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Obstetrics + Gynecology Research

Research

Advancing obstetric and gynecologic healthcare

The department faculty of Obstetrics and Gynecology and our residents, are involved in multiple clinical and laboratory research projects. Through our research, we hope to advance all aspects of women’s healthcare from the molecular level to the policy level. The research areas are broad but include maternal obesity, cervical insufficiency, preeclampsia, other disease of pregnancy, gynecologic oncology, gender disparities in academic medicine, medical education, healthcare disparities, access to care and healthcare policy obstetric.

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Research labs + programs

  • Madina Agénor, ScD.
  • Laura Baecher-Lind, MD
  • Patrick Catalano, MD
  • Megan L. Evans, MD, MPH
  • Michael House, MD
  • Young Bae Kim, MD
  • Perrie O'Tierney-Ginn, PhD
  • Danielle Roncari, MD
  • Hong-Thao Thieu, MD
  • Erika F. Werner, MD, MS
  • OBGYN and Pediatrics Research Laboratory
Mother-Infant Research Institute

At the Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI), we’re dedicated to better understanding the intimate biological connection between child and parent during and after pregnancy.

The in-utero environment has a major influence on the developing fetus, altering their gene expression and health outcomes by extension. Pregnancy is also a “stress test” for later health problems in the biological parent, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Catalano Laboratory
House Laboratory
O'Tierney-Ginn Laboratory
Yen Laboratory
Obstetrical Research

Sebastian Ramos, MD
Dr. Sebastian Ramos is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and clinical researcher who focuses on the role of systemic racism in obstetric and neonatal outcomes. His current funding includes a K12 Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Award.

Alexandra Spadola, MD
Dr. Spadola is one of the PI's for the NIDDK funded, GO MOMs study, a large prospective cohort investigation attempting to identify a better way to diagnose gestational diabetes.

Erika Werner, MD, MS
Dr. Werner's research focuses on using pregnancy as a stress test to identify life-long disease risk. She is a national expert on diabetes in pregnancy, preeclampsia and cost-effective practices in obstetrics and is particularly interested in improving postpartum care. She has had funding from the NICHD, the NIDDK, and the American Diabetes Association.

Gynecology Oncology Research

We have an active clinical trials program whereby we can offer the latest potential therapeutics. We are an affiliate member of the NRG, a national cooperative clinical trials organization that is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. Membership in NRG assures that our patients have access to the latest and most effective treatments for their disease.

Benign Gynecology Research

We have clinical research coordinators that support the full range of clinical trials, including:

  • Investigational drugs
  • Devices
  • Biomarkers
  • Surveys
  • Quality improvement projects

These trials may be federally funded, industry-supported or investigator-initiated and supported by institutional funds.

Social Justice Research

Danielle Roncari, MD
Dr. Roncari performs mixed-methods analyses examining contraceptive decision-making.

Policy and Advocacy Projects

Megan L. Evans, MD, MPH
The research of Megan L. Evans, MD, MPH, focuses on long active reversible contraception (LARC) access, community health considerations, health care policy, physician advocacy and resident education.

She’s currently the principal investigator for a nationwide project working to better understand sterilization procedures and trends in the Medicaid population.

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Research publications

Academic year 2021-2022

Original Research

Agénor M, Pérez AE, Wilhoit A, Almeda F, Charlton BM, Evans ML, Borrero S, Austin SB. Contraceptive care disparities among sexual orientation identity and racial/ethnic subgroups of U.S. women: A national probability sample study. Journal of Women's Health. 2021, October: 30(1) 1406-1415.

Aluko A, Vaughan DA, Modest AM, Penzias AS, Hacker MR, Thornton KL, Sakkas D. Multiple cryopreservation-warming cycles, coupled with blastocyst biopsy, negatively impact IVF outcomes. Reproductive Biomedicine Online 2021; 42:572-8

Alvarado F, Kaneko-Tarui T, Beyer W, Katz J, Chu T, Catalano P, Sadovsky Y, Hivert MF, O’Tierney-Ginn  P. Placental miR-3940-3p is associated with maternal insulin resistance in late pregnancy. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 20:1–10, 2021

Ayala NK, Schlichting L, Clark M, Kempner M, Vivier P, Brown S, Werner EF.  Maternal hypertension, small for gestational age and childhood educational outcomes. Pregnancy Hypertension 2021;25:249-254.

Azimirad A, Werner EF. A commentary on: Differing risk factors for new onset and recurrent gestational diabetes mellitus in multipara women: a cohort study. PracticeUpdate 2022. https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/risk-factors-for-new-onset-and-recurrent-gestational-diabetes-mellitus/130906/65/8/1.

Q Bartlett A, Vesco KK, Purnell JQ, Francisco M, Goddard E, Guan X, DeBarber A, Leo MC, Baetscher E, Rooney W, Naugler W, Guimaraes AR, Catalano P, Xia Z, Schedin P.  Pregnancy and weaning regulate human maternal liver size and function.  Proc Natl Acad Sci USA  Actions.  2021 Nov 30;118(48):e2107269118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2107269118.

Benador-Shen CL, Reichel E, Reed D, Milner LS, Pinnell N, Choi CS. Ocular phenotype in a patient with PAX2 gene mutation-associated papillorenal syndrome.  Ophthalmic Genet. 2021 Dec 10:1-4. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2021.2015786. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34889688.

Bengtson AM, Ramos SZ, Savitz DA, Werner EF. Risk Factors for Progression From Gestational Diabetes to Postpartum Type 2 Diabetes: A Review. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2021;64(1):234-243.

Bengston AM, Ramos SZ, Savitz DA, Werner EF.  Risk factors for progression from gestational diabetes to postpartum type 2 diabetes: a review. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021; 64(1):234-243

Bergin K, Elner Y, Duvall Jr DW, Roger S, Elguero S, Penzias AS, Sakkas D, Vaughan DA. The use of propensity score matching to assess the benefit of the endometrial receptivity analysis in frozen embryo transfers. Fertil Steril 2021; 116: 396-403

Bianco ME, Kuang A, Josefson JL, Catalano PM, Dyer AR, Lowe LP, Metzger BE, Scholtens DM, Lowe WL Jr; HAPO Follow-Up Study Cooperative Research Group. Correction to: Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-Up Study: newborn anthropometrics and childhood glucose metabolism. Diabetologia. 2021 Jun;64(6):1456. doi: 10.1007/s00125-021-05421-7. Erratum for: Diabetologia. 2021 Mar;64(3):561-570. PMID: 33725148.

Bowers K, Ehrlich S, Dolan LM, Gupta R, Altaye M, Ollberding NJ, Szczesniak R, Catalano P, Smith E, Khoury JC.  Elevated anthropometric and metabolic indicators among young adult offspring of mothers with pregestational diabetes: Early results from the transgenerational effect on adult morbidity study (the TEAM Study). Journal of Diabetes https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6590431, 2021.

Callahan ML, Schneider-Worthington CR, Martin SL, Gower BA, Catalano PM, Chandler-Laney P. Association of weight status and carbohydrate intake with gestational weight gain. Clin Obes. 2021 Aug;11(4):e12455. doi: 10.1111/cob.12455. Epub 2021 Apr 9. PMID: 33837658.

Dane C, Breeze JL, Espey E, Zite N, Ogburn T, Evans ML. Insurance expansion and intrauterine device training in obstetrics and gynecology.  Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021, September: 225(3) 343-344.

Davis EM, Abebe KZ, Simhan HN, Catalano, PM, Costacou T et al. Perinatal outcomes of two screening strategies for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, A randomized controlled trial. 138: 6-15, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021.

Delgado S, Wright KN, Jan A and Vogell A. Incidence and risk factors for urinary retention in patients undergoing outpatient hysterectomy.  Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. Jun 2021.252-256.

Domar AD, Shah JS, Gompers A, Meyers AJ, Khodakhah DR, Hacker MR, Penzias AS, Sakkas D, Toth TL, Vaughan DA. The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Pregnant Following Infertility Treatment: A Longitudinal Study. F&S Reports. 2022 Jan 25.

Feinberg EC, Kawwass JF, Penzias AS, Klipstein S, Schlegel PN, Tipton S, Racowsky C. Coronavirus disease 2019, reproductive health, and public policy: lessons learned after two years of the ongoing pandemic—the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Center for Policy and Leadership. Fertil Steril 2022; 117:706-712

French, AV, Alaniz V, Dumont T , Gibson MES , Howell J, Justice T , Lawson A , Thieu H , Romano M, on behalf of the NASPAG Resident Education Committee, Long Curriculum 3.0 in Resident Education: Comprehensive Curriculum in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology for Postgraduate Trainees in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Adolescent Medicine, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.017 

French, A. Normal Sexual Development and Puberty. In: Norwitz Errol R, editor. Obstetrics and Gynecology [online]. Toronto: Decker Medicine; March 2021.  Available at https://www.deckerrip.com

French AV, Grossmann L. Early Diagnosis and Treatment Improves Outcome for Pre-Menarchal Patients with anti-NMDA receptor Encephalitis and Ovarian Teratoma. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Mar 28:S1083-3188(22)00183-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.03.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35358707.

Gibbons KS, Chang AMZ, Ma RCW, Tam WH, Catalano PM, Sacks DA, Lowe J, David McIntyre H. Prediction of large-for-gestational age infants in relation to hyperglycemia in pregnancy - A comparison of statistical models. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Aug;178:108975. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108975. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PMID: 34302910.

Gibson MES, Alaniz VI, Coble C, Dumont T, Howell JO, Karjane NW, Lawson AA, Nur M, Parks M, Teelin KL, Thieu HT, Romano M.J. Resident Education Curriculum in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology: The Short Curriculum 3.0. Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Jun;34(3):291-296. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.01.016. Epub 2021 Mar 30.PMID: 33810968

Gilner J, Kansal N, Biggio JR, Delaney S, Grotegut CA, Hardy E, Hirshberg A, Kachikis A, LaCourse SM, Martin J, Metz TD, Miller ES, Norton M, Sinkey R, Sobhani N, Son SL, Srinivas S, Tita A, Werner EF, Hughes BL. Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing for obstetric inpatient units across the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021; doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab955. PMID: 34791093

Hayes KG, French AV. Clinicians Practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology Are Uniquely Situated to Recognize DICER1 Syndrome. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Dec;34(6):780

Hayes KG, French AV. Topical Hemostatic Agent May Be Mistaken for Ovarian Teratoma. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2021, ISSN 1083-3188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.001

He Y, Tam CH, Yuen LY, Catalano PM, Ma RC, Tam WH. Optimal gestational weight gain for Chinese women - analysis from a longitudinal cohort with childhood follow-up. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021 Jul 6;13:100190. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100190. PMID: 34527983; PMCID: PMC8403904.

O Kgosidialwa,D Bogdanet,AM Egan,PM O'Shea,C Newman,TP Griffin,C McDonagh,C O'Shea,L Carmody,SD Cooray,E Anastasiou,E Wender-Ozegowska,C Clarson,A Spadola,F Alvarado,E Noctor,E Dempsey,A Napoli,C Crowther,S Galjaard,MR Loeken,MJA Maresh,P Gillespie,H de Valk,A Agostini,L Biesty,D Devane,F Dunne: A core outcome set for the treatment of pregnant women with pregestational diabetes: an international consensus study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 128.11 (2021): 1855-1868.

Kole-White MB, Nelson LA, Lord M, Has P, Werner EF, Rouse DJ, Hardy EJ.  Pregnanacy latency after preterm prelabor rupture of membranes: oral versus intravenous antibiotics.  AJOG-MFM 2021; doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100333

Kole MB, Griffin L, Ding JJ, Ayala NK, Has P, Werner EF.  Breastfeeding success among women with gestational diabetes managed by diet only compared to those requiring medications. Breastfeeding Medicine 2021; 16(5):419-423.

Landau D, Stout J, Presley LH, O'Tierney-Ginn P, Groh-Wargo S, Catalano PM. Reliability of routine anthropometric measurements to estimate body composition in term infants. Pediatr Res. 2021 May;89(7):1751-1755. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-01136-4. Epub 2020 Sep 12. PMID: 32919389.

Leung AQ, Bell AD, Mello CJ, Penzias AS, McCarroll SA, Sakkas D. Single cell analysis of DNA in more than 10,000 individual sperm from men with abnormal reproductive outcomes. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 2021;38:2975-83

 

Lewkowitz AK, Lopez JD, Werner EF, Ranney ML, Macones GA, Rouse DJ, Savitz DA, Cahill AG.  Effect of a novel smartphone app on breastfeeding rates among low-income, first-time mothers intending to exclusively breastfeed: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Breastfeed Med. 2021; 16(1): 59-67.

Louis L, Frankel A, Ayub A, Williamson T, Hanes A, Evans ML. Reproductive Health and COVID Induced Economic Contracture: Lessons from The Great Recession. Clin Ther 2022In press.

Marshall NE, Abrams B, Barbour LA, Catalano P, Christian P, Friedman JE, Hay WW, Hernandezm TL, Krebs NF, Oken E, Purnell JQ, Roberts JM,  Powe CE, Locascio JJ, Huston Gordesky L, Florez JC, Catalano PM. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test-Based Measures of Insulin Secretory Response in Pregnancy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 28:dgac041. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac041. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35090176.

Marshall NE, Abrams B, Barbour LA, Catalano P, Christian P, Friedman JE, Hay WW Jr, Hernandez TL, Krebs NF, Oken E, Purnell JQ, Roberts JM, Soltani H, Wallace J, Thornburg KL. The Importance of Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation: Lifelong Consequences.  AJOG

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.12.035, 2021.

Maykin M, Pillod R, Werner EF. Discriminatory regulations on postpartum sterilization for Medicaid recipients propgate health inequities. The Lancet Regional Health- Americas 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2021.100113.

Caitlin McCarthy, MD, Erin K Fee, DO, Amanda V. French, MD. Abnormalities of Female Pubertal Development. Online Article: Endotext.org (Reproductive Female Health). 2022

Nandi P, Huer J, Evans ML. How Medicare Fails Enrollees’ Reproductive Health Needs. Journal of Women’s Health 2022, In press

Nandi P, Schultz, A, Roncari D.  The Use of Feticidal Agents Before Dilation and Evacuation or Induction of Labor for Later Abortion, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology: March 16, 2022 - Volume - Issue - doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000702

Noyes E, Hart Holder B, Evans ML. Texas SB8 and future of abortion care.  OBG Manag 33(11), 2021.  Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/248843/health-policy/texas-sb8-and-future-abortion-care

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Clinical Guidelines and Committee Opinions (Those with an *asterisk indicate documents produced as Chair of the Committee)

§  Uterine Morcellation for Presumed Leiomyomas. ACOG Committee Opinion 822. Obstet Gynecol 137(3):e63-e74, March 2021

§  Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals. ACOG Committee Opinion 823. Obstet Gynecol 137(3):e75-e88, March 2021

§  Caring for Patients Who Have Experienced Trauma. ACOG Committee Opinion 825.

§  Osteoporosis Prevention, Screening, and Diagnosis. ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline Number 1. 2021

§  Guidance on the limits to the number of embryos to transfer: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2021;116:651-54*

§  Obesity and reproduction: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2021;116:1266-85*

§  Fertility evaluation of infertile women: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2021;116:1255-65*

§  Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Update #18. American Society for Reproductive Medicine COVID-19 Task Force. 2022

§  Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Update #19. American Society for Reproductive Medicine COVID-19 Task Force. 2021

§  Optimizing natural fertility: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2022;117:53-63*

§  Multiple gestation associated with infertility therapy: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2022;117:498-511*

§  Management of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline Number 2. 2022

Peterson A, Bakaysa S, Driscoll J, Kalyanaraman R, House M. Randomized controlled trial of single-use negative-pressure wound therapy dressings in morbidly obese patients undergoing cesarean delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MFM; 3 (5) Sept 2021.

Pfeifer SM, Attaran M, Goldstein J, Lindheim SR, Petrozza JC, Rackow BW, Sigelman E, Troiano R, Winter T, Zuckerman A: ASRM Müllerian Anomalies Classification 2021, Fertility and Sterility 2021, vol 116(5): 1238-1252.

Polio A, Evans ML. Supreme Court Case: Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization: What you need to know.  OBG Manag. 33(9), 2021. Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/245853/practice-management/supreme-court-case-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health

Reisinger-Kindle K, Dethier D, Wang V, Nandi P, Bradley ET, Evans ML, Ireland LD, Dhanraj D, Bryan A.  Health Equity Morbidity and Mortality Conferences in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstet Gynecol 2021, December: 138(6) 918-923.

Russel CB, Qasba N, Evans ML, Frankel A, Arora KS.  Variation in the interpretation and application of the Medicaid sterilization consent form among Medicaid officials. Contraception 2022, May: 109: 57-61.

Sakkas D, Penzias AS, Adashi EY. New FDA guideline for the mouse embryo assay enhances rigor for assessment of ART Devices. Fertility Sterility Dialog 25 March 2021 (https://www.fertstertdialog.com/posts/new-fda-guideline-for-the-mouse-e…)

S Kaufman, K Marathe, K. Das MD, V. Gomez-Lobo, C Pennesi, T Justice, SK McQuillan, E Fee, HT Thieu, S Dufour, T Dumont. Pediatric Vulvar Lesions, Journal of Pediatric Gynecology (JPAG) Review Article. 2022

Schultz, A. Employment protections now include sexual orientation but our role in LGBTQIA+ equality continues. OBG Management. 2020, November, 32 (11). Published online:

https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/231687/practice-management/employment-protections-now-include-sexual-orientation-our

Schultz, A. A Week on the COVID Ward. ACOG Frontline Voices. May 1, 2020. Published online:https://www.acog.org/news/frontline-voices/2020/05/a-week-on-the-covid-ward

Seidler EA, Vaughan DA, Leung AQ, Sakkas D, Ryley DA, Penzias AS. Routine ketorolac at oocyte retrieval decreases post-operative narcotic use by more than 50%. F&S Reports 2021; 2:156-60

Shah JS, Vaughan DA, Leung A, Korkidakis A, Figueras F, Garcia D, Penzias AS, Sakkas D. Perinatal outcomes in singleton pregnancies after in vitro fertilization cycles over 24 years. Fertil Steril 2021; 116: 27-35

Shah JS, Vaughan DA, Dodge LE, Leung A, Korkidakis A, Sakkas D, Ryley DA, Penzias AS, Toth TL. Endometrial compaction does not predict live birth in single euploid frozen embryo transfers: a prospective study. Human Reproduction. 2022 Mar 31. deac060, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac060

Shah JS, Venturas M, Sanchez TH, Penzias AS, Needleman DJ, Sakkas D, Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) detects differences in metabolic signatures between euploid and aneuploid human blastocysts, Human Reproduction 2022;37:400–410, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac016

Steenland M, Kozhimanni K, Werner EF, Daw J.  Comparison of healthcare use by postpartum women and non-pregnant or postpartum women of reproductive age with commercial health insurance in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2021;137(5):782-790.

Vagios S., Mitchell C.M. Mutual preservation: a review of interactions between cervicovaginal mucus and microbiota. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Jul 13;11:676114. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.676114.eCollecition 2021

Vagios S., & Sacha C.R., & Hammer K.C., & Dimitriadis I., & James K.E., & Bormann C.L., & Souter I. Response to ovulation induction treatments in women with polycystic ovary syndrome as a function of serum antiMüllerian hormone levels. J Assist Repro Genet. 2021 Jul;38(7):1827-1833. doi: 10.1007/s10815-021-02217-x Epub 2021 May 1

Vagios S., & Hsu J.Y., & Sacha C.R., & Dimitriadis I., & Christou G., & James K.E., & Bormann C.L., & Souter I. Pretreatment anti-Müllerian hormone levels and outcomes of ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins/intrauterine insemination cycles. Fertility and Sterility. 2021 Apr 3;S0015- 0282(21)00172-2.doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.02.047. Epub 2021 Apr 3

Vagios S., Sacha C.R, Hammer K.C, Fitz V.W., Dimitriadis I., Souter I., Bormann C.L. The effect of semen collection at home on intrauterine insemination outcomes. Andrology. 2022 Mar 24. doi 10.1111/andr.13176. Online ahead of print.

Venkatesh KK, Chiang C, Camelo Castillo W, Battarbee AN, Donneyong M, Harper LM, Costantine M, Saade G, Werner EF, Boggess KA, Landon MB. Changing Patterns in Medication Prescription for Gestational Diabetes During a Time of Guideline Change in the USA: A Cross-sectional Study.  BJOG. 2021 Oct 4. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16960. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34605130.

Wallace MK, Shivappa N, Wirth MD, Hébert JR, Huston-Gordesky L, Alvarado F, Mouzon SH, Catalano PM. Longitudinal Assessment of Relationships Between Health Behaviors and IL-6 in Overweight and Obese Pregnancy. Biol Res Nurs. 2021 Jul;23(3):481-487. doi: 10.1177/1099800420985615. Epub 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33511855; PMCID: PMC8755950.

Wang, V. Schorge, JO. Hit of MISs: Surgical Approaches to the Big Three in Gynecologic Oncology. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2021 November; ** doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004617 

Wang, V. Wang, MJ. Lee, YW. Reflections on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience: Not a Monolith- A Movement. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2021 August; 128 (2). doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004472

Whelan AR, Ayala NK, Werner EF.  Postpartum Use of Weight Loss and Metformin for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of the Evidence. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 Sep 8;21(10):37. doi: 10.1007/s11892-021-01410-7. PMID: 34495405.

Yang W, Braun JM, Vuong AM, Percy Z, Xu Y, Xie C, Deka R, Calafat AM, Ospina M, Werner E, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Lanphear BP, Chen A. Maternal urinary OPE metabolite concentrations and blood pressure during pregnancy: The HOME Study. Environmental Research 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112220. PMID: 34656632.

Yland J.Y., Zhang Y., Williams P.L., Mustieles V., Vagios S., Souter I., Calafat A.M., Hauser R., Messerlian C., EARTH Study Team. Phthalate and DINCH urinary concentrations across pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Environ Pollut. 2022 Jan 1;292(Pt B):118476. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118476. Epub 2021 Nov 8

Yu H, Has P, Danilack V, Werner, EF, Thorsen M, Rouse, DJ.  A Prediction Model to Assess Risk of Delivery within Seven Days Following Diagnosis of Fetal Growth Restriction and Abnormal Umbilical Artery Doppler Velocimetry. AJP 2021; 1doi 0.1055/s-0041-1735222.

Zahn CM, Koutrouvelis GO, Catalano PM. In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Sep 1;138(3):489-490. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004528. PMID: 34412072.

Andrea Zuckerman, MD; Erin Fee, DO .  Chapter 2: “Surgical Techniques for Vaginal Agenesis With and Without a Functioning Uterus” Lindheim & Petrozza: Reproductive Surgery, Springer Nature Publishing. 2022

Academic year 2019-2020

Original Research

Koullali B, Zhang Y, Peterson A, Raia N, Kaplan DL, House MD. Cervical Augmentation with an Injectable Silk-Based Gel: Biocompatibility in a Rat Model of Pregnancy. Reprod Sci. 2020 May;27(5):1215-1221.

Zhang Y, Raia N, Peterson A, Kaplan DL, House M. Injectable Silk-Based Hydrogel as an Alternative to Cervical Cerclage: A Rabbit Study. Tissue Eng Part A. 2020 Apr;26(7-8):379-386.

Raia NR, Bakaysa SL, Ghezzi CE, House MD, Kaplan DL. Ex vivo pregnant-like tissue model to assess injectable hydrogel for preterm birth prevention. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2020 Feb;108(2):468-474.

House M, Kelly J, Klebanov N, Yoshida K, Myers K, Kaplan DL. Mechanical and Biochemical Effects of Progesterone on Engineered Cervical Tissue. Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 Dec;24(23-24):1765-1774.

Agénor M. A reproductive justice approach to patient-centered, structurally-competent contraceptive care among diverse sexual minority U.S. women. American Journal of Public Health 2019 109;1626-1627.

Agénor M. Future directions in incorporating intersectionality into quantitative population health research. American Journal of Public Health 2020. In press.

Agénor M, Cottrill AA, Kay E, Janiak E, Gordon AR, Potter J. Contraceptive beliefs, decision-making, and care experiences among transmasculine young adults: A qualitative analysis. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2020. In press

Agénor M, Murchison GR, Chen JT, Bowen DJ, Rosenthal MB, Haneuse S, Austin SB. The impact of the Affordable Care Act on human papillomavirus vaccination initiation among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual U.S. women. Health Services Research 2020;55:18-25.

Agénor M, Pérez AE***, Koma JW, Abrams AJ, McGregor AJ, Ojikutu BO. Sexual orientation identity, race/ethnicity, and lifetime HIV testing among U.S. women and men: An intersectional approach. LGBT Health 2019;6:306-318.

Allen JD, Hollander J, Gualtieri L, Alacron Falconi TM**, Savir S, Agénor M. Feasibility of a Twitter campaign to promote HPV vaccine uptake among racially/ethnically diverse young adult women living in public housing. BMC Public Health 2020. In press.

Aluko A, Seidler E, Penzias A,.Aluko A, et al. Prepregnancy Genetic Carrier Screening in Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants.   Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct;134(4):756-758. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003456.Obstet Gynecol. 2019.PMID: 31503151

Bailey RL, Pac SG, Fulgoni VL 3rd, Reidy KC, Catalano PM.  Estimation of Total Usual Dietary Intakes of Pregnant Women in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5;2(6):e195967. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.5967. PMID: 31225890

Best CL. Measuring the Patient Experience. In: Salem D (ed) Quality Metrics. 2020.

Borges MH, Pullockaran J, Catalano PM, Baumann MU, Zamudio S, Illsley NP.  Human placental GLUT1 glucose transporter expression and the fetal insulin-like growth factor axis in pregnancies complicated by diabetes.. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2019 Sep 1;1865(9):2411-2419. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.06.002. Epub 2019 Jun 5. PMID: 31175930

Buda M., Click I., Lee, R., Mann A., Rahimi-Saber A., Schultz, A. Transgender Health Education for Medical Students. The Clinical Teacher. 2019, Aug.16: 1–5

Davis JM, Norwitz ER. Current understanding of medication use in pregnancy/lactation and neonates: what are the key knowledge gaps? Clin Perinatol 2019; 46(2):xvii-xviii.

de Mendonça Vieira R, Meagher A, Crespo ÂC, Kshirsagar SK, Iyer V, Norwitz ER, Strominger JL, Tilburgs T. Human term pregnancy decidual NK cells generate distinct cytotoxic responses. J Immunol 2020; in press. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901435.

Doran SJ, Jandzinski M, Patrizz A, Trammel C, Sharmeen R, Mamun AA, Capozzi LA, Venna VR, Liu F, McCullough LD. Deficits in ultrasonic vocalization development and production following neonatal hypoxic ischemic insult. Behavioural Brain Research 2019; 369

Evans ML, McGregor AJ. Improving the health of women across the life span: recognizing biological barriers and beyond.  Clin Ther, 2020 March, [Epub ahead of print]

Feghali MN, Umans JG, Catalano PM. Drugs to Control Diabetes During Pregnancy. Clin Perinatol. 2019 Jun;46(2):257-272. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2019.02.005. Epub 2019 Mar 26. Review. PMID: 31010559

Groff AF, Resetkova N, DiDomenico F, Sakkas D, Penzias A, Rinn JL, Eggan K.Groff AF, et al RNA-seq as a tool for evaluating human embryo competence. Genome Res. 2019 Oct;29(10):1705-1718. doi: 10.1101/gr.252981.119. Epub 2019 Sep 23.Genome Res. 2019.PMID: 31548358Free PMC article.

Haddow JE, Metzger BE, Lambert-Messerlian G, Eklund E, Coustan D, Catalano P, Palomaki GE. Maternal BMI, Peripheral Deiodinase Activity, and Plasma Glucose: Relationships Between White Women in the HAPO Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2593-2600. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-02328. PMID: 30753726

Hou H., Zhang JY, Chen D, Deng F, Morse AN, Qiu X, He P, Lash GE. Altered Decidual and Placental Catabolism of Vitamin D May Contribute to the Aetiology of Spontaneous Miscarriage. Placenta 92 (March 1, 2020): 1–8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2020.01.013.

Hicks-Courant K, Awtrey C, Kim YB. Controlled decompression of large ovarian cystic tumors via mini-laparotomy using Dermabond Advanced. Gynecol Oncol Rep: 2020; 32:100536.

Hivert MF, Cardenas A, Allard C, Doyon M, Powe CE, Catalano PM, Perron P, Bouchard L. Interplay of Placental DNA Methylation and Maternal Insulin Sensitivity in Pregnancy. Diabetes. 2020 Mar;69(3):484-492. doi: 10.2337/db19-0798. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PMID: 31882564

Hostage JC, Brock J, Craig W, Sepulveda D. Integrating Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance use into Prenatal Care. Maternal and Child Health J 2020;24:412-418.

Jahn JL, Chen JT, Agénor M, Krieger N. County-level jail incarceration and preterm birth among non-Hispanic Black and White U.S. women, 1999-2015. Social Science & Medicine 2020. In press.

Kim SM, Cho B-K, Kim BJ, Lee HY, Norwitz ER, Kang MJ, Lee SM, Park C-W, Jun JK, Yi EC, Park JS. The amniotic fluid proteome differs significantly between donor and recipient fetuses in pregnancies complicated by twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. J Korean Med Sci 2020; 35(10):e73. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e73.

Konstantinopoulos PA, Waggoner S, Vidal G, Mita M, Moroney JW, Holloway R, Van Le L, Sachdev JC, Chapman-Davis E, Colon-Otero G, Penson RT, Matulonis UA, Kim YB, Moore KN, Swisher EM, Färkkilä A, D’Andrea A, Stringer-Reasor E, Wang J, Buerstatte N, Arora S, Graham JR, Bobilev D, Dezube BJ, Munster P.  Single-arm phases 1 and 2 Trial of niraparib in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian carcinoma. JAMA Oncol: 2019;5(8):1141-1149.

Lee SM, Kim BJ, Koo JN, Norwitz ER, Oh IH, Kim SM, Kim SY, Kim GM, Kwak SH, Kim W, Joo SK, Shin S, Vixa C, Park CW, Jun JK, Park JS. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a risk factor for large-for-gestational-age birthweight. PLoS One 2019; 14(8):e0221400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221400.

Lee SM, Lee EM, Park JK, Jeon HS, Oh S, Hong S, Jung YM, Kim BJ, Kim SM, Norwitz ER, Lee EB, Louangsenlath S, Park CW, Jun JK, Park JS, Lee DY. Metabolic biomarkers in midtrimester maternal plasma can accurately predict adverse pregnancy outcome in patients with SLE. Sci Rep 2019; 9(1):15169. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51285-8.

Lee SM, Moon JY, Lim BY, Kim SM, Park CW, Kim BJ, Jun JK, Norwitz ER, Choi MH, Park JS. Increased biosynthesis and accumulation of cholesterol in maternal plasma, but not amniotic fluid in pre-eclampsia. Sci Rep 2019; 9(1):1550. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37757-3.

Liff, I, Zash R, Mingochi D, Tsaone Gaonakala F, Diseko M, Mayondi G, Johnson K, et al. Mid-Trimester Cervical Length Not Associated with HIV Status among Pregnant Women in Botswana. PloS One 15, no. 3 (2020): e0229500.

Liff, I, Adeli S, Goldfarb IT, Sawyer MR, Phillippe, M. Modulation of IL10 and Its Receptor Subunits in Normal and Progesterone-Prolonged Gestation in the Mouse. Reproductive Sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) 27, no. 2 (February 2020): 555–60.

Longmore DK, Barr ELM, Barzi F, Lee IL, Kirkwood M, Connors C, Boyle J, O'Dea K, Zimmet P, Oats J, Catalano P, McIntyre HD, Brown ADH, Shaw JE, Maple-Brown LJ; PANDORA study research team.  Social and economic factors, maternal behaviours in pregnancy and neonatal adiposity in the PANDORA cohort.  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Jan 19;161:108028. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108028. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31962087

Longmore DK, Barr ELM, Lee IL, Barzi F, Kirkwood M, Whitbread C, Hampton V, Graham S, Van Dokkum P, Connors C, Boyle JA, Catalano P, Brown ADH, O'Dea K, Oats J, McIntyre HD, Shaw JE, Maple-Brown LJ; PANDORA study research team. Maternal body mass index, excess gestational weight gain, and diabetes are positively associated with neonatal adiposity in the Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study. Pediatr Obes. 2019 Apr;14(4):e12490. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12490. Epub 2019 Jan 16. PMID: 30650263

Lowe WL Jr, Lowe LP, Kuang A, Catalano PM, Nodzenski M, Talbot O, Tam WH, Sacks DA, McCance D, Linder B, Lebenthal Y, Lawrence JM, Lashley M, Josefson JL, Hamilton J, Deerochanawong C, Clayton P, Brickman WJ, Dyer AR, Scholtens DM, Metzger BE; HAPO Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group.  Maternal glucose levels during pregnancy and childhood adiposity in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up Study. Diabetologia. 2019 Apr;62(4):598-610. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4809-6. Epub 2019 Jan 15. PMID:  30648193

Maples JM, Espey E, Evans ML, Breeze JL, Ogburn T, Zite NB. OBGYN Resident LARC training: The role of resident and program characteristics. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2020 April, S923.e1-S923.e8.

McIntyre HD, Catalano P, Zhang C, Desoye G, Mathiesen ER, Damm P.  Gestational diabetes mellitus.  Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2019 Jul 11;5(1):47. doi: 10.1038/s41572-019-0098-8. Review. PMID: 31296866

Morse A, topic editor,DynaMed [Internet]. Ipswich (MA): EBSCO Information Services. 1995 - . Record No. T900573Urinary Incontinence in Women [cited 12/13/19].

Morse A, topic editor,DynaMed [Internet]. Ipswich (MA): EBSCO Information Services. 1995 - . Record No. T903903Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse; [cited 3/2/2020].

Morse A, topic editor,DynaMed [Internet]. Ipswich (MA): EBSCO Information Services. 1995 - . Record No. T115294Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary; [cited 3/11/2020]

Morse, AN. Effect of Minimum-Volume Standards on Patient Outcomes and Surgical Practice Patterns for Hysterectomy. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 133(4):825-826, April 2019. https://doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003203 (Letter to the Editor)

Morse, AN. Hysterectomy and the Risk of Osteoporosis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 122(1):93, Jan, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.039(Letter to the Editor)

Neuhausser WM, Vaughan DA, Sakkas D, Hacker MR, Toth T, Penzias A, Neuhausser WM, et al Non-inferiority of cleavage-stage versus blastocyst-stage embryo transfer in poor prognosis IVF patients (PRECiSE trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

.Reprod Health. 2020 Jan 30;17(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-0870-y.Reprod Health. 2020.PMID: 32000803Free PMC article.

Ng SW, Norwitz SG, Norwitz ER. The impact of iron overload and ferroptosis on reproductive disorders in humans: implications for preeclampsia. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20(13). pii: E3283. doi: 10.3390/ijms20133283.

Ng SW, Norwitz SG, Taylor HS, Norwitz ER. Endometriosis: the role of iron overload and ferroptosis. Reprod Sci 2020: in press. doi: 10.1007/s43032-020-00164-z.

Ning F, Hou H, Morse AN and Lash GE. Understanding and management of gestational trophoblastic disease [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2019, 8(F1000 Faculty Rev):428 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.14953.1)

Norris T, Ramel SE, Catalano P, Caoimh CN, Roggero P, Murray D, Fields DA, Demerath EW, Johnson W. New charts for the assessment of body composition, according to air-displacement plethysmography, at birth and across the first 6 mo of life. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 May 1;109(5):1353-1360. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy377. PMID: 31051509

Norwitz ER, McNeill G, Kalyan A, Rivers E, Ahmed E, Meng L, Vu P, Egbert M, Shapira M, Kobara K, Parmar S, Goel S, Prins SA, Aruh I, Persico N, Robins JC, Kirshon B, Demko ZP, Ryan A, Billings PR, Rabinowitz M, Benn P, Martin KA, Hedriana HL. Validation of a single-nucleotide polymorphism-based non-invasive prenatal test in twin gestations: determination of zygosity, individual fetal sex, and fetal aneuploidy. J Clin Med 2019; 8,937; doi:10.3390/jcm8070937

Peitzmeier SM, Bernstein IM, McDowell MJ, Pardee DJ, Agénor M, Alizaga NM, Reisner SL, Potter J. Enacting power and constructing gender in cervical cancer screening encounters between transmasculine patients and health care providers. Culture, Health & Sexuality 2019. In press.

Penzias A (Committee member). Evidence-based treatments for couples with unexplained infertility: a guideline. Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org; Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, et al.Fertil Steril. 2020 Feb;113(2):305-322. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.10.014.Fertil Steril. 2020.PMID: 32106976

Penzias A (Committee member). Interpretation of clinical trial results: a committee opinion.

Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org; Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, et al.Fertil Steril. 2020 Feb;113(2):295-304. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.11.009.Fertil Steril. 2020.PMID: 32106975

Penzias A (Committee member). Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with the Society of Reproductive Surgeons.Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with the Society of Reproductive Surgeons. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, et al.Fertil Steril. 2019 Sep;112(3):458-463. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.06.027.Fertil Steril. 2019.PMID: 31446904

Pouli D, Thieu H-T, Genega EM, Baecher-Lind L, House M, Bond B , Roncari DM, Evans ML, Rius-Diaz F, Munger K, Georgakoudi I. Labe-free, high-resolution optical metabolic imaging of human cervical precancers reveals potential for intraepithelial neoplasia diagnosis. Cell Reports Medicine, In Press.

Powe CE, Huston Presley LP, Locascio JJ, Catalano PM.  Augmented insulin secretory response in early pregnancy. Diabetologia. 2019 Aug;62(8):1445-1452. doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-4881-6. Epub 2019 Jun 9. PMID: 31177313

Romano M, Abraham M, Chelvakumar G, Dumont T, Karjane NW, Teelin KL, Talib H, Thieu HN, Wheeler C. Long Curriculum in Resident Education: Comprehensive Curriculum in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology for Postgraduate Trainees in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Adolescent Medicine. NASPAG Resident Education Committee.  J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2019 Oct;32(5):469-480. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.06.009. Epub 2019 Jul 10. PMID:31301359

Salvany-Celades M, van der Zwan A, Benner M, Setrajcic-Dragos V, Ananda-Gomes H, Iyer V, Norwitz ER, Strominger JL, Tilburgs T. Three types of functional regulatory T cells control T cell responses at the human maternal-fetal interface. Cell Rep 2019; 27(9):2537-47.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.109.

Schorge JO. Minimally Invasive Surgery in Morbidly Obese Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):199-210

Schorge JO. Chemotherapy-free, but not quite free chemotherapy. Lancet Oncol. 2019 Oct;20(10):1335-1337.

Schorge JO. To Live and Let Dye. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug;134(2):239-240.

Solazzo A, Agénor M, Austin SB, Chavarro J, Charlton BM. Sexual orientation differences in cervical cancer prevention among a cohort of U.S. women. Women’s Health Issues 2020. In press.

Solazzo A, Tabaac AR, Agénor M, Austin SB, Charlton BM. Sexual orientation inequalities during provider-patient interactions in provider encouragement of sexual and reproductive health care. Preventive Medicine 2019;126:105787.

Sverdlov, D. Ludgin, J. Norwitz, E. Operative Vaginal Delivery (Parto Vaginal Instrumental), In :Assistencia Ao Parto E Puerperio. Medbook, 2019

Stone J, Reed D. Maternal genetic diseases: potential concerns for mother and baby.  Hum Genet. 2019 Nov 15.

Tran A, Kaplan JA, Austin SB, Davison K, Lopez G, Agénor M. “It’s all outward appearance-based attractions:” A qualitative study of body image among a sample of young gay and bisexual men. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health 2020. In press.

Vogell A, Evans ML. Cancer Screening in Women. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am, 2019 Sep; 46(3): 485-499.

Waters TP, Kim SY, Sharma AJ, Schnellinger P, Bobo JK, Woodruff RT, Cubbins LA, Haghiac M, Minium J, Presley L, Wolfe H, Hauguel-de Mouzon S, Adams W, Catalano PM.  Longitudinal changes in glucose metabolism in women with gestational diabetes, from late pregnancy to the postpartum period. Diabetologia. 2020 Feb;63(2):385-394. doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-05051-0. Epub 2019 Dec 9. PMID: 31820038

Waters TP, Kim SY, Werner E, Dinglas C, Carter EB, Patel R, Sharma AJ, Catalano P.

Should women with gestational diabetes be screened at delivery hospitalization for type 2 diabetes? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;222(1):73.e1-73.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.035. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PMID: 31351065

Opinion Pieces and Commentaries

House M, Norwitz E. Progesterone supplementation does not PROLONG pregnancy in women at risk for preterm birth: What do we do now? OBG Manag. 2019 December;31(12):36-38

Evans ML, Dougherty JJ, Woodland MB. The electronic medical record’s role in ObGyn burnout and patient care. OBG Manag. 31(10), 2019. Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/209319/practice-management/electronic-medical-records-role-obgyn-burnout-and-patient.

Ludgin, J. Evans, M. Access to Abortion Care: Facts Matter. OBG Manag. 2019 March; 31 (3) https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/196443/obstetrics/acces-abortion-c…

 

Norwitz ER, Caughey AB, Repke JT, Srinivas SK. Is routine 39-week induction of labor in healthy pregnancy a reasonable course? (roundtable discussion). OBG Management 2019; 31(5): S1-8.

Norwitz ER, Kolettis D. Examining the evidence: To AROM or not to AROM. Does early amniotomy during induction of labor increase the risk of cesarean delivery? OBG Management 2019; 31(10):13-14.

Norwitz ER, Stone JM. Examining the evidence: Is the vaginal or buccal route more effective when administering prostaglandins for cervical ripening at term?  OBG Management 2019; 31(7): 47-49.

Schultz AL, Evans ML. OTC hormonal contraception: An important goal in the fight for reproductive justice. OBG Manag. 32(1), 2020. Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/212850/contraception/otc-hormonal-contraception-important-goal-fight-reproductive

Trammel, C, Evans, M. June Medical Services v. Russo: Understanding this High-Stakes Abortion Case. OBG Management. 32(2), 2020. Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/217725/health-policy/june-medical-services-v-russo-understanding-high-stakes-abortion

Vainer S, Evans, ML. Maternal mortality: Critical next steps in addressing the crisis. OBG Manag. 31(6), 2019. Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/201828/practice-management/maternal-mortality-critical-next-steps-addressing-crisis

Wang V, Evans ML. Supporting our gender-diverse patients. OBG Manag. 31(9), 2019. Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/207792/transgender-health/supporting-our-gender-diverse-patients

Books and Book Chapters

Davis J, Norwitz ER, editors. Clinics in Perinatology: Perinatal Pharmacology. Elsevier, Inc., Rockville, MD; 2019.

Huhmann K, Thieu HT. Prepubertal Vulvovaginitis. In: Norwitz Errol R, editor. Obstetrics and Gynecology [online]. Toronto: Decker Medicine; June 2019. DOI 10.2310/7900.19107. Available at https://www.deckerip.com

Jorgensen K, Wang V, Schorge J O. Ovarian Cancer. In: Norwitz Errol R, editor. Obstetrics and Gynecology [online]. Toronto: Decker Medicine; September 2019. DOI 10.2310/7900.19171. Available at https://www.deckerip.com

Lu MC, Lu JS, Halfin VP, Hsu JY. (2019) Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.In Current Diagnosis and Treatment. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Twelfth Edition, McGraw Hill Education, p. 1015 - 1022.

Norwitz ER, Zelop C, Miller DA, Keefe D, editors. Evidenced-Based Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. 2019.

Academic year 2018-2019

Original Research

Baecher-Lind L, Abbott JA, Nijjar JB, Royce C, Schi. L, Ricciotti HA. A call to action to address gender equity within our specialty: time’s up on waiting for Change. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 131:961-963

Barbour LA, Scifres C, Valent AM, Friedman JE, Buchanan TA, Coustan D, Aagaard K, Thornburg KL, Catalano PM, Galan HL, Hay WW Jr, Frias AE, Shankar K, Simmons RA, Moses RG, Sacks DA, Loeken MR. A cautionary response to SMFM statement: pharmaco-logical treatment of gestational diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 219(4):367.e1-367.e7.

Bortoletto P, Dethier D, Evans ML, Tracy EE. Parental consent: an unnecessary barrier to adolescent obstetrical care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 219(5);451.e1-451.e5.

Catalano PM. Reassessing strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes in overweight and obese women. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2019; 7(1):2-3.

Cliford C, Mhatre M, Craigo S. Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for status asthmaticus in a periviable pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 132(4):1007-1010.

Cross SN, Nelson RA, Potter JA, Norwitz ER, Abrahams VM. Magnesium sulfate di.erentially modulates fetal membrane inflammation in a time-dependent manner. Am J Reprod Immunol 2018; 80:e12861.

Davis JM, Norwitz ER. Current understanding of medication use in pregnancy/lactation and neonates: what are the key knowledge gaps? Clin Perinatol 2019; 46(2):xvii-xviii.

Dewdney SB, Dancisak AC, Lachance JA, Grendys EC Jr, Dowdy SC, Powell M, Schorge JO. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Outcomes Registry: from small beginnings come great things. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 148:439-444.

Duzyj CM, Cooper A, Mhatre M, Han CS, Paidas MJ, Illuzzi JL, Sfakianaki AK. Placenta accreta: a spectrum of predictable risk, diagnosis, and morbidity. Am J Perinatol 2018; doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676111.

Drzymalski DM, Elsayes AH, Ward KR, House M, Manica VS. Platelet transfusion as treatment for factor V deficiency in the parturient: a case report. Tranfusion 2019; doi: 10.1111/trf.15322

Evans ML, Espey E, Ogburn T, Zite NB. Use of long-acting reversible contraception by obstetrics and gynecology residents and improving access for all women. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 131:538-541.

Gockley AA, Fiascone S, Hicks-Courant K, Pepin K, del Carmen M, Clark R, Goldberg J, Horowitz NS, Berkowitz RS, Worley Jr. MJ. Outcomes after bowel procedures and ostomy at cytoreductive surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019; 29:585-592.

Gray KJ, Kovacheva VP, Mirzakhani H, Bjonnes A, Almoguera B, DeWan AT, Triche EW, Saftlas AF, Hoh J, Bodian DL, Klein E, Huddleston KC, Ingles SA, Lockwood CJ, Hakonarson H, McElrath TF, Murray JC, Wilson ML, Norwitz ER, Karumanchi

SA, Bateman, BT, Keating BJ, Saxena R. Gene-centric analysis of preeclampsia identifies maternal association at PLEKHG1. Hypertension 2018; 72(2):408-416.

Grewal J, Grantz KL, Zhang C, Sciscione A, Wing DA, Grobman WA, Newman RB, Wapner R, D’Alton ME, Skupski D, Nageotte MP, Ranzini AC, Owen J, Chien E, Craigo S, Albert PS, Sungduk K, Hediger ML, Buck Louis G. Cohort Profile: NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons and Twins. Int J Epidemiol 2018; 47:25-25l.

Griffith KC, Clark NV, Zuckerman AL, Ferzandi TR, Wright KN. Opioid prescription and patient use after gynecologic procedures: a survey of patients and providers. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 25:684-688.

Harris S, Reed D, Vora NL. Screening for fetal chromosomal and subchromosomal disorders. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2018; 23:85-93.

Hicks-Courant K, Melamed A, Worley MJ, Kim YB, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA. Trends in place of death among patients with gynecologic cancer in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 131:1111-1120.

Hinchcli. E, Melamed A, Bregar A, Diver E, Clemmer J, Del Carmen M, Schorge JO, Alejandro Rauh-Hain J. Factors associated with delivery of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with advanced stage ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 148:168-173.

Holden EC, Dodge LE, Sneeringer R, Moragianni VA, Penzias AS, Hacker MR. Thicker endometrial linings are associated with better IVF outcomes: a cohort of 6331 women. Hum Fertil (Camb) 2018; 21(4):288-293.

Horwitz G, Roncari D, Braaten KP, Maurer R, Fortin J, Goldberg AB. Moderate intravenous sedation for first trimester surgical abortion: a comparison of adverse outcomes between obese and normal-weight women. Contraception 2018; 1:48-53.

House M, Kelly J, Klebanov N, Yoshida K, Myers K, Kaplan DL. Mechanical and biochemical e.ects of progesterone on engineered cervical tissue. Tissue Eng Part A 2018; doi: 10.1089/ten. TEA.2018.0036.

Jorgensen K, Roychowdhury M, da Cunha G, Kim YB, Schorge JO. Stage IV gestational choriocarcinoma diagnosed in the third trimester. Obstet Gynecol 2019; 133:163-166.

King LP, Penzias A. Fostering discussion when teaching abortion and other morally and spiritually charged topics. AMA J Ethics 2018; 20(7):e637-642.

Kolettis D, Craigo S. Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2018; 45:389-402.

Lee HJ, Norwitz ER, Lee BH. Relationship between threatened miscarriage and gestational diabetes mellitus. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018; 18:318-325.

Lee SM, Kim BJ, Park JS, Norwitz ER, Oh JW, Oh S, Vixay C, Kim SM, Park CW, Jun JK. Risk of intra-amniotic infection/inflammation and respiratory distress syndrome according to the birth order in twin preterm neonates. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018; 10:1-6.

Lee SM, Kwak SH, Koo JN, Oh IH, Kwon JE, Kim BJ, Kim SM, Kim SY, Kim GM, Joo SK, Koo BK, Shin S, Vixay C, Norwitz ER, Park CW, Jun JK, Kim W, Park JS. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the first trimester and subsequent development of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 2018; 62(2):238-248.

Lee SM, Moon JY, Lim BY, Kim SM, Park CW, Kim BJ, Jun JK, Norwitz ER, Choi MH, Park JS. Increased biosynthesis and accumulation of cholesterol in maternal plasma, but not amniotic fluid in pre-eclampsia. Sci Rep 2019; 9(1):1550.

Lekva T, Godang K, Michelsen AE, Qvigstad E, Normann KR, Norwitz ER, Aukrust P, Henriksen T, Bollerslev J, Roland MCP, Ueland T. Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes 5 years postpartum using 75g oral glucose tolerance test at 14-16 weeks’ gestation. Sci Rep 2018; 8(1):13392.

Li S, Wen H, Liang M, Luo D, Qin Y, Liao Y, Ouyang S, Bi J, Tian X, Norwitz ER, Luo G. Congenital abnormalities of the aortic arch: revisiting the 1964 Stewart classification. Cardiovasc Pathol 2018; 39:38-50.

Lowe WL Jr, Scholtens DM, Kuang A, Linder B, Lawrence JM, Lebenthal Y, McCance D, Hamilton J, Nodzenski M, Talbot O, Brickman WJ, Clayton P, Ma RC, Tam WH, Dyer AR, Catalano PM, Lowe LP, Metzger BE; HAPO Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group. Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up Study: Maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and childhood glucose metabolism. Diabetes Care 2019; 42(3):372-380.

Lowe WL Jr, Lowe LP, Kuang A, Catalano PM, Nodzenski M, Talbot O, Tam WH, Sacks DA, McCance D, Linder B, Lebenthal Y, Lawrence JM, Lashley M, Josefson JL, Hamilton J, Deerochanawong C, Clayton P, Brickman WJ, Dyer AR, Scholtens DM,

Metzger BE; HAPO Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group. Maternal glucose levels during pregnancy and childhood adiposity in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up Study. Diabetologia 2019; 62(4):598-610.

Lowe WL Jr, Scholtens DM, Lowe LP, Kuang A, Nodzenski M, Talbot O, Catalano PM, Linder B, Brickman WJ, Clayton P, Deerochanawong C, Hamilton J, Josefson JL, Lashley M, Lawrence JM, Lebenthal Y, Ma R, Maresh M, McCance D, Tam WH,

Sacks DA, Dyer AR, Metzger BE; HAPO Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group. Association of gestational diabetes with maternal disorders of glucose metabolism and childhood adiposity. JAMA 2018; 320(10):1005-1016.

Maas K, Mirabal S, Penzias A, Sweetnam PM, Eggan KC, Sakkas D. Hippo signaling in the ovary and polycystic ovarian syndrome. J Assist Reprod Genet 2018; 35(10):1763-1771.

Manning-Geist BL, Hicks-Courant K, Gockley AA, Clark RM, del Carmen MG, Growdon WB, Horowitz NS, Berkowitz RS, Muto MG, Worley MJ. Moving beyond “complete surgical resection” and “optimal”: Is low-volume residual disease another option for primary debulking surgery? Gynecol Oncol 2018;150:233-238.

Melamed A, Fink G, Wright AA, Keating NL, Gockley AA, Del Carmen MG, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA. E.ect of adoption of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer on all cause mortality: quasi-experimental study. BMJ 2018; 360:j5463. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5463.

Mhatre M, Adeli S, Norwitz E, Craigo S, Phillippe M, Edlow A. The e.ect of maternal obesity on placental cell-free DNA release in a mouse model. Reprod Sci 2018; doi: 10.1177/ 1933719118811647.

Modest AM, Wise LA, Fox MP, Weuve J, Penzias AS, Hacker MR. IVF success corrected for drop-out: use of inverse probability weighting. Hum Reprod 2018; 33(12):2295-2301.

Monteagudo A, Kuller JA, Craigo S, Norton ME. Mild fetal ventriculomegaly: diagnosis, evaluation, and management. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 219:B2-B9.

Murphy LA, Seidler EA, Vaughan DA, Resetkova N, Penzias AS, Toth TL, Thornton KL, Sakkas D. To test or not to test? A framework for counseling patients on preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). Hum Reprod 2019; 34(2):268-275.

Nitecki R, Diver EJ, Kamdar MM, Boruta DM 2nd, Del Carmen MC, Clark RM, Goodman A, Schorge JO, Growdon WB. Patterns of palliative care referral in ovarian cancer: a single institution 5 year retrospective analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 148:521-526.

Palmeiro-Silva YK, Orellana P, Venegas P, Monteiro L, Varas-Godoy M, Norwitz E, Rice G, Osorio E, Illanes SE. Effects of earthquake on perinatal outcomes: A Chilean register-based study. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191340.

Pavlicev M, Norwitz ER. Human parturition: nothing more than a delayed menstruation. Reprod Sci 2018; 25:166-173.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committees of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. Position statement on West Nile virus: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 110(5):e1-e3.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committees of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Current recommendations for vaccines for female infertility patients: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 110(5):838-841.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Diagnostic evaluation of sexual dysfunction in the male partner in the setting of infertility: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 110(5):833-837.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Smoking and infertility: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 110(4):611-618.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. American Society for Reproductive Medicine position statement on uterus transplantation: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 110(4):605-610.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The role of immunotherapy in in vitro fertilization: a guideline. Fertil Steril 2018; 110(3):387-400.

Penzias A (committee member): Practice Committees of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. The use of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 109(3):429-436.

Penzias A (committee member); Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Evaluation of the azoospermic male: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril 2018; 109(5):777-782.

Rauh-Hain JA, Melamed A, Schaps D, Bregar AJ, Spencer R, Schorge JO, Rice LW, Del Carmen MG. Racial and ethnic disparities over time in the treatment and mortality of women with gynecological malignancies. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 149:4-11.

Regens A, Mehta S, Jorgensen K, Chescheir N. Connect the dots. Obstet Gynecol 2019; 133(2): 379-381.

Rouse DJ, Schorge JO. Of salpingectomy and sample size. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 132:18-19.

Schorge JO. Laparoscopic diverting loop ileostomy for spontaneous colon perforation in advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2019; 28:84-85.

Schorge JO. Limbo. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 131:959-960.

Schorge JO. What is new in opioids? Best articles from the past year. Obstet Gynecol 2018: 132:773-774.

Schorge JO, Bregar AJ, Durfee JK, Berkowitz RS. Meigs to modern times: the evolution of debulking surgery in advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2018: 149:447-454.

Scholtens DM, Kuang A, Lowe LP, Hamilton J, Lawrence JM, Lebenthal Y, Brickman WJ, Clayton P, Ma RC, McCance D, Tam WH, Catalano PM, Linder B, Dyer AR, Lowe WL Jr, Metzger BE; HAPO Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group; HAPO Follow-Up Study Cooperative Research Group. Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up Study: Maternal glycemia and childhood glucose metabolism. Diabetes Care 2019; 42(3):381-392.

Spadola A. Primary prenatal care: screening, prevention, and treatment of viral infections. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2018; 61:95-105.

Taracanova A, Tsilioni I, Conti P, Norwitz ER, Leeman SE, Theoharides TC. Substance P and IL-33 administered together stimulate a marked secretion of IL-1ß from human mast cells, inhibited by methoxyluteolin. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2018; 115(40):E9381-9390.

Tiedemann LM, Reed D, Joseph A, Yoo SH. Ocular and systemic manifestations of beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration. J AAPOS 2018; 22(5):403-405.

van der Zwan A, Bi K, Norwitz ER, Crespo ÂC, Claas FHJ, Strominger JL, Tilburgs T. Mixed signature of activation and dysfunction allows human decidual CD8+ T cells to provide both tolerance and immunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2018; 115:385-90.

Wang Y, Abrahams VM, Luo G, Norwitz NG, Snegovskikh VV, Ng SW, Norwitz ER. Progesterone inhibits apoptosis in fetal membranes by altering expression of both pro- and anti-angiogenic proteins. Reprod Sci 2018; 25:1161-1167.

Weaver DT, Raphel TJ, Melamed A, Rauh-Hain JA, Schorge JO, Knudsen AB, Pandharipande PV. Modeling treatment outcomes for patients with advanced ovarian cancer: projected benefits of a test to optimize treatment selection. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 149:256-262.

Wexler DJ, Powe CE, Barbour LA, Buchanan T, Coustan DR, Corcoy R, Damm P, Dunne F, Feig DS, Ferrara A, Harper LM, Landon MB, Meltzer SJ, Metzger BE, Roeder H, Rowan JA, Sacks DA, Simmons D, Umans JG, Catalano PM. Research gaps in gestational diabetes mellitus: Executive Summary of a NIDDK Workshop. Obstet Gynecol 2018; 132(2):496-505.

Wong M, Vogell A, Wright K, Isaacson K, Loring M, Morris, S. Opioid use after laparoscopic hysterectomy: prescriptions, patient use, and a predictive calculator. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 220(3):259e1-259.e11.

Zhang C, Hediger M, Albert PS, Grewal J, Sciscione A, Grobman WA, Wing DA, Newman RB, Wapner R, D’Alton ME, Skupski D, Nageotte MP, Ranzini AC, Owen J, Chien EK, Craigo S, Kim S, Grantz KL, Louis GMB. Association of maternal obesity with longitudinal ultrasono-graphic measures of fetal growth: findings from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons. JAMA Pediatr 2018; 172:24-31.

Opinion Pieces and Commentaries

Evans ML. Supreme Court case NIFLA v Becerra: What you need to know. OBG Manag 2018; 30(6). Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgmanagement/article/167290/practice-management/supreme-court-case-nifla-v-becerra-what-you-need

Evans ML. Take action to prevent maternal mortality. OBG Manag 2018; 30(4). Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgmanagement/article/163013/practice-management/take-action-prevent-maternal-mortality

Jorgensen K. It’s time to say no to politicians in exam rooms. Anchorage Daily News, August 11, 2018 and Juneau Empire, August 1, 2018.

Jorgensen KA, Evans ML. Now is the time to be heard: October is Advocacy Month! OBG Manag 2018; 30(10). Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/176270/health-policy/now-time-be-h…h

Kellogg EL, Evans ML. Title X and proposed changes: Take action now. OBG Manag 2018; 30(7). Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgmanagement/article/167290/practice-management/supreme-court-case-nifla-v-becerra-what-you-need

Konaires K, Evans ML. Intimate partner violence, guns and the ObGyn. OBG Manag 2019; 31(1). Published online: https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/193074/health-policy/intimate-partner-violence-guns-and-obgyn

Reed D. Facial recognition zeroes in on genetic disorders. Boston Globe, August 2018.

Reed D. You First. Boston Magazine, Boston, MA, September 2018.

Reed D. Smart medicine: AI plays an increasingly bigger role in health care. Boston Business Journal (cover story), February 2019.

Books and Book Chapters

Abdel-Razeq SS, Norwitz ER. Septic shock. In: Phelan JP, Pacheco LD, Foley MR, Saade GR, Dildy GA, Belfort MA, editors. Critical Care Obstetrics, 6th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. 2018. Chapter 38. pp. 599-630.

Best CL. Patient engagement metrics. In: Salem D, editor. Healthcare Metrics. 2019; in press.

Edlow AG, Norwitz ER. Endocrine diseases of pregnancy. In: Strauss JF IIIrd, Barbieri RL, editors. Yen and Ja.e’s Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management, 8th edition. Philadelphia: Saunders-Elsevier. 2018. Chapter 27. pp. 662-708.

Graham GM, Park JS, Norwitz ER. Antepartum fetal assessment and therapy. In: Chestnut DH, Wong CA, Tsen LC, Ngan Kee WD, Beilin Y, Mhyre JM, Bateman BT, editors. Chestnut’s Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, 6th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc. 2019. Chapter 6. pp. 97-131.

Graham G, Bakaysa S. Preterm premature rupture of membranes. In: Norwitz ER, Zelop CM, Miller DA, Keefe DL, editors. Evidence-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. 2019. Chapter 38. pp. 397-406.

Hou MY, Roncari D. Permanent contraception. Hatcher RA, Nelson AL, Trussell J, Cwiak C, Cason P, Policar MS, Aiken ARA, Marrazzo J, Kowal D, authors. Contraceptive Technology, 21st edition. New York, NY: Ayer Company Publishers, Inc. 2018. Chapter 16. pp. 459-510.

Khoury RS, Roncari D. Contraception and sterilization. In: Norwitz ER, Zelop CM, Miller DA, Keefe DL, editors. Evidence-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. 2019. Chapter 9. pp. 89-100.

Koullali B, House MD. Sca_olds for cervical tissue engineering. In: Mozafari M, Sefat F, Atala A. Handbook of Tissue Engineering Sca.olds: Volume 2. Cambridge, U.K.: Elsevier Science and Technology. 2019. Chapter 44.

López Bernal A, Norwitz ER. Normal mechanisms in labour. In: Edmonds DK, editor. Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 9th edition. Oxford, U.K.: Wiley Publishers. 2018; Chapter 22. pp. 285-306.

Norwitz ER, Robinson JN. Pregnancy-induced physiologic alterations. In: Phelan JP, Pacheco LD, Foley MR, Saade GR, Dildy GA, Belfort MA, editors. Critical Care Obstetrics, 6th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. 2018; Chapter 4. pp. 41-68.

Norwitz ER, Mahendroo M, Lye SJ. Physiology of parturition. In: Resnick R, Lockwood CJ, Moore TR, Greene MF, Copel J, Silver RM, editors. Creasy & Resnik’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 8th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier-Saunders, Inc.; 2018; Chapter 6. pp. 81-95.

Norwitz ER, Snegovskikh D. Preterm labor. Husain T, Fernando R, Segal BS. Obstetric Anesthesiology: An Illustrated Case-Based Approach. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. 2019. Chapter 28. pp. 152-155.

Norwitz ER, Zelop CM, Miller DA, Keefe DL, editors. Evidence-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers; February 2019.

Peterson AT, Craigo SD. Fetal anomalies. In: Norwitz ER, Zelop CM, Miller DA, Keefe DL, editors. Evidence-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. 2019. Chapter 46. pp. 487-494.

Academic year 2017-2018

Original Research

Aksel S, Evans ML, Gellhaus T. Training physicians in advocacy: Why it matters. Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 130:1334-1337.

Bregar AJ, Rauh-Hain JA, Spencer R, Clemmer JT, Schorge JO, Rice LW, del Carmen MG. Disparities in receipt of care for high-grade endometrial cancer: a National Cancer Database analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2017; 145:114-121.

Brindis CD, Freund KM, Baecher-Lind L, Bairey Merz CN, Carnes M, Gulati M, Jo.e H, Klein WS, Mazure CM, Pace LE,

Regensteiner JG, Redberg RF, Wenger NK, Younger L. The risk of remaining silent: addressing the current threats to women’s health. Women’s Health Issues 2017; 27-6:621-624.

Chen X, Li SL, Luo GY, Norwitz ER, Ouyang SY, Wen HX, Yuan Y, Tian XX, He JM. Ultrasono-graphic characteristics of cortical sulcus development in the human fetus between 18 and 41 weeks of gestation. Chin Med J. 2017; 130:920-928.

Cross SN, Nelson RA, Potter JA, Norwitz ER, Abrahams VM. Magnesium sulfate di.erentially modulates fetal membrane inflammation in a time-dependent manner. Am J Reprod Immunol 2018; e12861. doi: 10.1111/aji.12861.

Demtchouk V, Gujral H, Ferzandi TR. Vessel injury during suprapubic catheter placement and the importance of patient positioning in obese patients [Case report]. Urol Case Rep. 2017; 13:79-81.

Dewdney SB, Dancisak AC, Lachance JA, Grendys EC Jr, Dowdy SC, Powell M, Schorge JO. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Outcomes Registry: from small beginnings come great things. Gynecol Oncol.2018; 148:439-444.

Evans ML, Espey E, Ogburn T, Zite NB. Use of long-acting reversible contraception by obstetrics and gynecology residents and improving access for all women. Obstet Gynecol. 2018; 131(3); 538-541.

Evans ML, Breeze JL, Paulus, JK, Meadows A. Revolving loan fund: a novel approach to increasing access to long-acting reversible contraception methods in community health centers. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2017; 23:684-689.

Gockley A, Melamed A, Bregar AJ, Clemmer JT, Birrer M, Schorge JO, del Carmen MG, Rauh-Hain JA. Outcomes of women with high-grade and low-grade advanced-stage serous epithelial ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 129:439-447.

Grewal J, Grantz KL, Zhang C, Sciscione A, Wing DA, Grobman WA, Newman RB, Wapner R, D’Alton ME, Skupski D, Nageotte MP, Ranzini AC, Owen J, Chien E, Craigo S, Albert PS, Sungduk K, Hediger ML, Buck Louis G. Cohort Profile: NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons and Twins. Int J Epidemiol. 2018; 47:25-25l.

Griffith KC, Clark NV, Mushinski AA, Gu X, Ajao MO, Brown DN, Einarsson JI, Cohen SL. Incisional outcomes of umbilical vs suprapubic minilaparotomy for tissue extraction: a retrospective cohort study. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2018; in press. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.01.021.

Griffith KC, Clark NV, Zuckerman AL, Ferzandi TR, Wright KN. Opioid prescription and patient use after gynecologic procedures: a survey of patients and providers. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2017; in press. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.11.005.

Harris S, Reed D, Vora NL. Screening for fetal chromosomal and subchromosomal disorders. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018; 23:85-93.

Hinchcli. E, Melamad A, Bregar A, Diver E, Clemmer J, del Carmen M, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain J. Factors associated with delivery of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with advanced stage ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2018; 148:168-173.

Horwitz G, Roncari D, Braaten KP, Maurer R, Fortin J, Goldberg AB. Moderate intravenous sedation for first trimester surgical abortion: a comparison of adverse outcomes between obese and normal-weight women. Contraception. 2018; 1:48-53.

Koullali B, Westervelt AR, Myers KM, House MD. Prevention of preterm birth: Novel interventions for the cervix. Semin Perinatol. 2017; 41:505-510.

Lee L, Ali S, Genega E, Reed D, Sokol E, Mathew P. Aggressive-variant microsatellite-stable POLE mutant prostate cancer with high mutation burden and durable response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. JCO Precision Oncology. Published online February 23, 2018.

Lee HJ, Park TC, Kim JH, Norwitz E, Lee B. The influence of oral dydrogesterone and vaginal progesterone on threatened abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Biomed Res Int. 2017; 2017:3616875.

Melamed A, Nitecki R, Boruta DM 2nd, del Carmen MG, Clark RM, Growdon WB, Goodman A, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA.

Laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for debulking ovarian cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 129:861-869.

Melamed A, Nitecki R, Gockley A, Bregar AJ, Schorge JO, del Carmen MG, Rauh-Hain JA. All-cause mortality after fertilitysparing surgery for stage I epithelial ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 130:71-79.

Melamed A, Manning-Geist B, Diver EJ, Goodman A, del Carmen MG, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA. Associations between residual disease and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer by histologic type. Gynecol Oncol. 2017; 147:250-256.

Melamed A, Fink G, Wright AA, Keating NL, Gockley AA, del Carmen MG, Schorge JO, Rauh-Hain JA. E.ect of adoption of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer on all-cause mortality: quasi-experimental study. BMJ. 2018; 360:j5463. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5463.

Melamed A, Rauh-Hain JA, Schorge JO. Clinical outcomes research in gynecologic oncology. Gynecol Oncol. 2017; 146:653-660.

Nitecki R, Diver EJ, Kamdar M, Boruta DM, del Carmen MG, Clark RM, Goodman A, Schorge JO, Growdon WB. Patterns of palliative care referral in ovarian cancer: a single institution 5 year retrospective analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2018; 148:521-526.

Oliver BJ, Potter M, Pomerleau M. Rapid health care improvement science curriculum integration across programs in a school of nursing. Nurse Educator. 2017; 42:S38-43.

Palmeiro-Silva YK, Orellana P, Venegas P, Monteiro L, Varas-Godoy M, Norwitz E, Rice G, Osorio E, Illanes SE. Effects of earthquake on perinatal outcomes: A Chilean register-based study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0191340.

Pavlicev M, Norwitz ER. Human parturition: nothing more than a delayed menstruation. Reprod Sci 2018; 25:166-173.

Schorge JO, Russo AL, Greene MF, Woythaler M, Oliva E. A 28-year-old woman with endocervical carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2017; 377:174-182.

Schorge JO, Bregar AJ, Durfee JK, Berkowitz RS. Meigs to modern times: the evolution of debulking surgery in advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2018; in press. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.03.001.

Smith-Dupont KB, Wagner CE, Witten J, Conroy K, Rudoltz H, Pagidas K, Snegovskikh V, House M, Ribbeck K. Probing the potential of mucus permeability to signify preterm birth risk. Sci Rep. 2017; 7:10302.

Snegovskikh D, Souza D, Walton Z, Dai F, Rachler R, Garay A, Snegovskikh VV, Braveman FR, Norwitz ER. Point-of-care viscoelastic testing improves the outcome of pregnancies complicated by severe postpartum hemorrhage. J Clin Anesth. 2017; 44:50-56.

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Fox NS, Monteagudo A, Kuller JA, Craigo S, Norton ME. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #45: Mild fetal ventriculomegaly: Diagnosis, evaluation, and management. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018; in press.

Spadola A. Primary Prenatal Care: Screening, Prevention, and Treatment of Viral Infections. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Mar;61(1):95-105

Stover MW, Cowan J, Cross L, Ho.man J, Craigo S. Prenatal presentation of 49,XXXXY syndrome. Prenat Diagn. 2017; 37:1176-1178.

Tadesse S, Norwitz NG, Guller S, Arcuri F, Toti P, Norwitz ER, Kidane D. Dynamics of base excision repair at the maternal fetal interface in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. Reprod Sci 2017; 24:856-864.

Taracanova A, Alevizos M, Karagkouni A, Weng Z, Norwitz E, Conti P, Leeman SE, Theoharides TC. SP and IL-33 togethermarkedly enhance TNF synthesis and secretion from human mast cells mediated by the interaction of their receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017; 114:e4002-4009.

van der Zwan A, Bi K, Norwitz ER, Crespo ÂC, Claas FHJ, Strominger JL, Tilburgs T. Mixed signature of activation and dysfunction allows human decidual CD8+ T cells to provide both tolerance and immunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2018; 115:385-390.

Vaughan DA, Leung A, Resetkova N, Ruthazer R, Penzias AS, Sakkas D, Alper MM. How many oocytes are optimal to achieve multiple live births with one stimulation cycle? The one-and-done approach. Fertil Steril. 2017; 107:397-404.

Wang Y, Abrahams VM, Luo G, Norwitz NG, Snegovskikh VV, Ng SW, Norwitz ER. Progesterone inhibits apoptosis in fetal membranes by altering expression of both pro- and anti-angiogenic proteins. Reprod Sci. 2018; in press. doi: 10.1177/1933719118759440.

Weaver DT, Raphel TJ, Melamed A, Rauh-Hain JA, Schorge JO, Knudsen AB, Pandharipande PV. Modeling treatment outcomes for patients with advanced ovarian cancer: projected benefits of a test to optimize treatment selection. Gynecol Oncol. 2018; in press. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.02.007.

Westervelt AR, Fernandez M, House M, Vink J, Nhan-Chang CL, Wapner R, Myers K. A parameterized ultrasound based finite element analysis of the mechanical environment of pregnancy. J Biomech Eng. 2017; 139:in press. doi: 10.1115/1.4036259.

Wright JD, Schorge JO, Kilcoyne A, Tambouret RH. A 69-year-old woman with urinary incontinence. N Engl J Med. 2017; 376:2066-2073.

Yamamoto CM, Oakes ML, Murakami T, Muto MG, Berkowitz RS, Ng SW. Comparison of benign peritoneal fluid- and ovarian cancer ascites-derived extracellular vesicle RNA biomarkers. J Ovarian Res. 2018; 11:20.

Yang J, Zhou Y, Ng SK, Huang KC, Ni X, Choi PW, Hasselblatt K, Muto MG, Welch WR, Berkowitz RS, Ng SW. Characterization of MicroRNA-200 pathway in ovarian cancer and serous intraepithelial carcinoma of fallopian tube. BMC Cancer. 2017; 17:422.

Zhang C, Hediger ML, Albert PS, Grewal J, Sciscione A, Grobman WA, Wing D, Newman R, Wapner R, D’Alton M, Skupski D, Nageotte M, Ranzini A, Owen J, Chien E, Craigo S, Sungduk K, Grantz K, Buck Louis G. Association of maternal obesity with longitudinal ultrasonographic measures of fetal growth: findings from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons. JAMA Pediatr. 2018; 172:24-31.

Zuckerman AL. Transition of care to an adult provider. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2017; 29:295-300.

Book Chapters

Edlow AG, Norwitz ER. Endocrine Diseases of Pregnancy. In: Strauss JF IIIrd, Barbieri RL, editors. Yen and Jae’s Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management, 8th edition. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier. 2018. Chapter 27. pp. 662-708.

Thieu HT, Norwitz ER,. Obstetric Complications. In: Lobo RA, editor. Educational Review Manual in Obstetrics & Gynecology. New York: Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd. 2018; in press.

Snegovskikh D, Norwitz ER. Preterm labor. Husain T, Fernando R, Segal BS. Obstetric Anesthesiology: An Illustrated Case-Based Approach. 2018; in press.

Pagidas K, Norwitz ER. Implantation. In: Farquharson RG, Stephenson MD, editors. Early Pregnancy, 2nd edition. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. 2018; in press.

López Bernal A, Norwitz ER. Normal mechanisms in labour. In: Edmonds DK, editor. Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 9th edition. Oxford, U.K.: Wiley Publishers. 2018; in press.

Norwitz ER, Robinson JN. Pregnancy-Induced Physiologic Alterations. In: Belfort MA, Saade GR, Foley MR, Phelan JP, Dildy GA, editors. Critical Care Obstetrics, 6th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. 2018; in press.

Abdel-Razeq S, Norwitz ER. Septic Shock. In: Belfort MA, Saade GR, Foley MR, Phelan JP, Dildy GA, editors. Critical Care Obstetrics, 6th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. 2018; in press.

Norwitz ER, Mahendroo M, Lye SJ. Physiology of Parturition. In: Creasy RK, Resnick R, Iams JD, Lockwood CJ, Moore TR, Copel J, Silver RM, Greene MF, editors. Creasy & Resnick’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 8th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier-Saunders, Inc.; 2018; in press.

Norwitz ER, Zelop C, Miller DA, Keefe D, editors. Evidenced-Based Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers; due out in June 2018.

Academic year 2016-2017

Original Research

Bakaysa SL, Graham G. Evidence Based Approach to Premature Preterm Rupture of Membranes. Evidence Based Obstetrics and Gynecology. Norwitz E, Zelop C, Keefe D. Wiley In Press, 2016

Brown JE, Partlow BP, Berman AM, House MD, Kaplan DL. Injectable silk-based biomaterials for cervical tissue augmentation: an in vitro study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jan;214(1):118.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.08.046. Epub 2015 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 26314518; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4698015.

Duenas-Garcia OF, Patterson D, De la Luz Nieto M, Leung K, Flynn MK. Voiding Function after Midurethral Slings with and without Local Anesthetic: Randomized Controlled Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2016 Sep 26. PMID:27682748

Dangel A, Hicks-Courant K, Luongo T, Ferzandi TR. Lost and found: a case of continued migration of an IUD allowing for removal via cystoscopy. International Journal of Gynecology and Clinical Practices. 2016;3:123.

Demtchouk V, Ferzandi TR. Fecal Incontinence. Medscape. Updated 31 May 2016. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/268674. Online publication.

Fernandez M, House M, Jambawalikar S, Zork N, Vink J, Wapner R, Myers K. Investigating the mechanical function of the cervix during pregnancy using finite element models derived from high-resolution 3D MRI. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2016;19(4):404-17. doi: 10.1080/10255842.2015.1033163. Epub 2015 May 13. PubMed PMID: 25970655; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4644115.

Hicks-Courant, KD. Growth in salpingectomy rates in the United States since 2000. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016;215(5):666-7. PMID 27498310

Hicks-Courant K, Schwartz AL. In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2016;128(1):207-8. PMID 27333350

Edlow AG, Hui L, Wick HC, Fried I, Bianchi DW. Assessing the fetal effects of maternal obesity via transcriptomic analysis of cord blood: a prospective case-control study. BJOG 123(2): 180-189, 2016.

Edlow AG, Guedj F, Pennings JLA, Sverdlov D, Neri C, Bianchi DW. Males are from Mars, females are from Venus: sex specific fetal brain gene expression signatures in a mouse model of maternal diet-induced obesity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 214(5):623.e1-623.e10, 2016.

Edlow AG, Mattei L. Maternal Obesity and the Fetal Brain: Neurodevelopmental Impact. Contemporary Ob/Gyn 61(6): 16-20, 2016.

Edlow AG, Edlow BL, Edlow JA. Diagnosis of Acute Neurological Emergencies in Pregnant and Postpartum Women. Emerg Med Clin N Am, 34(4):943-965, 2016.

Edlow AG. Maternal Obesity and Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring. Prenatal Diagnosis, 37(1):95-110, 2017.

Kandadai P, Duenas-Garcia OF, Pilzek AL, Saini J, Flynn MK, Leung K, Patterson D. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient-Controlled Valve Catheter and Indwelling Foley Catheter for Short-Term Bladder Drainage. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2016 Mar-Apr;22(2):88-92. PMID:26829348

Kim SM, Cho BK, Kang MJ, Norwitz ER, Lee SM, Lee J, Park CW, Kim BJ, Jun JK, Yi EC, Park JS. Expression changes of proteins associated with the development of preeclampsia in maternal plasma: a case-control study. Proteomics 2016; 16(10):1581-1589. doi:10.1002/pmic.201500381.

Kow, Nathan, Lauren Siff, and Tanaz R. Ferzandi. Nonsurgical vs. Surgical Treatment Options for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Review of the Current Evidence. Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports (2016): 1-4.

Bouchra Koullali, Andrea R. Westervelt, Kristin M. Myers, Michael D. House. Prevention of preterm birth: novel interventions for the cervix. Seminars in Perinatology (accepted for publication).

Lee SM, Park JS, Norwitz ER, Panyavatthanasinh S, Kim SM, Lee J, Park CW, Kim BJ, Jun JK. Levels of adipokines in amniotic fluid and cord blood collected from dichorionic-diamniotic twins discordant for fetal growth. PLoS One 2016; 11(5):e0154537. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154537.

Lekva T, Lyle R, Roland MC, Friis C, Bianchi DW, Jaffe IZ, Norwitz ER, Bollerslev J, Henriksen T, Ueland T. Gene expression in term placentas is regulated more by spinal or epidural anesthesia than by late-onset preeclampsia or gestational diabetes mellitus. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29715. doi: 10.1038/srep29715.

Lozano R, Saito N, Reed D, Eldeeb M, Schneider A, Hessl D, Tassone F, Beckett L, Hagerman R. Aging in fragile X premutation carriers. Cerebellum. 2016;15(5):587-594.

Magnani BJ, Harubin B, Katz J, Zuckerman AL, Strohsnitter WC: A 5-Year Experience of Pathologists Driving Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening to Underserved and Uninsured Populations. Arch Path Lab Med. 2016; 140: 1411-1422.

Moawad, Gaby N 1; Tyan, Paul 2; Kumar, Dipti 3; Walk, Jill 4; Marfori, Cherie1; Abi Khalil, Elias D 1; Robinson, James. Determining the Impact of External Stressors on Laparoscopic Skills and Performance Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents. Journal of Surgical Education. September/October 2017 issue, volume 74/(5).

Myers KM, Feltovich H, Mazza E, Vink J, Bajka M, Wapner RJ, Hall TJ, House M. The mechanical role of the cervix in pregnancy. J Biomech. 2015 Jun 25;48(9):1511-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.065. Epub 2015 Mar 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 25841293; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4459908.

Norwitz ER. STOP using instruments to assist with delivery of the head at cesarean. START disengaging the head prior to surgery. OBG Management 2016; 28(8):31-33.

Norwitz ER. Induction of labor for fetal macrosomia: do we finally have an answer? [Mini-commentary]. BJOG 2016; doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14458.

Norwitz ER, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Miller H. Obstetric Clinical Algorithms: Management and Evidence, 2nd edition. Oxford, U.K.; Wiley-Blackwell Publishers; November 2016.

Tadesse S, Norwitz NG, Guller S, Arcuri F, Toti P, Norwitz ER, Kidane D. Dynamics of base excision repair at the maternalfetal interface in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. Reprod Sci 2016; pii: 1933719116670519.

Tanamai VW, Seagle BL, Yeh JY, Brady B, Miller CB, Sena S, Dodge J, Shahabi S, Samuelson R, Norwitz ER, Luo G. Urine protein/creatinine ratios during labor: a prospective observational study. PLoS One 2016; 11(8):e0160453. doi: 10.1371/ journal.pone.0160453.

Vaughan DA, Harrity C, Sills ES, Mocanu EV. Serum estradiol:oocyte ratio as a predictor of reproductive outcome: an analysis from >9000 IVF cycles in the Republic of Ireland. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2016 Apr;33(4):481-8.

Vaughan DA, Leung A, Resetkova N, Ruthazer R, Penzias AS, Sakkas D, Alper MM. How many oocytes are optimal to achieve multiple live births with one stimulation cycle? The one and done approach. Fertil Steril. 2017 Feb;107(2):397-404

Vaughan DA, Dimitriadis I, Sills ES, Pagidas K. The Affordable Care Act (2010) and its perceived impact on assisted fertility care access: Pilot data from a national sample of women’s health practitioners in USA. International Journal of Healthcare. In Press.

Westervelt AR, Fernandez M, House M, Vink J, Nhan-Chang CL, Wapner R, Myers KM. A Parameterized Ultrasound-

Based Finite Element Analysis of the Mechanical Environment of Pregnancy. J Biomech Eng. 2017 Mar 17. doi:10.1115/1.4036259. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28303276.

Zuckerman AL, Romano M: Clinical Recommendation: Vulvovaginitis. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Vol29, issue 6 (2016) p673-679.

Annual report for Research Publications

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