
Director of Perinatal Services
M_ObGyn-MFM-Core-PtBi
+1 415 476-5792
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal/ fetal health
Publications
The Association Between Longer Maternal Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Immediate Postpartum Period and Preterm Birth in a Predominately Latina Cohort of Mothers.
Maternal and child health journal
Fetal Intracranial Hemorrhage due to Uniparental Disomy and Unmasked MPL-Related Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia.
Prenatal diagnosis
Longitudinal urine metabolic profiling and gestational age prediction in human pregnancy.
Briefings in bioinformatics
Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California.
JAMA network open
Assessing for prenatal risk factors associated with infant neurologic morbidity using a multivariate analysis.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Estimating the effect of timing of earned income tax credit refunds on perinatal outcomes: a quasi-experimental study of California births.
BMC public health
Sub-optimal maternal gestational gain is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length at birth in a predominantly Latinx cohort of newborns.
Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology
Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis.
The American journal of clinical nutrition
Addressing anti-black racism in an academic preterm birth initiative: perspectives from a mixed methods case study.
BMC public health
Cultural considerations and beliefs surrounding preterm birth in Kenya and South Africa.
Reproductive health
Systematic review of transcriptome and microRNAome associations with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Frontiers in endocrinology
Adverse infant outcomes among women with sleep apnea or insomnia during pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study.
Sleep health
Toward an intravaginal device to detect risk of preterm labor: a user-centered design approach in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Reproductive health
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Design a Patient and Practitioner-Centered Group Prenatal Care Model.
Health promotion practice
Risk of early birth by body mass index in a propensity score matched sample: a retrospective cohort study.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
NAFTNet retrospective report on the treatment of anti-Ro/SSA mediated fetal heart block with dexamethasone.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Racial disparities in emergency mental healthcare utilization among birthing people with preterm infants.
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
Association of maternal prenatal selenium concentration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis.
BMJ global health
Mortality and Major Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants with Serious Congenital Heart Disease.
The Journal of pediatrics
The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California.
Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Maternal nativity and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women residing in California, 2011-2017.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Association of Maternal Immune Activation during Pregnancy and Neurological Outcomes in Offspring.
The Journal of pediatrics
The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental health care utilization among California birthing people.
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
Gestational age dating using newborn metabolic screening: A validation study in Busia, Uganda.
Journal of global health
Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Risk of Early Birth among Women with a Urinary Tract Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
AJP reports
Outcomes of Monochorionic, Diamniotic Twin Pregnancies with Prenatally Diagnosed Intertwin Weight Discordance.
American journal of perinatology
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Degree of Maternal Serum Analyte Elevation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
AJP reports
Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Newborn metabolic vulnerability profile identifies preterm infants at risk for mortality and morbidity.
Pediatric research
Early Pregnancy Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk Using Prenatal Screening Biomarkers in Nulliparous Women.
Diabetes research and clinical practice
Effects of Selective Exclusion of Patients on Preterm Birth Test Performance.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Research priorities of women at risk for preterm birth: findings and a call to action.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Associations between unstable housing, obstetric outcomes, and perinatal health care utilization.
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
An evaluation of sexually transmitted infection and odds of preterm or early term birth using propensity score matching.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Previous Adverse Outcome of Term Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth in Subsequent Pregnancy.
Maternal and child health journal
Risk of preterm and early term birth by maternal drug use.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
High risk of spontaneous preterm birth among infants with gastroschisis.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A
Pre-pregnancy or first-trimester risk scoring to identify women at high risk of preterm birth.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Effect of Fetal Growth on 1-Year Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Risk of preterm birth by maternal age at first and second pregnancy and race/ethnicity.
Journal of perinatal medicine
Correction: Prediction of preterm birth with and without preeclampsia using mid-pregnancy immune and growth-related molecular factors and maternal characteristics.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Altered metabolites in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension.
Pediatric research
Prediction of preterm birth with and without preeclampsia using mid-pregnancy immune and growth-related molecular factors and maternal characteristics.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Maternal factors influencing late entry into prenatal care: a stratified analysis by race or ethnicity and insurance status.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Initial Metabolic Profiles Are Associated with 7-Day Survival among Infants Born at 22-25 Weeks of Gestation.
The Journal of pediatrics
Health care experiences of pregnant, birthing and postnatal women of color at risk for preterm birth.
Social science & medicine (1982)
Stage I Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Outcomes of Expectant Management and Prognostic Features.
American journal of perinatology
A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
Polyhydramnios Affecting a Recipient-like Twin: Risk of Progression to Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome and Outcomes.
American journal of perinatology
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preterm Infant Mortality and Severe Morbidity: A Population-Based Study.
Neonatology
Sleep Disorder Diagnosis During Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Dynamic outcome prediction in a socio-demographically diverse population-based cohort of extremely preterm neonates.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
The Management of Myelomeningocele Study: obstetrical outcomes and risk factors for obstetrical complications following prenatal surgery.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Recurrence of Preterm Birth and Early Term Birth.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Population-based risks of mortality and preterm morbidity by gestational age and birth weight.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele and the need for cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
Twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence associated with decreased fetal cerebral vascular impedance.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rapid and low-cost prototyping of medical devices using 3D printed molds for liquid injection molding.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
Outcomes of fetal intervention for primary hydrothorax.
Journal of pediatric surgery
Prenatal tricuspid valve size as a predictor of postnatal outcome in patients with severe pulmonary stenosis or pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
Fetal diagnosis and therapy
Towards BirthAlert--A Clinical Device Intended for Early Preterm Birth Detection.
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Diversity of the vaginal microbiome correlates with preterm birth.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
Novel device to trend impedance and fluorescence of the cervix for preterm birth detection.
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
Alterations in maternal-fetal cellular trafficking after fetal surgery.
Journal of pediatric surgery
Long-term outcomes after fetal therapy for congenital high airway obstructive syndrome.
Journal of pediatric surgery
Open fetal surgery for myelomeningocele.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
Antenatal antibiotic exposure in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Guide wire assisted catheterization and colored dye injection for vascular mapping of monochorionic twin placentas.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
Diastolic Cardiac Pathology and Clinical Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome in Monochorionic/Diamniotic Twins.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Complete isochromosome 5p in one fetus of a monochorionic twin pair.
Prenatal diagnosis
A randomized trial of prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele.
The New England journal of medicine
Effect of selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation therapy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome on pulmonary valve pathology in recipient twins.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Postpartum follow-up for women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
American journal of perinatology
Perinatal outcome of conservative management versus fetal intervention for twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence with a small acardiac twin.
Fetal diagnosis and therapy
Prenatal steroids for microcystic congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations.
Journal of pediatric surgery
The effect of a chlorhexidine-based surgical lubricant during pelvic examination on the detection of group B Streptococcus.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
The challenges of caring for twins discordant for anomalies.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Prenatal detection of an extra-adrenal neuroblastoma with hepatic metastases.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies: updates in fetal diagnosis and treatment.
Clinics in perinatology
Intrauterine umbilical cord hemorrhage with associated jejunal atresia captured by real-time ultrasound.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Glyburide for the management of gestational diabetes: risk factors predictive of failure and associated pregnancy outcomes.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Comparison of glyburide and insulin for the management of gestational diabetes in a large managed care organization.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Long-term outcomes in multiple gestations.
Clinics in perinatology
Current controversies in cervical cerclage.
Seminars in perinatology
Maternal leptin receptor gene variant Gln223Arg is not associated with variation in birth weight or maternal body mass index in UK and South Asian populations.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Post-term induction of labor revisited.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
American journal of ophthalmology
The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
The New England journal of medicine
Different determinants of neovascularization on the optic disc and on the retina in patients with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
Predisposition to hypertension and susceptibility to renal disease in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
The New England journal of medicine
Epidemiologic approach to the etiology of type I diabetes mellitus and its complications.
The New England journal of medicine
Magnitude and determinants of coronary artery disease in juvenile-onset, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
The American journal of cardiology
Risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in juvenile-onset type I diabetes: a 40-yr follow-up study.
Diabetes care
Multiple factors in the prediction of risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
The New England journal of medicine