Carol A. Major, MD

• High-Risk Pregnancy Services
• Maternity Services

• American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

• English

• Professor — Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCI School of Medicine
• Assistant Dean for Student Inclusive Excellence — UCI School of Medicine
• Director — Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Director of Medical Education — Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Medical Director — Orange County Regional Perinatal Program

• Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2006, 2012-2023
• Best Doctors in America^® — Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013, 2015, 2016
• America's Top Doctors (High-risk Pregnancy, Perinatology), Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2013

Dr. Carol A. Major is a board-certified UCI Health obstetrician who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies.

Major earned her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UC San Francisco, followed by a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the UCI School of Medicine and UCI Medical Center.  

Her research interests include the management of diabetes in pregnancy, premature rupture of membranes and preterm labor. She is the author or co-author of numerous publications in prominent journals. She also serves as the UCI School of Medicine's assistant dean for Student Inclusive Excellence.

Major sees patients in Orange and Laguna Hills.

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