Faculty - Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Residency:
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– present

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Position

Assistant Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Leadership Position/Title

Former Chair, Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Education History

Medical School:	2010	University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky; Doctor of Medicine
Residency:	2014	TriHealth OB/GYN Residency, Cincinnati, Ohio, Co-Chief Resident
Fellowship:	2017	Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow, University of South Florida, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board Certification

2021 – present	Maternal-Fetal Medicine
2017 – present	Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Brief Biography

Rachel Sinkey is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Sinkey attended Asbury University in Wilmore, KY for her undergraduate studies and the University of Kentucky for her medical degree. She pursued obstetrics and gynecology training at TriHealth / Good Samaritan in Cincinnati, OH where her interest in the management of medical diseases in pregnancy was sparked. She subsequently pursued sub-specialty training in Maternal-Fetal medicine at the University of South Florida. Her interests include hypertension and cardiovascular disease during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their children.

Research Interests

Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
Maternal mortality

UAB Scholars

Rebecca C. Arend, M.D., Ph.D.

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UAB Scholars

Richard E. Blackwell, Ph.D., M.D.

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Sara E. Mazzoni, M.D.

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Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Leadership Position/Title

Assistant Program Director for the Residency Family Planning Curriculum

Director of the Group Prenatal Care Clinic for women with gestational diabetes in the Obstetrics Complications Clinic

Education History

Medical School:	2005	University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
Residency:	2009	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
Fellowship:		None
Other Post-Doc Training:	2011	Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, Colorado Masters in Public Health with concentration in Health Systems Management and Policy

Board Certification

2011 – present

Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Brief Biography

Sara Mazzoni is a board-certified Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has been faculty at UAB since 2016. The majority of her clinical time is spent on labor and delivery, however, she also serves as the director of the group prenatal care clinic for women with gestational diabetes in our Obstetrics Complications Clinic. Her research and educational interests include healthcare delivery models, such as group prenatal care, and perinatal mental health. Additionally, she serves as the assistant program director for our residency family planning curriculum.

Clinical Interests/Special Interests

Healthcare delivery models, such as group prenatal care
Perinatal mental health

UAB Scholars

Sheri Jenkins, M.D.

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Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Leadership Position/Title

Director of Obstetrical Ultrasound

Director of Interventional Fetal Therapy

Education History

Medical School:	1995	University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, Alabama
Residency:	1998	Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Fellowship:	2002	The University of California, Irvine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Board Certification

2005 – present	Certified Subspecialist, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
2004 – present	Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Brief Biography

Sheri Jenkins, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, board-certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, has been on faculty at UAB for 11 years. She serves primarily as a clinician-educator, but has done research in obstetrical ultrasound as well. Her clinical duties predominantly involve performing and interpreting fetal ultrasound. She also performs prenatal care and deliveries for women with high-risk pregnancies. She is the Director of Obstetrical Ultrasound for the Ob/Gyn Department. Her educational role involves teaching obstetrical ultrasound and overseeing the prenatal and delivery care provided by our Ob/Gyn residents and Maternal–Fetal Medicine fellows. She gives didactic lectures regarding common pregnancy complications and fetal anomalies and their management.