Christopher Downer, MD

HS ASSOC CLIN PROF-FY
Ob/Gyn - Fresno
[email protected]
+1 559 499-6540

Christopher Downer M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Residency Program Director, UCSF Fresno Department of Ostetrics & Gynecology
Director of Obstetrics, UCSF Fresno

Christopher Downer, M.D., FACOG, is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Downer attended University of California, Davis for his undergraduate coursework, double majoring and receiving degrees in both Biological Sciences and Psychology. He then went on to complete medical school at Pennsylvania State University’s College of Medicine. Upon completion of his medical degree, Dr. Downer completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency training at UCSF Fresno Medicine Education Program. After completing residency training, Dr. Downer spent the next four years as an OB/GYN physician for the U.S. Army at Landstuhl, Germany, the largest military overseas OB/GYN department in the world. He then returned to UCSF Fresno as faculty in July 2014.

Dr. Downer’s clinical interests include: high risk obstetrics, hypertensive disease, and advanced laparoscopy including total laparoscopic hysterectomy procedures.

In his free time, Dr. Downer enjoys fishing, golfing and traveling the globe.

Publications: 

A randomized comparative-effectiveness study of two enhanced prenatal care models for low-income pregnant people: Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE).

Contemporary clinical trials

Kuppermann M, Pressman A, Coleman-Phox K, Afulani P, Blebu B, Carraway K, Butcher BC, Curry V, Downer C, Edwards B, Felder JN, Fontenot J, Garza MA, Karasek D, Lessard L, Martinez E, McCulloch CE, Oberholzer C, Ramirez GR, Tesfalul M, Weimann A