Dr. Julia E. Solomon, MD

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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Julia E. Solomon, who serves patients in Chandler, Arizona.

A trusted obstetrician-gynecologist and maternal-fetal medicine specialist, Dr. Solomon practices dedicated prenatal diagnosis and fetal echocardiography. She has been the Director of the Fetal Diagnostic Center of Arizona since May of 2019.

Over the course of 15 years of practicing in the Valley, she has been uniquely devoted to high level ultrasound and fetal diagnosis, as well as the collaborative multi-specialty care required to bring complicated pregnancies to the best outcome possible. 

The Fetal Diagnostic Center of Arizona is devoted to world-class level ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis as well as state-of-the-art genetic evaluation and fetal care. The team believes in a personalized approach, providing compassion, support, and guidance for all concerns that may arise.

Having held both academic and clinical leadership positions in both Canada and the United States, Dr. Solomon has served as a Co-Director of the internationally known Phoenix Fetal Cardiology Symposium for the last 8 years. She is also the Owner and Principal of FetalEchoBootCamp.com, which provides onsite high level fetal echocardiography courses to hospitals and other institutions, as well as can be found on staff at Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

Professionally, she is a Senior Member of and Chair for Obstetrics for the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, where she is also a member of the Board of Governors. Furthermore, she is an active member of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Fetal Heart Society.

Regarding her educational background, Dr. Solomon earned her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in 1990. She then went on to complete her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in 1994, followed by a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine in 1996.

A Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, she is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology & maternal-fetal medicine by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The mission of the ABOG is to define specialty standards, certify obstetricians and gynecologists, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in women’s health.

A national and international authority on 3-4D ultrasound and fetal echocardiography, Dr. Solomon lectures on these subjects worldwide. She also has extensive experience with high level diagnostic ultrasound services, prenatal genetics, and ultrasound system development and evaluation, and has published in these fields in the form of journal articles and book chapters, and reviews for several prestigious scientific publications.

Obstetrics and Gynecology is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology. An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional who specializes in female reproductive health.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) is a subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics. For pregnant women with chronic health problems or other complications during their pregnancy, MFM specialists work to keep them as healthy as possible while their bodies carry a pregnancy. They also care for women who face unexpected problems that develop during pregnancy such as early labor, bleeding or high blood pressure. 

On a more personal note, Dr. Solomon is married to Ross, a veterinary orthopedic surgeon. She has a teenage daughter named Bella, and numerous furries, including 4 Spinone Italiano dogs.

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