancies, contraception, women's well being, abnormal uterine bleeding and cosmetogynecology.

HONORS

- School of Medicine: Diplomas by the departments of History of Medicine, Morphological Sciences (Anatomy), Biochemistry, Immunology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Legal Medicine, Semiology and Medical Pathology, Public Health, Research, Occupational Medicine, English, Drugs addiction, Orientation I and II, Ethics and Professional practice

AWARDS

- Wayne State University: "Resident teaching Award" 2018

- Wayne State University: “Angela Y. Dourron, M.D/Maimonides Award for excellence in compassionate patient care" 2017

- MSACOG 2016: First prize on Poster Presentation Award 2016

- Wayne State University - Sinai-Grace Hospital 13th Annual Research Meeting: Poster Presentation Research Award 2015

- Research Conference of Universidad Central de Venezuela School of MedicinePoster Presentation Research Award 2011

- II Scientific Conference XLVIII Graduate Anniversary from School of MedicinePoster Presentation Research Award 2009

PUBLICATIONS

- Maldonado MC, Alhousseini A, Awadalla M, Idler J, Patwardhan M, Welch R, Puder K. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy leading to severe vitamin K deficiency and coagulopathy. Hindawi Case reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

- Vilchez G, Hoyos LR, Maldonado MC, Lagos M, Kruger M, Bahado-Singh R. Risk of neonatal mortality according to gestational age after elective repeat cesarean delivery. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 Jul;294(1):77-81.

- Vilchez G, Maldonado MC, Hoyos L, Dai J, Sokol RJ. The Effect of Expectant Management Risks on Maternal/Neonatal Outcomes in Planned Repeat Cesarean Delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2016 May; 127:146S.

- Vilchez G, Maldonado MC, Doo J, Dai J, Sokol RJ. Optimal Delivery Route in Low Risk Term Twin Pregnancies Conceived after Infertility Treatment: Is the “Precious Baby” Effect Justified? Reproductive Sciences 2016. 174A-174A.

COMMITTE

- Member of the Quality Committee of my current employer

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Intuitive - Da vinci surgery community

• Board Certified OB/GYN.
• FACOG.
• Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Si and Xi.

• Reading
• Traveling
• Hiking
• Cooking - Taste of culinary arts
• Exercising
• Novice water painting

* 7/2011-07/01/2014:

- 7/2011 - 01/2012: Worked in Venezuela in underserved areas.

- 02/2012 - 03/2014: Prepared myself to take the STEPS. Took the STEPS. Did OBGYN rotations at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL and Jackson Memorial Hospital, FL.

- 04/2014 - 07/2014: Went back to Venezuela until I returned to the US to start OBGYN Residency.

*06/30/2018 - 12/2019:

- Waited for the approval of my work visa. During that time, I moved from Michigan to Kentucky, spent time with my family, traveled and took a OBGYN conference.