Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Associate Professor
Primary Appointment:
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Administrative Title:
Division Head, General Obstetrics & Gynecology ; Vice Chair
Additional Title:
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences; Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences; Chief, Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology; Director, Residency Program in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Phone (Primary):
410-328-5964
Fax:
410-328-3589
Education and Training
- Case Western Reserve University, BS (magna cum laude), Management/Finance and Economics, 1991
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MD, 1996
- Case Western Reserve University-Metro Health/Cleveland Clinic, Internship and Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000
- Harvard School of Public Health, Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers, 2012
Biosketch
Dr. Blanchard is Associate Professor of OBGyn; Vice-chair of the Department; Division Chief of General Obstetrics & Gynecology; and Director of the Residency Program in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. Dr. Blanchard received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. She completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic.
She served as the chair of the University of Maryland Medical System’s Obstetric Patient Safety Committee for twelve years, and sits on the State of Maryland Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee. She is active in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and currently serves on the ACOG Board of Directors (BOD) as ACOG District IV Chair and chairs the ACOG District IV Executive Committee. She was elected twice to the national ACOG Executive Board (now BOD), in 2005-2006 and 2009-2012.
An active participant on the Council on Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG), she served on the CREOG Education committee 2009-2016 (Chair, 2013-2016). Dr. Blanchard is a 15-year oral examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG) since 2008, and coordinated the ABOG Maintenance of Certification Part II Office Practice section. Her areas of research and clinical interest involve the evaluation and care of patients with fibroids, residency education, and family planning.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Fibroids/leiomyomata, residency education, medical education, family planning
Highlighted Publications
Bailit, J.L., L. Dierker, M.H. Blanchard, and B.M. Mercer. Outcomes of women presenting in active versus latent phase of spontaneous labor. Obstet Gynecol 2005;105: 77-9.
Blanchard, M.H., A. Autry, H. Brown, J. Musich, et al. A multi-center study to determine motivating factors for residents pursuing Obstetrics and Gynecology. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005; 193: 1835-41.
Kane S.M., Siddiqui N.Y., Bailit J.L., Blanchard M.H. Duty hour restrictions, ambulatory experience, and surgical procedural volume in obstetrics and gynecology. Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2010; 2(4): 530-5.
Blanchard M.H. Work…life…balance? Obstet Gynecol 2012; 119(1): 177-9.
Bai G., Gajer P., Nandy M., Ma B., Yang H., Sakamoto J., Blanchard M.H., Ravel J., Brotman R.M. Comparison of storage conditions for human vaginal microbiome studies. PLoS ONE 7(5):e36934, May 2012.
Blanchard M.H., Ramsey P.S., Gala R.B., Gyamfi-Bannerman C., Srinivas S.K., Hernandez-Rey A.E. Impact of the medical liability crisis on postresidency training and practice decisions in obstetrics-gynecology. Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2012; 4(2): 190-5
Blanchard M.H. and Kriebs J.M. A successful model of collaborative practice in a university-based maternity care setting. Obstet Gynecol Clin N Am 2012; 39(3): 367-72.
Blanchard M.H., NEJM Knowledge+. Authored 8 questions in Obstetrics and Gynecology for comprehensive lifelong learning product from NEJM Group, 2014.
Stagg. A.R., Blanchard M.H., Carson S.A., Peterson H.B., Flynn E.B., Ogburn T. Obstetrics and gynecology resident interest and participation in global health. Obstetrics & Gynecolgoy 2017; 129(5):911-917
Clinical Specialty Details
General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fibroid uterus diagnosis and evaluation
Professional Activity
National Service
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2008 – present: Examiner, Oral Board Examination in General Obstetrics & Gynecology
2010 – present: Maintenance of Certification Test-Writing Committee
- MOC Part III, 2010 – present
- MOC Part IV, 2013 – present
2012: Pearls of Excellence Committee, Foundation for Excellence in Women’s Health Care
2014 – present: Basic Written Examination Question-writing
2014 – present: Maintenance of Certification Part II Basic MOC Coordinator
Lifelong Learning Article Selection and Question-writing, Office Practice
American College (Congress) of Obstetrics and Gynecologists
2002: District V Junior Fellow Secretary/Treasurer
2002 – 2003: District V Junior Fellow Vice-chair (Chair-elect)
2003 – 2004: District V Junior Fellow Chair
2004: General Meetings Arrangements Chair, District V Junior Fellow Annual Meeting
2004 – 2005: District V Junior Fellow Immediate Past-chair
2004 – 2005: Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Vice-chair (national Chair-elect)
2005 – 2006: Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Chair (national Chair)
2005 – 2007: District V Fellow-at-Large
2006: Course Director, Business of Medicine Symposium for Junior Fellows, ACOG 54th Annual Clinical Meeting
2006 – 2007: Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Immediate Past-chair (national)
2006 – 2011: Reviewer and Panelist, Grievance Committee
2007: Course Director, Business of Medicine Symposium for Junior Fellows, ACOG 55th Annual Clinical Meeting
2007 – 2010: ACOG Donald F. Richardson Memorial Prize Paper Awards Committee Member 2007-2008, Chair 2009-2010
2008: Invited participant, ACOG Educational Retreat: The Future of OB-GYN Resident Training
2009 – 2012: Fellow-at-Large, National Executive Board
2009 – 2012:Executive Board Liaison, Committee on Adolescent Health Care
2009 – 2012: Executive Board Liaison, Committee on Obstetric Practice
2009 – 2012: Executive Board By-laws Committee
2009 – 2012: District IV Young Physician Representative to the District Advisory Council
2009 – 2012: District IV Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
2010 – 2012: District IV Committee on Legislative Activities and Professional Liability
2011: Executive Board Committee to Select the Public Member
2012: District IV Advisory Council eCommunications Administrator
2012 – 2013: ACOG National Committee on Nominations, At-Large Member
2012 – 2016: District IV Scientific Program Chair and General Arrangements Chair
2014 Districts I, III, & IV Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
2015 Districts I, III, & IV Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
2016 Districts IV & VII Annual Meeting, White Sulfur Springs, WV
2013 – 2014: ACOG National Committee on Nominations, At-Large Member
2014 – 2015: ACOG National Committee on Nominations, At-Large Member
2015 – 2017: ACOG District IV Treasurer
2016 – present: ACOG Presidential (Thomas Gellhaus) Global Health Initiative, Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) Program Steering Committee
2016 – present: ACOG Grievance Committee
2017 - present: ACOG District IV Secretary
Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
2007: General Session Oral Abstract Presentation Moderator, 2007 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
2008 Poster Abstract Judge, 2008 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL
2009 Oral Abstract Presentation Judge, 2009 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2009 – 2016 Member, CREOG Education Committee, Curricular development for OB-GYN residency training
2010 General Session Oral Abstract Presentation Moderator,
- Oral Abstract Presentation Judge
- Poster Abstract Judge,
2010 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
2011: Abstract Submission Reviewer,
2011: CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2011 – 2013: Vice-Chair, CREOG Education Committee
2012: General Session Oral Abstract Presentation Moderator,
- Oral Abstract Presentation Judge,
- 2012 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
2013: General Session Oral Abstract Presentation Moderator,
- Oral Abstract Presentation Judge,
- 2013 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
2013 – 2016: Chair, CREOG Education Committee
2013 – 2016: Member, CREOG Executive Committee
2013 – 2016: Member, CREOG Council
2014: General Session Oral Abstract Presentation Moderator, Oral Abstract Presentation Judge, 2014 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG)
2013 – 2015: Executive Board member
2013 – 2015: Chair, Membership Committee
Other National Service
2002: Contributing Editors Board, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beckmann C.R.B., Ling F.W., Barzansky B.M., Herbert W. N.P., Laube D.W., and Smith R.P. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 4th ed. 2002, 5th ed. 2005, 6th ed. 2009.
2005: Concept Contributor, The Business of Medicine: An Essential Guide for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, published by ACOG Department of Health Economics.
2005: Concept Contributor, Professional Liability and Risk Management: An Essential Guide for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, published by ACOG Department of Professional Liability/Risk Management. First edition 2005, Second edition 2008.
2005 – present: Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2007 – present: Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
2008 – present: Ad Hoc Reviewer, Surgical Innovation
2009 – 2016: Content contributor and Editor for CREOG Education Committee
- CREOG Educational Objectives, 10th edition
- Patient Safety, on-line educational module
- Milestones Tools, on-line resource toolkit
- Advocacy, on-line educational module
- Annotated CREOG Educational Objectives, 10th edition
- Global Health Program Resources, FAQs; on-line module
- CREOG Educational Objectives, 11th edition
2010 – 2013: Contributing Columnist Ask the Doctor, pause Magazine (e-version)
2011 – 2012: Emerging Experts Advisory Panel, Contemporary OB/Gyn
2012 – 2014: Program Director and Question Author, NEJM Knowledge+
Local Service
2010 – present: Member, State of Maryland Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Review Committee
2010 – 2016: Member, Editorial Board, University of Maryland Rounds