Dr. Brett Einerson

Dr. Brett Einerson, MD, FACOG, is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) at the University of Utah. He received his Master’s in Public Health from University of California School of Medicine in 2010, and his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2011. He completed his residency in OBGYN at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in 2015, followed by a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of Utah in 2018. Dr. Einerson is a Fellow of The American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (FACOG) and is board certified in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Dr. Einerson takes care of patients with all types of high-risk pregnancy issues and specializes in placenta problems (including placenta accreta spectrum, placenta previa, and vasa previa), twin or triplet pregnancies, cervical insufficiency, and fetal genetic differences. He is Director of the Utah Placenta Accreta Program, and a Board Member of the Pan American Society for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS2). In 2020 and 2021 he was co-director of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Accreta Scientific Forum. His research focuses on placenta accreta spectrum, severe maternal morbidity, quality improvement and patient safety, obstetric and postpartum hemorrhage, and cost-effectiveness. His peer reviewed research has been published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG), and the British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (BJOG), among others.

He has been a speaker, lecturer, and podcast guest to discuss PAS for regional and national events including SMFM Post-Graduate Courses and Accreta Scientific Forum, the PAS2 National Conference, the Vanderbilt High Risk Pregnancy Seminar, the Park City Postgraduate OBGYN Course, the Healthful Woman Podcast, and CREOGs Over Coffee Podcast.

Dr. Einerson is an engaged leader, educator, and mentor. He was a member of the SMFM Patient Safety and Quality Committee from 2016-2022, where he authored the SMFM Placenta Accreta Spectrum Safety Checklist. He holds positions as the Medical Director of Obstetric Emergency Services (OBES) at University of Utah Health Medical Center, Chair of the University of Utah Severe Maternal Morbidity Review Committee, and Member of the University Transfusion Committee. A devoted medical educator, he has received multiple teaching awards from medical students and residents, including twice being named the recipient of the National Faculty Award from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics & Gynecology (CREOG) for promoting high standards of residency education in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.