Dr. Alissa R. Carver, MD

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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Alissa R. Carver, who serves patients in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Carver is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist & maternal-fetal medicine specialist specializing in placenta accreta spectrum, fetal diagnosis and therapy, cervical insufficiency, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. 

Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Michigan Placenta Accreta Program, and the Director of the Michigan Obstetric Safety Team at the University of Michigan. She is a member of the Michigan Medicine Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center care team.

At the start of her academic career, Dr. Carver received her undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She then returned “home” to the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine for her medical degree followed by a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After completing a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, she relocated to Macon, Georgia to work as part of a regional perinatal center for Central Georgia.  She also served as an assistant professor at Mercer University School of Medicine within their Ob/Gyn Residency Program. In 2016, she joined the University of Michigan Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division.

Dr. Carver is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology & maternal and fetal medicine by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The mission of the ABOG is to define standards, certify obstetricians and gynecologists, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in women’s health. 

In good standing with a number of professional organizations, Dr. Carver is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Pan-American Society for Placenta Accreta Spectrum, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Her research interests include medical complications of pregnancy, fetal origins of adult diseases, and fetal therapy.

Obstetrics and Gynecology is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties. An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional who specializes in female reproductive health.

Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing complex health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. MFM specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics and have advanced knowledge of medical, surgical, obstetric, fetal, and genetic complications of pregnancies.  For pregnant women with chronic health problems or pregnancies which carry high risk for moms and/or babies, they work to keep them as healthy as possible. They also care for women who face unexpected problems that develop during pregnancy such as early labor, bleeding or high blood pressure. 

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Carver is the recipient of On-Time Doctor Award (2016) and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2016).

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