Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Eva K. Pressman, M.D.

Dr. Pressman is currently The James R. Woods, Jr. Professor and an Associate Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine. She is Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Director of the MFM Fellowship training program. She completed her undergraduate training at Brown University and received her medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Pressman did her residency training in OB/GYN as well as a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Before coming to Rochester in 1999, Dr. Pressman was an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins from 1994-1999, where she was also Associate Director of the Ob/Gyn Residency Program, Director of the Fetal Assessment Center, and of the High Risk Obstetrical Clinic. Dr. Pressman is Board Certified in Ob/Gyn and in Maternal Fetal Medicine.

Current areas of interest:

Medical complications of pregnancy
Diabetes in pregnancy
Preterm Birth
Premature rupture of membranes
Antioxidants and the strength of the chorioamnion
Predicting birth weight from ultrasonographic measurements

How to contact Dr. Pressman:
E-Mail Address: Eva_Pressman@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: (585) 275-7824
Link to: Strong Health

Current research and publications:

Abstracts

Wall PD, Deucy EE, Glantz JC, Pressman EK. Vertical Skin Incisions Are Associated With More Wound Complications In The Obese Parturient. Oral Presentation , 2003 Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, April 26-30, New Orleans, LA.
Pressman EK, Callahan C, Glantz JC. The Benefit Of Cesarean Delivery Without Labor For Infants With Antenatally Diagnosed Gastroschisis. Poster, 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 4-7, New Orleans, LA.
Pressman EK, Pittinaro D, Woods JR. Midtrimester Amniotic Fluid Vitamin C Levels Inversely Correlate with Interleukin-6 Levels. Poster, 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 4-7, New Orleans, LA.
Holcroft C, Aina-Mumuney A, Driggers R, Heuppchen N, Pressman E, Blakemore K. Fetal blood sampling: Is intrahepatic vein fetal blood sampling as successful as percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling? Poster, 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 4-7, New Orleans, LA.
Ozcan T, Edell K,Roy J, Pressman E. The impact of induction on the labor curve in term vaginal deliveries. Poster, 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 7-12, Reno, NV.
Woodall AL, Pressman EK, Pittinaro D, Norkus EP, Woods JR. Maternal serum vitamin C and E levels in preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes. Poster, 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, March 23-26, Los Angeles, CA.
Mingione MJ, Earhart A, Ashraf M, Pittinaro D, Norkus EP, Pressman EK. Vitamin C, alpha-fetoprotein and interleukin 6 in midtrimester amniotic fluid: Correlation with pregnancy outcome. Poster, 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, March 23-26, Los Angeles, CA.
Dwyer W, Callahan C, Stevens T, Ryan R, Bode M, Pressman E. Antenatal management and outcomes of infants with gastroschisis. Poster, 2005 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Meeting, May 14-17, Washington, DC.
Ciafaloni E, Pressman EK, Loi A, Smirnow AM, Guntrum DJ, Tawil RN. The course and outcome of pregnancy and delivery in women with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Poster, 2006 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, April 1-8, San Diego, CA.
Perry S, Woodall A, Pressman E. Ultrasound findings and the decision to terminate Down syndrome pregnancies. Poster, 2006 Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 6-10, Washington, DC.
Pressman E, Kovacs C. Latency Antibiotics In Preterm Premature Rupture Of Membranes: Are They Still Indicated? Poster, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 5-10, San Francisco, CA.
Thornburg L, Cushanick K, Peterson J, McCall K, Mooney M, Pressman E. Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein In Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetics. Poster, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 5-10, San Francisco, CA.
Thornburg L, Young C, Pressman E. Accuracy of sonographic birth weight prediction in obese parturients using the gestation-adjusted projection method. Poster, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 5-10, San Francisco, CA.
Ozcan T, Pressman E, Thornburg T, Pittinaro D, Miller R, Wollman R. Prediction of preeclampsia by the metabonomic profile. Poster, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 5-10, San Francisco, CA.
Ozcan T, Edell K, Roy J, Glantz C, Pressman E. The impact of epidural analgesia on induced labor outcome. Poster, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 5-10, San Francisco, CA.
Thornburg LL, Mevorach RA, Chelamkuri S, Pressman EK. Third-trimester ultrasound for fetal pyelectasis is a better predictor of the need for postnatal surgery. Poster, 2007 Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 5-9, San Diego, CA.

Thornburg LL, Woodall A, Grace D, Ozcan T, Glantz JC, Pressman EK. Laminaria do not hasten delivery in patients undergoing second-trimester misoprostol termination. Poster, 2007 Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 5-9, San Diego, CA.

Swann S, Bertoia N, Pressman EK. Placental removal at cesarean delivery. Oral Presentation. 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 28-February 2, Dallas, TX.

Grace D, Thornburg L, Gray A, Pressman E, Stanwood N. Characteristics of women who consent to a training invasive prenatal procedure during second-trimester termination of pregnancy. Poster, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 28-February 2, Dallas, TX.

Knight K, Thornburg L, Pressman E. Pregnancy outcomes in type 2 diabetics compared with type 1 diabetics and non-diabetic controls. Poster, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 28-February 2, Dallas, TX.

Thornburg L, Grace D, Gray A, Pressman E, Stanwood N. Training for second-trimester invasive pregnancy procedures in a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship. Poster, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 28-February 2, Dallas, TX.

Thornburg L, Miles K, Pressman E, Ho M. Completion rates for ultrasound anatomic surveys in obese gravid patients compared with non-obese controls. Poster, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 28-February 2, Dallas, TX.

Thornburg L, Tsai L, Pressman E, Ho M. Rates of completion of sonographic aneuploidy screening in obese gravidas. Poster, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 28-February 2, Dallas, TX.

Papers

Wall PD, Deucy EE, Glantz JC, Pressman EK. Vertical skin incisions and wound complications in the obese parturient. Obstet Gynecol 2003; 102(5):952-6.
Pressman EK, Cavanaugh JL, Mingione M, Norkus EP, Woods JR. Effects of maternal antioxidant supplementation on maternal and fetal antioxidant levels: A randomized, double-blind study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003; 189(6):1720-5.
Ciafaloni E, Pressman EK, Loi A, Smirnow AM, Guntrum DJ, Tawil RN. Pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Neurology 2006; 67(10):1887–1889.

Mingione MJ, Pressman EK, Woods JR. Prevention of PPROM: Current and future strategies. J Mat Fetal Neonat Med 2006; 19(12):783-789.

Ozcan T, Thornburg L, Mingione M, Pressman E. Use of middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity and intrauterine transfusion for management of twin–twin transfusion and single fetal intrauterine demise. J Mat Fetal Neonat Med 2006; 19(12):819-821.

Perry, S; Woodall, A; Pressman, EK. Association of ultrasound findings with decision to continue Down syndrome pregnancies. Community Genetics 2007; 10(4):227-230.
Thornburg LL, Mevorach RA, Chelamkuri S, Pressman EK Third Trimester Ultrasound of Fetal Pyelectasis: Predictor for Postnatal Surgery. Journal of Pediatric Urology (in press 2007).

Updated October 31, 2007