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Resident Publications and Research

RECENT RESIDENT PUBLICATIONS

2022 Resident Research Day Topics

Iman Berrahou, MD
Sexual and/or Gender Minority Parental Structures Among California Births
Advisor: Juno Obedin-Maliver, MD, MPH, MAS
Christine Blauvelt, MD
Perinatal Outcomes Among Patients with Sepsis During Pregnancy

Advisor: Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD

Amanda Compadre, MD
Life After LACC: A Survey of Practices and Attitudes Among Gynecologic Oncologists in the Practice of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer

Advisors: Jocelyn Chapman, MD, and Nicole Marjon, MD, PhD

Maura Jones, MD
Term Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: A Retrospective Study Comparing Immediate Labor Induction to 24 Hours of Expectant Management
Advisor: Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD
Blair McNamara, MD
Survival Impact of Bowel Resection at the Time of Interval Cytoreductive Surgery for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Advisor: Jocelyn Chapman, MD
Carolyn Phillips, MD Carolyn Phillips, MD
Obstetric Outcomes of Healthcare Professionals

Advisors: Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD and Vasiliki Tatsis, MD

Brett Stark, MD, MPH
Using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) to Describe Sexual Dysfunction in Sexual and/or Gender Minority (SGM) People with Vaginas

Advisor: Juno Obedin-Maliver, MD, MPH, MAS

Nicole Tantoco, MD, MPH
Progression to Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis in Fetuses with Increased Nuchal Translucency

Advisor: Anne H. Mardy, MD, Mary E. Norton, MD, Teresa N. Sparks, MD

Yolanda Tinajero, MD
Immediate Postpartum Breastfeeding Following Pregnancy with Cardiac Disease

Advisor: Nasim Sobhani, MD

 


RECENT RESIDENT PUBLICATIONS

Huang D, Jaswa E, RANSOHOFF A, Boscardin WJ, Pasch L, Cedars M, Huddleston H Decision regret after failed autologous in vitro fertilization in women ≥42 years of age. Fertil Steril. 2022 Mar 30;S0015-0282(22)00129-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.02.014. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35367062
Teal EN, ANUDOKEM K, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Mengesha B. Racial disparities in the rates of and indications for cesarean delivery in California: Are they changing over time? Am J Perinatol. 2021 Dec 2. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740071. PMID: 34856615
S Leonard, BERRAHOU IK, Zhang A, Monseur B, Main E, Obedin-Maliver J. Obstetric and birth outcomes among sexual and/or gender minority patients, California, 2016-2019. AJOG. Volume 226, Issue 1, Supplement, January 2022, Pages S69-S70  
Zhang A, BERRAHOU IK, Leonard S, Main E, Obedin-Maliver J. Birth registration policies in the United States and their relevance to sexual and/or gender minority families: identifying existing strengths and areas of improvement Soc Sci Med. 2021 Dec 9;293:114633. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114633. PMID 34933243
Flaherman V, Afshar Y, Boscardin WJ, Keller RL, Mardy AH, Prahl MK, PHILLIPS C, Asiodu I, Berghella V, Chambers B Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2810-e2813. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1411. PMID: 32947612
McNAMARA B, Guerra R, Qin J, Craig AD, Chen LM, Varma MG, Chapman JS Survival impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021;38:100870. ISSN 2352-5789, PMID: 34646929
MORGAN T, Tan C, Della-Torre M, Jackson-Bey T, DiGiovanni L, Enakpene C. Determinant of Prenatal Diagnostic Testing among Women with Increased Risk of Fetal Aneuploidy and Genetic Disorders. Am J Perinatol. 2021 Nov 9. doi: 10.1055/a-1692-0309. PMID 34753182
McNamara B, Guerra R, QIN J, Craig AD, Chen LM, Varma MG, Chapman JS Survival impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2021;38:100870. ISSN 2352-5789, PMID: 34646929
BLAUVELT C, Nguyen K, Cassidy A, and Gaw S. Perinatal Outcomes Among Patients With Sepsis During Pregnancy. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2124109. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24109 PMID 34477848
KEMET S, Yang Y, Nseyo O, Bell F, Yinpa-ala Gordon A, Mays M, Fowler M, Jackson A. “When I think of mental healthcare, I think of no care.” Mental Health Services as a Vital Component of Prenatal Care for Black Women. Matern Child Health J. 2021 Sep 14;1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03226-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34519952
Robledo-Gil T, KEMET S, Pensak M, Cutler A, McNAMARA B, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. "Un abrazo a la distancia": An Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Women's Experiences with Pregnancy and Social Isolation in an Urban U.S. Setting. Hisp Health Care Int. 2021 Sep 14:15404153211041013. doi: 10.1177/15404153211041013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34520260
Diamond-Smith N, Logan R, Marshall C, CORBETTA-RASTELLI CM, Gutierrez S, Adler A, Kerns J COVID-19's impact on contraception experiences: exacerbation of structural inequities in women's health Contraception. 2021 Aug 27;S0010-7824(21)00369-3. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.08.011. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3446113
STARK BA, Obedin-Malliver J, Shindel AW Sexual wellness in gay, lesbian, and bisexual patients Urologic Clinics of North America. Available online 23 August 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2021.06.005  
MERZ AA. Edited by Lecker SH, Chang B "Obstetrics and Gynecology." The Ultimate Medical School Rotation Guide. Springer, 2021, p. 153-230. ISBN 978-3-030-63560-2
MERZ AA "Obstetrics and Gynecology." The Ultimate Medical School Rotation Guide. Edited by Lecker SH, Chang B. Springer, 2021, p. 153-230. ISBN 978-3-030-63560-2
MERZ AA, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Bartz D, Williams NE, Ojo A, Schaefer KM, Huang M, Li CY, Sandoval RS, Ye S, Cathcart AM, Starosta A, Avillach P. Population attitudes toward contraceptive methods over time on a social media platform. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jun;224(6):597.e1-597.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.11.042. Epub 2020 Dec 9 PMID: 33309562
DOUTHIT J, Hairston A, Lee G, Morrison CA, Holguera I, Treisman JE R7 photoreceptor axon targeting depends on the relative Elife. 2021 May 18;10. doi: 10.7554/eLife.65895. PubMed PMID: 34003117 PMID: 34003117
Hawkins M, Deutsch MB, Obedin-Maliver J, STARK BA, Grubman, J, Jacoby A, Jacoby VL. Endometrial findings among transgender and gender nonbinary people using testosterone at the time of gender-affirming hysterectomy. Fertil Steril. 2021 May;115(5):1312-1317. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.11.008. Epub 2021 Feb 12. PMID: 33583596
COMPADRE AJ, Ukoha E, Zhang W Management of a broad ligament ectopic pregnancy Case Rep Womens Health. 2021 Apr 19;31:e00316. PMID: 34036051
CORBETTA-RASTELLI CM, MORGAN T, Homaifar N, Deangelis L, Autry AM Experiences in Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Service in Gynecology from a Quaternary Academic Medical Center J Med Syst. 2021 Apr 6;45(5):58. doi: 10.1007/s10916-021-01732-9. PMID: 33825075
JOVEL IJ, Cartwright AF, Ralph L, Upadhyay UD Abortion waiting periods and decision certainty among people searching online for abortion care Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004313. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33706354
STARK BA, Shea Nagle S, Hunter A, Charlton B, Katz-Wise S. Family Building Desires Among Transgender and Gender Expansive Adolescents: A Longitudinal Family-Level Analysis International Journal of Transgender Health. DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2021.1896410. March 2021  
Das KJH, Peitzmeier S, BERRAHOU IK, Potter K. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Screening and Referral Outcomes among Transgender Patients in a Primary Care Setting. J Interpers Violence. 2021 Feb 25;886260521997460. doi: 10.1177/0886260521997460. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33629628
Kerns JL, Turk JK, CORBETTA-RASTELLI CM, Rosenstein MG, Caughey AB, Steinauer JE Second-trimester abortion attitudes and practices among maternal-fetal medicine and family planning subspecialists. BMC Women’s Health. 2020 Feb 3;20(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-0889-9. PMID: 32013926
MORALES B, Movilla PR, Wang J, Wang JR, Williams A, Reddy H, Chen TY, Tavcar J, Morris SN, Isaacson KB Patient Reported Menstrual and Obstetrical Outcomes Following Hysteroscopic Adhesiolysis for Asherman Syndrome

F&S Reports. Available online 11 January 2021. In Press, Journal Pre-proof

PMID: 34223282
Upadhyay UD, JOVEL IJ, McCuaig KD, Cartwright AF Using Google Ads to recruit and retain a cohort considering abortion in the United States Contraception: X, 2, 100017.  
MORALES B, Movilla PR, Wang J, Loring M, Morris SN, Isaacson K.B Patient Reported Menstrual and Obstetrical Outcomes Following Office Based Hysteroscopic Lysis of Adhesions for Asherman's Syndrome. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Volume 27, Issue 7, Supplement, November–December 2020, Page S94 PMID: 33007041
Pham T, TINAJERO Y, Mo L, Schmidt L, Wakeman B, Kremer M. Obstetrical and perinatal outcomes of patients with methamphetamine-positive drug screen on labor and delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 Nov;2(4):100195. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100195. Epub 2020 Aug 3. PMID: 33345915
Webster EM, Yadav GS, Gysler S, McNAMARA B, Black J, Tymon-Rosario J, Zeybek B, Han C, Arkfeld CK, Andikyan V, Menderes G, Huang G, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES, Altwerger G Prescribed medical cannabis in women with gynecologic malignancies: A single-institution survey-based study

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2020 Nov 2;34:100667. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100667. eCollection 2020 Nov.

PMID: 33204797
COMPADRE AJ, Kohi M, Lokken PR, Blissett S, Harris IS, Lucero J, Rosenstein MG, Sobhani NC Catheter-directed Thrombolysis for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in Third Trimester of Pregnancy JACC Case Rep. 2020 Oct 21;2(12):1899-1904. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.022. eCollection 2020 Oct. PMID: 34317077
STARK BA, Kaing A, Swanson K, Mok-Lin E. Association of Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes with Gestational Carrier Guideline Adherence. Fertility and Sterility 114(3):e103. DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.312. September 2020.  
Sundaram V, STARK BA, Jaswa EG, Mok-Lin E. Decision Regret Following Fertility Preservation for The Transgender Individual Compared to the Cisgender Woman. Fertility and Sterility 114(3):e90. DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.275. September 2020.  
STARK BA, Nagle SA, Hunter A, Mok-Lin E. Understanding the Influence of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation on The Future Parenting Desires of Transgender and Non-Binary Adolescents in Comparison to Their Cisgender Siblings. Fertility and Sterility 114(3):e65-e66. DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.203. September 2020.  
Light A, STARK BA, Gomez-Lobo V. Fertility, Pregnancy, and Chest Feeding in Transgendered Individuals – Chapter 28. Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Endocrinology. pp 505-513. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814823-5.00028-3  
Ramirez-Caban L, KANNAN A, Goggins ER, Shockley ME, Haddad LB, Chahine EB Factors that Lengthen Patient Hospitalizations Following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

JSLS. Jul-Sep 2020;24(3):e2020.00029. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2020.00029.

PMID: 32847936
Sauder CAM, Li Q, OTHIENO AA, Cruz D, Arora M, Bold RJ, Meyers FJ, Keegan THM Characteristics and Outcomes for Secondary Breast Cancer in Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Treated with Radiation

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Sep;29(9):1767-1774. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0260

PMID: 32736408
BLAUVELT C, Chiu C, Donovan A, Prahl M, Shimotake TK, George RB, Schwartz BS, Farooqi NA, Ali SS, Cassidy A, Gonzalez JM, Gaw SL Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Preterm Pregnant Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jul;136(1):46-51. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003949. PMID: 32384385
KOKROKO J, Kogut K, Harley K, Eskenazi B Prenatal β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) exposure and 7-year child IQ in the CHAMACOS birth cohort Neurotox Res. 2020 Jan 18. doi: 10.1007/s12640-020-00160-w. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31955369
Hamm RF, BLAUVELT C, Wang EY, Srinivas SK Effectiveness of antepartum intravenous iron sucrose: dose timing and impact on outcomes PMID: 31448677
Janiak E, Fulcher IR, Cottrill AA, TANTOCO N, Mason AH, Fortin J, Sabino J, Goldberg AB. Massachusetts' Parental Consent Law and Procedural Timing Among Adolescents Undergoing Abortion Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr 5. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003190. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30969206
McNAMARA BC, Cutler A, Lundsberg L, Kennedy HP, Gariepy A. "I'm used to doing it by myself": exploring self-reliance in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Oct 5;18(1):393. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2022-8. PMID: 30290785
Kerns JL, Mengesha B, McNAMARA BC, Cassidy A, Pearlson G, Kuppermann M. Effect of counseling quality on anxiety, grief, and coping after second-trimester abortion for pregnancy complications. Contraception. 2018 Feb 22. pii: S0010-7824(18)30069-6. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.02.007. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29477632

 

RECENT RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS

PORTUGAL A, Liu X, Lee SH, Rinaodu Differences in Oxidative Deoxyribonucle ic Acid Damage and Glutathione in Liver and Fat Tissue Between Mouse Offspring Generated by In Vitro Fertilization and Natural Mating American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2021 Scientific Congress & Expo (Virtual) Poster
Hariton E, Morris J, PORTUGAL A, Anderson-Bialis J, Anderson-Bialis D, Cedars M What determines how patients are counseled regarding stimulation with autologous oocytes? American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2021 Scientific Congress & Expo (Virtual) Poster
OTHIENO A, McNAMARA B, Chapman J. The impact of BMI on interval cytoreduction and survival for advanced ovarian cancer Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting. June 2021 (Virtual) Poster
CORBETTA-RASTELLI CM, MORGAN T, Homaifar N, Autry AM Experiences in Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Service in Gynecology from a Quaternary Academic Medical Center Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists Annual Meeting. June 2021 (Virtual) Poster
COMPADRE AJ, Marjon, NA, Chapman SJ Life after LACC: a survey of practices and attitudes among gynecologic oncologists in the practice of sentinel lymph node mapping for early-stage cervical cancer Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting; March, 2021. (Virtual) Poster
Li YH, Chan JK, COMPADRE AJ, Chen HM, Yin CH, Richardson MT, Kapp DS, Liao CI. Comparison of native Asians, US Asians and Whites with epithelial ovarian cancer - how do their stage and cell types at presentation impact international trial design and results? Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting; March, 2021. (Virtual) Poster
Li YH, Chan JK, COMPADRE AJ, Chen HM, Yin CH, Richardson MT, Kapp DS, Liao CI. The expression of CA-125 before and after treatment in epithelial ovarian cancer: A study of 4,182 Chinese Asians Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting; March, 2021. (Virtual) Poster
Liao, CI, COMPADRE AJ, Mann A, Richardson MT, Lin KY, Tian C, Darcy KM, Kapp DS, Chen HM, Chan JK. The influence of age, race, and histology on the expression of preoperative CA-125 in stage I epithelial ovarian cancer patients Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting; March, 2021. (Virtual) Poster
Liao, CI, COMPADRE AJ, Mann A, Richardson MT, Lin KY, Tian C, Darcy KM, Kapp DS, Chen HM, Chan JK. CA-125 and other prognostic factors associated with survival in stage I epithelial ovarian cancer: A study of 15,882 patients Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting; March, 2021. (Virtual) Poster
McNAMARA B, Guerra R, Craig A, Chen LM, Chapman J. Bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer adversely impacts survival: results from two orthogonal cohorts. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting. March 2021 Poster
Webster E, Sartor R, Ghanshyam Y, Gysler S, McNAMARA B, Black J, Tymon-Rosario J, Zeybek B, Ratner E, Altwerger G. Legal concerns and perceptions among women with gynecologic malignancies using prescribed medical cannabis: A single-institution, survey-based study. Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting. March 2021 Poster
BLAUVELT CA, Schultz H, Rocha F, Harris I, Parikh N, Agrawal A, Gonzalez J, Sobhani N Cardiovascular and Obstetric Outcomes of Subsequent Pregnancies in Women with Congenital Heart Disease 6th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy. Porto, Portugal Poster
COMPADRE AJ, Kohi M, Lokken PR, Blissett S, Harris IS, Lucero J, Rosenstein MG, Sobhani NC Catheter-directed Thrombolysis for Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in Third Trimester of Pregnancy. 6th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy. Porto, Portugal Poster
TINAJERO Y, Sobhani N, Schultz, Khejwa, Killion, Parikh, Harris, Gonzalez, Agarwal Rates and Predictors of Breastfeeding in the Maternal Cardiac Disease Population 6th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy. Porto, Portugal Poster
BLAUVELT CA, Nguyen KC, Cassidy AG, Gaw SL Risk of adverse perinatal outcomes after recovery from antepartum sepsis Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting (Virtual)  
BLAUVELT CA, Nguyen KC, Gaw SL Do severity scoring systems for sepsis predict obstetric and neonatal outcomes? Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting (Virtual)  
Nguyen KC, BLAUVELT CA, Gaw SL Placental findings and adverse pregnancy outcomes in antepartum sepsis Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting (Virtual)  
MORGAN T, Tan DC, Della Torre M, Jackson-Bey T, DiGiovanni L Factors that influence acceptance of invasive prenatal testing among women with high-risk for fetal aneuploidy. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting (Virtual) Poster
TANTOCO NK, Mardy AH, Downum SL, Norton ME, Sparks TN Progression to nonimmune hydrops fetalis in fetuses with increased nuchal translucency Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting (Virtual) Poster
BERRAHOU I, Obedin-Maliver J Birth Outcomes for Sexual Minority Women Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Panelist
MERZ A, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Bartz D, WIlliams N, Ojo A, Schaefer K, Huang M, Li C, Sandoval RS, Ye S, Cathcart A, Starosta A, Avillach P Population Attitudes toward Contraceptive Methods Over Time on a Social Media Platform Society for Family Planning Oral
Hariton E, Morris J, PORTUGAL A, Anderson-Bialis J, Anderson-Bialis D, Cedars M What determines how patients are counseled regarding stimulation with autologous oocytes? American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2020 Scientific Congress & Expo Poster
BERRAHOU I, Leonard S, Zhang A, Obedin-Maliver J Self-Reported Parental Structures on Birth Certificates in California Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Conference Panel Discussion