Marya Zlatnik, MD
Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Marya G. Zlatnik, MD, MMS (she/her) is a board-certified OBGYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist whose clinical and research interests include complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, and reproductive environmental health. She is the founder and principle OB faculty of one of the first Reproductive Environmental Health Clinics in the country (at UCSF's Center for Complex Obstetric Medicine at 1825 Fourth St., Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158).

Education & Training

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• B.A. Biology Reed Collge
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California
• M.D. School of Medicine University of Iowa
• MMS Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch
• Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology University of Texas Medical Branch

Interests

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• reproductive toxicity
• climate change
• maternal and fetal medicine
• environmental health
• environmental justice
• sustainability

Websites

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• UCSF Western States PEHSU (wspehsu.ucsf.edu)
• Clinical Profile at UCSF Medical Center (ucsfhealth.org)
• UCSF Program in Reproductive Health and the Environment (prhe.ucsf.edu)

Publications (45)

Top publication keywords:
Cesarean SectionPregnancyEnvironmental PollutantsReproductive HealthCarbon FootprintEnvironmental PollutionPregnancy ComplicationsDelivery, ObstetricClimate ChangePremature BirthMobile ApplicationsSmartphoneWildfiresChild HealthResilience, Psychological

• Exploring applications of non-targeted analysis in the characterization of the prenatal exposome.
  The Science of the total environment 2023 Bland GD, Abrahamsson D, Wang M, Zlatnik MG, Morello-Frosch R, Park JS, Sirota M, Woodruff TJ
• Extreme weather-Wildfires & pregnancy.
  Seminars in perinatology 2023 Basilio E, Zlatnik MG
• Extending Nontargeted Discovery of Environmental Chemical Exposures during Pregnancy and Their Association with Pregnancy Complications-A Cross-Sectional Study.
  Environmental health perspectives 2023 Trowbridge J, Abrahamsson D, Bland GD, Jiang T, Wang M, Park JS, Morello-Frosch R, Sirota M, Lee H, Goin DE, Zlatnik MG, Woodruff TJ
• Climate change, women's health, and the role of obstetricians and gynecologists in leadership.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2021 Giudice LC, Llamas-Clark EF, DeNicola N, Pandipati S, Zlatnik MG, Decena DCD, Woodruff TJ, Conry JA, FIGO Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures
• Proposed Key Characteristics of Female Reproductive Toxicants as an Approach for Organizing and Evaluating Mechanistic Data in Hazard Assessment.
  Environmental health perspectives 2019 Luderer U, Eskenazi B, Hauser R, Korach KS, McHale CM, Moran F, Rieswijk L, Solomon G, Udagawa O, Zhang L, Zlatnik M, Zeise L, Smith MT
• Examining Joint Effects of Air Pollution Exposure and Social Determinants of Health in Defining "At-Risk" Populations Under the Clean Air Act: Susceptibility of Pregnant Women to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
  World medical & health policy 2018 Koman PD, Hogan KA, Sampson N, Mandell R, Coombe CM, Tetteh MM, Hill-Ashford YR, Wilkins D, Zlatnik MG, Loch-Caruso R, Schulz AJ, Woodruff TJ
• Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Reproductive Health.
  Journal of midwifery & women's health 2016 Zlatnik MG
• Fetal growth and maternal glomerular filtration rate: a systematic review.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2015 Vesterinen HM, Johnson PI, Atchley DS, Sutton P, Lam J, Zlatnik MG, Sen S, Woodruff TJ
• My Obstetrician Got Me Fired: How Work Notes Can Harm Pregnant Patients and What to Do About It.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2015 Jackson RA, Gardner S, Torres LN, Huchko MJ, Zlatnik MG, Williams JC
• Effective physician-nurse communication: a patient safety essential for labor and delivery.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2011 Lyndon A, Zlatnik MG, Wachter RM

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• Letter to Lee Zeldin, USEPA from Shirlee Tan, CHPAC regarding the Plastics and Children’s Health Charge Response Letter, November 7, 2025
  Letter to Lee Zeldin, USEPA from Shirlee Tan, CHPAC regarding the Plastics and Children’s Health Charge Response Letter, November 7, 2025 2025 Tan S, Halcomb SED, Eitland E, Huffling K, Kauth J-M, Lanza K, Lin A, Lovinsky-Desir S, Nadeau K, Rublin, IL, Sheffield PE, Singla V, Trousdale K, Velez Vega CM, Yan K, Zlatnik M.
• The effect of per and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure on gestational diabetes mellitus and its subclinical risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
  Environment international 2024 Bline AP, Ellis LB, Pelch KE, Lam J, Sen S, Zlatnik M, Varshavsky J
• The association between timing in pregnancy of drought and excess rainfall, infant sex, and birthweight: Evidence from Nepal.
  Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2023 Diamond-Smith NG, Epstein A, Zlatnik MG, Treleaven E
• Climate Change and Pregnancy: Risks, Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience.
  Obstetrical & gynecological survey 2023 Fan W, Zlatnik MG
• Code OB: We need urgent action on climate change and toxic chemicals.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2023 Woodruff TJ, Charlesworth A, Zlatnik MG, Pandipati S, DeNicola N, Latif I
• Disparities in chemical exposures among pregnant women and neonates by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics: A nontargeted approach.
  Environmental research 2022 Goin DE, Abrahamsson D, Wang M, Jiang T, Park JS, Sirota M, Morello-Frosch R, DeMicco E, Zlatnik MG, Woodruff TJ
• Investigating geographic differences in environmental chemical exposures in maternal and cord sera using non-targeted screening and silicone wristbands in California.
  Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology 2022 Goin DE, Abrahamsson D, Wang M, Park JS, Sirota M, Morello-Frosch R, DeMicco E, Trowbridge J, August L, O'Connell S, Ladella S, Zlatnik MG, Woodruff TJ
• Perinatal outcomes and 2017 ACC/AHA blood pressure categories.
  Pregnancy hypertension 2022 Tesfalul MA, Sperling JD, Blat C, Parikh NI, Gonzalez-Velez JM, Zlatnik MG, Norton ME
• Prolonged second stage of labor and risk of subsequent spontaneous preterm birth.
  American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2020 Sobhani NC, Cassidy AG, Zlatnik MG, Rosenstein MG
• The International Society for Children's Health and the Environment Commits to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint to Safeguard Children's Health.
  Environmental health perspectives 2020 Eskenazi B, Etzel RA, Sripada K, Cairns MR, Hertz-Picciotto I, Kordas K, Machado Torres JP, Mielke HW, Oulhote Y, Quirós-Alcalá L, Suárez-López JR, Zlatnik MG
• Pregnancy loss after amniocentesis in monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies: Results from a large population-based dataset.
  Prenatal diagnosis 2019 Sperling JD, Zlatnik MG, Norton ME, Currier RJ
• Gender Differences in Academic Rank and NIH Funding among Academic Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physicians in the United States.
  American journal of perinatology 2018 Sperling JD, Shulman R, Blat C, Miller EE, Kokroko J, Zlatnik MG, Gonzalez-Velez J, Norton ME, Gossett DR
• Examining pregnancy-specific smartphone applications: what are patients being told?
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2016 O'Donnell BE, Lewkowitz AK, Vargas JE, Zlatnik MG
• Does an Electronic Health Record Improve Completeness of Prenatal Studies?
  Applied clinical informatics 2015 McLean TA, Lewkowitz AK, Test E, Zlatnik MG
• Clamp late and maintain perfusion (CLAMP) policy: delayed cord clamping in preterm infants.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2015 Jelin AC, Zlatnik MG, Kuppermann M, Gregorich SE, Nakagawa S, Clyman R
• Social media messaging in pregnancy: comparing content of Text4baby to content of free smart phone applications of pregnancy.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2015 Lewkowitz AK, O'Donnell BE, Nakagawa S, Vargas JE, Zlatnik MG
• Contributions of clinical disconnections and unresolved conflict to failures in intrapartum safety.
  Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 2013 Lyndon A, Zlatnik MG, Maxfield DG, Lewis A, McMillan C, Kennedy HP
• Nurses' perspectives on the intersection of safety and informed decision making in maternity care.
  Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 2013 Jacobson CH, Zlatnik MG, Kennedy HP, Lyndon A
• Confronting safety gaps across labor and delivery teams.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2013 Maxfield DG, Lyndon A, Kennedy HP, O'Keeffe DF, Zlatnik MG
• Cesarean delivery technique: evidence or tradition? A review of the evidence-based cesarean delivery.
  Obstetrical & gynecological survey 2012 Encarnacion B, Zlatnik MG
• The oldest gravidas: a review of pregnancy risks in women over 45.
  Obstetrical & gynecological survey 2011 Salmeen K, Zlatnik M
• When should women with placenta previa be delivered? A decision analysis.
  The Journal of reproductive medicine 2010 Zlatnik MG, Little SE, Kohli P, Kaimal AJ, Stotland NE, Caughey AB
• Effect of a change in policy regarding the timing of prophylactic antibiotics on the rate of postcesarean delivery surgical-site infections.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2008 Kaimal AJ, Zlatnik MG, Cheng YW, Thiet MP, Connatty E, Creedy P, Caughey AB
• Placenta previa and the risk of preterm delivery.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2007 Zlatnik MG, Cheng YW, Norton ME, Thiet MP, Caughey AB
• Forceps compared with vacuum: rates of neonatal and maternal morbidity.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2005 Caughey AB, Sandberg PL, Zlatnik MG, Thiet MP, Parer JT, Laros RK
• Detection of viral deoxyribonucleic acid in amniotic fluid: association with fetal malformation and pregnancy abnormalities.
  Fetal diagnosis and therapy 2005 Reddy UM, Baschat AA, Zlatnik MG, Towbin JA, Harman CR, Weiner CP
• Amniotic fluid index measured with the aid of color flow Doppler.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2003 Zlatnik MG, Olson G, Bukowski R, Saade GR
• Oxytocin receptor regulation and action in a human granulosa-lutein cell line.
  Biology of reproduction 2002 Copland JA, Zlatnik MG, Ives KL, Soloff MS
• The effect of fetal neck position on nuchal fold thickness.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2000 Olson G, Saade GR, Zlatnik M, Dildy GA, Belfort M
• Functional oxytocin receptors in a human endometrial cell line.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2000 Zlatnik MG, Copland JA, Ives K, Soloff MS
• Association between umbilical blood gas parameters and neonatal morbidity and death in neonates with pathologic fetal acidemia.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1999 Andres RL, Saade G, Gilstrap LC, Wilkins I, Witlin A, Zlatnik F, Hankins GV
• The effect of indomethacin and prostacyclin agonists on blood pressure in a rat model of preeclampsia.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1999 Zlatnik MG, Buhimschi I, Chwalisz K, Liao QP, Saade GR, Garfield RE
• Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the vulva: report of two new cases and review of the literature.
  Journal of lower genital tract disease 1999 Zlatnik MG, Dinh TV, Lucci JA, Hannigan EV
• The effect of amniotic fluid on the human omental artery in vitro.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1999 Vedernikov YP, Saade GR, Zlatnik M, Martin E, Garfield RE, Hankins GD
• Pulmonary edema: etiology and treatment.
  Seminars in perinatology 1997 Zlatnik MG