Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Toggle mobile sub-nav

Publications

Laura Chun Meng Ha, MD, Graduate (2024)

Newman RA, Dellapiana G, Ha LC, Smithson S. Factor XI deficiency in pregnancy and risk of postpartum hemorrhage. January 2022. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 226(1):S366-S367.
Ha LC, Greene N, Ozimek JA. 1014 Predictors of antibiotic in cesarean deliveries with excessive blood loss. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 230(1):S534-S535.
Ha L, Naqvi M, Bairey Merz N, Grobman WA. Activity restriction and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. January 2023. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 228(1):S169-S170.
Ha LC, Bairey Merz NC, Bello N, Hirsch A. Racial differences in activity restriction recommendations in pregnancy ID: 13796371. May 2023. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 141(5S):76S-76S.
Hirsch A, Ha LC, Naqvi M. Late-onset severe fetal growth restriction and isolated severely small abdominal circumference: Do neonatal outcomes differ ID: 1377666. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 141(5S):32S-33S.
Ha L, Levian C, Greene N, Goldfarb I, Hirsch A, Naqvi M. Association between acceptance of routine pregnancy vaccinations and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant patients. J Infect. 2023 Dec;87(6):551-555.
Pham A, Kaur K, Grace MR, Ha LC, Zuckerwise LC. Perinatal outomes according to umbilical artery doppler assessment among fetuses with congenital heart disease. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Sep;310(3):1467-1474.
Ha LC, Naqvi M, Conley P, Bairey Merz CN, Barone Gibbs B, Levine LD, Saade GA, Kilpatrick S, Bello JA. Activity restriction and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Am J Gynecol MFM. 2024 Oct;6(10):101470. Epub 2024 Aug 22. PMID: 39179158.

Rachel A. Newman, MD, MBA, Graduate (2023)

Govindapaggari S, Newman R, Burwick R. Iron-deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy and the Role of IV Iron. Contemporary OB/GYN. 66(7): 20-24. 2021 July 12.
Newman RA, Makhoul J, Chang J, Senderoff D, Bosse B, Crosland BA, Seet E, Chan K. Antepartum vaginal bleeding: characteristics associated with delivery within seven days. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec;35(25):8580-8585.
Hirsch A, Newman R, Naqvi M. Uterine necrosis during pregnancy following exploratory laparotomy. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Nov 1;15(11):e252273.
Burwick RM, Dellapiana G, Newman RA, Smithson SD, Naqvi M, Williams J 3rd, Wong MS, Bautista M, Gaden A, Kazani SD, Dunn DA, Ma MH, Mitter S, Monteleone JPR, Ortiz SR, Ghandehari S, Merin N, Zakowski MI, Karumanchi SA. Complement blockade with eculizumab for treatment of severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 in pregnancy: A case series. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2022 Aug;88(2):e13559.
Newman RA, Naqvi M, Levian C, Smithson SD, Esakoff T. Risk of Preterm Delivery in Very Advanced Maternal Age Parturients Utilizing In Vitro Fertilization. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Sep 19.

Gabriela Dellapiana, MD, Graduate (2022)

Dellapiana G, Naqvi M, Leggett C, Tholemeier L, Burwick RM. Preferential use of dexamethasone for fetal ling maturation in severe coronavirus disease 2019. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 Nov;2(4):100218. PMID: 32844157.
Dellapiana G, Levian C, Gubernick L, Burwick RM. Prophylatic postoperative antibiotic after emergent cesarean delivery and risk of postpartum infection or wound complication. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 May 19:1-6. PMID: 34008468.
Dellapiana G, Gupta M, Burwick RM, Greene N, Gregory KD. Elevated blood pressures during epidural placement are associated with increase-risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Jan 25:1-6. PMID: 35078390.
Dellapiana G, Gregory KD. Postpartum hemmorrhage carts: Saving time can save live. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022 Feb;48(2):67-68. PMID: 34887199.
VanHise K, Dellapiana G, Silverman NS. Intra-amniotic instillation of indocyanine green in uncertain cases of preterm rupture of membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 July;4(4):100638. PMID: 35398582.
Burwick RM, Dellapiana G, Newman RA, Smithson SD, Naqvi M, Williams J 3rd, Wong MS, Bautista M, Gaden A, Kazani SD, et al. Complement blockade with eculizumab for treatment of severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 in pregnancy: A case series. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2022 Aug;88(2):e13559. doi: 10.1111/aji.13559. Epub 2022 May 12. PMID: 35514201.

Sarah Smithson, Graduate (2021)

Naqvi M, Zakowski P, Glucksman L, Smithson S, Burwick RM. Tocilizumab and Remdesivir in a Pregnant Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Nov;136(5):1025-1029. PMID: 32618794.
Chan JL, Gregory KD, Smithson SS, Naqvi M, Mamelak AN. Pituitary apoplexy associated with acute COVID-19 infection and pregnancy. Pituitary. 2020 Dec;23(6):716-720. doi: 10.1007/s11102-020-01080-w. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32915365; PMCID: PMC7484495.
Smithson S, Mirocha J, Horgan R, Graebe R, Massaro R, Accortt E. Unplanned Cesarean delivery is associated with risk for postpartum depressive symptoms in the immediate postpartum period. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Oct 27:1-7. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1841163.Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33108930.
McCurdy R, Smithson S, Baxter L. A novel maneuver for preterm vaginal breech delivery complicated by entrapment of the aftercoming fetal head in the cervix: Digital rectal flexion. Connecticut Medicine. 2020(84)4:157-8.
Smithson SD, Greene NH, Esakoff TF. Risk factors for re-presentation for postpartum hypertension in patients without a history of hypertension or preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Mar;3(2):100297. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100297. Epub 2020 Dec 15. PMID: 33516136.

Shravya Govindappagari, MD, Graduate (2020)

Govindappagari, S, Nguyen M, Gupta M, Hanna RM, Burwick, RM. Severe Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy mimicking HELLP Syndrome. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Mar 25;2019:4325647. PMID: 31019819.
Govindappagari S, Burwick RM. Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy with intravenous versus oral iron: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Mar;36(4):366-376. PMID: 30121943.
Gupta M, Govindappagari S, Burwick RM. Pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: A systematic review. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):46-58. PMID: 31809947.
Govindappagari S, Greene N, Burwick R, Wong MS, Gregory KD. Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity After 4 and 6 Hours of Protracted Active Labor in Nulliparous Term Pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):185-193. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003587. PMID: 31809426.
Govindappagari S, Burwick RM, Gregory KD. In-Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May;135(5)1224-1225. PMID: 3232393.
Govindappagari S, Moyle K, Burwick RM. Mild thrombocytopenia and postpartum hemorrhage in nulliparous women with term, singleton, vertex deliveries. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jun;135(6):1338-1344. PMID: 32459425.

Melissa S. Wong, MD, MS, Graduate (2019)

Accortt EE, Wong MS. It is time for routine screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in obstetrics and gynecology settings. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2017 Sep;72(9):553-568. PMID: 28905985.
Staples JN, Wong MS, Rimel BJ. An educational intervention to improve human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer knowledge among African American college students. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Apr;149(1):101-105. PMID: 29605043.
Wong MS, Dellapiana G, Greene N, Gregory KD. Antibiotics during intrauterine balloon tamponade is associated with a reduction in endometriosis. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Oct;36(1):1211-1215. PMID: 30895582.

Megha Gupta, MD, MS, Graduate (2018)

Burwick RM, Rincon M, Beeraka SS, Gupta M, Feinberg BB. Evaluation of hemolysis as a severe feature of preeclampsia. Hypertension. 2018 Aug;72(2):460-465. PMID: 29941517.
Gupta M, Greene N, Kilpatrick SJ. Timely treatment of severe maternal hypertension and reduction in sever maternal morbidity. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2018 Oct;14-55-58. PMID: 30527119.

John A. Ozimek, DO, Graduate (2017)

Wang ET, Ozimek JA, Greene N, Ramos L, Vyas N, Kilpatrick SJ, Pisarska MD. Impact of fertility treatment on severe maternal morbidity. Fertil Steril. 2016 Aug;106(2):423-426.
Ozimek JA, Eddins RM, Greene N, Karagyozyan D, Pak S, Wong M, Zakowski M, Kilpatrick SJ. Opportunities for improvement in care among women with severe maternal morbidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Oct;215(4):509.e1-6.

Kathryn J. Sharma, MD, Graduate (2016)

Sharma KJ, Rodriguez M, Kilpatrick SJ, Greene N, Aghajanian P. Risks of parenteral antihypertensive therapy for the treatment of severe maternal hypertension are low. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2016;35(1):123-128.
Sharma K, Afshar YR, Bairey-Merz CN, Tapson V, Zakowski M, Kilpatrick SJ. Guidelines and consensus: statement on pregnancy in pulmonary hypertension from the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute. Pulm Circ. 2016 Mar;6(1):143.
Sharma KJ, Greene N, Kilpatrick SJ. Oral labetalol compared to oral nifedipine for postpartum hypertension: A randomized controlled trial. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2017 Feb;36(1):44-47.
Sharma KJ, Kilpatrick SJ. Postpartum Hypertension: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2017 Apr;72(4):248-252.

Steve Rad, MD, Graduate (2015)

Rad S, Ogunyemi D. Using the health-care matrix to teach and improve patient safety culture in an OB/GYN residency training program. J Patient Saf. 2012 Dec;8(4):177-181.
Ogunyemi D, Xu J, Mahesan AM, Rad S, Kim E, Yano J, Alexander C, Rotter JI, Chen YD. Differentially expressed genes in adipocytokine signaling pathway of adipose tissue in pregnancy. J Diabetes Mellitus. 2013 May;3(2):86-95.
Johnston R, Fong A, Lovell S, Sobolewski PS, Rad S, Turner A. Demographic and Obstetric Outcomes of Pregnancies conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) compared to Non-ART Pregnancies. JBRA Assist Reprod. 2015 Feb 1;19(1):16-20.
Williams J 3rd, Rad S, Beauchamp S, Ratousi D, Subramaniam V, Farivar S, Pisarska MD. Utilization of noninvasive prenatal testing: impact on referrals for diagnostic testing. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jul;213(1):102.e1-6.

Have Questions or Need Help?

If you have questions or would like to learn more about the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai, please call or send us a message.

West Medical Office Tower, Suite 160
8635 W. Third St.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Laura B. Castro, Program Coordinator

310-423-0895

SEND A MESSAGE