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Women's Health Research Directory
This list of over 75 faculty summarizes the breadth of work being conducted in women's health at UTMB. Contact Sarah Enticknap, x22985, to request a listing in this directory.
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| Mahmoud S. Ahmed, PhD Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Research Interests:
Fetal exposure to medications used during pregnancy in two therapeutic
domains namely, opiate agonists used for treatment of the opiate addict;
hypoglycemic drugs used in treatment of gestational diabetes; developing
new drugs for the treatment of HIV infections and antibodies for
treatment of nicotine addiction during pregnancy. |
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Jack Alperin, MD Professor, Internal Medicine-Hematology/Oncology Research Interests: Disorders of blood clotting and transfusion medicine. Contact: 409-772-1164; jalperin@utmb.edu |
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Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences Research Interests: The prevalence of obesity and the relationship between obesity, muscle strength, and disability among older Mexican American in the United States and elders from Latin America and the Caribbean. Contact: 409-747-3580; soalsnih@utmb.edu |
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Garland Anderson, MD Dean, School of Medicine Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology Research Interests: Cesarean section delivery; intraventricular hemorrhage; perinatal morbidity. Contact: 409-772-1074; ganderson@utmb.edu |
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Beth A. Auslander, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics/ Adolescent and Behavioral Health Research Interests: Adolescent sexual health issues; eating disorders. Contact: 409-772-2358; baauslan@utmb.edu |
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Jeff Baker,
PhD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation; Associate Professor; Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, and Chief Psychologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Pain Clinic and Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Interests: Pain management; psychology training;
spirituality and chronic pain; adjustment disorders in rehabilitation;
sexual health and rehabilitation; personality factors of professional
students; minority health care issues. |
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Ivonne-Marie Berges, PhD
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences Research Interests: Disparities in stroke outcomes in underserved ethnic groups. Contact: 409-747-1814; imberges@utmb.edu |
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Abbey B. Berenson, MD
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of the Division of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology; CIRWH Director Research Interests: Women's health; birth control efficacy and side effects; physiology & sexual abuse. Contact: 409-772-2417; abberens@utmb.edu |
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Paul Boor, MD Professor, Pathology Research Interests: Oxidative stress in early atherosclerosis; fetal basis of dissecting aortic aneurysm; role of the connective tissue enzyme, SSAO, in human burn wound healing Contact: 409-772-2813; pboor@utmb.edu |
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Nigel
Bourne, PhD Associate Professor, Pediatrics Research Interests: Herpes simplex; and vaccine and other preventive measures against genital infection. Contact: 409-747-8144; nibourne@utmb.edu |
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Mabel Caban,
MD Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Research Interests: Disparities of diagnosis and treatment in women with disabilities, physical outcomes after rehabilitation, therapies used to treat spinal pain. Contact: 409-747-1300; macaban@utmb.edu |
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Shilla Chakrabarty, PhD Research Interests: Development of in vitro models of human and rodent ovarian folliculogenesis; identification of factors involved in normal and abnormal ovarian folliculogenesis in rodents and humans; investigating the role of the IGF system in ovarian [and prostate] cancer; and examining the effects of substance abuse on the neuroendocrine-reproductive axis. Contact: 409-747-1672; schakrab@utmb.edu |
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Celia Chao, MD Research Interests: The role of gut peptide hormone bombesin in breast cancer. Contact: 409-772-0698; cechao@utmb.edu |
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Xiaodong Cheng, PhD Research Interests: Signal transduction. Contact: 409-772-1561; xcheng@utmb.edu |
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Kathryn
Cunningham, PhD Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology Research Interests: Neural mechanisms underlying the effects of abused drugs; Serotonin; Etiology of psychotic (e.g., schizophrenia) and affective disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression); Behavioral neuropharmacology of cocaine and (MDMA; “ecstacy”) Modulation of stimulant-induced behaviors by female sex hormones. Contact: 409-772-9629; cunningham@utmb.edu |
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Diaz-Arrastia, MD Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology Research Interests: Cervical carcinogenesis, medical therapy for high grade intraepithelial lesions of the female genital tract, telerobotic gynecologic surgery. Contact: 409-747-0593; carrasti@utmb.edu |
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Yuanlin Dong, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology Research Interests: Neuropeptides, cytokines, and cell signalling pathway in the control of vascular tone during pregnancy. Contact: 409-747-0479; ydong@utmb.edu |
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D. Mark
Estes, PhD Professor, Pediatrics and Pathology Research Interests: Gender bias in immunity to cancer and infection including the impact on vaccination Contact: 409-772-0434; dmestes@utmb.edu |
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Miriam
Falzon, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology Research Interests: Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP); human cancers; including breast, prostate, lung and renal carcinomas; Vitamin D. Contact: 409-772-9638; mfalzon@utmb.edu |
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Robin G. M. Fleschler, PhD, RNC, CNS, NP Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Research Interests: Health behaviors in Mexican-immigrant pregnant women; faculty development in the interpretive pedagogies for community-based nursing care; risk-protective model for preterm labor and prenatal alcohol use; comprehensive prenatal health behaviors instrument; outcomes measurement. Contact: 409-772-8218; rgflesch@utmb.edu |
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Jean
Freeman, PhD Grace Bucksch Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor in Aging, Department of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics) and Department of Preventive Medicine & Community Health (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) Research Interests: Health services research; Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs); variations in the utilization and outcomes of hospital care; use of administrative datasets (Medicare data and tumor registry data) to assess the quality of breast cancer care; factors associated with quality care; use and outcomes of mammography services in older women. Contact: 409-772-6797; jfreeman@utmb.edu |
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