
William Harold Goodnight III MD MSCR
Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk
Associate Professor Ob/Gyn Medical Director UNC Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Care Program Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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3010 Old ClinicBldg CampusChapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone+1 919-966-1601
Fax+1 919-966-6377
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Education & Training
Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1994 - 1998
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2008 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2005 - 2009
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical Trials
- Predictors of Maternal Weight Gain and Neonatal Body Composition Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
- Gastroschisis Outcomes of Delivery (GOOD) Study Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 23
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsFetal Myelomeningocele Closure in the Setting of Maternal Body Mass Index 35 to 40.David S Hersh, Amirul Anuar, Kelly A Bennett, Caitlin M Clifford, Samer K Elbabaa
Neurosurgery. 2026-06-01 - Maternal cytomegalovirus serology results by geographic region in a large multicenter United States study.Brenna L Hughes, Cora MacPherson, Dwight J Rouse, George R Saade, Mara J Dinsmoor
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-04-18 - Prenatal Closure of Myeloschisis vs Myelomeningocele: Insights From the fMMC Consortium Registry.David S Hersh, Amirul Anuar, Jagruti Anadkat, Kelly A Bennett, Yair J Blumenfeld
Neurosurgery. 2026-02-05
Journal Articles
- 906 Does Urinary Tract Dilation (UTD) Diagnosis in the 2nd Trimester Persist in the 3rd Trimester?William Goodnight, David M Stamilio, Kartik K Venkatesh, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Press Mentions
Factors Associated with Timeliness of Surgical Repair Among Infants with Myelomeningocele: California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, 2006 to 2011 (Podcast)October 25th, 2019
Using a State Birth Registry as a Quality Improvement Tool (Podcast)March 22nd, 2017
Patient Stories: Georgia Mae BraddyOctober 24th, 2018
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