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Thomas Jefferson University - Vincenzo Berghella
Vincenzo Berghella

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Director, MFM Fellowship Program


Mailing Address
834 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
United States
Contact Information
Phone: (215) 955-7996
Fax: (215) 955-5041
vincenzo.berghella@jefferson.edu
Qualifications
M.D., Thomas Jefferson University, 1990
Expertise and Research Interests
Prediction and prevention of preterm birth
Maternal and fetal medicine
Other Expertise

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oct. 1989

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Nov.1989

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gynecologic Oncology, March-April 1992

Overlook Hospital, Gynecological Surgery, July-October 1992

COMMITTEES:
NICHD subcommittee member on Cervical Ultrasound Study
Jefferson University Physicians Website Committee

EDITORIAL REVIEWS:
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

ABSTRACTS (1997-present)

V Berghella, J Tolosa, K Kuhlman, S Weiner, R Bolognese, R Wapner. Cervical Sonography Compared to Manual Examination as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. Oral presentation to the 17th Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Anaheim, CA, January 1997.

J Yang, K Kuhlman, V Berghella, S Daly. Prediction of Preterm Birth by Second Trimester Cervical Sonography in Twin Pregnancies. Poster presentation to the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Miami, FL, February 1998.

G Mari. International TTTS Registry Group (V Berghella, et al). Amnioreduction in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome-A Multicenter Registry, Evaluation of 579 Procedures. Oral presentation to the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, Miami, FL, February 1998.

V Berghella, S Daly, JE Tolosa, M DiVito, R Wapner. Does Salvage Cerclage Prevent Preterm Delivery in Patients with Sonographic Cervical Shortening and/or Funneling? Oral presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, January 1999.

V Berghella, R Chalmers, N Garg, A Bhullar, RJ Wapner. Prospective Evaluation of Patient at High Risk for Preterm Delivery with Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix. Oral presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, January 1999.

V Berghella, A Silber. No Gender Difference in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. Poster presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, January 1999.

V Berghella, M Kaufmann. The Natural History of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. Poster presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, January 1999.

G Bega, A Lev-Toaff, K Kuhlman, V Berghella, R Wapner, B Goldberg. Three-Dimensional Multiplanar Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix. Poster presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, January 1999.

V Berghella, G Davis, R Wapner. Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix in Pregnancies with Prophylactic Cerclage. Poster presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA, January 1999.

G Bega, AS Lev-Toaff, K Kuhlman, V Berghella, R Wapner, BB Goldberg. Three-Dimensional Multiplanar Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix. Oral presentation, 1999 Annual meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, San Antonio, TX, March 1999.

V Coenen, C Dunton, E Cardonick, V Berghella. Persistant Adnexal Masses during Pregnancy. Poster presentation, 1999 Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Philadelphia, PA, May 1999.

V Berghella. First Trimester Cervical Ultrasonography as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. Oral presentation, 9th World Congress of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 1999.

S Haas, V Berghella. Patients with Prior Second Trimester Loss: Comparison of Management with Prophylactic Cerclage Versus Serial Transvaginal Ultrasound. Oral presentation, 9th World Congress of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 1999.

A Odibo, V Berghella, U Reddy, JE Tolosa, RJ Wapner. Does Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix Predict Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes in a High-Risk Population? Poster presentation. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 20th Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, January 2
Keywords
Obstetrics; Gynecology; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Preterm birth
Publications
  • 1. Vaccarello L, Berghella V, Rubin SC, Hoskins WJ. Distribution of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Agent into the Pleural Cavity. Obstet Gynecol 1994; 84:714-7.

  • 2. Berghella V, Johnson A, Spector T. Pregnancy in Patients with Preexisting Transverse Myelitis. Obstet Gynecol 1996; 87:5(2), 809-812.

  • 3. Berghella V, Rogers RA, Lescale K. Stripping of Membranes as a Safe Method to Reduce Prolonged Pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 1996; 87:6, 927-929.

  • 4. Berghella V, Wolf SC. Does Primary Omental Pregnancy Really Exist? Gynecol Obstet Invest 1996; 42:133-36.

  • 5. Berghella V, Davis GH, Macones GA, Wapner RJ. Prolongation of Pregnancy and Survival of Triplet B and C after Operative Evacuation of Triplet A at 18 Weeks Gestation. Obstet Gynecol 1996; 88:4(2),665-666.

  • 6. Berghella V, Ngadiman S, Rosenberg H, Hoda S, Zuna RE. Malignant Struma Ovarii: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Gynecol Obstet Inves 1997; 43:68-72.

  • 7. Berghella V, Steele D, Spector T, Cambi F, Johnson A. Successful Pregnancy in a Neurologically Impaired Woman with Wilson's Disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 176(3); 712-714.

  • 8. Berghella V, Kuhlman K, Weiner S, Teixera L, Wapner R. Cervical Funneling: Sonographic Criteria Predictive of Preterm Delivery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1997; 10:161-166.

  • 9. Berghella V, Tolosa JE, Kuhlman KA, Weiner S, Bolognese R, Wapner R. Cervical Ultrasonography Compared to Manual Examination as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 177(4); 723-730.

  • 10. Kaltenbach K, Berghella V, Finnegan L. Opioid dependence during pregnancy: Effects and management. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1998;25(1):139-51.

  • 11. Berghella V, Wapner, R, Yang-Feng T, Mahoney M. Prenatal Confirmation of True Fetal Trisomy 22 Mosaicism by Fetal Skin Biopsy Following Normal Fetal Blood Sampling. Pren Diag 1998; 18 (4): 394-399.

  • 12. Berghella V, Daly SF, Tolosa JE, DiVito MM, Chalmers R, Garg N, Bhullar A, Wapner RJ. Prediction of Preterm Delivery with Transvaginal Ultrasonography of the Cervix in Patients with High-Risk Pregnancies: Does Cerclage Prevent Prematurity? Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999; 181(4):809-815.

  • 13. Yang JH, Kuhlman K, Daly S, Berghella V. Prediction of Preterm Birth by Second Trimester Cervical Sonography in Twin Pregnancies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2000; 15:288-291.

  • 14. Cardonick EH, Naktin J, Berghella V. Neurosarcoidosis Diagnosed During Pregnancy by Thoracoscopic Lymph Node Biopsy: A Case Report. J Repro Med 2000; 45:585-587.

  • 15. Davis G, Berghella V, Talucci M, Wapner RJ. Patients with a Prior Failed Transvaginal Cerclage: A Comparison of Obstetric Outcomes with Either Transabdominal or Transvaginal Cerclage. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 183:836-839.

  • 16. Jenkins TM, Berghella V, Shlossman PA, McIntyre CJ, Maas BD, Pollock MA, Wapner RJ. Timing of Cerclage Removal After Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes-Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 183:847-852.

  • 17. Bega G, Lev-Toaff A, Kuhlman K, Berghella V, Lawrence P, Goldberg B, Wapner R. Three-Dimensional Multiplanar Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix in Pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2000; 16:351-358.

  • 18. *Berghella V, Kaufmann M. Natural History of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. J Repro Med 2001; 46(5):480-484 .

  • 19. *Berghella V, Pagotto L, Kaufmann M, Huhta J, Wapner R. Accuracy of Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defects. Fetal Diag Therapy 2001;16:407-412.

  • 20. *Owen JO, Yost N, Berghella V, Thom E, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, McNellis D. Mid-Trimester Endovaginal Sonography in Women at High Risk for Spontaneous Preterm Birth. JAMA 2001;286:1340-1348.

  • 21. *Odibo AO, Berghella V, Reddy U, Tolosa JE, Wapner RJ. Does Transvaginal Ultrasound of the Cervix Predict Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes in a High-Risk Population? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001;18:223-227.

  • 22. *Berghella V. Prolapsed Cord After External Cephalic Version in a Patient with Premature Rupture of Membranes and Transverse Lie. European J Obstet Gynecol Repro Biol 2001;99:274-275.

  • 23. *Berghella V, Haas S, Chervoneva I, Hyslop T. Patients with Prior Second Trimester Loss: Prophylactic Cerclage or Serial Transvaginal Ultrasounds? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:747-51.

  • 24. *Odibo AO, Talucci M, Berghella V. Prediction of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes by Transvaginal Ultrasound Features and Risk Factors in a High-Risk Population. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002;20:245-51.

  • 25. *Broth R, Wood D, Rasanen J, Sabogal JC, Komwilaisak R, Weiner S, Berghella V. Prenatal Detection of Lethal Pulmonary Hypoplasia: The Hyperoxygenation Test for Pulmonary Artery Reactivity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:940-945.

  • 26. *Berghella V, Klebanoff M, McPherson C, Carey C, Hauth JC, et al. Sexual Intercourse Association with Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomonas Vaginalis Treatment in Relationship to Preterm Birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:1277-82.

  • 27. *Drozdick J, Berghella V, Hill MK, Kaltenbach K. Methadone Trough Levels in Pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:1184-88.

  • 28. *Goldberg J, Pereira L, Berghella V. Pregnancy Following Uterine Artery Embolization: a Report of Two Cases and Review of the Current Literature. Obstet Gynecol 2002;100:869-72

  • 29. *Berghella V, Talucci M, Desai A. Does Transvaginal Sonographic Measurement of Cervical Length Before 14 Weeks Predict Preterm Delivery in High-Risk Pregnancies? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003;21:140-4.

  • 30. *Berghella V, Broth RE, Chapman AE, Cardonick EC. Metastatic Unknown Primary Tumor Presenting in Pregnancy as Multiple Cerebral Infarcts. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:1060-2.

  • 31. *Gibbin C, Touch S, Broth R, Berghella V. Abdominal Wall Defects and Congenital Heart Disease. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003;21:334-7.

  • 32. *Berghella V, Lim PJ, Hill MK, Cherpes J, Chennat J, Kaltenbach K. Maternal Methadone Dose and Neonatal Withdrawal (Editors Choice). Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;189:312-7.

  • 33. *Odibo AO, Farrell C, Macones GA, Berghella V. Development of a Scoring System for Predicting the Risk of Preterm Birth in Women Receiving Cervical Cerclage. J Perinatology 2003;23:664-7.

  • 34. *Berghella V, Bega G, Tolosa JE, Berghella M. Ultrasound assessment of the cervix. Clinical Obstet Gynecol 2003;46:947-62.

  • 35. *Pereira L, Jenkins TM, Berghella V. Conventional management of maternal red cell alloimmunization compared with management by Doppler assessment of middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;189:1002-6.

  • 36. *Berghella V, Bega G, Tolosa JE, Berghella M. Ultrasound Assessment of the Cervix. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003;46(4):947-62.

  • 37. *Lewis D, Tolosa JE, Kaufmann M, Goodman M, Farrell C, Berghella V. Elective cesarean delivery and long-term motor function or ambulation status in infants with Meningomyelocele. Obstet Gynecol 2004;103(3):469-73.

  • 38. *Yost NP, Owen J, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B. Second-trimester cervical sonography: Features other than cervical length to predict spontaneous preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol 2004;103(3):457-62.

  • 39. *Sabogal JC, Becker E, Bega G, Komwilaisak R, Berghella V, Weiner S, Tolosa J. Reproducibility of Fetal Lung Volume Measurements with Three-Dimensional Ultrasound. J Ultrasound Medicine 2004;23:347-52.

  • 40. *Berghella V. The short and funneled cervix: What do I do now? Contemp Obstet Gynecol 2004;49:26-34.

  • 41. *Owen J, Yost N, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, Bethesda, MD. Can shortened midtrimester cervical length predict very early spontaneous preterm birth? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:298-303.

  • 42. *Yost NP, Owen J, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai, for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Number and gestational age of prior preterm births does not modify the predictive value of a short cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:241-6.

  • 43. *Goldberg J, Pereira L, Berghella V, Diamond J, Darai E, Senera P, Seracchioli R. Pregnancy outcomes after treatment for fibromyomata: Uterine artery embolization versus laparoscopic myometomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:18-21.

  • 44. *Berghella V, Iams JD, Newman RB, MacPherson C, Goldenberg RL, Mueller-Heubach E, Caritis SN, Dombrowski MP. Frequency of uterine contractions in asymptomatic pregnant women with or without a short cervix on transvaginal ultrasound. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:1253-6.

  • 45. *Berghella V, Odibo AO, Tolosa JE. Cerclage for prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix on transvaginal ultrasound: A randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:1311-7.

  • 46. *Berghella V, Pereira L. Gariepy A, Simonazzi G. Prior cone biopsy: Prediction of preterm birth by cervical ultrasound. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;1393-7.

  • 47. *Berghella V, Berghella M. Cervical length assessment by ultrasound. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2005;84:543-44.

  • 48. *Roman AS, Rebarber A, Pereira L, Sfakianaki AK, Mulholland J, Berghella V. Efficacy of ultrasound indicated cerclage in multiple gestations. J Ultrasound Med 2005;24:763-68.

  • 49. *Modena A, Berghella V. Antepartum Management of Multiple Gestations. Clinics in Perinatology 2005;32:443-54.

  • 50. *Ness A, Goldberg J, Berghella V. Abnormalities of the First and Second Stage of Labor. Clinics of Obstetrics and Gynecology of North America 2005;32:201-20.

  • 51. *Berghella V, Obido AO, To MS, Rust OA, Althiusius SM. Cerclage for short cervix on ultrasound: Meta-analysis of trials using individual patient-level data. Obstet Gynecol 2005;106:181-9.

  • 52. *Airoldi J, Berghella V. Transvaginal ultrasound of the cervix to predict preterm birth in women with uterine anomalies. Obstet Gynecol 2005;106:553-6.

  • 53. *Ness A, Baxter J, Hyslop T, Berghella V. Progesterone Use among Board Certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists in the US: a Survey. J Reprod Med 2005 (in press)

  • 54. *Berghella V, Baxter JK, Chauhan S. Evidenced-based surgery for cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005 (in press)

  • 55. *Berghella V, Ness A, Bega G, Berghella M. Cervical Sonography in Women with Symptoms of Preterm Labor. Clinics of Obstetrics and Gynecology of North America 2005 (in press)

  • 56. *Baxter J, Airoldi J, Berghella V. Short cervical length after history indicated cerclage: Is a reinforcing cerclage beneficial? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005 (in press).

  • 57. *Berghella V, Pelham J, Sabogal JC, Sciscione A, Tolosa JE, Shah S, Wapner RJ. The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship match system in the U.S.: An effective process to identify successful clinician-investigators in obstetrics. J Repro Med 2005 (in press - Accepted May 2005).

  • 58. *Chauhan S, Berghella V. A review of sonographic estimate of fetal weight: vagaries of accuracy. J Maternal -Fetal Neonatal Medicine 2005 (in press - Accepted June 2005).

  • 59. *Lewis D, Pelham J, Sawhney H, Talucci M, Berghella V. Uterine contractions in asymptomatic pregnant women with a short cervix on ultrasound. J Maternal -Fetal Neonatal Medicine (in press  Accepted August 2005).

  • 60. *Berghella V, Baxter J, Pereira L. Cerclage: should we be doing them? Cont Obstet Gynecol 2005 (in press  Accepted August 2005)

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