Mary E. D'Alton, MD
Overview
Mary E. D'Alton, MD, is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Willard C. Rappleye Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She also serves as Director of Services at the Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian. Specializing in maternal fetal medicine, the majority of Dr. D'Alton's practice focuses on patients with high-risk pregnancies due to complex maternal or fetal conditions. At NYP/Columbia, she has implemented a multidisciplinary, coordinated approach to manage the highest risk pregnancies at the Carmen and John Thain Center for Prenatal Pediatrics, which opened in 2010, and the Mothers Center, which opened in May 2018.
Her work to advance education, research, clinical practice, and policy development in women’s health has won national recognition. In 2013, Dr. D’Alton was elected as a member to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine). As co-chair of ACOG District II's Safe Motherhood Initiative, Dr. D’Alton has played a pivotal role in the effort to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State and in the national conversation about how to improve maternal health.
Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 by the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, she has served as its president and has held key positions in several professional organizations, including the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The author or contributor to over 200 publications, Dr. D'Alton is co-editor of Seminars in Perinatology and has served on the editorial board of ACOG's Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Prenatal Diagnosis
- Advanced Fetal Ultrasound
- Amniocentesis
- Fetal Anomaly
- Fetal Diagnosis
- Fetal Ultrasound
- Genetic Counseling
- Heart Disease In Pregnancy
- High Risk Obstetrics
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Medical Complications In Pregnancy
- Multiple Gestations
- Multiple Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Prenatal Ultrasound
- Preterm Birth Prevention
- Twin Pregnancy
Academic Appointments
- Willard C. Rappleye Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Administrative Titles
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- MVP Health Care-HMO/EPO (Westchester Only)
- MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only)
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- National University of Ireland, Faculty of Medicine (Ireland)
- Internship: University College, Galway (Ireland)
- Residency: Ottawa General Hospital
- Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital
- Fellowship: Tufts University Hospital
Board Certifications
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Honors & Awards
Seymour Milstein Distinguished Service Award, 2019
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 2006
Research
Dr. D'Alton's work to advance research, policy development and clinical practice has won national recognition. Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 by the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Dr. D’Alton has served as its president and has held key positions in other professional organizations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy Task Force and American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society. She has a long association with the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Child Health and Development, participating on review panels and committees, and conducting ongoing research.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov