Nasim Sobhani, MD
Assistant Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine
Dr. Nasim Sobhani is a perinatologist, an obstetrician who specializes in care during high-risk pregnancies. She provides comprehensive care for women with preexisting conditions that can affect pregnancy and for women with pregnancy-specific health conditions. She also cares for developing fetuses when genetic or structural conditions have been diagnosed in utero.
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She sees patients in both the hospital and the clinic.
Sobhani's research seeks a better understanding of certain pregnancy complications caused by problems with the placenta. Specifically, she studies preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and gestational diabetes, among other complications.
Sobhani earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington, followed by a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at UCSF.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine UCSF 2020
- Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Washington 2017
- MD UT Southwestern Medical School 2013
Publications (37)
Top publication keywords:
Pregnancy, TwinFontan ProcedureHeart DiseasesTwins, DizygoticErythroblastosis, FetalPostpartum HemorrhagePremature BirthChorionic VilliFetal Growth RetardationBlood Transfusion, IntrauterineCesarean SectionLabor, ObstetricPre-EclampsiaContraceptionPregnancy
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Roadmap to safety: a single center study of evidence-informed approach to placenta accreta spectrum.
Frontiers in surgery 2024 Levy RA, Diala PC, Rothschild HT, Correa J, Lehrman E, Markley JC, Poder L, Rabban J, Chen LM, Gras J, Sobhani NC, Cassidy AG, Chapman JS -
Immediate Postpartum Breastfeeding Following Pregnancy with Cardiac Disease.
American journal of perinatology 2024 Tinajero Y, Parikh NI, Harris IS, Gonzalez JM, Agarwal A, Sobhani NC -
Continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancies with type 1 diabetes: small increases in time-in-range improve maternal and perinatal outcomes.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2024 Sobhani NC, Goemans S, Nguyen A, Chambers ME, Richley M, Gabby LC, Field N, Han CS, Ramos GA -
Viewpoint: Challenges and strategies for engaging participants in videoconferencing appointments.
Contemporary clinical trials 2023 McClelland B, Ponting C, Levy C, Mah R, Moran P, Sobhani NC, Felder J -
Contraceptive counseling and choices in pregnancies with maternal cardiac disease.
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 2023 Shao SJ, Cassidy AG, Alanizi A, Agarwal A, Sobhani NC
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Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes with early preterm severe preeclampsia: does fetal growth restriction matter?
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 2023 Walia A, Berger VK, Gonzalez JM, Sobhani NC -
Antiretroviral Regimen and Pregnancy Outcomes of Women Living with HIV in a US Cohort.
Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.) 2023 Kopp CM, Sobhani NC, Baker B, Tapia K, Jain R, Hitti J, Roxby AC -
Cardiovascular events more than 6 months after pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease.
Open heart 2023 Schultz H, Sobhani NC, Blissett S, Yogeswaran V, Hong J, Harris IS, Parikh N, Gonzalez J, Agarwal A -
Validated Calculators Predicting Cesarean Delivery After Induction: Accuracy in an External Population.
Obstetrics and gynecology 2023 Shao SJ, Teal EN, Lewkowitz AK, Gaw SL, Sobhani NC -
Corrigendum to Trends in attempted vaginal delivery among pregnancies complicated by fetal myelomeningocele in the United States. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. Volume 5, Issue 4, April 2023, 100902.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2023 Blauvelt CA, Sobhani NC, Andrikopoulou M, Friedman AM, Gonzalez-Velez JM, Wen T -
Use of Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery Systems in Pregnancies With Type 1 Diabetes.
Journal of diabetes science and technology 2023 Sobhani NC, Killion M, Patzek S -
Delivery trends and obstetric outcomes in patients with Fontan circulation.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2023 Sobhani NC, Corbetta-Rastelli CM, Agarwal A, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM, Wen T -
Trends in attempted vaginal delivery among pregnancies complicated by fetal myelomeningocele in the United States.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2023 Blauvelt CA, Sobhani NC, Andrikopoulou M, Friedman AM, Gonzalez-Velez JM, Wen T -
Postpartum Hemorrhage Trends and Outcomes in the United States, 2000-2019.
Obstetrics and gynecology 2022 Corbetta-Rastelli CM, Friedman AM, Sobhani NC, Arditi B, Goffman D, Wen T -
Development of a risk prediction score for acute postpartum care utilization.
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 2022 Wen T, Baer RJ, Oltman S, Sobhani NC, Venkatesh KK, Friedman AM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL -
Trends in and Outcomes of Deliveries Complicated by Cystic Fibrosis.
Obstetrics and gynecology 2022 Schmidt CN, Friedman AM, DiMango EA, Linder AH, Sobhani NC, D'Alton ME, Wen T -
Survey of intrauterine red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practices in the United States.
Transfusion 2022 Bakhtary S, Panchalee T, Crowe EP, Schwab ME, Zakieh A, Josephson CD, Sobhani NC, Gonzalez-Velez JM, Goel R -
Universal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing for Obstetric Inpatient Units Across the United States.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022 Gilner J, Kansal N, Biggio JR, Delaney S, Grotegut CA, Hardy E, Hirshberg A, Kachikis A, LaCourse SM, Martin J, Metz TD, Miller ES, Norton ME, Sinkey R, Sobhani NC, Son SL, Srinivas S, Tita A, Werner … -
Intrauterine transfusion practice patterns in the United States.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2022 Sobhani NC, Zakieh A, Bakhtary S, Gonzalez JM -
Integrated analysis of transcriptomic datasets to identify placental biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth.
Placenta 2022 Sobhani NC, Mernoff R, Abraha M, Okorie CN, Marquez-Magana L, Gaw SL, Robinson JF -
Trends and outcomes for deliveries with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy from 2000 to 2018: A repeated cross-sectional study.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2022 Wen T, Schmidt CN, Sobhani NC, Guglielminotti J, Miller EC, Sutton D, Lahtermaher Y, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM -
Middle Cerebral Artery Dopplers and Abnormal Neonatal Outcomes among Pregnant Women with Zika Virus Infection.
American journal of perinatology 2021 Mok T, Pereira JP, Sobhani NC, Cardozo RF, Valle HA, Dutra BRT, Gama HD, Moreira ME, Vasconcelos Z, Pone M, Gaw SL -
Influenza Complicating Delivery Hospitalization and Its Association With Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States, 2000-2018.
Obstetrics and gynecology 2021 Wen T, Arditi B, Riley LE, Sobhani NC, Norton M, D'Alton M, Friedman AM, Venkatesh KK -
Associations of influenza, chronic comorbid conditions, and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant women in the United States with influenza at delivery hospitalization, 2000-2015.
American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2021 Arditi B, Wen T, Riley LE, D'Alton M, Sobhani NC, Friedman AM, Venkatesh KK -
Outcomes of Monochorionic, Diamniotic Twin Pregnancies with Prenatally Diagnosed Intertwin Weight Discordance.
American journal of perinatology 2020 Sobhani NC, Sparks TN, Gosnell KA, Rand L, Gonzalez JM, Feldstein VA -
Implementation of Evidence-Based Cervical Ripening Protocol: Outcomes and Next Steps.
AJP reports 2020 Zakama A, Sobhani NC, Lamar R, Rosenstein MG -
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy.
JACC. Case reports 2020 Compadre AJ, Kohi M, Lokken RP, Blissett S, Harris IS, Lucero J, Rosenstein MG, Sobhani NC -
Gross morphologic appearance of chorionic villi and the risk of chromosomal abnormalities.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) 2020 Sobhani NC, Cassidy AG, Qi Z, Yu J, Chetty S, Norton ME -
Discordant Zika Virus Findings in Twin Pregnancies Complicated by Antenatal Zika Virus Exposure: A Prospective Cohort.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2020 Sobhani NC, Avvad-Portari E, Nascimento ACM, Machado HN, Lobato DSS, Pereira JP, Esquivel MS, Vasconcelos ZC, Zin AA, Tsui I, Adachi K, Brickley EB, Fisher SJ, Nielsen-Saines K, Brasil P, Moreira ME, … -
Early Onset Severe Hypertensive Disease in Pregnancy and Screening for Antiphospholipid Syndrome.
AJP reports 2020 Sobhani NC, Shulman R, Tran EE, Gonzalez JM -
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 -
Distinct Hypothalamic Neurons Mediate Estrogenic Effects on Energy Homeostasis and Reproduction.
Cell metabolism 2019 Xu Y, Nedungadi TP, Zhu L, Sobhani N, Irani BG, Davis KE, Zhang X, Zou F, Gent LM, Hahner LD, Khan SA, Elias CF, Elmquist JK, Clegg DJ -
Contraceptive Choices in the Immediate Postpartum Period in Women With Cardiac Disease.
The American journal of cardiology 2019 Sobhani NC, Schultz H, Kheiwa A, Killion M, Parikh NI, Harris IS, Gonzalez JM, Agarwal A -
Randomized Trial of Smartphone-Based Evaluation for an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship.
Journal of surgical education 2017 Sobhani NC, Fay EE, Schiff MA, Stephenson-Famy A, Debiec KE -
Distinct hypothalamic neurons mediate estrogenic effects on energy homeostasis and reproduction.
Cell metabolism 2011 Xu Y, Nedungadi TP, Zhu L, Sobhani N, Irani BG, Davis KE, Zhang X, Zou F, Gent LM, Hahner LD, Khan SA, Elias CF, Elmquist JK, Clegg DJ -
Opioids in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus stimulate ethanol intake.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research 2009 Barson JR, Carr AJ, Soun JE, Sobhani NC, Rada P, Leibowitz SF, Hoebel BG -
Opioids in the nucleus accumbens stimulate ethanol intake.
Physiology & behavior 2009 Barson JR, Carr AJ, Soun JE, Sobhani NC, Leibowitz SF, Hoebel BG