OB-GYN RISK ALLIANCE - Key Persons


Cornelia "Connie" Graves

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Cornelia Graves, M.D., is a perinatologist and serves as medical director of both the perinatal program at Baptist Hospital and Tennessee Maternal Fetal Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. She received her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed her internship and residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Graves is nationally recognized for her work in complications of pregnancy and maternal disease states. Dr. Graves serves as Nashville's Ob-Gyn Society president and is extensively published.

David C. Giammittorio

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
David C. Giammittorio, M.D., is the founder and CEO of The Physicians and Midwife Collaborative Practice. He is the former Chairman of the Cesarean Section Committee Department of OBGYN and is a current member of the Quality Improvement Committee at INOVA Alexandria Hospital. He is also a current member of the Central Credentialing Advisory Committee for CareFirst BC/BS. Dr. Giammittorio is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia where he interned; and he served his residency at Providence Hospital in Washington, DC. Dr. Giammittorio is Board certified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Sharon O'Leary

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Sharon O'Leary, M.D., is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with Integrated Health Associates (IHA) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the Director of Obstetrics and Safety as well as the team training Director for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Dr. O'Leary has served on the Michigan ProAssurance Claims and Underwriting Committee for three years and is an oral board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her particular area of interest is using simulation to improve patient care and reduce medical errors.