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Dr Byron C. Calhoun, MD, FACOG, FACS, MBA is the National Medical Advisor for the National Institute of Life Advocates (NIFLA). Dr Calhoun joined NIFLA in 1996 and became the National Medical Advisor for NIFLA in 2001. He has over 20 years of pro-life activity. Dr Calhoun linked with Thomas Glessner, J.D. in 1996 to help pioneer the conversion of crisis pregnancy centers to a medical clinic with the provision of ultrasound. Dr Calhoun is a 1979 Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and graduated from the University of Iowa Medical School with an MD in 1983. Dr Calhoun completed his residency in OB/GYN at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1987 and finished a Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Oregon Health Sciences University in 1989. Calhoun is diplomate board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in general Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the sub-specialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He has authored over 60 peer review articles in the obstetric and gynecologic literature, presented over 100 scientific papers, participated in over 40 research projects, and has published numerous articles on ethics in obstetrics and gynecology. His most recent contribution is the The Perinatal Hospice which attempts to provide a cogent pro-life hospice alternative to partial-birth abortion for fatal fetal anomalies. Dr Calhoun contributed medical expertise to several friend-of-the-court briefs in key pro-life cases through out the United States and has testified before the legislature of the State of Washington. Dr Calhoun serves as Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the West Virginia University-Charleston and is involved in resident and medical student education. He licensed in several states and continues to actively practice maternal-fetal medicine, perform diagnostic obstetrical ultrasound, and participate in prenatal diagnosis counseling. Dr Calhoun and his wife, Kathryn, have 5 children — Paul, Daniel, Joshua, Faith, and Mercy.
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