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Edward Smith, PhD Faculty Rank: Associate Professor Academic Office: (409) 772-2235 Patient Care/Research/Educational Programs/Faculty/ UTMB Home Page/Dept. of Ob/Gyn/Div of Repro Endo

Education Ph.D. Degree: University of Lousiville, Lousiville, Kentucky 1971 Postdoctoral Training: Departments of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Biochemistry, University of Nebraska Medical School, 1971-1975

Interests Special Interests: Hormone Action; predicting pregnancy loss; and teaching. Research Interests: Use of Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) to predict parturition, Use of multimedia for instruction of medical students

Selected Publications
Smith, E.R., Dinh, T.V., and Anderson, G. (1995) A decrease from 8 to 6 weeks in obstetrics and gynecology clerkship: Effect on medical students' congnitive knowledge. Obstetrics and Gynecology 86:458-60.

Petersen, J.R., Smith, E.R., Okorodudu, A.O. and Bissell, M.G. (1996) Comparison of Four Methods (L/S ratio, TDx FLM, Lamellar bodies, PG) for Fetal Lung Maturity using Meta-Analysis. The Journal of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association 10 No. 2: 169-175.

Smith, E.R., Petersen, J., Okorodudu A.O., and Bissell, M.G. (1996) Does the addition of unconjugated estriol in maternal serum screening improve the detection of trisomy 21? A meta-analysis. The Journal of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association 10 No. 2: 176-181.

Dinh, T.V., Hanning, E.V., Smith, E.R., Hove, M.J., Chopra, V., and
Tonia, T. (1996) Tumor Angiogenesis as a Predictor of Recurrence in Stage Ib Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix. Obstetrics & Gynecology / Angiogenesis and Cancer . Vol. 87, No. 5 , Part 1, 751-754.

E-mail edsmith@marlin.utmb.edu

Patient Care/Research/Educational Programs/Faculty/ UTMB Home Page/Dept. of Ob/Gyn/Div of Repro Endo

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