Katharine Thayer, MD

Lecturer of Nursing

This is a photo of Katharine Thayer. She is wearing a green jacket, has short brown hair, and is smiling.
(207) 780-9649 (office), 207-450-6290 (cell)

332 Masterton Hall, Portland Campus

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA (1997)
  • BS in Zoology, Minor in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1993)

Research Interests

The intersection of obstetrics and genetic testing, advances in the study of genetics of cancer. 

AREAS OF SCHOLARSHIP

Simulation in Medical Education. Working towards certification as a Simulation Educator.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • 2017-2018 Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 1999 Medical Student Teaching Award: selected as best resident physician teacher in MMC OB/Gyn Residency Program

Expertise

  • Women’s Health
  • Prenatal Care
  • Pharmacology (Basic Science, Drug Development, Medication Safety)
  • Clinical Applications of Genetics
  • Clinical Pharmacology

Selected Publications

Efficacy of  intramuscular penicillin in the eradication of  Group B Streptococcal colonization at delivery, Michael Pinette, Katharine Thayer, Joseph R. Wax, Jacquelyn Blackstone and Angelina Cartin, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Perinatal Medicine, May 2005; 17(5): 333-335

This is a photo of Katharine Thayer. She is wearing a green jacket, has short brown hair, and is smiling.
(207) 780-9649 (office), 207-450-6290 (cell)

332 Masterton Hall, Portland Campus

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA (1997)
  • BS in Zoology, Minor in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1993)

Research Interests

The intersection of obstetrics and genetic testing, advances in the study of genetics of cancer.