Jessica D. Kresowik, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Current Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Medical Director Davenport Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Education
- BA in Minor - Science in Human Culture, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- BA in Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- MD in Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resident in Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Research Interests
- MicroRNAs during the window of implantation
- Characterization of transgenic mice overexpressing Smad2 and Smad4.
- Determining the mechanism of action of secreted maspin.
- Characterization of the intracellular trafficking of mutant human LH receptors.
- Repair of Asherman's syndrome - ultrasound vs laparoscopy
- Sexual knowledge and behaviors in girls receiving and not receiving the HPV vaccine
- Uterine contractility and labor progression in SK3 transgenic mice
Licenses & Certifications
- Board Certification, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
- REI Subspecialty Board Certification, American Board of Ob/Gyn
Selected Publications
- Kroeger MG, Kresowik JD. Should we rescue clubbed fallopian tubes? A commentary on "Laparoscopic salpingostomy for two types of hydrosalpinx: a step-by-step video tutorial". Fertil Steril. 2024 Oct 31:S0015-0282(24)02341-0. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.10.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39486502.
- Chung RK, Mancuso AC, Kresowik JD. Treatment of primary infertility in McCune-Albright syndrome: a case report of a successful in vitro fertilization cycle, Fertility and Sterility Reports. 2021 May 20;2(3):352-356.doi: 10.1016/j.xfre.2021.05.001 eCollection2021 Sept.
- Sparks, A. E. & Kresowik, J. D. (2021). Infection precautions for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in assisted reproduction centers: dodging an invisible bullet. Fertility and sterility. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.01.016. PMID: 33750621. PMCID: PMC7834468.
- Ryan, G. L., Kresowik, J. D. & Shah, D. K. (2020). Avoiding exceptionalism in reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship training. Fertility and sterility. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.001. PMID: 32912636.
- Mejia, R. B., Summers, K. M., Kresowik, J. D. & Van Voorhis, B. J. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of combination letrozole and clomiphene citrate or letrozole alone for ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril 111 (3) 557-578.e1. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.11.030. PMID: 30683591.
- Kresowik, J. D., Sparks, A. E., Duran, E. H. & Shah, D. K. (2015). Lapse in embryo transfer training does not negatively affect clinical pregnancy rates for reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows. Fertil Steril 103 (3) 728-33.e2. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.102.
- Rysavy, M. B., Kresowik, J. D., Liu, D., Mains, L., Lessard, M. & Ryan, G. L. (2014). Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and sexual behavior in young women. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 27 (2) 67-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.08.009. PMID: 24405635.
- Kresowik, J. D., Devor, E. J., Van Voorhis, B. J. & Leslie, K. K. (2014). MicroRNA-31 is significantly elevated in both human endometrium and serum during the window of implantation: a potential biomarker for optimum receptivity. Biology of Reproduction. DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.116590.
- Kresowik, J. D., Sparks, A. E. & Van Voorhis, B. J. (2012). Clinical factors associated with live birth after single embryo transfer. Fertility and Sterility 98 (5) 1152-1156. PMID: 22959461.
- Kresowik, J. D., Syrop, C. H., Van Voorhis, B. J. & Ryan, G. L. (2012). Ultrasound is the optimal choice for guidance in difficult hysteroscopy. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 39 (6) 715-718.