James E. Ferguson, MD MBA
Dr. Ferguson is a 1977 graduate of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He completed a flexible internship at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in San Francisco, California, then served as a resident at Stanford University School of Medicine from 1978-1980 before becoming a chief resident from 1980-1981 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital/Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was in private practice for one year then completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine from 1982-1984. He became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine in 1984 a position in which he served until becoming an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine beginning in 1987. In 2002 Dr. Ferguson was recruited to the University of Kentucky where he became The John W. Greene, Jr. Professor and Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. From 2006-2008 Dr. Ferguson pursued an MBA in Healthcare Administration at George Washington University in Washington, DC and at graduation was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society. In 2009 Dr. Ferguson returned to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine as The John M. Nokes Professor and Chair. In July 2011 Dr. Ferguson became and is now The W. Norman Thornton Professor and Chair.
Dr. Ferguson has served as President for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine as well as President for the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society. He is currently serving as Director and an Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Inc. He also serves on various committees at the University of Virginia Health System.
Specialty ~
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sub - Specialty ~
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Special Expertise ~
High risk pregnancy.
Prenatal diagnostic techniques, including ultrasound.
Prostaglandins and cervical compliance.
Preterm labor.
Predictability of fetal heart rate characteristics.
Periodontal health and obstetric outcomes.
Intimate partner violence and pregnancy outcomes.
Awards ~
Dr. Ferguson was inducted into Phi Beta
Kappa in 1973 and Phi Alpha Theta in 1973. He was the recipient of the
Lange Award and the C. Hampton-Mauzy Award at graduation from medical
school and served as the President of the Student Body during medical
school. He was elected as the Mamie A. Jessup Professor Obstetrics and
Gynecology (Endowed Chair), Eminent Scholars Program at the University
of Virginia in 1991. He was elected as the John M. Nokes Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynecology (Endowed Chair), Eminent Scholars Program at
the University of Virginia in 1996. He was appointed as the John W.
Greene, Jr. Professor and Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at the University of Kentucky in 2002. He was appointed as a
Faculty Associate for the Center for Research on Violence Against Women
at the University of Kentucky in 2005. Dr. Ferguson was also elected as
a Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in
1986. In July 2011 Dr. Ferguson was elected The W. Norman Thornton
Professor and Chair at the University of Virginia. He was selected as
one of “The Best Doctors in America” in The Best Doctors in America,
Woodward/White, Inc. Publishers, 1994-2012. He was selected as one of
the “Top Doctors in America” in America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly
Medical, Ltd., Publishers, for the past 11 years. He was selected for
inclusion in the “Top Doctors” Directory US News and World Report,
2011.
Education ~
College: U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New London,
Connecticut
1969–1971
AB, History Major:
Marquette University
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
1971–1973
Chemistry Minor:
Marquette University
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
1971–1973
Medical School: MD,
Bowman Gray School of Medicine/Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North
Carolina
1973–1977
Flexible Internship:
U.S. Public Health Service Hospital
San Francisco,
California
1977–1978
Residency ~
Obstetrics &
Gynecology. Stanford University School of Medicine
1978 - 1980
Chief
Resident, North Carolina Baptist Hospital / Bowman Gray School of
Medicine
1980-1981
Fellowship ~
Maternal-Fetal medicine fellowship at Stanford University School
of Medicine
1982-1984
Certification ~
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal
Medicine Subspecialty Board
Research ~
Prenatal diagnostic techniques, including
doppler ultrasound. Prostaglandins and cervical compliance. Preterm
labor. Predictability of fetal heart rate characteristics. Periodontal
health and obstetric outcomes. Intimate partner violence and pregnancy
outcomes.
Current Clinical Trials
~
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence
(COBRE)
NIH; NIDCR UKRF Sub-award #
3049023596-10-305
Chronic Inflammation of Oral and
Cervico-Vaginal Muscosa
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. – Principal
Investigator University of Virginia Site
(5% effort)
Past Clinical Trials ~
Building Interdisciplinary Research Center
for Women’s Health (BIRCWH)
NIH; NIDA 2 K12 DA14040-06
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. – Principal
Investigator (through June 30, 2009)
$2,500,000 for Project Period September
20, 2005 – August 31, 2010
(10% effort)
Center for Biologic Basis of Oral/Systemic
Disease
Oral Infections: Impact on Gestational
Diabetes
NIH/NCRR P20 RR020145
J. Ebersole, Ph.D. – Center Principal
Investigator
K. Novak, Ph.D. – Project Principal
Investigator
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. – Co-Investigator
and Mentor (through June 30, 2009)
September 1, 2004 – August 31,
2009
(5% effort)
NIH/NIDCR
UO1 DE014338
Effect of Maternal Periodontal
Inflammation on Infant Neurodevelopment (Multi-center study)
Bryan Michalowicz, Minnesota, Principal
Investigator
M.J. Novak, BDS, Ph.D., Site Principal
Investigator
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D., Site Co-Principal
Investigator
Purpose: To evaluate mental, psychomotor
and language development in infants born to women with improved
maternal periodontal status early in pregnancy.
December 1, 2005 – November 30,
2008
March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation
Prematurity Prevention Initiative in
Kentucky – Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait
Lead Site.
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. – University of
Kentucky, Principal Investigator (through June 30, 2009)
$225,000 for Project Period December 15,
2006 – December 31, 2009
Effects of Periodontal Therapy on Preterm
Birth
NIDCR 5 U01 DE014338-02
Bryan S. Michalowicz, D.D.S., University
of Minnesota, Program Director
M. John Novak, B.D.S., L.D.S., M.S., PhD.,
University of Kentucky, Principal Investigator
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D., University of
Kentucky, Co-PI
$749,294 September 1, 2005 – August 31,
2006
(10% effort)
Support for Dental Public Health
Activities
Kentucky Families and Children’s
Cabinet
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. –
Co-Investigator
July 1, 2004 – June 3, 2005
Building Interdisciplinary Research Center
for Women’s Health (BIRCWH)
NIDA 5 K12 DA14040-3
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. – Principal
Investigator
$500,000 September 1, 2003 – August 31,
2004
(10% effort)
Effects of Periodontal Therapy on Preterm
Birth
NIDCR 5 U01 DE014338-02
Bryan S. Michalowicz, D.D.S., University
of Minnesota, Program Director
M. John Novak, B.D.S., L.D.S., M.S., PhD.,
University of Kentucky, Principal Investigator
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D., University of
Kentucky, Co-PI
$749,294 September 20, 2000 – August 31,
2005
(10% effort)
Family-Centered HIV Clinic
Ryan White Title IV Funding
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. -
Co-Investigator
$48,000 October 1, 2001 – September 30,
2004
Co-Director, Commonwealth Of
Virginia-Perinatal Regionalization Grant
(John Kattwinkel, M.D., Department of
Pediatrics, Principal Investigator)
# 01-0202-02 - 0% salary support
Family-Centered HIV Clinic
Ryan White Title IV Funding
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. -
Co-Investigator
$72,000 October 1, 1998 – September 30,
2001
System-Wide Maternal-Fetal Outcome
Assessment
Dyncorp / FMAS Grant No. 5-32584
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. – Program
Director
$12,625 January 1, 1999 – August 31,
2001
Calciotropic Hormones in the
Uteroplacental Unit
NICHHD 12335
M.E. Bruns - Principal
Investigator
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Co-Investigator
(partial salary support)
July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1996
Predictive Value of the Feto-Pelvic
Index
March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation
J.E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Principal
Investigator
$8,000 July 1, 1993 – June 30,
1996
Perinatal Nurse Liaison Contract
Commonwealth of Virginia-Department of
Health
J.E. Ferguson II, M.D. – Program
Director/Principal Investigator
$40,000 July 1, 1998 – June 30, 1999
(Program ended by State)
$40,000 July 1, 1997 – June 30,
1998
$40,000 July 1, 1996 – June 30,
1997
$40,000 July 1, 1995 – June 30,
1996
$40,000 July 1, 1994 – June 30,
1995
$40,000 July 1, 1993 – June 30,
1994
$40,000 July 1, 1992 – June 30,
1993
$40,000 July 1, 1991 – June 30,
1992
$40,000 July 1, 1990 – June 30,
1991
Project Link Model Demonstration
Continuation Project for Perinatal Substance Abuse
Commonwealth of Virginia-Department of
Mental Health, Retardation and Substance Abuse
J.E. Ferguson II, M.D. – Program
Director/Principal Investigator
$100,000 July 1, 1994 – June 30,
1995
$100,000 July 1, 1993 – June 30,
1994
$85,000 July 1, 1992 –- June 30,
1993
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Research and Development Grant
Cloning and Sequencing of cDNA for
Calbindin D9k and the Identification and Localization of the Vitamin
D-receptor in Human Myometrium
Principal Investigator, $8,000 /year April
1, 1990 - March 31, 1991
Co-Director, Commonwealth Of
Virginia–Perinatal Regionalization Grant
(John Kattwinkel, M.D., Department of
Pediatrics, Principal Investigator)
# 01-0202-01 – 0% salary support
# 01-0202-00 - 5% salary support
# 01-0202-99 - 10% salary
support
# 01-0202-98 - 10% salary
support
# 01-0202-97 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-96 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-95 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-94 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-93 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-92 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-91 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-90 - 15% salary
support
# 01-0202-89 - 15% salary
support
Ritodrine/Nifedipine Preterm Labor
Tocolysis
Biomedical Research Support
Grant
Stanford University School of
Medicine
James E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Principal
Investigator
$20,000 April 1, 1986 – March 31,
1988
The California AFP Screening
Program-Coordination Center
State of California-Health and Welfare
Agency
James E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Principal
Investigator
$86,136 July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988
(87-91022)
$79, 232 July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1987
(86-89074)
The California AFP Screening Program,
Follow-up
State of California-Department of Health
Services
James E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Principal
Investigator
$82,000 July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988
(87-91256)
$51,000 July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1987
(86-89429)
Prenatal Diagnosis Program
State of California-State and Consumer
Services Agency
James E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Principal
Investigator
$41,786 July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988
(87-91055)
$41,786 July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1987
(86-88554)
$41,600 July 1, 1985 – June 30, 1986
(85-00012)
The California AFP Screening Program,
Prenatal Diagnosis Center
State of California-Health and Welfare
Agency 85-87054
James E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Principal
Investigator
$51,000 January 1, 1986 – June 30,
1986
Prostaglandin E2 for Cervical
Priming
Upjohn Pharmaceuticals Company
James E. Ferguson, II, M.D. - Co-Principal
Investigator
$22,500 June 30, 1984 – March 31,
1985
