Associate Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine

Residency Program Director, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine

OB Hospitalist, Laborist

PAST ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor,
University of California, Irvine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of OB/GYN Hospitalists
2/2014 – 7/2018


UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE
4/2022 – Present Departmental Wellness Officer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (co-lead with Tabetha Harken)
11/2020 – Present PARS/CORS Messenger
8/2020 – Present Process Improvement Initiative, Surgical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Physican co-champion (with Taylor Brueseke). Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
9/2020 – 9/2021 Perinatal Transport Physician Champion, Division of OB/GYN Hospitalists, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
9/2020 – Present Diversity, Equity and Inclusion task force, ex officio member, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Spring 2020 Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) COVID Subcommittee
12/2018 – Present UCIMC Peer Supporter
10/2018 – Present UCI Residency Fair faculty
Participate in planning, applicant review and selection, mock interviews and as a Program Director panelist for UCI SOM’s annual Residency Fair, first held in 5/2019, aimed at increasing diversity
7/2016 – Present Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
7/2016 – Present Graduate Medical Education Committee, member
3/2016 – 7/2018 Physician Lead, Postpartum clinical pathway development and Perioperative Surgical Home for schedule Cesarean Deliveries postpartum workgroup
5/2016 – 10/2016 Project lead, OB Calendar App/L&D scheduling update
7/2015 – Present OB/GYN Residency Program Evaluation Committee, member
ACGME mandated residency program self-auditing committee
6/2015 – 7/2016 Resident Education Mentor, UC Irvine Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
5/2015 – 7/2016 Assistant Director, UC Irvine Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Program
4/2015 – Present Medical Student Mentor, OB/GYN-Bound MS4 Support Team
2/2015 – 5/2016 Chair, UC Irvine Perinatal Team STEPPS Hardwired Safety Tools Workgroup
2/2015 – Present Perinatal Quality and Safety Committee, member
9/2014 – 10/2016 Project Lead, UC Irvine Perinatal Team OB Huddle Quality Improvement
6/2014 – Present OB/GYN Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee, Member.
ACGME mandated reviews of each resident’s progress toward defined competency milestones twice annually.


NATIONAL SERVICE
12/2018 – Present CREOG Wellness Subcommittee member
11/2019 – Present SOGH Research Committee member
12/2018 – Present CREOG Wellness Subcommittee member
11/2019 – 9/2021 SOGH Research Committee member
8/2020 ABOG Standard Setting Committee member
9/2020 Judge, poster session, SOGH Annual Clinical Meeting
1/2021 – Present ACGME Program Director Patient Safety ECHO participant


COMMUNITY, PUBLIC SERVICE
4/2014 – 7/2016 Fountain Valley Regional Hospital OB Core Committee

RESEARCH
Present
Incidence of Holistic Application Review Processes in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs, and Impact on Diversity and Fit
Principle Investigator: Laura Fitzmaurice, MD
Survey project assessing the application screening/initial selection for interview process at United States’ Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs, and correlating holistic versus traditional practices with overlap in applicants selected to interview. Status: editing survey, seeking collaborators across other institutions, project delayed by pandemic

Present
Premature Infants Receiving Milking or Delayed Cord Clamping: Randomized Controlled Multicenter Non-Inferiority Trial (PREMOD2)
UCIMC Site Principle Investigator: Fayez Bany-Mohammed, MD
UCIMC is an actively recruiting site for this mutli-institutional randomized clinical trial supported by the NICHD. The trial seeks to investigate the relatively safety and benefits of two commonly used strategies for managing the umbilical cord in preterm infants immediately following delivery. Status: recruiting

Present
Standardization of Faculty Evaluations
Principle Investigator: Laura Fitzmaurice, MD
Project with Deena McRae, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education to improve and standardize the evaluation by trainees of clinical faculty at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Research to include perceived usefulness of evaluation results by faculty and evidence of bias in results according to gender and/or race/ethnicity. Status: Evaluation form completed and undergoing revisions based on feedback from stakeholders, writing IRB application, and seeking potential sources of funding.

2019-2020
The Paradox of Teaching Wellness: Lessons from a National Curriculum for Obstetrics & Gynecology Residents.
Principle Investigator: Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE (NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY)
Mixed-methods analysis of feedback received following a multicenter trial of a standardized wellness curriculum for Obestetrics and Gynecology residents. Status: submitted for publication, awaiting response

Present
Perception of Programmatic Wellness Initiatives by Post-Graduate Year in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents.
Principle Investigator: Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE (NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY)
Secondary analysis of national survey results and a CREOG Wellness Subcommittee research initiative, this project explores how OB/GYN residents at different PGY levels perceive wellness interventions as part of their residency training. Status: submitted for publication, awaiting response.

2016-2017
Teaching Wellness Skills: effect of a curriculum designed to increase physician resilience on obstetrics and gynecology intern burnout, mindfulness and self-compassion.
Principal Investigator: Laura Fitzmaurice, MD
A prospective, longitudinal cohort, mixed-methods evaluation of a 12-hour curriculum taught to a obstetrics and gynecology interns, including evaluation of paired samples comparing burnout, mindfulness and self-compassion results before and after the curriculum. Conducted in collaboration with Marriage and Family Therapy faculty at Chapman University. Status: Interim and Final data from 2-year experience presented at national and international meetings, respectively. Status: currently being written up for publication.

1/2019
OB/GYN Hospitalist Medicine: Principles and Practice
Textbook, McGraw-Hill Education, Editor and Author
Editor of 2 sections (Core Gynecology Topics and Core OB Hospitalist Procedures, total 16 chapters), Author of three chapters (Episiotomy and Perineal Laceration Repairs, Amniocentesis and Postpartum Hemorrhage Procedures);

3/2019
Effect of University of California, Irvine's Delayed Cord Clamping protocol on hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates
Principal Investigator: Laura Fitzmaurice, MD
Retrospective study comparing hyperbilirubinemia diagnosis and treatment rates and related costs before and after implementation of UCI’s Delayed Cord Clamping protocol in term neonates.

3/2017
The FLAME Initiative: “Five-Minute Lectures Accelerating Medical Education” Empowering Resident Teaching.
Principal Investigator: Laura Fitzmaurice, MD
Creation of short presentations for nationally-prescribed medical student learning objectives for the obstetrics and gynecology core clerkship, and investigation of the impact of this resource on resident teaching habits and attitudes, medical student exam scores and rotation evaluations.

5/2010
Regulation of Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide Synthesizing Pathways in Preeclampsia.
Principal Investigator: Robert Ehsanipoor, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine
Translational research comparing the placental and maternal circulating levels of constituents of the carbon monoxide and nitric oxide pathways in regulating endothelial cell function in preeclamptic and normal pregnancies

5/2006
Survey of Women in a Family Planning Clinic to Determine Recent Utilization of Male Condoms and Emergency Contraception, Reasons for Non-Use, and Acceptance of the Cycle Beads Method of Fertility Awareness Based Contraception.
Principal Investigator: Anita Nelson, MD, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
Retrospective verbal survey of women who identified condoms as their primary method of contraception regarding recent use, reasons for non-use, knowledge and appropriate use of Emergency Contraception, and openness to learning about fertility awareness based contraception using the Cycle Beads tool

8/2005
Identifying the Patient with Ovarian Cancer Who May Be Medically Unfit for Primary Cytoreductive Surgery.
Principal Investigator: Christine Holschneider, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olive View Medical Center
Retrospective study of advanced stage ovarian cancer patients who underwent primary cytoreductive surgery to identify risk factors for poor outcomes, including peri-operative morbidity and mortality, and sub-optimal cytoreduction

AWARDS & HONORS
2018 Orange County Medical Association Physician of Excellence
2016 Kirk Keegan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Student Teaching Award
2010 Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award
2008 Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Best Teaching Resident, University of California, Irvine, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
2006 William J. Dignam Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
2006 Alpha Omega Alpha, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California,Los Angeles
1998 George J. Mueller Award (honoring the graduating student from the School of Engineering who has best combined high scholarly achievement with quality performance in intercollegiate athletics), Princeton University
1998 Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University
1998 Summa Cum Laude, Princeton University
1997 Sigma Xi, Research Honor Society, Associate Member, Princeton University
1997 Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, Princeton University

PUBLICATIONS

Posters

1. Fitzmaurice, L.(Presenter), Haddad, J., Nelson, A. L., Senior Scholarship Day, "Survey of Women in a Family Planning Clinic to Determine Recent Utilization of Male Condoms and Emergency Contraception, Reasons for Non-Use, and Acceptance of the Cycle Beads Method of Fertility Awareness Based Contraception," University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine. (March 2006).

2. Axtell, A. (Presenter), Fitzmaurice, L., Cass, I., Li, A., Lentz, S., Leuchter, R., Karlan, B., Holschneider, C., International Gynecologic Cancer Society Meeting, "Identifying the Patient with Ovarian Cancer who May be Medically Unfit for Primary Cytoreductive Surgery." (October 2006).

3. Peterson B. (Presenter), Fitzmaurice L., Boehm J., Place, J.M. European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting, “The impact of a 12-hour mindfulness-based wellness curriculum on obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYN) residents’ burnout, mindfulness and self-compassion.” Vienna, Austria (June, 2019).

Oral Presentations

1. Fitzmaurice, L., McAlister, R., Krase, K., Woodard, T., Nguyen, A., Jhaveri, S. CREOG Presents: Cultural and Organizational Wellness. ACOG Clinical and Scientific Meeting. (May 2021)

2. Tristan, B. (Presenter), Winkel, A.F., Fitzmaurice, L., Jhaveri, S., Hong, H. The Paradox of Teaching Wellness: Lessons from the CREOG National Curriculum for Obstetrics & Gynecology Residents. Learn Serve Lead 2020: The AAMC Annual Meeting, virtual meeting. (November, 2020).

3. Tancioco, V. (Presenter), Fitzmaurice, L. Resident Paper Day, “Evaluating Decision to Incision Time for Crash and Urgent Cesarean Births at UCI.” University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (May 2020).

4. Anderson, T., Fitzmaurice, L., Elliot, L., Creedon, D., Tatsis, V. OB Hospitalists as Educators: Panel Discussion and Questions. Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists Annual Clinical Meeting, Torrey Pines, CA (September, 2019).

5. Fitzmaurice, L. (Presenter), Peterson B., Boehm J., Thiel de Bocanegra H. APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting, “Teaching Wellness Skills: effect of a curriculum designed to increase physician resilience on obstetrics and gynecology intern burnout, mindfulness and self-compassion.” Prince Georges, MD (March, 2018).

6. Steller, J. (Presenter), Burns, R., Crosland, A., Fitzmaurice, L. APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting, “The FLAME Initiative: ‘Five-Minute Lectures Accelerating Medical Education’ Empowering Resident Teaching.” Orlando, FL. (March, 2016).

7. Fitzmaurice, L. (Presenter), Ehsanipoor, R., Chan, K., Resident Paper Day, "Regulation of Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide Synthesizing Pathways in Preeclampsia," University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (May 2010).

8. Fitzmaurice, L. (Presenter), Ehsanipoor, R., Porto, M., Resident Paper Day, "Rudimentary horn pregnancy with herniation into the main uterine cavity," University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (May 2009).


Journal Articles, Peer-Reviewed
1. Peterson B, Fitzmaurice L, Boehm JK, Bendix B. Pilot study evaluating a 12-h mindfulness-based curriculum for OB/GYN residents. Epub ahead of print, 6/15/22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101620, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. August 2022.

2. Winkel AF, Fitzmaurice LE, Jhaveri SA, Tristan SB, Woddland MB, Morgan HK. The paradox of teaching wellness: Lessons from a national obstetrics and gynaecology resident curriculum. Clin Teach. 2021 May 9.

3. Yang S., Duffy J. Y., Johnston R, Fall C, Fitzmaurice L. (2019). Association of a Delayed Cord-Clamping Protocol With Hyperbilirubinemia in Term Neonates. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 133(4);754-761, April 2019.
a. Fitzmaurice L. In Reply (invited response to letter to the editor based on the above publication). Obstetrics & Gynecology. 134(1):180, July 2019.

4. Ehsanipoor, R. M., Fortson, W., Fitzmaurice, L., Liao, W. X., Wing, D. A., Chen, D., Chan, K. (2013). Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide production and metabolism in preeclampsia. Reproductive Sciences, 20(5), 542-8. 1933-7191.

5. Fitzmaurice, L., Ehsanipoor, R. M., Porto, M. (2010). Rudimentary horn pregnancy with herniation into the main uterine cavity. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 202(3), e5-6. 0002-9378.

6. Nageotte, M. P., McNulty, J., Chung, J. H., Rajan, P., Winovitch, K., Fitzmaurice, L., Hatfield, T. J., Jolley, J. (2008). Physical abuse and preterm delivery: Rodrigues et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198(2), 239-240.


Textbooks
1. Butler J. R., Amin A. N., Fitzmaurice L. E., Kim C. M., eds. (2019). OB/GYN Hospital Medicine: Principles and Practice. McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NY.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Grand Rounds
1. Grand Rounds, “Flipped Classrooms: how to make didactics more fun and effective.” University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA (Sept 13, 2019).

2. Grand Rounds, “Maternal Early Warning Triggers (MEWT),” invited guest presenter at University of California, Riverside, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riverside, CA (Feb 8, 2019).

3. Grand Rounds, “What were you thinking?! A guide to more effective feedback,” University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA (June 29, 2018).

4. Grand Rounds, “Hormonal Contraception and Breast Cancer Risk,” Joint presentation with Tabetha Harken, MD, MPH for University of California, Irvein, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (Dec 17, 2017).

5. Grand Rounds, “Prioritizing Physician Wellness” Joint presentation with Deena McRae, MD for University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (Sept 15, 2017).

6. Hospitalist Interdepartmental Grand Rounds, “OB Emergencies for Medicine Docs,” University of California, Irvine joint Grand Rounds between Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Obstetrics Hospitalist Divisions, Orange, CA. (February 13, 2017).

7. Interdepartmental Grand Rounds, “Maternal Code Blue: Maximizing the Outcomes,” Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA. (June 7, 2016).

8. Grand Rounds, “The Ballistics of Graduate Medical Education,” University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (March 18, 2016).

9. Grand Rounds, "The OB Hospitalist: Evolution in Action," University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (August 1, 2015).

10. Grand Rounds, "“Tool” is NOT a Dirty Word! Systems for Creating Cultural Change," University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (May 29, 2015).

11. 25th Annual Philip J. DiSaia Society OB/GYN Symposium, "The OB Hospitalist: Evolution in Action," University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA. (May 16, 2014).


Nursing Education
1. Nursing Education, “Management of the Second Stage of Labor: Are We Done With Laboring Down?” UCIMC Perinatal Webinar, Orange, CA (Apr 22, 2021)

2. Nursing Interdepartmental Grand Rounds, “Maternal Early Warning Triggers (MEWT),” Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA (Aug 19, 2018).

3. Nursing Interdepartmental Grand Rounds, “Hypertension in Pregnancy,” Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA. (December 7, 2016).

4. Nursing Education, “Postpartum Hemorrhage,” Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valuey, CA. (April 27, 2016).

5. Nursing Education, "Shoulder Dystocia and Maternal Code Simulations," Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA. (June 1, 2015).

6. Nursing Education, "Hypertension in Pregnancy," Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA. (May 26, 2015).


Other Didactics
1. “Connect-Reflect-Thrive” – responsible for deciding on and organizing content and sometimes independently presenting monthly one-hour departmental didactics on topics related to physician wellbeing. July 2021 – Present

2. “Sexually Transmitted Infections,” given each block to third year medical students rotating through their OB/GYN core clerkship (one hour lecture to average of 13 medical students each time approximately 8 times per year), and to 7 OB/GYN interns annually.

3. “Hypertension in Pregnancy,” given annually to 7 OB/GYN interns, ongoing.

4. “Coding 101,” given annually to 7 OB/GYN interns (ongoing) and to OB Hospitalist Fellow and division (2017), one hour.

5. “Maternal Code Blue,” given annually to 7 OB/GYN fourth year residents, one hour, 2016-2017, 2020.

6. “Safe Labor/Zhang” journal club, done with other OB Hospitalist division faculty for 7 OB/GYN interns annually, one hour, 2016-2017.

7. “Introduction to Quality Improvement,” didactic and QI project workshops given annually to 7 OB/GYN interns and 6-7 MFM fellows, 2 hours, 2016-2017. Now part of annual combined fellowship didactic curriculum (2 hours, approx. 12 learners) and part of resident didactics for each class (12 hours, total 28 learners).

8. “OB Emergencies for EM Docs” 1.5 hours to EM residents and medical students (approx. 20 total learners), 4/26/17.

9. Wellness series, Academic Year 2016-17: approximately 40 hours total didactics across all 4 classes of OB/GYN residents of didactics sessions aimed at improving resident wellness, including process groups, mindfulness training, reflective writing, self-compassion, nutrition and others. Repeated curriculum academic year 2017-18 and 2019-20 with R1 class only (7 learners, approx. 12 hours each year).

10. Wellness for combined fellowship didactics series. 2 hours (approx. 12 learners) annually on rotating physician wellness topics such as value-based decision-making, self-compassion, generosity, empathy, second-victim syndrome, and peer support.

11. “Pre-Sub-I Boot Camp,” with Dr. Christine Kim, full day (8-hour) didactic covering core Obstetrics and Gynecology topics and skills relevant to excellent performance on sub-internships, held annually for approximately 10 third-year medical students. Repeated annually since 2017.

12. “Pre-intern Boot Camp,” with Dr. Christine Kim and UC Riverside OB/GYN faculty, two day (16-hour) didactic session covering core Obstetrics and Gynecology topics and skills to prepare forth year medical students to start their internships, April 7 and 8, 2017, curriculum updated and repeated annually since.

13. “Clinical Foundations: Pelvic Exams,” and “Real Deal: Obstetrics and Gynecology,” two hours to second year medical student class (approx. 100 students), February 15, 2016.

14. “Clinical Correlate Cadaver Lab: Applied Anatomy of the Female Pelvis,” assisted with cadaver-based introduction to clinical use of female pelvic anatomy for a total of 4 hours reaching approximately 110 first year medical students, October 6 and 14, 2015,

American Medical Association

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists

California Medical Association

American Association of Medical Colleges Western Group on Ed

Engineer/Scientist, Flight Software Development
The Boeing Company, International Space Station Program 1998—2002

OBGYN Physician, Department of Women’s Health Services
Kaiser Permanente Orange County/Southern California Permanente 2011—2014

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Last updated
02/09/2023