S. Edward Davis, III, M.D., Division Director
Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, N.J.  07601
201-996-2453

            The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine comprises four fellowship-trained and board certified experts in the field of perinatal medicine. In addition to completing four-year residencies in obstetrics/gynecology, maternal-fetal medicine physicians have also undergone a three-year fellowship with advanced training in the diagnosis, assessment, medical and surgical management of women with high-risk pregnancies. They provide consultation, diagnosis, and treatment in collaboration with patients’ own obstetricians and with a team of specialists at Hackensack University Medical Center, including geneticists, genetic counselors, neonatologists, and perinatal diagnostic technologists.            

            Each year, the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine performs about 12,000 evaluations on pregnant women who present with a whole range of fetal and/or maternal medical conditions that can complicate their pregnancies. These include women carrying multiple fetuses and other conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, renal disease, infections, adnexal masses in pregnancy, cervical insufficiency,  pre-maturity, genetic disorders, and/or birth defects. 

            The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine is directed by S. Edward Davis, III, M.D., who has been practicing his specialty for more than 35 years. Dr. Davis received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a surgical internship and first year surgical residency with a half year research fellowship, followed by a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Since 1968, he has been on the faculty of several medical schools, including the Medical College of Virginia, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He was a Senior Investigator in The Pregnancy Research Branch and The Developmental Endocrinology Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

           Before taking his current position at Hackensack University Medical Center in 1994, he was head of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland; director of OB/GYN Education at Overlook Hospital in Summit; and co-director of Perinatology at Morristown Memorial Hospital. At Hackensack University Medical Center, he teaches OB/GYN residents from the University of Medicine of Dentistry and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, who rotate through the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine as part of their training.

Learn More About:      
Division Medical Staff
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine
Perinatal Diagnostic Unit
Inpatient Antepartum Unit
Pregnancy Guide