Amanda Roman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Contact
833 Chestnut Street
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Amanda Roman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Education
Medical School
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia - 1992
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada Hospital Clínica San Rafael. Bogota, Colombia
Fellowship
Maternal–Fetal Medicine. Hofstra North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
Publications
- Use of cell salvage at the time of cesarean delivery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Reply to Letter to Editor ‘Vaginal progesterone should be offered to patients with a singleton gestation and a history of spontaneous preterm birth only if a cervical length ≤25 mm is detected at midtrimester’
- Screening and Prevention of Preterm Birth in Twin Pregnancies
- Vaginal progesterone for the prevention of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth
- Natriuretic peptide biomarkers in the imminent development of preeclampsia
Board Certification
Diplomate ABOG Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, 2016
Diplomate American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, 2014
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduate, 2005
Awards
- APGO Teaching Award. Thomas Jefferson University. 2018
- Dean’s Award: Excellence in Education.Thomas Jefferson University. 2017
- CREOG Excellence in Teaching Award.Thomas Jefferson University. 2014
- CA Excellency at MFM Investigation: Oral presentation: Maternal magnesium supplementation reduces incidence of intrauterine growth restriction in a rat model and modulates cytokine expression. SMFM 32TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING San Francisco, 2013
- Poster presentation: “Does funneling increase the incidence of preterm birth in women with normal cervical length?” 28th Annual Meeting The Pregnancy Meeting(TM) Excellency at MFM Investigation. 2006
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Outstanding Medical Student Educator.Baylor College of Medicine. Second Quarter 2008
- Universidad Nacional De Colombia Medical School. Full scholarship. Graduated top 10 of the class. 1986-1992
Research & Clinical Interest
Main interest in prevention of preterm birth in Twin pregnancy. Primary investigator of two randomized controlled trials: 2015- 2019. Physical Exam Indicated Cerclage in Twin Gestations and Cerclage for Twins With Short Cervical Length ≤ 15mm. Additional research and clinical interest in preeclampsia, placenta accrete and diabetes complication pregnancy and improvement in maternal care and neonatal outcomes