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St. Louis fetal care center is one of few in the region to offer surgery for some patients with Spina Bifida (Links to an external site)
Babies diagnosed with Spina Bifida are being offered an innovative and less invasive way to be treated. Many patients choose to travel to St. Louis to have this surgery with some coming from quite a distance away. The surgery is performed in our Fetal Care Center, the only one in the area, and one of […]
Zhexian Sun and Dr. Odibo in featured papers
NIH: “Association of intraplacental oxygenation patterns on dual-contrast MRI with placental abnormality and fetal brain oxygenation” Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new method to process MRI scans to reveal the distinct compartments of the placenta, take measurements of oxygen levels in each region and determine if there are malformations […]
Dineo Khabele installed as Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department Chair and gynecologic oncologist, Dineo Khabele, MD, was installed as the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology on January 21, 2023. Dean David Perlmutter and Chancellor Andrew Martin presented Dr. Khabele with her Professorship medal. Her presentation was ‘Below the Belt’ Cancers: A surgeon-scientist’s perspective. Other attendees were fellow Chairs of […]
Study: HPV vaccine leading is the cause of decrease of cervical cancer cases (Links to an external site)
Dr. Lindsay Kuroki of Washington University ObGyn and Siteman Cancer Center speaks with Fox2 Now about how the HPV is decreasing cervical cancer cases.
Leaders in maternal-fetal medicine making connections
A group of WashU OBGYN faculty and staff, and a fellow, are presenting on the topics of labor, prematurity, ultrasound/imaging, reproductive health equity, and more at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 43rd annual “Pregnancy Meeting.” Congratulations to our accomplished OBGYN team members: Ebony Carter, MD, MPH; Emily Diveley, BSN; Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD; Cassy Hardy, RN; Jeannie Kelly, […]