The first answer is that I love to deliver babies. For me, the birth of a newborn is an unceasing miracle.
Obstetricians also are heavily involved in preventive medicine.
Our advice and care can prevent illness before it starts. Also a real plus is the long-term bond that can form between patient and doctor. My partners and I look forward to establishing long-term relationships with our expectant moms that will last through the years. It is a thrill to meet children with their mothers in a store or on the street that I have delivered years earlier. He earned his MD degree at Northwestern University where he also finished his residency in 1987.