Dr. James O’Brien

Dr. O’Brien is board-certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine and provides comprehensive care for high-risk and complex pregnancies

Dr. James O’Brien
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Meet Dr. O’Brien

Board-certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-fetal medicine

Dr. O’Brien is board-certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine and provides comprehensive care for high-risk and complex pregnancies. His clinical expertise includes fetal echocardiography and placenta accreta spectrum disorders. He previously served as director of the Placenta Accreta Spectrum Program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Dr. O’Brien earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine, completed his OB-GYN residency at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and completed his maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he has lived in central Pennsylvania for the past decade.

Medical education has been a major focus of Dr. O’Brien’s career. At Penn State, he served in several educational leadership positions, including associate director of the third-year OB-GYN clerkship, director of the fourth-year acting internship and associate program director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship. He currently serves on the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Fellowship Affairs committee, and as a national board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

“Educating future physicians and paying forward the mentorship I have received are important responsibilities of being a physician,” said Dr. O’Brien. “I’m excited to bring my experience to Lancaster MFM and to care for patients and families in the central Pennsylvania community my family and I have called home for the past decade.”

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