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Tamera   J Hatfield

Tamera J. Hatfield, MD

Specialties

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Clinical Interests

high-risk pregnancy, maternal health, perinatology, preeclampsia

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Certifications
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Language
  • English
Gender
Female
Medical School
UCI School of Medicine
Internship
UCI Medical CenterOB/GYN
Residency
UCI School of MedicineOB/GYN
Fellowship
UCI Medical CenterMaternal Fetal Medicine
Professional Positions
  • Associate Professor — Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCI School of Medicine
  • Member — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Member — Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine
  • Member — UC Fetal Consortium Subcommittee on Monochorionic Twins and Placenta Accreta
  • Member — Institute of Medicine Committee for the Review of WIC Food Packages
Awards and Recognition
  • Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2017-2023
More Information

Dr. Tamera J. Hatfield is a board-certified, fellowship-trained UCI Health obstetrician who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies. She also has a special interest in critical care obstetrics and cancer in pregnancy. 

She earned her medical degree at the UCI School of Medicine in Irvine, where she also completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine. Previously, she received a doctorate of philosophy in behavioral neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.    

Her research interests include critical care for pregnant women, maternal nutrition, weight gain during pregnancy, preeclampsia and the use of magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate brain injury as it relates to perinatal risk factors. She is the author or co-author of several publications in national journals.

Hatfield sees patients in Orange and Laguna Hills.

UCI Health Women’s Healthcare Center & Center for Fetal Evaluation
200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 600
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714-456-2911
UCI Health — Laguna Hills
23961 Calle de la Magdalena, Suite 200
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone: 949-238-4100
Fax: 866-251-1363
Fetal Care Center of Southern California
505 S. Main St., Suite 650
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714-509-3696
Fax: 714-509-9516