Thomas J. Garite, MD

Professor Emeritus
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Dr. Thomas J. Garite is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Irvine. He earned his medical degree at UCI where he also completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He continued his medical training at the same institution where he completed a fellowship program in Maternal Fetal Medicine.

Dr. Garite is past president of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, and a member of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation, the American Gynecologic and Obstetric Society and numerous other distinguished societies. In addition, he is Associate Editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Garite's research interests have focused on clinical problems in obstetrics, particularly intrapartum fetal monitoring and in premature delivery associated with premature rupture of membranes and the infectious etiology of prematurity. He has published over 120 articles and chapters and 3 books. He has been principal author on four large prospective randomized clinical trials and secondary author on two others.

Education
Degree	Major	University	Year
Fellowship	Maternal Fetal Medicine	University of California, Irvine and Long Beach Memorial Women's Hospital	1979
Internship/ Residency	Obstetrics and Gynecology	University of California, Irvine	1977
M.D.	Medicine	University of California, Irvine	1973
B.S.	Biology	California State College	1969

Selected Publications

Garite Tj, Porto M, Carlson NJ, Rumney PF, Reimbold PA. The influence of elective amniotomy on fetal heart rate patterns and the course of labor in term patients: A randomized study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 168:1827-32, 1993.

Baron CM, Morgan MA, Garite Tj. The impact of amniotic fluid volume on perinatal outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 173: 167-74, 1995.

Brooks AM, Garite Tj. A clinical trial of the outpatient management of pyelonephritis in pregnancy. Inf Disease Obstet Gynecol 3(2): 50-55, 1995.

Garite Tj, Snell Bj, Walker DL, Darrow VC. Development and experience of a university-based freestanding birthing center. Obstet Gynecol 86:411-16, 1995.

Cohen B, Penning S, Major C, Ansley D, Porto M, Garite Tj, Sonographic prediction of shoulder dystocia in infants of diabetic mothers. Obstet Gynecol 88:10-13, 1996.

Garite Tj, Casal D, Garcia-Alonso A, Kreaden U, Jimeniz G, Ayala JA, Reimbold T. Fetal fibronectin: a new tool for the prediction of successful induction of labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 175: 1516-21, 1996.