Kara B Markham, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine
markhakb@ucmail.uc.edu
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Center at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Kara Beth Markham, M.D. joined the Maternal Fetal Medicine division at the University of Cincinnati in August of 2018, also devoting a portion of her clinical time to the Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Center. Born and raised in West Virginia, she obtained her undergraduate degree from Denison University followed by completion of her medical degree at the University of Michigan. She then completed both her obstetrics and gynecology residency and her maternal fetal medicine fellowship at The Ohio State University. During her training, she was fortunate to have Dr. Richard O’Shaughnessy as her mentor in the field of alloimmunization and hemolytic disease of the fetus, sparking an interest in this complex medical condition.
In addition to her continued clinical work, Dr. Markham will soon complete a masters in bioethics, and she plans to use this degree to explore the ethical issues inherent to the field of fetal medicine. She is also interested in psychosocial aspects impact of such care on families, fully recognizing the anxiety that many women face while pregnant with a baby that is at risk for or is known to have hemolytic anemia. Through studying these mental effects upon patients, she hopes to better care for women in a holistic manner.
