SMFM 2024 Annual Meeting

Many faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students from Columbia University are presenting at this year's Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 44th Annual Meeting, taking place from February 10-14. All of the Columbia-affiliated scientific presentations featured at the meeting are displayed below.

Poster Presentations

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Poster Session 1, 10:30am - 12:00pm

  • Jessica Giordano (primary), Stephanie Galloway (presenting), Carrie Shawber, Ronald Wapner. Poster 169. Curating the fetal genome: Experience of the ClinGen Prenatal Gene Curation Expert Panel (GCEP)
  • Helen Gomez Slagle (primary), Matt Hoffman (CCHS), Anthony Sciscione (CCHS). Poster 185. A Novel, Validated Calculator for Predicting Chorioamnionitis in Laboring Patients
  • Rachel Herz-Roiphe (presenting). Poster 203. Predicting Prolonged Pushers: Risk Factors for Prolonged Second Stage at the Time of Full Dilation
  • Blair Wylie (primary), Andrea Pembe (Muhimbili Univ). Poster 277. Early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy associated with high perinatal mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Whitney Booker (presenting), Anthony Sciscione (CCHS). Poster 315. Activity in women at risk for early delivery: A prospective observational study Primary
  • Erinma Ukoha (primary), Eve Overton, Shai Bejerano, Cynthia Masson, Uma Reddy, Mirella Mourad, Amy Turitz. Poster 730. Vaginal progesterone treatment failure in otherwise low-risk patients with short cervix

Poster Session 2, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

  • Srilaxmi Bearelly (primary), Andrea Perez Moscoso, Donald Coleman, Ronald Wapner. Poster 388. Eye towards Artificial Intelligence: Retinal Vascular Tortuosity vs. Vasoconstriction to Differentiate Preeclamptic and Normotensive Subjects
  • Nicole Krenitsky (primary), Hooman Azad, Russell Miller, Lynn Simpson, Mary D'Alton, Alexander Friedman. Poster 500. Combined Vaginal-Cesarean Delivery of Twins: National Risk Factors and Trends
  • Sbaa Syeda (primary), Uma Reddy, Alexander Friedman. Poster 612. Disparities in Mortality and Non-Transfusion Severe Maternal Morbidity Trends During Delivery Hospitalizations by Payer Status
  • Helen Woolcock (primary), Maria Katsidoniotaki, Noora Haghighi, Cas Almonte, Fi van Wingerden, Eduard Valdes, Whitney Booker, Natalie Bello (Cedars-Sinai), Randolph Marshall, Ioannis Kougioumtzoglou, Eliza Miller. Poster 635. Effect of Medications on Postpartum Cerebral Autoregulation in Preeclampsia with Severe Features

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Poster Session 3, 10:30am - 12:00pm

  • Global Network. Alan Tita (UAB). Poster 649. Intrapartum Oral Azithromycin to Prevent Maternal Postpartum Hemorrhage
  • Christy Gandhi (primary), Alexander Friedman. Poster 696. Trends in Antepartum Pyelonephritis Hospitalizations and Risk for Associated Sepsis and Severe Maternal Morbidity
  • Hooman Azad (primary), Nicole Krenitsky, Natalie Bello (Cedars-Sinai), Whitney Booker, Stephanie Purisch, Mary D'Alton, Alexander Friedman. Poster 746. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Delivery Hospitalization and Postpartum Readmission Trends, Risk Factors, and Outcomes
  • Kristine Brown (primary), Selin Everett, Elizabeth Vitaro, Shai Bejerano, Amy Turitz, Alexander Friedman, Mirella Mourad. Poster 791. Timing of exam-indicated cerclage and pregnancy outcomes: To emergently or urgently schedule?
  • Geeta Rao (primary). Poster 811. Does risk of postpartum hemorrhage increase in twin pregnancies with birthweights greater than 4000g?
  • Mariam Ayyash (primary). Poster 813. Trends in Hypertensive Disorders in the United States Post Aspirin Recommendation Guidelines: A Nationwide Study
  • Nicole Krenitsky (primary). Poster 842. Maternal Morbidity and Health Services Outcomes Following Combined Vaginal-Cesarean Twin Births

Poster Session 4, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

  • Mariam Ayyash (primary). Poster 932. Publication Rate of Oral Presentations at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting
  • Kristine Brown (primary), Selin Everett, Elizabeth Vitaro, Shai Bejerano, Amy Turitz, Alexander Friedman, Mirella Mourad. Poster 958. Pre-cerclage amniotic fluid glucose levels, white blood cell count and pregnancy outcomes
  • Global Network. Alan Tita (UAB). Poster 1019. Multi-Country Trial of Intrapartum Oral Azithromycin: Cultures of Maternal Infections
  • Liat Shenav (primary), Andrew Laine, Kavari Thakoor, Geoffrey Wu, Zoilo Castillo, Yessenia Gutierrez, Lisa Hark, Ronald Wapner, Srilaxmi Bearelly. Poster 1144. Predicting preeclampsia and gestational hypertension using the vasculature of the eye
  • Fi van Wingerden (primary), Maria Katsidoniotaki, Noora Haghighi, Cas Almonte, Eduard Valdes, Whitney Booker, Natalie Bello (Cedars-Sinai), Randolph Marshall, Ioannis Kougioumtzoglou, Eliza Miller. Poster 1169. Postpartum Beat-to-Beat Systolic Blood Pressure Variability in Preeclampsia with Severe Features

Oral Presentations

Monday, February 12, 2024

Oral Plenary Session 1, 3:45 pm - 6:00 pm

  • Jessica Giordano (primary), Ronald Wapner (presenting), Stephanie Galloway, Alexandra Tinfow: Abstract 1, Multicenter, prospective cohort of genome sequencing in 750 fetal structural anomalies, 3:45 pm
  • Global Network. Jackie Patterson (UNC); Alan Tita (UAB): Abstract 4, Cost-effectiveness of Azithromycin for the Prevention of Maternal Sepsis or Death in Planned Vaginal Births, 4:30 pm

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Oral Plenary Session 2, 8:00 am - 10:30 am

  • Christy Gandhi (primary); Noelle Breslin; Russell Miller; Rosalie Ingrassia; Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang; Lynn Simpson: Abstract 11, Donor velamentous cord insertion: an omen for poor laser outcomes?, 8:30 am

Oral Concurrent Session 1 - Prematurity, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  • nuMoM2b-HHS. William Grobman (OSU): Abstract 17, Risk markers for recurrent adverse pregnancy outcomes, 1:30 pm
  • Blair Wylie (primary): Abstract 18, Prenatal heat stress and birth outcomes in a rural Ghanaian cohort, 1:45 pm

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Oral Concurrent Session 4 - Hypertension, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • nuMoM2b-HHS. Laura Brubaker (UPMC): Abstract 46, Subtypes of hypertension years after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, 11:15 am
  • Blair Wylie (primary): Abstract 48, Lower thresholds for diagnosing hypertension in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in large Tanzanian cohort, 11:45 am

Oral Concurrent Session 5 - Medical & Surgical Complications, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • Global Network. Waldemar Carlo (UAB): Abstract 54, Azithromycin to Reduce Maternal Infections in Planned Vaginal Birth: Secondary Analysis of the A-PLUS Trial, 11:15 am

Oral Concurrent Session 6 - Quality, Equity & Public Health, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • Blair Wylie (primary); Austin Oberlin: Abstract 58, Prenatal herbicide exposure and newborn size in a Ghanaian cohort, 10:15 am

Oral Concurrent Session 8 - Labor & Delivery, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

  • Global Network. Alan Tita (UAB): Abstract 76, Multi-Country Trial of Intrapartum Oral Azithromycin: Cultures of Neonatal Infections, 3:15 pm

Oral Concurrent Session 9 - Fetal US Genetics, 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

  • Uma Reddy, Moderator
  • Jessica Giordano (primary); Vaidehi Jobanputra (presenting); Josie Pervola; Alexandra Tinfow; Stephanie Galloway; Kelley Yan; Brynn Levy; Ronald Wapner: Abstract 86, Genome sequencing as a first-tier prenatal diagnostic test: Is it time to change?, 3:15 pm

Postgraduate Courses

Saturday, February 10, 2024

  • Stephanie Purisch (Course Chair), Common to Complex: A practical approach to cardiac disease in pregnancy, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday, February 11, 2024

  • Jean-Ju Sheen (Course Chair) & Aleha Aziz (Presenter), Needleworks: A Hands-on Workshop For Ultrasound Guided Needle Procedures (Sunday)
    • 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM Introduction to Ultrasound Needle Guided Procedure Simulation (Sheen)
    • 1:05 PM – 1:30 PM Needle Guidance Basics (Aziz)
    • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Targeting Tasks (Aziz)
    • 2:15 PM – 4:50 PM Hands-On Simulation (Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villus Sampling, In-utero Stenting) (Aziz)
    • 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM Wrap-up and Evaluations (Sheen)

Monday, February 12, 2024

  • Jean-Ju Sheen (Course Chair) & Aleha Aziz (Presenter), Needleworks: A Hands-on Workshop For Ultrasound Guided Needle Procedures (Monday)
    • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM Introduction to Ultrasound Needle Guided Procedure Simulation (Sheen)
    • 8:05 AM – 8:30 AM Needle Guidance Basics (Aziz)
    • 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Targeting Tasks (Aziz)
    • 9:15 AM – 11:50 am Hands-On Simulation (Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villus Sampling, In-utero Stenting) (Aziz)
    • 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Wrap-up and Evaluations (Sheen)

President's Workshop

Sunday, February 11, 2024

  • Catherine Monk (Co-Leader), President's Workshop on Maternal Mental Health Day One, co-sponsored by ACOG, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Fetal programming: two generations affected by maternal mental health conditions
    • 2:45 PM - 5:00 PM Breakout group 2: Two-generation brain plasticity science for clinical and research opportunities

Monday, February 12, 2024

  • Catherine Monk (Co-Leader), President's Workshop on Maternal Mental Health Day Two, co-sponsored by ACOG, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
    • 9:40 AM – 10:05 AM Breakout Group #2 Summary
    • 10:05 AM – 10:20 AM Breakout Group #2 Q&A and Discussion

Scientific Forums

Monday, February 12, 2024

Scientific Forums, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • Dena Goffman (Forum Chair), Obstetric Quality and Safety
  • Alexandra Tinfow & Jessica Giordano (Forum Speakers), Genetics
    • 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM: Sequencing for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (Tinfow)
    • 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Sequencing for Non-Anomalous Fetuses (Giordano)

Industry Supported Learning

Sunday, February 11, 2024

  • Dena Goffman (Presenter), Addressing Contemporary Labor & Delivery Challenges for Patients and Care Teams, sponsored by CooperSurgical, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm