Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsHeather Lipkind, MD
Professor Adjunct of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy and Safety Among Infants
Quincer E, Vazquez-Benitez G, Weintraub E, Walton K, Wang L, Vesco K, Henninger M, Daley M, Hambidge S, Williams J, Donahue J, Zerbo O, Getahun D, Jackson L, Fuller C, Lipkind H, Naleway A, McNeil M, Kharbanda E. Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy and Safety Among Infants. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2026, 15: piag036. PMID: 42231558, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piag036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and postpartum and human milk feeding non-initiation and discontinuation
Figueroa E, Vazquez-Benitez G, Ehresmann K, Seburg E, Daida Y, Vesco K, Sidebottom A, Lipkind H, DeSilva M, Cao J, Kharbanda E, Palmsten K. COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and postpartum and human milk feeding non-initiation and discontinuation. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2026, kwag105. PMID: 42127308, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceptions of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination among a publicly insured pregnant cohort
Heaps S, Staniczenko A, Garcia M, Sanchez E, Pardo C, Riley L, Lipkind H, Son M. Perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination among a publicly insured pregnant cohort. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2026, 8: 101982. PMID: 42092526, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2026.101982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics of Pregnancy-related Health Events Across Care Settings Nationwide in PCORnet®
Nauman E, Tang J, Lipkind H, Hatch B, Gross B, Weiner M, Shenkman E. Characteristics of Pregnancy-related Health Events Across Care Settings Nationwide in PCORnet®. Medical Care 2026, 64: s251-s257. PMID: 41504754, PMCID: PMC12783330, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002243.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Doula-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Training and Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Birthing Individuals in a Low-Income New York City Population: Protocol for a Living Healthy for Moms Randomized Type I Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial
Faiz J, Bylinsky I, Rojas L, Kopatsis K, St. Clair V, Dorval-Moller M, Voegtline K, Lipkind H, Safford M, Hall K, Reddy U, Osborne L. Doula-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Training and Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Birthing Individuals in a Low-Income New York City Population: Protocol for a Living Healthy for Moms Randomized Type I Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2025, 14: e76871. PMID: 41370009, PMCID: PMC12739457, DOI: 10.2196/76871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial Vulnerability Index and Its Association With Postpartum Care Attendance
Staniczenko A, Dean J, Voegtline K, Thomas C, Abedian S, Sholle E, Yen S, Cron J, Osborne L, Lipkind H, Son M. Social Vulnerability Index and Its Association With Postpartum Care Attendance. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 147: e97-e105. PMID: 41264920, PMCID: PMC13067376, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000006129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics and Incidence of Lactational Mastitis Using State-Wide Data from 2016 to 2022
Ireland E, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C, Ahrens K. Characteristics and Incidence of Lactational Mastitis Using State-Wide Data from 2016 to 2022. Journal Of Women's Health 2025, 35: 85-95. PMID: 40985104, DOI: 10.1177/15409996251380127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion
Sheth S, Vazquez-Benitez G, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Seburg E, Denoble A, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Lipkind H, Kharbanda E. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 146: 129-137. PMID: 40311142, PMCID: PMC12169859, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne Step Closer to Unlocking Preeclampsia Prevention
Ackerman-Banks C, Spatz E, Lipkind H. One Step Closer to Unlocking Preeclampsia Prevention. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 1501-1503. PMID: 40204379, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.455.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersClosing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities
Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, PMCID: PMC12919887, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research