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UCSF MFM-RG Division Participation in the 2026 SMFM Annual Meeting

Postgraduate course: Innovative Medical Fetal Therapy Approaches to Enhance Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM 
  • Norton M. In-utero enzyme replacement for lysosomal storage disorders 

Postgraduate course: First trimester anatomic imaging: A critical time to evaluate the pregnancy: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 
  • Norton M. Genetic evaluation for isolated enlarged NT and fetal anomalies. 
  • Norton M. Transient findings and artifacts in the first trimester fetus. 

 

Postgraduate course: Diabetes in Pregnancy: Integrating Care and Innovation in collaboration with the ADA: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 
  • Sobhani N. How tight is too tight? Debating glycemic control in pregnancy - debate. 

Scientific Forum: Ultrasound: 3:00 – 5:00 PM 
  • Cassidy A. Case-based study: Second trimester placenta accreta spectrum. 

Poster session 1: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 
  • Duggal R, Sundermann AC, Kramer MR. Adverse birth outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native women living on reservations. 
  • Verduzco I, Zhou AM, Santoso NE, Kohn MA, Sobhani NC. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) during 1-hour oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT). 
  • Blauvelt CA, Ozarslan N, Chidboy M, Buarpung S, Kizza J, Kakuru A, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Rosenthal PJ, Robinson JF, Gaw SL. Hofbauer cells exhibit distinct transcriptional signatures in past-chronic placental malaria. 
  • Santoli CMA, Lianoglou BR, Sahin-Hodoglugil NN, Tick K, Boutin RCT, Swanson K, Devine P, Van Ziffle J, Norton ME, Sparks TN. Utility of expanded carrier screening for identifying risk of inherited genetic disease in anomalous fetuses. 
  • Gunda S, Garibay K, León-Martínez D, Simard B, Kuppermann M. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine uptake among low-income, Latinx pregnant individuals in California’s San Joaquin Valley. 
  • Chambers Butcher BD, Johnston J, Afulani P, Blebu BE, Carraway K, Coleman-Phox K, Felder JN, PhD; Garza MA, Karasek D, León-Martínez D, McCulloch CE, Curry V, Kuppermann M. Shifting power dynamics: Can enhanced prenatal care models reduce experiences of race- and ethnic-based discrimination? 
  • Steinberg JR, Raucher S, Cheung Y, Williams B, Feinglass J, Kominiarek MA, Grobman WA, Yee LM. Association of unplanned postpartum hospital use with patient-reported outcomes. 
  • Yee LM, Raucher S, Cheung Y, Steinberg JR, Williams B, Feinglass J, Davis K, Kominiarek MA, Grobman WA. Association of health literacy with patient-reported outcomes in the perinatal period among low-income individuals. 

 

Lunch Round Table – Decoding the Fetus: Strategies to Implement Genome Sequencing in MFM Practice - 12:00 – 1:00 PM 
  • Sparks TN. Latest advances and evidence for prenatal exome and genome sequencing.  

 

Oral Concurrent Session 1 – Medical and Surgical Complications of Pregnancy – 1:00 – 3:30 PM 
  • Felder JN, León-Martínez D, Karasek D, Curry V, Carraway K, Simard B, Coleman-Phox K, Chambers Butcher BD, Afulani P, Blebu BE, Blat C, Garza MA, McCulloch CE, Kuppermann M. Comparative effectiveness of two enhanced prenatal care models on mental health: Randomized trial. 

 

Poster session 2: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 
  • Gandy A, Glenn O, Feldstein V, Sobhani NC. Routine use of fetal brain MRI following fetal intervention. 
  • Afulani P, León-Martínez D, Simard B, Blat C, Curry V, Carraway K, Coleman-Phox K, Chambers Butcher BD, Blebu BE, Felder JN, Karasek D, Garza MA, Tesfalul MA, Downer C, McCulloch CE, Kuppermann M. Comparative effectiveness of two enhanced prenatal care models on prenatal care experience. 
  • Caraballo G, Miller HE, Simpson SL, Hurtado J, Shu CH, Boncompagni AC, Chueh J, Carvalho B, Sultan P, Aghaeepour N, Druzin ML, Panelli DM. Prenatal mood symptoms predict lower objectively measured activity and altered perception of activity level. 
  • Lopez C, Perez A, Garg B, Robinson JF, Caughey AB, Gaw SG. Seasonal Associations Between Gastroschisis Rates and Pesticide Application in California 

Luncheon Roundtable: 12:00 – 1:00 PM 
  • Supporting Families After Perinatal Loss: A National Framework for The U.S. Pregnancy After Loss Network with Hayley Miller and Bob Silver. 

 

Oral Concurrent Session 4 – Equity, Public Health, and Policy – 1:00 – 3:15 PM 
  • León-Martínez D, Karasek D, Chambers Butcher BD, Blat C, Curry V, Afulani P, McCulloch CE; Kuppermann M. Experiences of discrimination and adverse pregnancy outcomes—a secondary analysis of the EMBRACE comparative-effectiveness trial. 

 

Oral Concurrent Session 6 – Ultrasound and Genetics – 1:00 – 3:30 PM 
  • Boutin RCT, Lianoglou BR, Sahin-Hodoglugil NN, Tick K, Santoli CMA, Van Ziffle J, Devine P, Hodoglugil U, Martin P, Norton ME, Sparks TN. Incremental diagnostic yield of genome sequencing for nonimmune hydrops fetalis spectrum disorders. 
  • Oral concurrent session moderator: Teresa Sparks.
  • Oral concurrent session judge: Juan M. Gonzalez. 

  

Poster session 3: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 
  • Adkins S, Ramos GA, Verduzco I, Chambers ME, Diala PC, Dzyuba B, Field N, Fitzgerald K, Han CS, Nguyen A, Richley M, Sobhani NC. Mean glucose and standard deviation on continuous glucose monitoring for T1D and perinatal outcomes. 
  • Solorio C, Ganjineh B, Blat C, Kramer K, Clyman R, Rosenstein M. Respiratory outcomes in preterm neonates with different timing of rescue betamethasone administration before delivery. 
  • León-Martínez D; Karasek D, Blat C, Curry V, Carraway K, Coleman-Phox K, Chambers Butcher BD, Afulani P, Blebu BE, Felder JN, Garza MA, Tesfalul MA, Downer C, McCulloch CE, Kuppermann M. Enhanced group vs. individual prenatal care in preventing preterm birth—EMBRACE randomized comparative-effectiveness trial exploratory findings. 

 

Poster session 4: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 
  • Sobhani NC, Liao F, Bhatt S, Nobuta K, Laurent LC, Norton ME. cfDNA and adverse outcomes with severe fetal growth restriction 
  • Corbetta-Rastelli C, Gandy A, Mundaden R, Zeme M, Gonzalez JM, Swanson K. Survey of vasa previa practice patterns in the United States. 

Oral Concurrent Session 7 – Basic and Translational Science – 8:00  – 10:00 AM 
  • Moderator: Stephanie Gaw

SMFM Committees and Leadership

SMFM Board of Directors: Juan M. Gonzalez

SMFM Publications Committee: Teresa N. Sparks

SMFM Document Review Committee Chair: Mary E. Norton

SMFM Editorial Review Committee: Stephanie Gaw

SMFM Global Health Committee: Anju Ranjit, Martha Tesfalul

SMFM Reproductive Health Committee: Roxanna A. Irani

SMFM Institutional Advocacy Sub-Committee Co-Chair: Roxanna A. Irani

SMFM Health Policy and Advocacy Committee: Hayley Miller