Dr. Heidi K. Leftwich, DO

Expert Publications

• Does increase in birth weight change the normal labor curve?
• Adolescent Pregnancy.
• Growth restriction: identifying fetuses at risk.

Media Releases

Get to know  Obstetrician-Gynecologist & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Heidi K. Leftwich, who serves patients in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Leftwich is a highly trained obstetrician-gynecologist & maternal-fetal medicine specialist. Her clinical interests include high-risk obstetrical care, medical complications in pregnancy, and obstetric ultrasound.

At present, she is the Associate Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Holding an academic role, she serves as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Following the completion of her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007, Dr. Leftwich went on to further her training. She completed her residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and her fellowship at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences.

She is board-certified in both obstetrics and gynecology & maternal-fetal medicine by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Education Committee for the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine.  She is active in medical education and clinical research at the University of Massachusetts.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics.  For pregnant women with chronic health problems or other complications during their pregnancy, MFM specialists work to keep them as healthy as possible while their bodies carry a pregnancy. They also care for women who face unexpected problems that develop during pregnancy such as early labor, bleeding or high blood pressure. 

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