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.