Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsMichael Reel, MD, MBA
Assistant Clinical ProfessorAbout
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Biography
Generalist Ob/Gyn serving the community in a small private practice offering a comprehensive range of obstetric and gynecologic care to adolescent and adult women of all ages.
Last Updated on June 03, 2025.
Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Residency
- Yale New Haven Hospital / Yale University School of Medicine (2010)
- MD
- Yale School of Medicine (2006)
- MBA
- University of Chicago (1993)
- AB
- Columbia University (1989)
Research
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Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Michael Reel's published research.
Nancy Ruddle, PhD
Stephen Thung
Publications
2012
Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Are the Criteria Proposed by the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups Cost-Effective?
Werner EF, Pettker CM, Zuckerwise L, Reel M, Funai EF, Henderson J, Thung SF. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Are the Criteria Proposed by the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups Cost-Effective? Diabetes Care 2012, 35: 529-535. PMID: 22266735, PMCID: PMC3322683, DOI: 10.2337/dc11-1643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPregnancy Study GroupsIADPSG recommendationsPostdelivery careDiabetes mellitusStudy groupRisk of preeclampsiaPrimary outcome measureFuture diabetes riskCurrent screening practicesCost-effectiveness ratioCurrent standardDecision analysis modelGDM womenIADPSG criteriaFuture diabetesBirth injuryGlucose screeningShoulder dystociaDiabetes riskScreening practicesOutcome measuresDiabetesPrenatal monitoring250: Long term diabetes risk reduction necessary for gestational diabetes screening to be cost effective
Werner E, Pettker C, Reel M, Zuckerwise L, Funai E, Thung S. 250: Long term diabetes risk reduction necessary for gestational diabetes screening to be cost effective. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 206: s122-s123. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.10.268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2007
Tertiary Lymphoid Tissues Generate Effector and Memory T Cells That Lead to Allograft Rejection
Nasr IW, Reel M, Oberbarnscheidt MH, Mounzer RH, Baddoura FK, Ruddle NH, Lakkis FG. Tertiary Lymphoid Tissues Generate Effector and Memory T Cells That Lead to Allograft Rejection. American Journal Of Transplantation 2007, 7: 1071-1079. PMID: 17359505, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01756.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTertiary lymphoid tissueWild-type allograftsMemory T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsLymphoid tissueT cellsLymphoid organsRejection processPrimary alloimmune responsesSyngeneic graft recipientsMemory immune responsesNaĂŻve T cell activationTertiary lymphoid structuresNaive T cellsT cell activationMurine transplantation modelChronic rejectionAllograft rejectionGraft recipientsAlloimmune responseLymphoid structuresChronic inflammationSkin allograftsNaĂŻve lymphocytesTransplantation model
2005
Impaired Recall of CD8 Memory T Cells in Immunologically Privileged Tissue
Dai Z, Nasr IW, Reel M, Deng S, Diggs L, Larsen CP, Rothstein DM, Lakkis FG. Impaired Recall of CD8 Memory T Cells in Immunologically Privileged Tissue. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 1165-1170. PMID: 15661869, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.3.1165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell MovementEpitopes, T-Lymphocytefas ReceptorGraft RejectionImmunologic MemoryIslets of Langerhans TransplantationKi-1 AntigenKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred MRL lprMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicTestisTransplantation, HeterotopicConceptsMemory T cellsCD8 memory T cellsT cellsForeign AgsPrivileged tissuesT cell-mediated rejectionCell-mediated rejectionPancreatic islet allograftsDelayed graft rejectionTNFR family membersPrivileged siteIntratesticular graftsGraft rejectionIslet allograftsImmunosuppressive mechanismsImmune privilegeAllogeneic graftsDiabetic miceKidney capsuleSame AgTumor cellsGraftImpaired recallFamily membersCellsHeart transplant and left ventricular assist device costs.
Digiorgi PL, Reel MS, Thornton B, Burton E, Naka Y, Oz MC. Heart transplant and left ventricular assist device costs. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation : The Official Publication Of The International Society For Heart Transplantation 2005, 24: 200-4. PMID: 15701438, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.11.397.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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Activities
activity YNHH Medical Records and Clinical Information Committee
02/01/2019 - PresentCommitteesCommittee Memberactivity Resident Selection Committee
2010 - PresentCommitteesInterviewerDetailsInterviewer for Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences residency programactivity YNHH Pitocin Review Committee
2018 - 2019CommitteesCommittee MemberDetailsPeer review of clinical cases involving oxytocin use.