Donna S. Dizon-Townson, MD is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and serves as the Medical Director of Clinical Programs for the Southern Region of Intermountain Healthcare. Dr. Dizon-Townson is a renowned authority on thrombophilic disorders in pregnancy, having published several pioneering papers on Factor V. Leiden. Dr. Dizon-Townson has won numerous awards for her research and publications and currently receives support from the NIH-funded Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit for her work on hereditary thrombophilias and genetic predisposition to host immune responsiveness. Dr. Dizon-Townson's other interests include hypertension, ultrasound, recurrent miscarriage and autoimmune disease.