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Adjunct rank detailsUma Reddy, MD, MPH
Professor Adjunct of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesAbout
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Professor Adjunct of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Positions outside Yale
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology , Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Attending Physician, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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.
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
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Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-8599-6040
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Heping Zhang, PhD
Audrey Merriam, MD, MS
Katherine Harper Campbell, MD, MPH
Lena Sweeney, MD, BS
Xiao Xu, PhD, MA
Jennifer Culhane
Pregnant People
Publications
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 ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPostpartum depressive symptomsBirthing individualsRandomized Controlled TrialsNew York CityDepressive symptomsCardiovascular healthLive HealthySecondary outcomesEffectiveness-implementation trialHealth care useNew York City populationHealth complicationsCardiovascular health interventionsMental health complicationsCognitive behavioral trainingStudy team membersMonths post-dischargeLow-resource settingsWeb-based surveyDoula carePostpartum interventionsPostpartum careEffectiveness-implementationCare useSelf-Reported and Biologic Assessments of Prenatal Cannabis Use: Ancillary Analysis of a Prospective Observational Cohort.
Devlin P, Allshouse A, McMillin G, Chung J, Grobman W, Haas D, Pippen J, Parry S, Reddy U, Saade G, Simhan H, Silver R, Metz T. Self-Reported and Biologic Assessments of Prenatal Cannabis Use: Ancillary Analysis of a Prospective Observational Cohort. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2025, 29767342251389751. PMID: 41368933, DOI: 10.1177/29767342251389751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPrenatal cannabis useFactors associated with discordanceCannabis useAssociated with discordanceVisit 2Visit 3Urine assayNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyPregnancy Outcomes StudySelf-reported useStudy visits 2Self-ReportMultivariate logistic regressionProspective observational cohortAncillary analysisCannabis metabolitesUmbilical cordMonitor mothersObservational cohortPregnant individualsKappa statisticUrine samplesCannabisLogistic regressionGovernment insuranceNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and antenatal depressive symptoms
Lammers S, Lynch C, Wu J, Yee L, Miller M, McNeil B, Pippen J, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Parry S, Saade G, Chung J, Wu J, Grobman W, Venkatesh K. Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and antenatal depressive symptoms. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 397: 120835. PMID: 41365450, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scoreArea Deprivation IndexNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageAntenatal depressive symptomsSocioeconomic disadvantageDepressive symptomsIndividual-level social determinants of healthElevated antenatal depressive symptomsSocial determinants of healthSecondary analysisPostnatal Depression ScaleProspective cohortParticipant's residential addressDeterminants of healthMultivariable modified Poisson regressionSecondary analysis of dataNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyMonitoring Mothers-to-BeMothers-to-bePregnancy Outcomes StudyDeprivation indexTertile cutoffsBlock group levelNulliparous individualsNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and chorioamnionitis
Field C, Grobman W, Wu J, McNeil B, Haas D, Pippen J, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Saade G, Chung J, Levine L, Yee L, Venkatesh K. Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and chorioamnionitis. Journal Of Perinatology 2025, 1-3. PMID: 41286420, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-025-02510-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricChildhood sexual abuse and post‐cesarean pain
Bailit J, Boekhoudt T, Rood K, Smid M, Srinivas S, Simhan H, Casey B, Longo M, Landau R, Bartholomew A, Sowles A, Rouse D, Thorp J, Reddy U, Saade G, Chauhan S, Grobman W, MacPherson C, Network E. Childhood sexual abuse and post‐cesarean pain. Pregnancy 2025, 1 DOI: 10.1002/pmf2.70178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsBrief Pain InventoryPain Catastrophizing ScaleBody mass indexFamily history of substance use disorderMilligram morphine equivalentsMulticenter randomized trialHistory of substance use disorderChronic painFamily historyCesarean deliveryOpioid useNo historyRandomized trial of individualsStudy Design Secondary analysisHistory of chronic painPrepregnancy body mass indexNo history of chronic painUse disorderSubstance use disordersEdinburgh Depression scoresHospital dischargeBrief Pain Inventory scoresAcute postoperative painPost-cesarean painMultivariate modelPharmacy deserts and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Neuburg B, Grobman W, Wu J, McNeil B, Yee L, Haas D, Pippen J, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Saade G, Wu J, Levine L, Khan S, Venkatesh K. Pharmacy deserts and adverse pregnancy outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025 PMID: 41223962, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2025.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly pregnancy depressive symptoms and severe maternal morbidity
Bank T, Catov J, Wu J, Yee L, Miller M, McNeil R, Lemon L, Reddy U, Silver R, Zafman K, Saade G, Chung J, Lynch C, Grobman W, Venkatesh K. Early pregnancy depressive symptoms and severe maternal morbidity. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2025, 8: 101830. PMID: 41203121, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2025.101830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleSevere maternal morbidityRisk of severe maternal morbidityMaternal mental healthProspective US cohortsPsychotropic medication exposureSecondary analysisDelivery hospitalizationsNulliparous individualsFrequency of severe maternal morbidityMental healthEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scoreAssociated with severe maternal morbidityDepressive symptomsMaternal mental health conditionsSuboptimal maternal mental healthPostnatal Depression ScaleArea Deprivation IndexHypertensive disordersSecondary analysis of dataPsychiatric diagnosisNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyRobust error varianceMental health conditionsEarly pregnancyGenetic Associations with Placental and Pregnancy Proteins in Maternal Serum Identify Biomarkers for Hypertension in Pregnancy
Yan Q, Zhang Y, Blue N, Truong B, Guerrero R, Honigberg M, Parry S, McNeil R, Simhan H, Chung J, Mercer B, Grobman W, Silver R, Greenland P, Saade G, Reddy U, Wapner R, Liu N, Haas D. Genetic Associations with Placental and Pregnancy Proteins in Maternal Serum Identify Biomarkers for Hypertension in Pregnancy. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025 PMID: 41183724, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2025.10.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSoluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Tyrosine kinase-1Mendelian randomization analysisGestational hypertensionVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorRandomization analysisFirst-trimesterGrowth factorPregnancy proteinsFree beta-human chorionic gonadotropinPregnancy-associated plasma protein-ASerum concentrationsKinase-1Beta-human chorionic gonadotropinGenetic associationSecond-trimester serum samplesNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyProtein 12Plasma protein-APlacental growth factorGenome-wide association studiesPregnancy Outcomes StudyMothers-to-beEarly Pregnancy Health Behavior Profiles Are Associated With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Kozai A, Gibbs B, Levine L, Lane A, Grobman W, Greenland P, Zee P, Cameron N, Hoffman M, Merz C, Bello N, Mims L, Saade G, Silver R, Ray M, Miller E, Reddy U, Chung J, Whitaker K, Catov J. Early Pregnancy Health Behavior Profiles Are Associated With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2025, 57: 293-294. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001157132.18123.9a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeighbourhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Severe Maternal Morbidity: Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort
Bank T, Catov J, Wu J, Yee L, Haas D, McNeil R, Pippen J, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Levine L, Saade G, Chung J, Lynch C, Grobman W, Venkatesh K. Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Severe Maternal Morbidity: Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2025, 132: 2256-2264. PMID: 41024747, PMCID: PMC12592760, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.70024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSevere maternal morbidityArea Deprivation IndexNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageSocioeconomic disadvantageSelf-reported raceMaternal morbidityEffect modificationUS census tract levelAssociated with severe maternal morbidityDisadvantaged neighborhoodsNeighborhood-level social determinantsSecondary analysisUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitionsNon-Hispanic white individualsEvidence of effect modificationParticipant's residential addressPre-pregnancy body mass indexNon-Hispanic blacksNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyRobust error varianceIndividual-level covariatesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention definitionsCensus tract levelMothers-to-beBody mass index
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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Activities
activity New England Journal of Medicine
2025 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity JAMA
2025 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity Lancet
2025 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity Addictive Behaviors
2025 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity Advances in Public Health
2025 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
Honors
honor Invitation to The White House Stillbirth Prevention Event to celebrate the passing of the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act,
01/01/2024Other AwardWashington, DChonor Elected Member
01/01/2024Other AwardNational Academy of Medicinehonor Elected Member
01/01/2024National AwardNational Academy of Medicinehonor Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
01/01/2022, 01/01/2020Other Award(ELAM) Program for Womenhonor Yale Medicine Advanced Leaders Program, School of Management
01/01/2021, 01/01/2020Yale University AwardYale University
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