David A. Nagey, M.D., Ph.D., 1950-2002, was the Director of Perinatal Outreach for The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a consulting perinatologist for Maryland hospitals. He was a recognized authority in the management of high-risk pregnancies, treating patients with a variety of conditions including diabetes, hard-to-manage hypertension and thyroid disorders. Nagey believed that the most appropriate perinatal health care reached the most women when it was provided by their usual health care providers at sites near their homes. His mission was to provide consultant care on a local level, via outreach.

Through grants from the state and Prince George's County health departments, as well as Hopkins, Dr. Nagey traveled across the state seeing high-risk pregnancy patients regardless of their ability to pay for medical services. He often said regardless of available funding, he would continue his quest because he believed in the benefits it brought to the women of Maryland and because he found it personally satisfying. His range was so widespread that between patient visits and telephone consults, he was involved in roughly 1 percent of all deliveries in Maryland.

Those of us fortunate enough to have met or worked with Dr. Nagey will forever remember his professionalism, dedication, and commitment to the field of gynecology and obstetrics.