Uma Reddy, MD, MPH
Professor Adjunct of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesAbout
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Professor Adjunct of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Biography
Dr. Reddy graduated from Brown University Magna cum laude and received her M.D. degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Reddy also earned a Masters in Public Health (M.P.H.) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and remained there as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar. She completed her Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University. She was a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Medicine prior to joining the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a Medical Officer in the Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). During her tenure at NIH, she provided MFM clinical services at Walter Reed Medical Center (Bethesda, MD) and then Medstar Washington Hospital Center (Washington, DC) as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine prior to joining Yale in 2018.
While at NIH, she oversaw many of the largest and most influential studies in obstetrics, including directing the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network which funds multiple clinical trials across the country. Her research on stillbirth as part of the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN), preterm birth and labor management has had a profound impact on obstetrical practice both in the United States and internationally. She received numerous NIH awards for her role in advancing women’s health research agenda nationally.
Dr. Reddy is widely recognized as a scholar, educator, and mentor. Dr. Reddy has been selected to serve as a Member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) Committee on Practice Bulletins – Obstetrics; Fellow of the American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society and was selected as Fellow in Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, 2020-2021 Class. She has published 250 peer reviewed articles, many in the most impactful journals including NEJM and JAMA.
Dr. Reddy is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Her expertise is in the management of high-risk pregnancies complicated by prior preterm birth or pregnancy loss as well as maternal conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and connective tissue disorders such as lupus.
Appointments
Departments & Organizations
- Improving Clinical Care for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Yale Center for Genomic Health
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Thomas Jefferson University (2000)
- MPH
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Biostatistics (1999)
- Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar
- Johns Hopkins University (1997)
- Resident
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (1995)
- Intern
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (1992)
- MD
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (1991)
- ScB
- Brown University, Biology (1988)
Research
Overview
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Heping Zhang, PhD
Audrey Merriam, MD, MS
Jennifer Culhane
Katherine Harper Campbell, MD, MPH
Lena Sweeney
Lisbet Lundsberg, PhD
Pregnant Women
Publications
2024
Radon exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: the nuMoM2b study
Zhang Y, Angley M, Lu L, Smith B, Grobman W, Wylie B, Reddy U, Kahe K. Radon exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: the nuMoM2b study. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntepartum Yoga and Pregnancy Outcomes in Nulliparous Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Kawakita T, Atwani R, Huang J, Greenland P, Merz C, Grobman W, Christman M, Silver R, Mcneil R, Reddy U, Chung J, Parry S, Saade G. Antepartum Yoga and Pregnancy Outcomes in Nulliparous Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2024, 101465. PMID: 39142536, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression of Gestational Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroxinemia to Overt Hypothyroidism After Pregnancy: Pooled Analysis of Data from Two Randomized Controlled Trials
Varner M, Mele L, Casey B, Peaceman A, Reddy U, Wapner R, Thorp J, Saade G, Tita A, Rouse D, Sibai B, Costantine M, Mercer B, Caritis S, Bethesda. Progression of Gestational Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroxinemia to Overt Hypothyroidism After Pregnancy: Pooled Analysis of Data from Two Randomized Controlled Trials. Thyroid 2024 PMID: 39028022, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2023.0616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSubclinical hypothyroidismOvert hypothyroidismAssociated with higher ratesTPO levelsThyroid peroxidaseYear 5Gestational subclinical hypothyroidismNormal free T4Multicenter treatment trialThyroid replacement therapyYear of deliveryThyrotropin (TSHThyroid peroxidase levelsYear 1Randomized controlled trialsWeeks gestationPlacebo groupTSH valuesMaternal serumReplacement therapyFree T4Higher ratesHypothyroxinemiaThyroid functionHypothyroidismMaternal Implications of Fetal Anomalies: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Atwani R, Aziz M, Saade G, Reddy U, Kawakita T. Maternal Implications of Fetal Anomalies: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2024, 101440. PMID: 39089580, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital diaphragmatic herniaCongenital heart diseasePresence of fetal anomaliesAdjusted relative risksFetal anomaliesCleft lipMaternal morbidityDiaphragmatic herniaAdjusted risk differencesChromosomal disordersMultiple anomaliesLimb anomaliesHeart diseaseMaternal intensive care unit admissionRisk of severe maternal morbidityAssociated with maternal morbidityCyanotic congenital heart diseaseMultiple fetal anomaliesRisk of SMMAdverse maternal health outcomesIntensive care unit admissionAdverse maternal outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studySevere maternal morbidityIncreased absolute riskDiet quality, community food access, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes
Venkatesh K, Yee L, Wu J, Joseph J, Garner J, McNeil R, Scifres C, Mercer B, Reddy U, Silver R, Saade G, Parry S, Simhan H, Post R, Walker D, Grobman W. Diet quality, community food access, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes. Primary Care Diabetes 2024 PMID: 38972826, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLarge-Scale Proteomics in Early Pregnancy and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Greenland P, Segal M, McNeil R, Parker C, Pemberton V, Grobman W, Silver R, Simhan H, Saade G, Ganz P, Mehta P, Catov J, Merz C, Varagic J, Khan S, Parry S, Reddy U, Mercer B, Wapner R, Haas D. Large-Scale Proteomics in Early Pregnancy and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9 PMID: 38958943, PMCID: PMC11223045, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.1621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveCase-control studyHypertensive disordersEarly pregnancyClinical dataSmall-for-gestational-age infantsPrediction of hypertensive disordersSmall-for-gestational-ageHypertensive disorders of pregnancyPrediction of HDPDisorders of pregnancyNested case-control studyPlasma samplesMulticenter observational studyStored plasma samplesReceiver operating characteristic curveBody mass indexGestational hypertensionNon-Hispanic blacksPreterm birthFetal sexFirst-trimesterNon-Hispanic whitesPregnancy outcomesMaternal racePre-conceptional Magnesium Intake and Low Birth Weight: Findings From the nuMoM2b Study
Kahe K, Zhang Y, Angley M, Reddy U. Pre-conceptional Magnesium Intake and Low Birth Weight: Findings From the nuMoM2b Study. Current Developments In Nutrition 2024, 8: 103076. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreconceptional Calcium Intake and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Lu L, Zhang Y, Angley M, Reddy U, Fly A, Kahe K. Preconceptional Calcium Intake and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Current Developments In Nutrition 2024, 8: 103292. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Maternal Zinc Intake With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: The nuMoM2b Study
Lu L, Zhang Y, Angley M, Reddy U, Fly A, Kahe K. Association of Maternal Zinc Intake With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: The nuMoM2b Study. Current Developments In Nutrition 2024, 8: 103018. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of neighborhood social determinants of health and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Bank T, Lynch C, Yee L, Johnson J, Wu J, McNeil R, Mercer B, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Parry S, Saade G, Chung J, Wapner R, Grobman W, Venkatesh K. Association of neighborhood social determinants of health and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. AJOG Global Reports 2024, 4: 100372. PMID: 39114583, PMCID: PMC11304865, DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100372.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor NICHD Individual Merit Award for leading the Opioid Research Effort
National AwardThe Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human DevelopmentDetails01/01/2017United Stateshonor NICHD Merit Award for NICHD Clinical Trials Stewardship Working Group
National AwardThe Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human DevelopmentDetails12/01/2015United Stateshonor National Institutes Office of the Director Honor Award for Team to Re-Engineer Scientific Oversight of Women and Minority Inclusion
National AwardNational Institutes OfficeDetails01/01/2015United Stateshonor National Institutes of Health Director’s Group Award for Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch Stillbirth Research Team
National AwardNational InstitutesDetails01/01/2014United Stateshonor National Institutes of Health Merit Award for Leadership of stillbirth research that has contributed to the successful accomplishment of the NICHD mission
National AwardThe Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human DevelopmentDetails01/01/2012United States
Links & Media
News
- July 02, 2021
Repeat Pregnancy Loss Will Be Focus of Genetic Study
- September 17, 2020
A Pregnancy Ended by COVID-19 Informs New Understanding and Protocols
- September 01, 2020Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation
Yale OB COVID Study Makes the Cover of JCI
- May 29, 2020Source: Nature Medicine
Nature Medicine's COVID-19 Research in Brief: 9 May to 15 May, 2020