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Martha Tesfalul
Martha Tesfalul, MD
Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 
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Contact Information

Mailing Address: 490 Illinois Street, Box 0132
San Francisco, CA 94143
Practice Phone: 415/514-1082

Research/Clinical Interests

  • Global and domestic disparities in maternal and child health outcomes
  • Health implementation sciences
  • Quality improvement in obstetrics

Education/Training

Harvard University BA Sociology and Health Policy 2009
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine MD Medicine 2014
University of California, San Francisco Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology 2017
University of California, San Francisco Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine 2021

Selected Publications

  • Tesfalul MA, Natureeba P, Day N, Thomas O, Gaw SL. Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020, In Press. PMID: 31959141.
  • Ha YP, Tesfalul MA, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Green RS, Mapila TO, Bellamy SL, Ncube RT, Mugisha K, Ho-Foster AR, Luberti AA, Holmes JH, Steenhoff AP, Kovarik CL. Evaluation of a mobile health approach to tuberculosis contact tracing in botswana. Journal of Health Communication 2016;21(10):1115-1121. PMID: 27668973.
  • Ha YP, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Seropola G, Green RS, Tesfalul MA, Ho-Foster A, Luberti AA, Holmes JH, Steenhoff AP, Kovarik CL. A mobile health approach to tuberculosis contact tracing in resource-limited settings. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2013;192:1188. PMID: 23920962.

Selected Presentations

  • Tesfalul M, Natureeba P, Day N, Gaw S. (2018) Comparing potential risk factors for perinatal death in singleton and twin pregnancies at a rural hospital in Uganda. Poster presented at: 2018 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 38 the Annual Pregnancy Meeting; Dallas, TX.
  • Tesfalul M, Natureeba P, Day N, Gaw S. (2017) Identifying Risk Factors for Perinatal Death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda. Poster presented at: 2017 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting; Baltimore, MD.
  • Tesfalul M, Madriz S, Cramer J, Kestler E, Walker D. (2017) Application of "Capacity Cascade" as Novel Approach to Emergency Obstetric Care Readiness Assessment in Guatemala. Poster presented at: 2017 American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting; San Diego, California.
  • Maguire M, Tesfalul M. (2016). Implicit Bias, Explicit Consequences. Presentation given to Organization of Resident Representatives at: Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead Annual Meeting; 2016 November 11; Seattle, Washington.
  • Tesfalul MA, Ndlovu K, Littman-Quinn R, Kovarik CL. (2014). Establishing the building blocks of a national mobile health system: The creation of system requirements for Botswana's mobile telemedicine specialist referral system. Poster presented at: Consortium of Universities for Global Health 5th Annual Global Health Conference; Washington, DC.
  • Ha YP, Tesfalul MA, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi A, Seropola G, Green RS, Ho-Foster A, Luberti AA, Holmes JH, Steenhoff AP, Kovarik CL. (2013). A mobile health approach to tuberculosis contact tracing in resource-limited settings. Poster presented at: 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics; Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Tesfalul MA, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Ndlovu S, Motsepe D, Phuthego M, Tau B, Mohutsiwa-Dibe N, Kovarik C. (2013). Evaluating the Impact of a Mobile Oral Telemedicine System on Medical Management and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Complicated Oral Lesions in Botswana. Poster presented at: 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics; Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Tesfalul MA, Frankel J, Akileswaran C, Atore C, Steck-Bayat K, Dixon J, Kanjilal S, Ahn R, Burke T. (2011). Southern Sudan Medical Education Collaborative (SSMEC): An Innovative Approach to Training Medical Students in Southern Sudan. Poster presented at: American Medical Student Association Annual Convention; Washington DC, DC.