Lisa C Zuckerwise, MD
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Bio & Overview
Lisa Zuckerwise, MD, is director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program at UVA Health. She oversees a team of physicians, who specialize in caring for patients with high-risk pregnancies, or a pregnancy when a woman and her baby face an increased risk of complications.
She is committed to working collaboratively with patients to overcome medical challenges and grow their families.
Dr. Zuckerwise comes to UVA Health from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. There she helped launch and lead a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship program. She will continue her role as educator at UVA School of Medicine as an associate professor within the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
At UVA Health, Dr. Zuckerwise will also continue her work in the study of fetal anomalies and pregnancy complications. This includes placenta accreta spectrum. She has extensive experience and expertise in this disorder, serving since 2020 as an active member of the Pan-American Society for the Placenta Accreta Spectrum.
Originally from Westchester, New York, Dr. Zuckerwise received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University before attending medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She went on to complete an OB-GYN residency and fellowship training in maternal-fetal medicine at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
Fun fact: During high school, Dr. Zuckerwise developed a passion for scuba diving, which she turned into a side gig in college, working as a scuba instructor in New York.
Academic Information
- Department
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- Maternal/Fetal Medicine
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
- Primary Education
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (2009)
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
- Fellowship
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2016)
- Certification
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal and Fetal Medicine), American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Highlights
Meet Lisa Zuckerwise, MD
Hi, I am Dr. Lisa Zuckerwise. I am a maternal fetal medicine physician at UVA in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a maternal fetal medicine physician, my job is to care for patients with pregnancies or patients caring pregnancies that are high risk for any number of reasons. These can include medical complications of the pregnant person, complications of the pregnancy itself, or fetal differences that make the pregnancy high risk. I'm passionate about pregnancy, pregnancy care, taking care of a family, a family who's growing, a family who's changing. A new patient who comes to see me can expect a warm welcome, a person who really wants to see them as an individual, to understand their needs, and someone who's really going to listen. The privilege and the honor of helping someone grow their family, especially under challenging circumstances, is so meaningful. When you come to UVA, you should expect individualized care. You should expect respect as a person. It's always my hope in every patient encounter to understand what a patient is seeking, what their values are, what their family's values are, what's important to them to accomplish through our relationship, and to work collaboratively to achieve that.