Michael R Foley

Biography

 

Michael R. Foley, MD Chairman

Professor, University of Arizona

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

 

Dr. Foley received his medical degree in 1984 from Chicago Medical School. His residency in obstetrics and gynecology and fellowship in maternal fetal medicine were completed at The Ohio State University Hospital in 1988 and 1990, respectively.

Dr. Foley has published numerous scientific articles and is a reviewer for several medical journals. He is a national and international lecturer as well as an award winning teacher and author. He has also served as a Board Examiner in the subspecialty of Maternal Fetal Medicine. He is considered a national authority on Critical Care Medicine in Obstetrics. Dr. Foley is Past President of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine-National (2008) and the recipient of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award (2013).

He is the Lead Editor of Obstetric Intensive Care: a Practical Manual,  first edition published in the spring of 1997. The Fourth edition was published in May 2014 and the Fifth edition is in process for publication in 2018 (McGraw-Hill). He is also a co-editor for Critical Care Obstetrics-Fifth Edition--Sixth edition is in process for publication 2018 (2010 Wiley-Blackstone).

Dr. Foley is a eighth-degree black belt-Grand Master and the founder of The Center for Humane Living, a 501c3 organization whose mission is “to inspire all people to live peaceful and compassionate lives.” He has been teaching students martial arts out of his home for the past 25 years and has written an award-winning book, The Art of Humane Living – Martial Arts as a Path to Peace, published in 2004. He also authored Ancient Wisdom for Life Fulfillment which was published in 2010.

He is married to Dr Lisa Dado who is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Phoenix Childrens Hospital. They have three children, Bonnie (31), Molly (28) and Michael (26).

Degrees

• M.D. Medicine
• Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois, United States
• None

Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award--The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
• The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Spring 2016