Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

I am a physician-scientist with research interests that lie at the intersection of infectious diseases, placental biology, host immune response to infections, and global health. My research program is translational—focused on maternal-fetal immune responses to perinatal infections, including malaria, Zika and COVID-19. Our goal is to understand how inflammatory responses at the maternal-fetal interface influence pregnancy outcomes.

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2022
  • Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine University of California, Los Angeles 2016
  • Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology University of California, San Francisco 2013
  • MD Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2009
  • PhD Microbiology and Immunology Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2007
  • BA Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology University of California, Berkeley 1998

Interests

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  • prenatal diagnosis
  • obstetrics
  • fetal growth restriction
  • immunology and inflammation in pregnancy
  • malaria
  • global health
  • infections in pregnancy
  • fetal ultrasound
  • Zika virus

Websites

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Publications (101)

Top publication keywords:
PregnancyPregnancy OutcomePregnancy Complications, ParasiticLactationCesarean SectionVaginal Birth after CesareanPregnancy, TwinPlacentaPremature BirthStillbirthZika VirusPregnancy Complications, InfectiousMilk, HumanZika Virus InfectionTrial of Labor

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