Dr. Steven Gabbe joined The Ohio State University in July 2008 as senior vice president for Health Sciences and chief executive officer of The Ohio State University Medical Center. He served as CEO until March 2015. Gabbe chaired the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Ohio State from 1987 to 1996. He held a similar position at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle for three years before becoming dean at Vanderbilt in 2001. Gabbe is an international expert on high-risk pregnancies and has authored more than 300 published articles and book chapters and 16 books. He is associated editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has served on the editorial boards of 15 other publications.