Edmund F Funai MD
Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Professor, Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Professional summary
I am primarily interested in preeclampsia, and patient safety in obstetric practice.
Specialties and Interests
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Education
Universities
New York Medical College
MD, Medicine
Postgraduate Training
NYU School of Medicine
Licenses/Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
Publications
Articles
"Getting it right when things go wrong."
"Normative postpartum intraabdominal pressure: potential implications in the diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome."
"Progesterone inhibits basal and TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis in fetal membranes: a novel mechanism to explain progesterone-mediated prevention of preterm birth."
"Amniotic fluid angiopoietin-1, angiopoietin-2, and soluble receptor tunica interna endothelial cell kinase-2 levels and regulation in normal pregnancy and intraamniotic inflammation-induced preterm birth."
"Acceleration/ejection time ratio in the fetal pulmonary artery predicts fetal lung maturity."
"Interpretation of 2002 Centers for Disease Control Guidelines for Group B Streptococcus and Evolving Provider Practice Patterns."
"Inherited thrombophilia and preeclampsia: is the evidence beginning to congeal?"
"Determination of Placental Weight Using Two-dimensional Sonography and Volumetric Mathematic Modeling."
"Clinical practice guidelines and scientific evidence."
"Disparities in cesarean delivery rates and associated adverse neonatal outcomes in New York City hospitals."
Books
High Risk Obstetrics: The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecolog
Disclosure or Conflict of Interest
Edmund F Funai MD has nothing to disclose

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