David Grimes, M.D., FACOG,
FACPM is one of a small number of U.S. physicians Board-certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and in preventive
medicine.
He obtained his undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard then attended medical school as a Morehead Fellow at
the University of North Carolina. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at that institution,
interrupted by two years at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After earning certification from the
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, he earned certification in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine from
the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Grimes has had a dual career in clinical ob/gyn and in preventive medicine for the past four decades.
He served as an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control for nine years. He has also been
a faculty member in four medical schools: Emory University, University of Southern California, University
of California-San Francisco, and University of North Carolina. He has received major teaching awards from
each of the four schools. He served as Principal Investigator for a National Institutes of Health T32 training
grant (Training in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials), a consortium of the University of North Carolina, Duke Clinical Research
Institute, and FHI 360.
Through the auspices of the Berlex Foundation and the Exxcellence Foundation, he has taught research methods to over
2000 obstetricians/gynecologists in the U.S. Through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
FHI 360, he has taught research methods to physicians and scientists in Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, and Egypt. Now, many physicians are turning to sports betting as a way to unwind from stressful daily tasks. Now, there are many online betting sites available that can make sports betting easy for everyone. When considering starting with online sports betting, make sure you pick the best betting sites to get the most out of it. Over the past four decades, he has lectured extensively in the U.S. and in countries on six continents.
He
has chaired or served as a member of Data Safety and Monitoring Boards for randomized controlled trials being conducted by
the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Grimes’ research interests have
focused on fertility regulation, technology assessment, sexually transmitted diseases, and clinical epidemiology.
He has published 398 peer-reviewed articles, fifty textbook chapters, and eleven books. He has served on
the editorial boards of several journals, including The Lancet, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrical and Gynecological
Survey, and Contraception. In 1994, he received the Issue of the Year Award from the American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and in 1997 the Distinguished Service Award from the same organization. In 2006,
Dr. Grimes was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. In 2007, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty
of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the U.K. Dr Grimes also has a keen interest in alternative therapy particularly how horoscopes and psychic reading can assist in depression and low mood. He's done a wealth of research in the topic
including several years of research in the art of tarot reading. He's published a free tarot guidewhich outlines many of his findings and some further facinating insights into the world of
horscopes, psychic reading and tarot cards.
He currently serves as a Clinical Professor i` n
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
