USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital expands maternal-fetal medicine division

By Casandra Andrews
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James E. Maher, M.D., MSHA, FACOG, FAIUM, recently joined USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital as a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, bringing more than three decades of experience in high-risk obstetrics, academic medicine, and physician leadership to the role.

Maher was most recently at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, where he served as section chief and professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also served as director of obstetrical ultrasound and director of the regional perinatal center for the Augusta Perinatal Region with the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maher specializes in the care of women with high-risk pregnancies and has extensive expertise in advanced obstetrical ultrasound and fetal diagnosis. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and has maintained accreditation in detailed fetal anatomic ultrasound, fetal echocardiography and first-, second- and third-trimester obstetrical ultrasound.

Before joining Augusta University, Maher served for nearly a decade on the faculty of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, where he was professor of maternal-fetal medicine and medical director for maternal-fetal medicine at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. During his tenure, he also chaired the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and served on the State of Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Earlier in his career, Maher held academic and leadership appointments with the University of Florida College of Medicine in Pensacola, where he directed the obstetrics and gynecology residency program and served as assistant and co-director of the residency program. He also served as chief of staff and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.

Maher earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee. He completed fellowship training in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

An accomplished educator and researcher, Maher has received numerous honors throughout his career, including the National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education from the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Outstanding Faculty Award from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In 2024, he was recognized as a top reviewer by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Maher has served as a reviewer and editorial consultant for multiple national and international medical journals, including the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine and the Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. He also has contributed extensively to physician education, resident training, and quality improvement initiatives throughout his career.