Position
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Leadership Position/Title
Medical Director for Labor and Delivery and have oversight for Quality in Obstetrics
Education History
| Medical School: | 1978 | University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi |
| Residency: | 1982 | University of Florida, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gainesville, Florida |
| Fellowship: | 1984 | Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA), Tuition Free Scholarship Awarded, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2002 | Master of Science in Public Health-Clinical Research, UAB School of Public Health |
Board Certification
| 1987 – present | Certified Subspecialist, Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
| 1985 – present | Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Brief Biography
Cynthia Brumfield, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, board-certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, has been on faculty at UAB for 34 years. Now she serve primarily as a clinician-educator, but has done research in prenatal diagnosis, obstetrical ultrasound, and medical complications in pregnancy. Her clinical duties predominantly involve performing and interpreting fetal ultrasound. She also provides prenatal care and deliveries for women with high-risk pregnancies. She is the Medical Director for Labor and Delivery and has oversight for Quality in Obstetrics. Her educational role involves teaching obstetric forceps and vacuum deliveries, overseeing the prenatal and delivery care provided by our OBGYN residents and MFM fellows. She also gives didactic lectures regarding common pregnancy complications and fetal anomalies and their management.
Clinical Interests/Special interests
- Operative vaginal deliveries
- Operative obstetrics
- Obstetrical ultrasound
- Medical complications in pregnancy