ASAF FERBER, M.D.                     

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place of Work:                        45 E. 85th Street, New York, NY 10028

                                                Phone No. 212-535-4611

Affiliation:                              Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

                                                Lenox Hill Hospital

                                                Phone No. (Office): 212-434-2160

Date and Place of Birth:          January 7, 1963; Rehovot, Israel.

Email address:                         ferbermd@gmail.com

Marital Status:                                    Married + 3

 

A.        EDUCATION

2007-Present                           Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology / College of Medicine – State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

2005                                        New York State License No. 236032

2001-2005                               Residency in the Ob/Gyn Department, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York.

                                                Chairman: Prof. Michael Y. Divon

1999-2002                               Research Fellowship – Lenox Hill Hospital, New York.

2000                                        Professional license in Ob/Gyn (Israeli) - No. 17539

1993-1999                               Residency in the Ob/Gyn Department, Rabin Medical                                             Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel.

                                                Chairman: Prof. Zion Ben-Rafael.

1992-1993                               Internship: Elias Sorasky Medical Medical Center,                                                   Tel-Aviv, Israel.

1993                                        M.D. license (Israeli) - No. 25832

1992                                        Doctoral dissertation: “Ovulation induction coupled with artificial semen insemination as treatment for barren couples with male infertility”

                                                Supervisors: Prof. Neri Laufer & Dr. Natan Mordel

                                                “Hadassah” Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

1985 - 1991                             M.D., The Hebrew University, “Hadassah” Medical                                                School, Jerusalem Israel.                    

1987                                        Tutor of Anatomy and Histology to medical students at                                          the Hebrew University.

1985 - 1988                             B. Med. Scs, The Hebrew University, “Hadassah”                                                   Medical School, Jerusalem Israel.

1977 - 1981                             High School - Rishon Le Zion, Israel.

 

B.        FURTHER STUDIES

2005                                        Written Board Exam OB/GYN- passed

2004                                        Step III ECFMG

2001                                        Statistics – Quantitative Analysis - SIPA, Columbia University, New York

1998                                        Step II ECFMG

1998                                        Step I ECFMG

                                                English Test - Passed

1993                                        Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

                                                The Israel Association for the Advancement of Trauma                                            Care.

1988                                        Advanced cardiac life support techniques of                          cardiopulmonary resuscitation (held in accordance with the ACLS standards of the American Heart                                                                                                                                                                                               Association). By the Israeli-American Heart                              Association and American Heart Association.

                                                The Hebrew University, “Hadassah” Medical Center,                                              Jerusalem, Israel.

 

B.1      SPECIAL PROJECTS

            C - labeled NMR studies of fetal cerebral metabolism under normal and      pathological conditions.

            Under the supervision of Prof. Aviva Lapidot, Department of Organic        Chemistry, Weitzman Institute of Sciences, 1998.

 

 

C.        PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2002-Present               American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

 

 

D.        HONORS

2005                            Best presentation by a resident – Resident Research Day

Hospital June 15, 2005

2005                            The Sixteenth Annual John O. Vieta award for academic excellence and personal achievement

2004                            Organon Resident Research Award for an outstanding research – Lenox Hill Hospital

2004                            Best presentation by a resident – Resident Research Day

Lenox Hill Hospital June 16, 2004

2003                            Organon Resident Research Award for an outstanding research

                                    – Lenox Hill Hospital

2001                            Lenox Hill Hospital – Recognition and Reward Program

                                    Special Award and Certificate of Achievement

1988                            B. Med Sc. With honors – Magna Cum Laude

1987/8                         Dean’s list & Financial Scholarship,

                                    The Hebrew University, “Hadassah” Medical School,                                              Jerusalem, Israel.

1986/7                         Dean’s list & Financial Scholarship,

                                    The Hebrew University, “Hadassah” Medical School,                                              Jerusalem, Israel.

 

E.         CONSULTANTSHIPS

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology- Review Board   

 

F.         PRESENTATION AT GRAND ROUNDS

1.         June 11, 2003, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY. The role of Nucleated Red Blood Cell counts in modern obstetrics.

2.         June 15, 2005, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY. Redefining Prolonged Pregnancy: Life and Death Consequences for Mother and Fetus

 

G.        LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

 

G.1       PEER REVIEW JOURNALS

1.         Farhi J, Homburg R, Ferber A, Orvieto R, Ben- Rafael Z. Non-response to ovarian stimulation in normogonadotopic, normogonadal women: a clinical sign of impending onset of ovarian failure pre-empting the rise in basal follicle stimulating hormone levels. Hum Reprod 1997,12:241-3.

2.         Peleg D, Orvieto R, Ferber A, Ben-Rafael Z. Maternal supraventricular tachycardia recorded as apparent fetal heart rate in a case of fetal demise. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1998,77:786-7.

3.         Bar-Hava I, Orvieto R, Ferber A, Krissi H, Rath-Walfson L, Gal R, Ben-Rafael Z. Asymptomatic postmenopausal intrauterine fluid accumulation, characterization and significance. Climacteric 1998,1:279-83.

4.         Peleg D, Ferber A, Orvieto R, Bar-Hava I, Ben-Rafael Z. Single intrauterine fetal demise (Fetus papyraceus) caused by uterine trauma in twins pregnancy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1998,80:175-6.

5.         Ferber A, Ben-Rafael Z, Hod M. Intrauterine metabolism and fetal growth – long-term consequences. Harefua 1999,136:554-9. 

6.         Ferber A, Peleg D, Bar-Hava I, Ben-Rafael Z. Optimal fetal outcome despite persistent sinusoidal FHR pattern after external cephalic version. J Ob Gyn 1999,19:314-5.

7.         Bar-Hava I, Orvieto R, Ferber A, Ashkenazi J, Dicker D, Ben-Rafael Z.     Standard in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection in advanced        female age - what may be expected? Gynecol Endocrinol 1999,13:93-7.

8.         Bar-Hava I, Ferber A, Ashkenazi J, Orvieto R, Kaplan B, Bar J, Peleg D, Ben-Rafael Z. Does female age affect embryo morphology? Gynecol Endocrinol 1999,13:371-4.

9.         Divon MY, Ferber A. Evidence-based antepartum fetal testing. Prenat Neonat Med 2000,5:3-8.

10.       Pinkas H, Orvieto R, Avrech OM, Rufas O, Ferber A, Ben-Rafael Z, Fisch B. Gonadotropin stimulation following GnRH-a priming for poor responders in in vitro fertilization – embryo transfer programs. Gynecol Endocrinol 2000,14:11-4.

11.       Bar-Hava I, Ferber A, Ashkenazi J, Dicker D, Ben-Rafael Z, Orvieto R. Natural-cycle in vitro fertilization in women aged over 44 years. Gynecol Endocrinol, 2000,14:248-52.

12.       Linder N, Ferber A, Kopilov U, Smetana Z, Barzilai A, Mendelson E, Sirota L. Reported exposure to chickenpox: a predictor of positive anti-varicella-zoster antibodies in parturient women. Fetal Diagn Ther 2001;16:423-6. 

13.       Ferber A, Onyeije CI, Zelop CM, O’Reilly-Green C, Divon MY. Maternal pain and anxiety in genetic amniocentesis: expectation versus reality. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002, 19:13-6.

14.       Ferber A, Akyol D, Kane LA, Grassi A, Divon MY. Nucleated red blood cells in human fetal scalp capillary blood samples – A feasibility study. J maternal fetal med, 2002, 11:26-9.

15.       Levy R, Ferber A, Ben-Arie A, Paz B, Hazan Y, Blickstein I, Hagay ZJ. A randomized comparison of early versus late amniotomy following cervical ripening with a Foley catheter.  BJOG, 2002, 109:168-72.

16.       Worth J, Onyeije CI, Ferber A, Pondo JS, Divon MY. The association between fetal and maternal sleep patterns in third-trimester pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002; 186:924-5.

17.       Divon MY, Ferber A, Nisell H, Westgren M. Male gender predisposes to prolongation of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:1081-3.

Also cited at Infants to Adolescents: Research Update, January 2003, Vol. 4(1).

18.     Ferber A, Grassi A, Akyol D, O’Reilly-Green C, Divon MY. The association of fetal heart rate patterns with nucleated red blood cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003, 188:1228-30.

19.       Akyol D, Hajdu C, Ferber A, O’Reilly-Green C, Giancotti FR, Dorsett B, Opher E, Divon MY. Fine needle aspiration in the evaluation of nucleated red blood cells in the human placenta. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003,189:155-8.

20.       Linder N, Taller-Gozani E, German B, Duvdevani P, Ferber A, Sirota L. Placental transfer of measles antibodies: effect of gestational age and maternal vaccination status. Vaccine 2004 Mar 29;22(11-12):1509-14.

21.       Divon MY, Ferber A, Sanderson M, Nissel H, Westgrem M. A functional definition of prolonged pregnancy based on a daily fetal and neonatal mortality rates. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2004, 23:423-6.

22.       Weissmann-Brenner A, O’Reilly-Green C, Ferber A, Divon MY. Does the availability of maternal HbA1c results improve the accuracy of sonographic diagnosis of macrosomia? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2004, 23:466-71.

23.       Ferber A, Fridel Z, Weissmann-Brenner A, Minior VK, Divon MY. Are elevated fetal nucleated red blood cell counts an indirect reflection of enhanced erythropoietin activity? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004, 190:1473-5.

24.     Perri T, Ferber A, Digli A, Rabizadeh E, Weissmann-Brenner A, Divon MY. Nucleated red blood cells in uncomplicated prolonged pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2004, 104:372-6.

25.       Ferber A, Minior VK, Bornstein E, Divon MY. Fetal “nonreassuring status” is associated with elevation of nucleated red blood cell counts and Interleukin-6. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005, 192:1427-9.

26.       Bornstein E, Barnhard Y, Donnenfeld A, Ferber A, Divon MY. Fetal pyelectasis: Does fetal gender modify the risk of major trisomies? Obstet Gynecol 2006, 107: 877-9.

27.       Hackmon R, Bornstein E, Ferber A, Horani J, O’Reilly-Green C, Divon MY. Combined analysis with amniotic fluid index and estimated fetal weight for prediction of severe macrosomia at birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007 Apr;196:333.e1-4.

28.       Hackmon R, James J, O'Reilly Green C, Ferber A, Barnhard Y, Divon MY. The impact of maternal age, body mass index and maternal weight gain on the glucose challenge test in pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2007, 20:253-7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.2      CHAPTERS

1.         Ferber A, Peleg D, Ben-Rafael Z. Postpartum: early and late complications. In: Schenker JG, Elchalal U (eds): Textbook of Gynecology. Tel-Aviv, Israel, Dyonon publishing house, 1999.

2.         Ferber A. Maternal complications of fetal macrosomia. In: Macrosomia, Divon MY (guest editor), Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lippincot, Williams and Wilkins, Publishers, Philadelphia, Vol. 43, No. 2, June 2000, pp. 335-9.

3.         Divon MY, Ferber A. Fetal Growth Restriction – Definition, Classification & Etiology. In: Up To Date, Lockwood CJ (ed). Clinical Reference Library (www.uptodate.com)  

4.         Divon MY, Ferber A. Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry – An update. Seminars in Perinatology. W.B Saunders Company. Vol 25, No. 1, February 2001.

5.         Divon MY, Ferber A. Fetal Growth Restriction – Diagnosis I, II. In: Up To Date, Lockwood CJ (ed). Clinical Reference Library (www.uptodate.com)  

6.         Divon MY, Ferber A. The role of nucleated red blood cells in obstetrics. In: The Fetus as a Patient – The Evolving Challenge. Chervenak FA, Kurjak A, Papp Z (eds.). The Parthenon Publishing Group, Boca Raton, April 2002.

7.         Ferber A, Sicherman N. The amniocentesis report – an Internet site                  (www.amniocentesis.org)

8.         Divon MY, Ferber A. Doppler evaluation of the fetus. In: A critique of fetal surveillance tests, Druzin ML (guest editor), Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lippincot, Williams and Wilkins, Publishers, Philadelphia, Vol. 45, No. 4, December 2002, pp. 1015-25.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.3      CASE REPORTS

1.         Weissmann-Brenner A, Ferber A, O’Reilly-Green C, Avila C, Grassi A, Divon MY. Inferior vena cava thrombosis presenting as nonimmune hydrops in a fetus of a diabetic mother with subsequent neonatal diagnosis of antithrombin III deficiency. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2004;23:194-7.

2.       Hackmon R, Barnhard Y, Lescale KB, Luciano DE, Ferber A, Divon MY. Is notching in the umbilical artery Doppler waveform a benign finding? J Ultrasound Med 2005, 24:1561-4.

3.         Bornstein E, Barnhard Y, Ferber A, Segarra P, Divon MY. Acute progression of a unilateral fetal ovarian cyst to complex bilateral cysts causing acute polyhydramnios. J Ultrasound Med 2006, 25:523-6.

 

G.4      LETTERS TO EDITORS

1.         Divon MY, Ferber A. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;192:1351.

 

H.        ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1.         Bar-Hava I, Ferber A, Orvieto R, Vardimon D, Weissman A, Nelinger R, Manor Y, Ashkenazi R, Ben-Rafael Z. The epidemiologic - sonographic characteristics of the postmenopausal intrauterine fluid accumulation phenomenon.         The 6th World Congress of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology,         Rotterdam, October 27 – October 31, 1996.    Abst. # 0037

2.         Shelef M, Bar-Hava I, Feldberg D, Sevilla J, Schwartz A, Brengauz M, Ashkenazi J, Ferber A, Ben-Rafael Z. Second immediate ejaculate during assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment. The Annual Meeting of the Israel Fertility Association, Herzelia, April 14 – April 15, 1997. Abst.#: 41

3.         Bar-Hava I, Zhavi Z, Brxeniski A, Ferber A, Krissi H, Orvieto R, Rath-Wolfson L, Gal R, Ben-Rafael Z. Postmenopausal asymptomatic intra-uterine fluid accumulation: characterization and significance. The North American Menopause Society, 8th Annual Meeting, Boston,            Mass. September 4 – September 6, 1997. Abst.# 97,024

4.         Bar-Hava I, Ferber A, Orvieto R, Ashkenazi J, Feldberg D, Shelef M, Schwartz A, Ben-Rafael Z. Natural-cycle in-vitro fertilization in the elderly (44-year old) infertile            population.     The Annual Meeting of the Israel Fertility Association, Tel-Aviv, April 1998.       Abst.# L-61

5.         Bar-Hava I, Yoeli R, Orvieto R, Ashkenazi J, Krissi H, Ferber A, Schwartz A, Shelef M, Ben-Rafael Z. Is there a difference in pregnancy potential between in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection embryos? The 14th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Goteburg, Sweden, June 1998. Abst.# R - 092

6.         Ferber A, Hod M, Lerman M, Levy Schiff R, Peled Y, Bar J, Ben-Rafael Z. Developmental outcome of offspring of diabetic mothers: biological and environmental factors (Oral presentation). The 12th Congress of the Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, Haifa, Israel, January 13 – January 14, 1999.      

7.         Ferber A, Hod M, Lerman M, Levy Schiff R, Peled Y, Bar J, Ben-Rafael Z. Developmental outcome of offspring of diabetic mothers: biological and environmental factors. The 1999 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, January 18 – January 23, 1999. Abst.# 105

8.         O’Reilly-Green C, Onyeije C, Ferber A, Divon MY. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of amniotic fluid index (AFI) for prediction of oligohydramnios or meconium in prolonged pregnancies. The 2000 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, January 31 - February 5, 2000. Abst.# 480

9.         O’Reilly-Green C, Onyeije C, Ferber A, Divon MY. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of cervical ripeness for the prediction of cesarean delivery after induction in nulliparas with prolonged pregnancies. The 2000 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, January 31 - February 5, 2000. Abst. # 519

10.       Ashkenazi J, Ferber A, Yoeli R, Orvieto R, Shelef M, Schwartz A, Feldberg D, Voliovich I, Ben-Rafael Z, Bar-Hava I. Effect of adding estrogen to luteal phase support in selected patients undergoing assisted reproduction technology cycles. The International Congress on Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology: Challenges in the 3rd millennium. Tel Aviv, April 2000.

11.       Divon MY, Sanderson M, Minior VK, Ferber A, Haglund B, Westgren M. Birth weight for gestational age percentiles in the prediction of perinatal outcome at term. The 2001 SMFM Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 5 - February 10, 2001. Abst.# 161

12.       Ferber A, Onyeije CI, Parikh S, Grassi A, Divon MY. The association of abnormal FHR patterns with Nucleated Red Blood Cells. The 2001 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 5 - February 10, 2001. Abst.# 431

13.       Ferber A, Dobtsis I, O’Reilly-Green C, Onyeije CI, Grassi A, Divon MY. The absence of fetal heart rate accelerations predicts elevated nucleated red blood cells. The 2001 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 5 - February 10, 2001.Abst. # 441

14.       Divon, MY, Sanderson M, Ferber A, Haglund B, O’Reilly-Green C, Westgren M. Does prolonged pregnancy predict adverse perinatal outcome?

The 2001 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 5 - February 10, 2001. Abst.# 564

15.       Divon MY, Ferber A, Haglund B, Westgren M. Male gender is an etiology for postdates pregnancy. The 2001 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 5 - February 10, 2001. Abst.# 565

16.       Onyeije CI, Behnem N, Ferber A, Divon MY. The prognostic implications of Helicobacter Pylori seropositivity in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum. The 2001 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 5 - February 10, 2001. Abst. # 660

17.       Ferber A, Akyol D, Grassi A, Divon MY. Perinatal nucleated red blood cell counts; the impact of gestational age, sampling site and observer variability. The 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, Canada, March 14 – March 17, 2001. Abst. # 406

18.       Ferber A, Akyol D, Kane LA, Onyeije CI, Grassi A, Divon MY. Nucleated red blood cells in human fetal scalp capillary blood samples – a feasibility study. The 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, Canada, March 14 – March 17, 2001. Abst. # 217

19.       Divon MY, Ferber A, Sicherman N, Fishman R, Haglund B, Westgren M. Prolonged pregnancy is not associated with cessation of fetal growth. The 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, Canada, March 14 – March 17, 2001. Abst. # 403

20.       Ferber A, Akyol D, Grassi A, Divon MY. The diagnosis of “large for gestational age” in the non-diabetic pregnant patient does not imply an increased incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, Canada, March 14 – March 17, 2001. Abst. # 636

21.       Onyeije CI, Worth J, Ferber A, Divon MY. The role of fetal sleep patterns on maternal perception of sleep quality in the third trimester of pregnancy. The 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, Canada, March 14 – March 17, 2001. Abst. # 645

22.       Yulzari-Roll V, Yoeli R, Perri T, Orvieto R, Kerner R, Ferber A, Ashkenazi J, Dekel A, Ben-Rafael Z, Bar-Hava I. Should in vitro fertilization cycles be cancelled due to long stimulation period? (Oral presentation). The Annual Meeting of the Israel Fertility Association (IFA), Tel-Aviv, Israel, May 30-31, 2001.

23.       Yoeli R, Orvieto R, Ashkenazi J, Voliovitch I, Kerner R, Ferber A, Shelef M, Schwartz A, Dekel A, Ben-Rafael Z, Bar-Hava I. Does embryo quality differ between intracytoplasmic sperm injection and in vitro fertilization performed in sibling oocytes? (Oral presentation). The Annual Meeting of the Israel Fertility Association (IFA), Tel-Aviv, Israel, May 30-31, 2001.

24.       Ferber A, Yoeli R, Orvieto R, Kerner R, Ashkenazi J, Voliovich I, Dekel

A, Ben-Rafael Z, Bar-Hava I. Two routes of progesterone administration for luteal support in in-vitro fertilization cycles, a comparison study. The 17th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2001.

25.       Yoeli R, Orvieto R, Ashkenazi J, Voliovitch I, Kerner R, Ferber A, Shelef M, Schwartz A, Dekel A, Ben-Rafael Z, Bar-Hava I. Comparison of embryo quality between intracytoplasmic sperm injection and standard in-vitro fertilization in sibling oocytes (Oral presentation). The 17th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and       Embryology, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2001.

26.       Yulzari-Roll V, Yoeli R, Perri T, Orvieto R, Kerner R, Ferber A, Ashkenazi J, Dekel A, Ben-Rafael Z, Bar-Hava I. Prolonged stimulation in assisted reproductive technology, should the cycle be abandoned? The 17th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2001.

27.       Lindstrom K, Fernell E, Otterbland-Olausson P, Ferber A, Minior V, Westgren M, Divon MY. The impact of prolonged pregnancy on neurodevelopmental outcome. The 2002 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, January 14 – January 19, 2002. Abst.# 88

28.       Akyol D, Hajdu CH, Ferber A, O’Reilly-Green C, Opher E, Divon M. Nucleated red blood cells in the human placenta. The 2002 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, January 14 – January 19, 2002. Abst.# 563

29.       Ferber A, Zelop C, Akyol D, Divon M. The association of oligohydramnios with fetal nucleated red blood cell count. The 2002 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, January 14 – January 19, 2002. Abst.# 568

30.       Hajdu CH, Akyol D, Ferber A, Opher E, Divon MY. Placental FNA, a novel reliable method for evaluating intrauterine fetal hypoxia. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, February 23 - March 1, 2002. Abst.#1293 

31.       Ferber A, Giuliano M, Akyol D, Grassi A, Divon M. Predication of short-term perinatal outcome in spontaneous deliveries resulting in very low birth weight infants. The 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Los Angeles, California, March 20 – March 23, 2002. Abst. # 101

32.       Akyol D, Hajdu CH, Giancotti F, Dorsett B, Ferber A, Opher E, Divon MY. Fine needle aspiration of the human placenta as a source of fetal nucleated red blood cells. The 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Los Angeles, California, March 20 – March 23, 2002. Abst. # 485

33.       Ferber A, Akyol D, Onyeije CI, Grassi A, Divon MY. The association of abnormal FHR patterns with Nucleated Red Blood Cells. New York Obstetrical Society, Resident and Fellow Research Night, New York, New York, April 9, 2002.

34.       Divon MY, Ferber A. The role of nucleated red blood cells in the management of the growth restricted fetus. The 18th International Congress of The Fetus as a Patient, Budapest, Hungary, April 25 – April 29, 2002.

35.       Akyol D, Hajdu C, Ferber A, O’Reilly-Green C, Giancotti FR, Dorsett B, Opher E, Divon MY. Placental fine needle aspiration for obtaining nucleated red blood cells in the human placenta. The 2003 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, February 3 – February 8, 2003. Abst.# 432

36.       Ferber A, Shahim E, Weissmann-Brenner A, Divon MY. Fetal scalp nucleated red blood cell counts in pregnancies with meconium stained amniotic fluid. The 2004 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, February 2 – February 7, 2004. Abst.# 447

37.       Minior V, Levine B, Guller S, Ferber A, Verma K, Nathanielsz P, Divon MY. Antenatal fetal hypoxemia gradually increases fetal nucleated red blood cells in a rat model. The 2005 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 7 – February 12, 2005.

38.       Ferber A, Minior V, Bornstein E, Divon MY. Interleukin-6 as a potential mediator of acute intrapartum elevation of fetal NRBC counts. The 2005 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Reno, Nevada, USA, February 7 – February 12, 2005.

39.       Minior VK, Levine B, Guller S, Nathanielsz PW, Ferber A, Divon MY. Elevation of fetal nucleated red blood cells is proportional to duration of fetal asphyxia and degree of fetal growth restriction. J Soc Gynecol Invest Vol. 12 No. 2 (supplement), February 2005.

40.       Hackmon R, Barnhard Y, Lascale KB, Luciano D, Ferber A, Divon MY. Is notching in the umbilical artery Doppler waveform a benign finding? A case report. The 15th world congress on ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, Vancouver, Canada, September 25-29, 2005. Abst.#P10.35

41.       Hackmon R, Lascale KB, Horani J, Ferber A, Divon MY. Can severe macrosomia be detected at the time of nuchal translucency screening? The 15th world congress on ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, Vancouver, Canada, September 25-29, 2005. Abst.#P03.02

42.       Divon MY, Ferber A, Minior VK, Otterblat-Olausson P, Westgren M. Fetal and Maternal consequences of delivery for prolonged pregnancy. The 2006 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, January 30 – February 4, 2006.

 

 

 

43.       Bornstein E, Barnhard Y, Donnenfeld A, Ferber A, Divon MY. Fetal pyelectasis: The impact of an abnormal serum screen on the risk of major trisomies. The 2006 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, January 30 – February 4, 2006.

44.       Bornstein E, Barnhard Y, Donnenfeld A, Ferber A, Divon MY. Fetal pyelectasis: Does fetal gender modify the risk of major trisomies? The 2006 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, January 30 – February 4, 2006.

45.       Hackmon R, Bornstein E, Ferber A, Horani J, O'Reilly Green CP, Divon MY. Can the AFI predict severe macrosomia? The 2006 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, January 30 – February 4, 2006.

46.       Divon MY, Feldman N, Sicherman N, Minior VK, Ferber A. Estimation of Maternal Mortality Rates Associated with Elective Delivery at 39 Weeks’ Gestation. The 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Los Angeles, California, March 26 – March 29, 2008.