Haywood Brown, MD, became the 68th president of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) on May 8, 2017. Dr. Brown served as the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke for 14 years. During his tenure at Duke, he has been an active clinician in maternal-fetal medicine specializing in medical high risk pregnancy. Throughout his career, Brown has been especially committed to the care of women who are at high risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly disadvantaged women.