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Christian Pettker, MD

Department Executive Officer, Jennifer R. Niebyl Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current Positions

  • Department Executive Officer, Jennifer R. Niebyl Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Professor with Tenure, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Education

  • AB, Princeton University (Architecture, magna cum laude)
  • MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Intern, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University), New York, New York
  • Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University), New York, New York
  • Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York- Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University), New York, New York
  • MA privatum, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Research Interests

  • Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
  • Obstetric Quality and Patient Safety
  • Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
  • Labor and Delivery/Birth
  • Preeclampsia and Pregnancy-Related Hypertension

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology (Active)
  • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (Active)
  • Physician/Surgeon, Iowa Board of Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Lee RH, Mara Greenberg, Metz TD, Pettker CM. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #53: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Replaces Consult #13, April 2011. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Feb;224(2):B2-B9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.11.002. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33197417.
  • Metz TD, Reeder HT, Clifton RG, Flaherman V, Aragon LV, Baucom LC, Beamon CJ, Braverman A, Brown J, Cao T, Chang A, Costantine MM, Dionne JA, Gibson KS, Gross RS, Guerreros E, Habli M, Hadlock J, Han J, Hess R, Hillier L, Hoffman MC, Hoffman MK, Hughes BL, Jia X, Kale M, Katz SD, Laleau V, Mallett G, Mehari A, Mendez-Figueroa H, McComsey GA, Monteiro J, Monzon V, Okumura MJ, Pant D, Pacheco LD, Palatnik A, Palomares KTS, Parry S, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Poppas A, Ramsey P, Reddy UM, Rouse DJ, Saade GR, Sandoval GJ, Sciurba F, Simhan HN, Skupski DW, Sowles A, Thorp JM Jr, Tita ATN, Wiegand S, Weiner SJ, Yee LM, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS, Jacoby V; NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium*. Post-Acute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) After Infection During Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep 1;144(3):411-420. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005670. Epub 2024 Jul 11. PMID: 38991216; PMCID: PMC11326967. https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/fulltext/2024/09000/post_acute_sequelae_of_severe_acute_respiratory.15.aspx
  • Cate JJM, Arkfeld CK, Campol M, Campbell KH, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL. Adherence to Labor Arrest and Failed Induction of Labor Guidelines: The Impact of a Quality-Improvement Educational Intervention. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 12;13(16):4720. doi: 10.3390/jcm13164720. PMID: 39200862; PMCID: PMC11355156. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/16/4720
  • Pettker CM. “Patient Safety” in Management of High Risk Pregnancy An Evidence-based Approach (Seventh Edition). Catherine Y. Spong, Charles J. Lockwood (Eds). Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Malden, MA, USA. 2024.
  • Pettker CM, Grobman, WA. “Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Obstetrics”, in Study Guide for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Charles J. Lockwood, Robert K. Creasy, Robert Resnik, et al (Eds). Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2023.
  • Denoble AE, Pettker CM. Hypertension Screening in Pregnancy: Remembering the Basics, Charting the Future. JAMA. 2023 Sep 19;330(11):1040-1041. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.15088. PMID: 37721621.
  • Pettker CM, Ehsanipoor RM, Turrentine MA, Caughey AB, Kaimal AJ, Zahn CM. In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Nov;136(5):1062. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004143. PMID: 33093410.
  • Zuckerwise LC, Werner EF, Pettker CM, McMahon-Brown EK, Thung SF, Han CS. Pregestational diabetes with extreme insulin resistance: use of U-500 insulin in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Aug;120(2 Pt 2):439-442. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31824fd27d. PMID: 22825259.
  • Cross SN, Nayeri U, Duffy A, Pettker CM. Abdominal pain after gastric bypass: labor, uterine rupture, or obstruction and internal hernia. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011:415795. doi: 10.1155/2011/415795. Epub 2011 Nov 24. PMID: 22567508; PMCID: PMC3335538.
  • Pettker CM, Thung SF, Dulay A, Han C, Ali U. Discussion: 'predicting neonatal acidemia by computer analysis' by Costa et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Nov;201(5):e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.08.014. PMID: 19879389.

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