Homa Ahmadzia

Dr. Homa K. Ahmadzia is a specialty care physician board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and
maternal-fetal medicine. She joined Inova in 2023 as the Deputy Director of the Perinatal Research Unit and
has been practicing since 2008. Dr. Ahmadzia is a physician scientist and has presented her research at
numerous conferences including The Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, the International Society of
Thrombosis and Hemostasis and the Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders. She has had
federal funding for the past 8 years that included a Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2 Mentored
Career Development Award followed by a K23 Career Mentored Development Award from NHLBI and R01
award from NICHD. She has had other grant funded research from the FDA and Gates foundation as well as
served as the Medical Monitor for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit Network. Her areas of research
interests include prevention of postpartum hemorrhage using tranexamic acid, prediction of postpartum
hemorrhage, public health epidemiology and global maternal health. She is the founder for UNITE GLOBE,
an advocacy outreach group dedicated towards united efforts to reduce global obstetric hemorrhage. She is
also developing a OB-PPH Network in the mid-Atlantic region.

Dr. Ahmadzia's clinical areas of interest include ultrasonography, management of high-risk pregnancies and
bleeding disorders and thrombophilias. She enjoys taking care of women during pregnancy and hopes to
improve perinatal outcomes for women in the US and abroad through her clinical and research interests.

Dr. Ahmadzia continues her appointments as clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and
associate professor of global health at George Washington University in Washington, DC by training and
doing research with students, residents and faculty.