Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship ‐ University of Pennsylvania
Research/Clinical Interests: Health disparities and gynecologic cancers, health disparities and pregnancy, reproductive infectious diseases, reproductive justice, immigrant women's health, domestic violence, and global health.
Education/Training
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Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2017 | Duke University School of Medicine- Durham, NC | MD | Medicine |
| 2013 | Vanderbilt University- Nashville, TN | BA | Medicine, Health, and Society |
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2015 - 2017 | Duke Clinical Research Institute, Researcher |
| 2014 - 2016 | Durham Crisis Response Center, Health Intern |
| 2016 - 2017 | Diversity and Inclusion Council, Curriculum Committee |
| 2016 - 2017 | LCME Reaccreditation Committee |
| 2015 | Durham County Health Department, Domestic Violence Awareness Month Co-Chair |
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Resident Teaching Award |
| 2020 | Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics |
| 2018 | San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) Julius R. Krevan’s Award for Clinical Excellence |
| 2017 | Excellence in Public Health Award |
| 2017 | Brenda Armstrong Living the Dream Award |
| 2013 | Primary Care Leadership Scholarship |
| 2013 | Paul E. Leviton Medical Scholarship |
| 2013 | Medical Faculty Wives Scholarship |
| 2012 | Inductee of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society |
| 2012 | Inductee of Mortar Board National Honor Society |
Zakama, AK. Eyes Wide Open: Lessons Learned from a Domestic Violence Shelter Oral Presentation presented at: Consortium for Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships; Asheville, NC, USA. October, 2015.
Zakama, AK. Women’s Health and Intimate Partner Violence: An Overview Oral Presentation presented at: Hurt, Injured And Insulted: Ending Violence Against Women And Children; Durham, NC, USA. May, 2015.
ZAKAMA, A. High-dose Misoprostol with Subsequent Foley versus Low-dose Misoprostol with Concurrent Foley for Cervical Ripening. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting.
ZAKAMA, A. Generation of a malaria-negative African birthweight standard for diagnosis of small for gestational age. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting.
Zakama A, Sobhani NC, Lamar R, Rosenstein MG. Implementation of evidence-based cervical ripening protocol: outcomes and next steps. AJP Rep2020 Oct;10(4):e408-e412doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721443. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33294286.
Zakama AK, Ozarslan N, Gaw SL. Placental Malaria. Curr Trop Med Rep. 2020 Sep 16:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40475-020-00213-2. PMID: 32953387.
Zakama AK, Weekes T, Kajubi R, Kakuru A, Ategeka J, Kamya M, Muhindo MK, Havlir D, Jagannathan P, Dorsey G, Gaw SL. Generation of a malaria negative Ugandan birth weight standard for the diagnosis of small for gestational age. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 2;15(10):e0240157. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240157. PMID: 33007041.
Zakama AK, Gaw SL. Malaria in Pregnancy: What the Obstetric Provider in Nonendemic Areas Needs to Know. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2019 Sep;74(9):546-556. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000704. PMID: 31830300
Myers ER, Eaton JL, McElligott KA, Moorman PG, Chatterjee R, Zakama AK, Goldstein K, Strauss J, Coeytaux RR, Goode A, Borre E, Swamy GK, McBroom AJ, Lallinger K, Schmidt R, Davis JK, Hasselblad V, Sanders GD. Management of Infertility. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 217. (Prepared by the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2015-00004-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 19-EHC014-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2019.
Weir JM, Zakama A, Rao U. Developmental Risk I: Depression and the Developing Brain. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2012 Apr;21(2):237-59, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2012.01.004. Epub 2012 Feb 17. PMID: 22537725.
