Dr. William M. Gilbert reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Gilbert is an obstetrician and gynecologist with additional training and certification in maternal-fetal medicine. He is the Regional Medical Director of Women's Services at Sutter Health and a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Davis.

In 1996 and 2004 Dr. Gilbert received the APGO Excellence in Teaching Award for Medical Student Teaching, and in 1995 and 2003 he received the CREOG Faculty Teaching Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching. Dr. Gilbert is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and books.

Board Certifications

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology—1990, 1999

Diplomate, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology—1991, 1999

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy

Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

Preterm Labor

Placenta Abruptio

Placenta Previa

Breech Position and Breech Birth

Education

MD: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1978–1982

Residency: Georgetown University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC, 1982–1986

Fellowship: Dreyfus Foundation Fellowship, King's College Hospital, London, England, 1986–1987

Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine: University of California, San Diego, CA, 1987–1989

Academic Appointments

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, CA, 1999–Present

Hospital Affiliations

Women's Regional Medical Director, Sutter Health

Professional Affiliations

American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Society for the Study of Fetal and Neonatal Physiology

Perinatal Research Society

Selected Publications

1. Gilbert WM, Nesbitt NS, Danielsen B (1999). Associated factors in 1611 cases of brachial plexus injury. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 93(4): 536–540.
2. Gilbert WM, Danielsen B (1999). Amniotic fluid embolism: Decreased mortality in a population based study. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 93(6): 973–977.
3. Towner DT, Castro MA, Eby-Wilkins E, Gilbert WM (1999). Effect of mode of delivery in nulliparous women on neonatal intracranial injury. New England Journal of Medicine, 341(23): 1709–1714.
4. Gilbert WM, Nesbitt NS, Danielsen B (2003). The cost of prematurity: Quantification by gestational age and birthweight. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(3): 488–492.
5. Gilbert WM, Hicks SM, Boe NB, Danielsen B (2003). Vaginal versus cesarean delivery for breech presentation in California: A population based study. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(5, Part 1): 911–917.
6. Gilbert WM, Jandial D, Field NT, Bigelow P, Danielsen B (2004). Birth outcomes in teenage pregnancies. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 16(3): 265–270.

Selected Books/Textbooks

1. Gilbert WM (1999). Assessment of fetal well-being. In BW Goetzman, RP Wennberg, eds., Neonatal Intensive Care Handbook, 3rd ed., pp. 7–15. St. Louis: Mosby.

Financial Disclosure

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.