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
- diversity, inclusion and health equity
- family planning
- preeclampsia
- hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
- placentation
- fetal growth restriction
- health disparities
Education/Training
| University of California, Berkeley | BA | Molecular and cell Biology | 2008 |
| University of California, San Francisco | MD | Medicine | 2015 |
| Yale University | Residency | Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2019 |
| Yale University | Fellowship | Maternal-Fetal Medicine | 2022 |
| University of California, San Francisco | MAS | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | 2024 |
Achievements & Recognition
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholarship Award |
| 2019 | Yale Teaching Award for Medical Student Education, New Haven, CT |
| 2019 | Ryan Program Award for excellence in family planning, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 2019 | C. Lee Buxton Research Award for best thesis presentation, New Haven, CT |
| 2021 | Yale-New Haven Hospital System Great Catch Award, New Haven, CT |
| 2023 | UCSF Fellowship Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2023 | UCSF Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2023-2025 | Winn Career Development Award, VCU-Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation |
| 2024-2025 | UCSF Dean's Population Health and Health Equity Scholars Award, UCSF School of Medicine |
| 2024-2027 | John A. Watson Faculty Scholar Award, Dean's Diversity Fund, UCSF School of Medicine |
Selected Publications
- Lutz AB, Young-Lin N, Leon-Martinez D, et al. Measurement of Marginal Placental Cord Insertion by Prenatal Ultrasound Was Found Not to Be Predictive of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes. J Ultrasound Med. Dec 5 2020;doi:10.1002/jum.15586
- Leon-Martinez D, Robinson JF, Zdravkovic T, et al. Trisomy 21 is Associated with Caspase-2 Upregulation in Cytotrophoblasts at the Maternal-Fetal Interface. Reprod Sci. Jan 2020;27(1):100- 109. doi:10.1007/s43032-019-00002-x
- Menderes G, Leon-Martinez D, Azodi M. Laparoscopic Ligation of Uterine Vasculature for FertilitySparing Management of Postabortal Hemorrhage. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. Jan 2019;26(1):36-37. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.03.020
- Leon-Martinez D, Mulla MJ, Han CS, Chamley LW, Abrahams VM. Modulation of trophoblast function by concurrent hyperglycemia and antiphospholipid antibodies is in part TLR4-dependent. Am J Reprod Immunol. Oct 2018;80(4):e13045. doi:10.1111/aji.13045
Selected Presentations
- Leon-Martinez D, Lundsberg LS, Zhang JJ, Culhane J, Son M, Partridge C, Reddy UM. Fetal growth restriction and neonatal morbidity prediction: which growth standard to use? Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 42st Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. February 2022 (Oral Plenary Presentation).
- Leon-Martinez D, Lundsberg LS, Zhang JJ, Culhane J, Son M, Partridge C, Reddy UM. Prediction of morbidity in large for gestational age neonates according to different growth standards. Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 42st Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. February 2022 (Poster Presentation).
- Leon-Martinez D, Abrahams VM. Viral and bacterial signatures impair trophoblast migration which is reversed by aspirin, aspirin-triggered-lipoxin and hydroxychloroquine. Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 41st Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting (Oral presentation).
- Leon-Martinez D, Bank TC, Lundsberg LS, Culhane J, Silasi M, Son M, Partridge C, Reddy UM, Hoffman M, Merriam AA. Does antenatal progesterone administration modify the risk of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage? Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 41st Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting (Poster presentation).