Dr. Brent Finley, MD

Expert Publications

• Noninvasive technique. Measurement of muscle tension.
• Development of the Eagle-Barrett (prune belly) syndrome and a thickened, poorly
• Stillbirth is not a cause of fetal death.
• Abruptio placentae and disseminated intravascular coagulation: use of thrombelastography and sonoclot analysis.
• Delayed return of the fetal midgut to the abdomen resulting in volvulus, bowel obstruction, and gangrene of the small intestine.
• Effects of hyperglycemia on mitochondrial morphology in the region of the anterior neuropore in the explanted rat embryo model: evidence for a modified Reid hypothesis as a mechanism for diabetic teratogenesis.
• Diagnosis of ectopia cordis at 12 weeks gestation using transabdominal ultrasonography with color flow Doppler.
• Measurement of hypoxanthine and xanthine in late-gestation human amniotic fluid by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array detection.
• Positive predictive value of cell free DNA analysis.
• Acute coagulopathy in pregnancy.
• Oxytocin and prolactin responses associated with nipple stimulation contraction stress tests.
• Breast stimulation in cycling women, pregnant women and a woman with induced lactation: pattern of release of oxytocin, prolactin and luteinizing hormone.
• Outcome: low birth weight infants.
• Use of MAST suit in obstetrics and gynecology.
• Hyperglycemia delays rostral initiation sites during neural tube closure.

Media Releases

Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Brent Finley, who serves patients in the Midwest.

A caring Obstetrician-Gynecologist & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Finley is in practice with Midwest Maternal Fetal Medicine Physicians.  He physically operates out of the offices in Overland Park, Kansas & Kansas City, Missouri. Through these offices, the Midwest Maternal Fetal Medicine Physicians now also provide Maternal Fetal Medicine specialty services via Telemedicine to patients in five Midwest states.

Having developed specialized interests in patient safety and quality of care, he has obtained an American Society of Quality designation as a Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence. In addition, he has been designated a site reviewer for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Safety Certification in Outpatient Practice Excellence Program (SCOPE), and is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer in both obstetrics and gynecology and in fetal echocardiography.

Among his various experiences, Dr. Finley established the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center and was Division Chief for 10 years. Growing it to a practice of 4 Physicians with offices throughout the KC Metro.

Subsequently, in 1994 Midwest Perinatal Associates, PA was established by four MFM Physicians. MPA provided service to the two-state region over the 20 years. The practice provided a number of services, including complete obstetric ultrasound, comprehensive or targeted ultrasound, genetic counseling, first trimester screening, non-invasive prenatal screening, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS), FETAL Blood Transfusions, cervical cerclage, and In-utero procedures such as Fetal Bladder and Chest shunt placements.

Midwest Perinatal Associates became part of the HCA Healthcare System in 2021 and became Midwest Maternal Fetal Medicine Physicians. Still locally manages and offering the same services as before, the partnership has allowed the physicians to expand and provide a robust Telemed service and a Ground and Air Maternal Transport service The addition of Advanced Practice Nurses trained and experienced in Maternal-Fetal Medicine allows for provision of more immediate care and access for maternal complications such as diabetic education and management.

Passionate about teaching, Dr. Finley has held various Clinical Instructor and Assistant Professor positions at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the University of Texas and the University of Missouri at Kansas City since 1983. Recently he has become actively involved in the HCA Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program in the Kansas City Metro Region.

Academically, Dr. Finley completed his undergraduate degree (Engineering and Chemistry) at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, and his medical degree at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. He also completed his residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident from 1982-1983, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Following this, he completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed an MBA through Regis University in Denver.

A Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, he is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology & maternal-fetal medicine by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The mission of the ABOG is to define specialty standards, certify obstetricians and gynecologists, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in women’s health.

In good standing with a number of professional organizations, Dr. Finley is an active member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, the Kansas Medical Society, the Johnson County Medical Society, the K.C. GYN Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Kermit E. Krantz Society, the Association for the Advancement of the Sciences,  International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the American College of Physician Executives.

For the last three decades, he has served as an Editorial Consultant for the Journal of Maternal/Fetal Investigation (1991-present), Obstetrics and Gynecology (1993-present), and the American Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology (1995-present).

Obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts).

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. 

As a testament of his dedication, Dr. Finley was the recipient of the Outstanding Junior Resident Award in 1982, the Outstanding Senior Resident Award in 1983, and the Upjohn Achievement Award for Outstanding Senior Residents in 1983.

In his off hours, he enjoys reading, exercising, sending golf balls off to unexplored regions, and “dabbles” in painting.

He has two successful grown sons of which he is quite proud; a wonderful Daughter-in law and a new granddaughter who he plans on spoiling.

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