Assistant Professor
University of Washington Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Alisa Kachikis is an Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the University of Washington Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Her research interests include vaccinations and infections in pregnancy, prematurity prevention, and global health. She is currently leading a prospective study investigating maternal immunizations in low- and high-risk pregnancies as well as a prospective survey-based study on COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy and lactation. Dr. Kachikis completed her medical training at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked at the University of Malawi College of Medicine as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist with Peace Corps for two years before completing a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Kachikis also holds an M.Sc. degree in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.