Blair Colette McNamara, MD
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- University of California San Francisco (2022)
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- Yale School of Medicine (2018)
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- Brown University, Human Biology (2012)
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Alessandro Santin, MD
Gary Altwerger, MD
Gloria Huang, MD, FACOG
Peter Schwartz, MD
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2021
Survival impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.
McNamara B, Guerra R, Qin J, Craig AD, Chen LM, Varma MG, Chapman JS. Survival impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2021, 38: 100870. PMID: 34646929, PMCID: PMC8496105, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100870.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“Un abrazo a la distancia”: An Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Women’s Experiences with Pregnancy and Social Isolation in an Urban U.S. Setting
Robledo-Gil T, Kemet S, Pensak M, Cutler A, McNamara B, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. “Un abrazo a la distancia”: An Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Women’s Experiences with Pregnancy and Social Isolation in an Urban U.S. Setting. Hispanic Health Care International 2021, 20: 107-114. PMID: 34520260, DOI: 10.1177/15404153211041013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHispanic pregnant womenGestational agePregnant womenAverage ageSocial isolationMean gestational ageWeeks gestational ageParticipants' average ageEnrollment questionnairePregnancy intentionTesting clinicUrban U.S. settingsNew pregnancyProvider awarenessPregnancyWomen's experiencesLanguage preferenceLatina womenWomenAgeSocial supportIndividual interviewsQualitative interviewsClinicYears
2020
Prescribed medical cannabis in women with gynecologic malignancies: A single-institution survey-based study
Webster EM, Yadav GS, Gysler S, McNamara B, Black J, Tymon-Rosario J, Zeybek B, Han C, Arkfeld CK, Andikyan V, Menderes G, Huang G, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES, Altwerger G. Prescribed medical cannabis in women with gynecologic malignancies: A single-institution survey-based study. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2020, 34: 100667. PMID: 33204797, PMCID: PMC7653050, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTreatment-related symptomsGynecologic malignanciesMedical cannabisOpioid usePatient experienceBetter side effect profileDecrease opioid useGynecologic oncology populationPercent of patientsSide effect profileSubset of patientsBone painEligible patientsAbdominal painNeuropathic painRecurrent diseaseSymptom controlJoint painAdjunct therapyOncology populationEffect profileGynecologic oncologistsTraditional medicationsPainPatients
2018
“I’m used to doing it by myself”: exploring self-reliance in pregnancy
McNamara BC, Cutler A, Lundsberg L, Kennedy HP, Gariepy A. “I’m used to doing it by myself”: exploring self-reliance in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2018, 18: 393. PMID: 30290785, PMCID: PMC6173858, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-2022-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExpectations of motherhoodSemi-structured interviewsSocial supportQualitative interviewsFinancial independenceFramework analysisWoman's reproductive lifeKey conceptsInterviewsReproductive lifePast experienceWomen's beliefsPrevalent conceptDecision makingExperienceWomenHalf of participantsBeliefsMotherhoodSupportParentingHomemakersConceptSubthemesMakingA qualitative study of digoxin injection before dilation and evacuation.
McNamara B, Russo J, Chaiken S, Jacobson J, Kerns J. A qualitative study of digoxin injection before dilation and evacuation. Contraception 2018, 97: 515-519. PMID: 29477630, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of counseling quality on anxiety, grief, and coping after second-trimester abortion for pregnancy complications.
Kerns JL, Mengesha B, McNamara BC, Cassidy A, Pearlson G, Kuppermann M. Effect of counseling quality on anxiety, grief, and coping after second-trimester abortion for pregnancy complications. Contraception 2018, 97: 520-523. PMID: 29477632, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
“I Just Don't Know”: An Exploration of Women's Ambivalence about a New Pregnancy
Cutler A, McNamara B, Qasba N, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. “I Just Don't Know”: An Exploration of Women's Ambivalence about a New Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues 2017, 28: 75-81. PMID: 29108986, PMCID: PMC6223118, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPregnancy intentionGestational ageNew pregnancyFetal health problemsCurrent pregnancyMean ageTesting clinicPregnancy timingNew diagnosisPregnancyHealth problemsEnrollment surveyPregnancy decision makingPregnancy decisionsReproductive goalsWomenSources of ambivalenceFramework analysisAgeSemistructured interviewsWeeksUnresolved feelingsWomen's feelingsFeelings of ambivalenceWomen's ambivalence
2014
Increasing hepatitis C prevalence and associated risk behaviors among incarcerated young adults.
McNamara BC, Losikoff PT, Huguenin L, Macalino GE, Rich JD, Gregory SH. Increasing hepatitis C prevalence and associated risk behaviors among incarcerated young adults. Journal Of Urban Health : Bulletin Of The New York Academy Of Medicine 2014, 91: 376-82. PMID: 23722268, PMCID: PMC3978152, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9807-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research