Alexander Friedman, MD is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brown University/Women and Infants' Hospital and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical interests include adult congenital heart disease in pregnancy, cancer in pregnancy, and prenatal diagnosis. His research interests include care quality assessment in obstetrics, cost-effectiveness in obstetrical care, and screening strategies in ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis. Dr. Freidman has presented numerous abstracts at national conferences and has authored several articles on subjects including obstetrical care quality, prenatal diagnosis, and health care screening. He writes about medicine and received a master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Wall Street Journal.