Mariana Espinal, MD
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
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- Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Clinical Fellow
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2025)
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2022)
- Preliminary Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2018)
- MD
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (2014)
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Alla Vash-Margita, MD, FACOG
Linda Fan, MD, FACOG
Paula Braverman
Sangini S. Sheth, MD, MPH, FACOG
Alessandro Santin, MD
Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, FAAP
21Publications
79Citations
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2025
Prevention of congenital syphilis: The current state of legislation and public health guidelines
Darcy R, Ayala L, Quinlan M, Brikshavana D, Statton A, Tabidze I, Cejtin H, Jao J, Sutton S, Madden N, Espinal M, Yee L. Prevention of congenital syphilis: The current state of legislation and public health guidelines. Pregnancy 2025, 1 DOI: 10.1002/pmf2.70110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionState health departmentsPublic health supportUniversal screeningHealth supportNovel models of careOpt-out screeningModels of careNeonatal health outcomesAmerican CollegePublic health guidelinesDisease Control and PreventionRates of syphilisCongenital syphilis preventionCongenital syphilis ratesControl and PreventionWeeks gestationSyphilis preventionScreening guidelinesHealth outcomesUnited StatesHealth departmentsSyphilis ratesHealth careClinical teamUpdates in Pregnancy in Individuals with Obesity and After Bariatric Surgery
Espinal M, Hairston J, Kominiarek M. Updates in Pregnancy in Individuals with Obesity and After Bariatric Surgery. Obstetrics And Gynecology Clinics Of North America 2025, 52: 413-430. PMID: 40769654, DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2025.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGestational diabetesBariatric surgeryRisk of gestational diabetesAnti-obesity medicationsEarly pregnancy lossCesarean deliveryPostpartum hemorrhagePreterm birthDelivery complicationsSurgical complicationsSurgical infectionsCongenital anomaliesPregnancy lossPregnancy planningPregnancyNutritional deficienciesSurgeryLong-term effectsObesityReproductive healthComplicationsDiabetesAnti-obesitySafety concernsRisk
2024
E-Health Implementation Challenges: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Healthcare in the United States
Mehta A, Da Silva Dias L, Espinal M, Jillellamudi R, Mathew R, Chauhan A, Dhingra K, Verma S. E-Health Implementation Challenges: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Healthcare in the United States. Journal Of Knowledge Learning And Science Technology ISSN 2959-6386 (online) 2024, 3: 233-246. DOI: 10.60087/jklst.v2.n3.p233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsE-healthEffect of e-healthE-health investmentsIn-person methodsBarriers of implementationPractice of healthcareGrowth of technologyUnited StatesHealth practicesDigital health practicesDigital healthcareIn-personHealth sectorHealthcareMass adoptionCOVID-19 pandemicQuality servicesHealth growthImplementationCOVID-19HealthExecutionAdoptionUnitsAdvances in HIV Management During Pregnancy and Infant Feeding
Espinal M, Yee L, Fisher S. Advances in HIV Management During Pregnancy and Infant Feeding. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2024, 38: 423-452. PMID: 38969531, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2024.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virus managementInfant feedingChoice of infant feeding methodEvidence of safetyImmunodeficiency virusInfant feeding methodClinical trialsPharmacokinetic dataPregnant individualsPregnancyInfantsTesting guidanceTherapyBreastfeedingEfficacyFeeding methodTrialsPeripartum interventions for people with class III obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kominiarek M, Espinal M, Cassimatis I, Peace J, Premkumar A, Toledo P, Shramuk M, Wafford E. Peripartum interventions for people with class III obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2024, 6: 101354. PMID: 38494155, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRandomized Controlled TrialsCesarean deliveryProphylactic negative-pressure wound therapyControlled TrialsMeta-analysisPeripartum interventionsCohort studyPlanned vaginal deliveryCesarean delivery techniquesPlanned cesarean deliveryNegative-pressure wound therapySurgical site infectionOutcomes of peopleWound morbidityClass III obesityPooled risk ratioLabor inductionSite infectionVaginal deliveryWound therapySystematic reviewInclusion criteriaRisk ratioCesareanIII obesityClinical Trials That Have Changed Clinical Practice and Care of Pregnant People With HIV
Fisher S, Madden N, Espinal M, Garcia P, Jao J, Yee L. Clinical Trials That Have Changed Clinical Practice and Care of Pregnant People With HIV. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2024, 67: 381-398. PMID: 38450526, DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000000860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPerinatal HIV transmissionRisk of perinatal transmissionObstetric practiceHIV transmissionPerinatal transmissionPregnant peopleRisk of perinatal HIV transmissionPregnant individualsPrelabor cesarean birthBaseline riskIntrapartum administrationCare of HIVViral suppressionInternational Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials NetworkClinical trialsRates of viral suppressionVaginal birthTime to viral suppressionCesarean birthAdverse pregnancy outcomesRupture of membranesAntiretroviral drug zidovudineClinical Trials NetworkStudy protocolEfavirenz-containing991 Racial and ethnic disparities in post-cesarean opioid prescribing and pain experiences
Espinal M, Simhan H. 991 Racial and ethnic disparities in post-cesarean opioid prescribing and pain experiences. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 230: s523. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.1018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2022
Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals
Trant A, Espinal M, Kisanga E, Vash-Margita A, Lundsberg L, Sheth S, Fan L. Optimizing menstrual health and hygiene management in the U.S.: A mixed-methods study of the barriers and the role of healthcare professionals. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 2022, 35: 100808. PMID: 36563412, DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsResponse rateSurvey response rateThematic content analysisMH screeningPatient interviewsPatient surveyPatient understandingPatient's abilityPatientsHealthcare providersHealthcare professionalsHealth practicesMedical staffMenstrual productsStaff viewsDaily activitiesMixed-method studyMenstrual healthMenstruationDescriptive statisticsHealthHygiene managementScreeningAnnual incomeQualitative interviewsErratum to “Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States” [Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. 2022 Jun;35(3):277-287]
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Erratum to “Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States” [Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. 2022 Jun;35(3):277-287]. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 605. PMID: 35906147, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 277-287. PMID: 34999229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMenstrual health educationHealth educationSurvey response rateHealth careResponse rateMenstrual healthTertiary academic centerAdolescent medicine clinicMedicine clinicPatient interviewsPatient surveyGynecology practiceProvider surveyAcademic centersPatientsThematic saturationProvider perspectivesThematic content analysisProvider rolesAnonymous surveyCarePediatric facultyDescriptive statisticsMenstrual productsHealth
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