Loralei Thornburg , M.D.

Dr. Thornburg began fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine in July 2005. She received her undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College graduating cum laude, and her medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan where she received the David S. Diamond Memorial Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, where she also served as administrative chief resident during the final year of her residency.  She received the Ward L Ekas, the George C. Trombetta, the Obstetrical Perinatology, Dr. Curtis J. Lund, and the Creog Awards for leadership and teaching during the course of her residency.  She is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Current areas of interest

Preterm premature rupture of membranes, Maternal obesity, and Ultrasound

How to contact Dr. Thornburg

E-Mail Address: loralei_thornburg@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: (585) 275-7480

Current research and publications

Abstracts:  

• Completion rates for ultrasound anatomic surveys in obese gravid patients compared with cessation counseling from both a patient and provider perspective non-obese controls Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dallas January 2008
• Rates of completion of “soft marker” aneuploidy screening in obese gravidas Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dallas January 2008
• Pregnancy outcomes in Type 2 Diabetics compared with Type 1 diabetics and non-diabetic controls. Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dallas January 2008
• Training for second-trimester invasive pregnancy procedures in a Maternal-Fetal medicine fellowship. Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dallas January 2008

• Characteristics of women who consent to a training invasive prenatal procedure during second-trimester termination of pregnancy.  Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dallas January 2008

• Fellowship training for cordocentesis across the country. Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dallas January 2008

• Third trimester Ultrasound for Fetal Pyelectasis: Predictor of Postnatal surgery.  Thornburg, L et al.  Poster Presentation, Northeast Section of the American Urology Association annual meeting, Rochester, NY September 2007.
• Comprehensive Education and Promotion of Lifelong Learning during Residency Training:
  A Blackboard course.  Thornburg L, Page C, Queenan RA.  Poster Presentation, Faculty Development Colloquium, Rochester, NY June 2007.
• Laminaria do not hasten delivery in patients ndergoing second trimester misoprostol termination.  Thornburg, L et al.  Poster Presentation, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Annual Clinical Meeting, San Diego, CA May 2007.
• Third trimester Ultrasound for Fetal Pyelectasis is a Better Predictor of the need for Postnatal surgery.  Thornburg, L et al.  Poster Presentation, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Annual Clinical Meeting, San Diego, CA May 2007.
• The Perceived Effects of the Elimination of 24-Hour Call on Resident Education, Wellbeing and Patient Care. Bonham A, Rossi B, Thornburg L, McNanley T.  APGO/CREOG, Salt Lake City, NV March 2007.
• Accuracy of sonographic birth weight prediction in obese parturients using the gestation-adjusted projection method.  Thornburg, L. et al.  Poster Presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA February 2007.
• Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.  Thornburg, L. et al.  Poster resentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA February 2007.
• Prediction of Preeclampsia by the metabonomic profile.  Ozcan, T. et al.  Poster Presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, San Francisco, CA February 2007.

Educational Contributions & Writings:

• “Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” The 5-Minute OB/GYN Clinical Consult, 1st Edition. Ed. Hillard, P. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
• “Third Trimester Vaginal Bleeding” Manual of Obstetrics, 7th Edition.  Ed. Evans, AT. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia PA, 2007

Peer-Review Publications:

• Third Trimester Ultrasound of Fetal Pyelectasis: Predictor for Postnatal Surgery.  Thornburg L, Pressman E., Chelamkuri S, Hulbert W., Rabinowitz R., Mevorach R.  Journal of Pediatric Urology, in press.
• Use of middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity and intrauterine transfusion for management of twin-twin transfusion and single fetal intrauterine demise.  Ozcan, T., Thornburg L., Mingione M., Pressman P. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 19(12), 2006. 819-21.
• Gabapentin, estrogen, and placebo for treating hot flushes: a randomized controlled trial. Reddy SY. Warner H. Guttuso T Jr. Messing S. DiGrazio W. Thornburg L. Guzick DS. Obstetrics & Gynecology 108(1), 2006. 41-8.
• Paper received ACOG/Roy M. Pitkin Award for 2006, San Diego CA 2007
• Validation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Screen for Prenatal Alcohol Use in Northern Plains Indian Women.  Bull et al. American Journal of Preventative Medicine 16(3), 1999. 240-242.
• Relationship of Prenatal Alcohol Use with Maternal and Prenatal Factors in American Indian Women. Kvigne VL et al. Social Biology 45(3-4), 1998. 214-222.

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