Faculty - Arij Faksh, DO, FACOG

Arij Faksh, DO, FACOG 

Dr. Faksh graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Biochemistry and a minor in Education from Bowdoin College.  She then went to medical school at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.  She completed her OB/GYN residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. While at MMC she served as an instructor teaching Surgical Dry Skills Lab for third-year medical students.  Afterward, she moved to Minnesota to start her MFM fellowship at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.  She is board certified in OB/GYN and MFM and is the recipient of multiple awards for teaching, clinical excellence, and research.  Dr. Faksh brings her expertise to ABC conducting MFM mock orals for MFMs and generalists along with lecturing for our Oral Exam Webinar.  In her free time, she enjoys ethnic cuisine, hiking, ceramics, community service, boating, and gardening.

Undergraduate: 
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Majored in Biochemistry, Minor: Education

Medical School: 
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Biddeford, ME

Residency:
Maine Medical Center (MMC), Tufts University School of Medicine 
Portland, ME

Fellowship:
Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

Position: 
Private practice 
Scripps Clinic
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
La Jolla, CA