May H. Blanchard, MD

• 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

May Hsieh Blanchard MD, FACOG is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Blanchard received her Medical Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and completed her training at the Case-MetroHealth/Cleveland Clinic Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program.  She was recruited to the University of Maryland to serve as Division Chief of General OBGyn in 2007, developing the Division into a multi-faceted powerhouse of Academic Specialists practicing the full scope of the specialty of OBGyn.  Dr. Blanchard also served as UM OBGyn Residency Program Director for nearly 18 years, growing the program from 24 to 32 residents.  She is currently Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, and Chief of Gynecology and Obstetrics in the Department of Surgery at University of Maryland Medical Center – Midtown Campus.  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.  Dr. Blanchard is active in the arenas of teaching, research, clinical practice, and service.  Her areas of research and clinical interest involve the evaluation and care of patients with fibroids, medical  education, and family planning.

Dr. Blanchard has contributed with longevity at the department, institution, state, national, and international levels.  Mentorship, Education, and Advocacy have been hallmarks of her 30-year career, serving in leadership roles on the Council of Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Education Committee, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), and the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) OBGyn Residency and Fellowship Review Committee.  She has served on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Board of Directors, elected to three separate terms (JFCAC Chair, Early-Career Fellow at Large, District IV Chair).  She was elected as Chair of the Council of District Chairs in 2023-2024, thereby functioning as a member of the Board of Directors Executive Committee.  Most recently, Dr. Blanchard was elected to the position of ACOG President Elect.   She will be inaugurated as ACOG’s 78th President in May 2027.

Fibroids/leiomyomata, residency education, medical education, family planning

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. 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.

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

Rosenbloom J.I., Blanchard M.H. Compliance with Postpartum Diabetes Screening Recommendations for Patients with Gestational Diabetes.  Journal of Women’s Health 2018; 27(4):498-502.

Worly B., Manriquez M., Stagg A., Blanchard M.H., Ogburn T., Carson S., Woodland M. Sexual Health Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob-Gyn) Residencies—A Resident Physician Survey. J Sex Med. 2021;18(6):1042-1052.

Robinson KA, Atlas RO, Storr CL, Gaitens JM, Blanchard M.H., Ogbolu Y. Burnout among Nurses, Midwives, and Physicians in Maternity Care Exposed to Traumatic Childbirth Events. MCN, the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 2024;49(6):332-340.

General Obstetrics & Gynecology

Fibroid uterus diagnosis and evaluation

National Service

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

2024 - present:  Member,  Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency and Fellowship Review Committee (RC) 

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)

2008 – 2022: Examiner, Oral Board Examination in General Obstetrics & Gynecology

2010 – 2014: Maintenance of Certification Test-Writing Committee

• MOC Part III, 2010 – 2014
• MOC Part IV, 2013 – 2014

2012: Pearls of Excellence Committee, Foundation for Excellence in Women’s Health Care

2014 – 2022: Basic Written Examination Question-writing

2014 – 2021: Maintenance of Certification Part II Basic MOC Coordinator (Lifelong Learning Article Selection and Question-writing, Office Practice)

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

2002-2005: ACOG District V Junior Fellow Secretary/Treasurer, Vice-chair, Chair, 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, 2007: Course Director, Business of Medicine Symposium for Junior Fellows, ACOG 54th Annual Clinical Meeting, ACOG 55th Annual Clinical Meeting

2006 – 2007: Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Immediate Past-chair (national)

2009 – 2012: Fellow-at-Large, National Executive Board                             

2009 – 2012:Executive Board Liaison (Committee on Adolescent Health Care, Committee on Obstetric Practice)

2009 – 2012: Executive Board By-laws Committee

2009 – 2012:  ACOG District IV Young Physician Representative to the District Advisory Council, Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Committee on Legislative Activities and Professional Liability

2012 – 2015: ACOG National Committee on Nominations, At-Large Member

2012 – 2016: District IV Scientific Program Chair and General Arrangements Chair

2015 – 2024: ACOG District IV Officer (Treasurer 2015-2017; Secretary 2017-2020; Chair Elect 2020-2022; Chair 2022-2024)

2026-2027:  ACOG President Elect

Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG)

2007 - 2009: General Session Oral Abstract Presentation Moderator 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014; Poster Abstract Judge 2008-2010, 2013

2009 – 2016 Member, CREOG Education Committee, Curricular development for OB-GYN residency training; Vice Chair 2011-2013; Chair 2013-2016

2013 – 2016: Member, CREOG Executive Committee

2013 – 2016: Member, CREOG Council

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, 4^th ed. 2002, 5^th ed. 2005, 6^th 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, 10^th edition
• Patient Safety, on-line educational module
• Milestones Tools, on-line resource toolkit
• Advocacy, on-line educational module
• Annotated CREOG Educational Objectives, 10^th edition
• Global Health Program Resources, FAQs; on-line module
• CREOG Educational Objectives, 11^th 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