Dawn McDaid, MD

In 1982, I graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in Shrub Oak, NY, with a Regents diploma. I was a student athlete being a member of the National Honor Society and captain of the Conference A track team. I received my B.S. in Biology at SUNY in Stony Brook, NY. After graduation, I was able to secure a promising laboratory position at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Subsequently, I became the head Senior Technologist for the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute. During this time I received my Master in Biology diploma from the Washington University and also received my EMT certification. I was at a cross roads and felt more patient interaction suited my personality. Therefore, I pursued an education in medicine and I received my medical degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. I originally wanted to be a pediatrician but fell in love with obstetrics and matched with the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. My husband's mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Given that my husband is an only child, we moved back to St. Louis after my internship so that we could be closer to his family. I finished residency In Ob/Gyn with the St. Louis University School of Medicine. Afterwards, we moved closer to my husband's job were I worked at Patient's First in Washington, Missouri. Once my husband retired from his law practice we made the big move to Illinois where I was heavily recruited by Mr. Buddy Bond, CEO with Greenville Regional Hospital. At Greenville, I held the positions, of OB/Gyn Director, Director of Surgery and President of the medical staff. I became certified in water births and oversaw the midwife program. When I arrived in Greenville, they were performing 56 deliveries per year and this number increased to 276 by the time I left. Women came from surrounding states to delivery at our facility. I am able to perform normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries, operative deliveries including vacuum and forcep procedures, as well as primary and repeat cesaearan sections. Personally, after experiencing infertility issues, I was able to give birth to a baby girl, Kaylee, in 2010. After an administrative change at the hospital in Greenville, I joined Effingham Ob/Gyn in 2015 where I work with 3 wonderful OB/Gyn's and supportive staff. I am Director of the Quality Committee and Chief of Ob/Peds at our delivering Hospital, St. Anthony Memorial Hospital. I was instrumental in securing remote fetal monitoring so our patients aren't bound to the bed during delivery and Nitrous Oxide, an alternative method for pain control during labor. I also brought the Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy procedure to our facility which provides a mininally invasive way to perform hysterectomy leading to decreased pain and recovery time as well as an improved cosmetric appearance versus traditional open methods.