Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Michelle H. Moniz, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor and physician-investigator in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Moniz also serves as Director, the Obstetrics Initiative, a statewide quality collaborative with over 65 hospitals working to improve maternity care quality, outcomes, and experiences in Michigan. She is a board-certified generalist obstetrician gynecologist with 15 years in clinical practice. She completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, residency at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program and a Master of Science at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Moniz’s long-term career goal is to embed evidence into reproductive health policy and practice to improve outcomes. Dr. Moniz is a nationally recognized expert in obstetric health services research and implementation research, with over 100 manuscripts published to date. Her research has appeared in high-impact journals such as Implementation Science, JAMA, BMJ Quality and Safety, and Health Affairs, and has garnered attention in The Atlantic, NPR, and other major media outlets. She is the Primary Investigator of a U01 investigation to develop and evaluate guidelines for pain management after childbirth in the United States. She was Guest Editor for Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications’ 2024 Collection on Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health. Dr. Moniz has mentored 30+ medical students and residents (with 40+ publications with trainees), and now mentors early career faculty in her role on the Scientific Executive Committee for the University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program.