Cheryl K. Walker, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Walker completed a fellowship in Reproductive Infectious Diseases and Immunology following her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Her current research interests bridge epidemiology and basic science principles to study three areas: 1) the impact of the gestational environment on fetal risk for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, 2) the effect of gestational age and maternal physiology on extra-fetal hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cell populations and, 3) costs and risks associated with early births, with the goal of using evidence-based principles to reduce avoidable early deliveries, including those resulting from elective induced labors and cesarean deliveries.

Dr. Walker is an investigator on a number of research projects at the Center for Children's Environmental Health and the M.I.N.D. Institute here at UC Davis. Dr. Walker's clinical interests are in general obstetrics & gynecology, infectious diseases, and family planning, and her practice is with the Department of Health and Human Services through Sacramento County.

Title:

Associate Physician

Specialty:

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 2500
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-6900

Other Languages:

Spanish

Education:

UC San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
M.D. 1985

Residency:

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
1989
OB/GYN

Fellowships:

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
1991
OB/GYN

Board Certifications:

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1991

Professional Memberships:

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Social Health Association
Infectious Disease Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Honors and Awards:

Graduated cum laude with honors in history, 1980
Graduated cum laude with honors in history, University of California, San Francisco Chapter, 1980

To see if Cheryl K. Walker is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.