2026
2026 ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics) Conference Presentations
- Lee R, Wu,S, Herron M, Dartawan R, Levine I, Preis H, Gnofam M, Herrera K, Garry D, Heiselman C. Fetal Fraction Percentages on Cell-Free DNA as Predictors of Preterm Birth and Hypertensive Disorders
- Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Lee R, Roser B, Milone G, Avila C, Hussain A, Herrera K, Garry D. First Trimester Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia as Part of a Uniquely Severe Genetic Anomaly: A Pathogenic 8.09MB Terminal 15q26 Deletion. 2026 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Baltimore, MD. 2026 March 12.
2026 American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 57th Annual Conference
- Gonsalves Z, Burghard A, Lee R, Garry D, Herrera K, Heiselman C. Does neighborhood disadvantage affect pregnant patients with opioid use disorder (OUD)? American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 57th Annual Conference, Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science in San Diego, CA. April 25, 2026.
2026 The Association for Medical Ultrasound (AIUM) Annual Convention
- Lee R, Gonsalves Z, Madigan C, Heiselman C, Avila C. Atypical Intertwin Vascular Anastomoses in a Monozygotic Dichorionic Twin Gestation Presenting as a “Functional Monozygotic Monochorionic:” A Case Report. The Association for Medical Ultrasound (AIUM) 2026 Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA. 2026 May 28.
- Lee R, Gonsalves Z, Herrera K, Avila C. Fetal Right Ventricular Myocarditis in Pregnancies Complicated by Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection. The Association for Medical Ultrasound (AIUM) 2026 Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA. 2026 May 29.
2026 SMFM (Society Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Abstracts
- Burghard, A. C., Gonsalves Z, Lee R, DeIeso-Frechette F, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Sanchez L. P., Tayyab M, Garry D, Herrera K, & Heiselman, C. (2026). Postpartum pain scores in patients maintained on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 46th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 8–13, 2026.
- Gonsalves Z, Burghard A. C., Lee R., Korgaonkar-Cherala C., Garry D, Herrera K, & Heiselman, C. (2026). Are characteristics in pregnancies with opioid use disorder (OUD) associated with neighborhood disadvantage? Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 46th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 8–13, 2026.
- Gobioff S, Gonsalves Z, Herrera K, & Heiselman, C. (2026). Geopolitical variation in MFM fellowship website diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) elements. Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 46th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 8–13, 2026.
- Parikh B, Gnofam M, Pattanaik R, Franz B, Yang T, Stetler E, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Preis H, Garry D, Heiselman C, & Herrera, K. (2026). Compliance and side effects of iron vs. placebo for non-anemic iron deficiency in pregnancy. Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 46th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 8–13, 2026.
- Parikh B, Gnofam M., Pattanaik R, Franz B, Yang T, Stetler E, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Preis H, Garry D, Heiselman C, & Herrera, K. (2026). Role of iron supplementation in pregnant women with non-anemic iron deficiency: A randomized controlled trial. Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 46th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 8–13, 2026.
- Heiselman C, Whitney C, Gerardi G, Farkas E, Ramos-Vargas A, Lis N, & Preis, H. (2026). Fear of childbirth among pregnant women: Sociodemographic and discrimination influences in a community sample. Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 46th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 8–13, 2026.
2026 20th Women in Medicine Science Research Day
- Gobioff S, Gonsalves Z, Herrera K, & Heiselman, C. (2026). Geopolitical variation in MFM fellowship website diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) elements. Presented at the 20th Women in Medicine and Science Research Day, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, March 11, 2026.
2026 Women's Health Research Conference
- Lee R, Wu S, Herron M, Dartawan R, Levine I, Preis H, Gnofam M, Herrera K, Garry D, & Heiselman, C. (2026). Fetal fraction percentages on cell-free DNA as predictors of preterm birth and hypertensive disorders. Presented at the Stony Brook Women’s Health Research Conference, Stony Brook, NY, March 25, 2026.
- Gerardi G, Lee R, Gonsalves Z, Doscas C, Chung S, Heiselman C, & Herrera, K. (2026). Examining community engagement in perinatal research: A scoping review of community-academic partnerships in the United States. Presented at the Stony Brook Women’s Health Research Conference, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, March 25, 2026.
2025
2025 ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics) Conference Presentations
- Gonzalves Z, Lee R, Herrera K, Choi J, Korgonkar-Cherala C, Heiselman C. Expanding the Prenatal and Postnatal Phenotype of 1q21.1 Duplication A Case Report
2025 SMFM (Society Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Abstracts
- Lee R, Heiselman C, Stetler E, Gonsalves Z, Herrera K, Garry D. A Comparison of Newborn Birthweights Between Opioid Use Disorders Treated with Methadone vs Buprenorphine
- Gonsalves Z, Lee R, Chaitali Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Kimberly Herrera, Cassandra Heiselman. Variations in MFM Fellowship Clinical Competency through Curriculum Requirements Surpassing ACGME ABOG Minimums by Geo Region
- Tiffany Yang, Hannah Agoglia, David Garry, Samantha Gobioff, Cassandra Heiselman.Ethnic Racial Diff in Preg. Outcomes for Patients Requiring Antepartum Antihypertensive Maintenance for Non-Severe Hypertension
- Tiffany Yang, Hannah Agoglia, David Garry, Cassandra Heiselman. Hypertensive Control and Delivery Outcomes with Use of Oral Antihypertensives in Pregnancy for Non-Severe Hypertension
- Zenobia Gonsalves, Rachel Lee, Lama Noureddine, Kimberly Herrera, Cassandra Heiselman. Do Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Websites Adequately Depict Training Opportunities?
- Oladunni Ogundipe, Michelle Carfagno, Adeola Adeyeye, Cassandra Heiselman, Kimberly Herrera. Hypertensive Disorders and Postpartum Follow Up: Care In and Outside the Hospital
2025 The Association for Medical Ultrasound (AIUM) Annual Convention
- Lee R, Garry D, Herrera K, Choi J, Heiselman C, Bernasko J, Gonsalves Z, Stetler E, Yang T, Avila C. A Case Series: Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Therapy in Pregnancies Complicated by Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection in the Second Trimester. The Association for Medical Ultrasound (AIUM) 2025 Annual Convention in Orlando, FL. 2025 March 30.
2024
2024 SMFM (Society Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Abstracts
- Heiselman C, Momper J, Nachman S, Jean-Philippe P, Capparelli E.
Impact of Pregnancy on Ceftriaxone Pharmacokinetics and Treatment of Syphilis- Physiologic-Based Population PK Modeling Approach - M. Acosta-Martinez, C. Jean-Baptiste, Z. Shao, O. Abuzeid, C. Heiselman, D. Garry.
Circulating EV-miRNA profile in pregnant persons with opioid use disorder treated with buprenorphine - E. Stetler, T. Yang, O. Ogundipe, L. Stewart, C. Korgaonkar-Cherala, J. Kim, R. Pattanaik, E. Zambrano Alvarez, K. Herrera, D. Garry, D. Garretto, C. Heiselman
Differences in dosing strategies and perinatal outcomes for pregnant persons on buprenorphine compared with buprenorphine-naloxone - O. Ogundipe, E. Stetler, C. Korgaonkar-Cherala, J. Kim, L. Stewart, G. Lo Monaco, R. Pattanaik, K. Herrera, D. Garry, D. Garretto, C. Heiselman
Differences in Dosing Strategies and Perinatal Outcomes for Pregnant Patients on Buprenorphine Compared with Methadone - T. Yang, J. Kim, E. Stetler, C. Chan, O. Ogundipe, C. Korgaonkar-Cherala, L. Stewart, E. Zambrano Alvarez, G. Lo Monaco, K. Herrera, D. Garry, D. Garretto, C. Heiselman
Antepartum Multidisciplinary Approach Improves Postpartum Pain Scores in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder - C. Korgaonkar-Cherala, E. Stetler, L. Stewart, O. Ogundipe, J. Kim, R. Pattanaik, D. Garry, K. Herrera, D. Garretto, C. Heiselman.
Infant developmental delays at well visit encounters in infants exposed to MOUD buprenorphine or methadone - C. Korgaonkar-Cherala, I. Khattaby, L. Woo, J. Burgan
The association of free fluid in the abdomen after cesarean delivery and postpartum pain - L. Stewart, L. Woo, B. Parikh, C. Heiselman, D. Garry, K. Herrera
Maternal risk factors for preeclampsia and prescription practices of low dose aspirin for preeclampsia prophylaxis - L. Stewart, B. Parikh, L. Woo, C. Heiselman, D. Garry, K. Herrera.
Differences in provider practices in recommending low dose aspirin for preeclampsia prophylaxis - L. Stewart, B. Parikh, L. Woo, C. Heiselman, D. Garry, K. Herrera
Do social determinants of health Influence prescribing practices of low dose aspirin prophylaxis?
2023
2023 SMFM (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Abstracts
- B Parikh, E Shinder, R Pattanaik, K Herrera, D Garretto, D Garry, C Heiselman
Wild Type Through Omicron: Maternal Outcomes Across COVID-19 Waves - B Parikh, R Pattanaik, E Shinder, C Heiselman, D Garretto, D Garry, K Herrera
Wild Type Through Omicron: Obstetric Outcomes Across COVID-19 Waves - C Korgaonkar-Cherala, B Parikh, H Kohli, M Gorman, J Bernasko, D Garretto, D Garry, C Heiselman, K Herrera
Preoperative Planning for PAS and Delivery Outcomes - L Stewart, C Korgaonkar-Cherala, B Parikh, E Shinder, C Heiselman, K Herrera, D Garretto, D Garry
COVID Pandemic Effect on Prenatal Care Utilization in Women with OUD - A Fuchs, C Heiselman, R Fassler, C Korgaonkar-Cherala, O Abuzeid, D Garretto, J Choi, C Avila, K Herrera, D Garry
Early Pregnancy Serum Ferritin in the Non-Anemic Patient as a Predictor of Anemia at Delivery - M Heiligenstein, H Preis, M Baucicot, C Melian, H Korlipara, B Franz, D Garry, C Heiselman
Effectiveness of an Induction of Labor Education Video on Maternal Knowledge - L Noureddine, C Heiselman, K Riddle, GL Monaco, M Figueroa, J Bernasko
Gender Differences in Obstetrics NIH Funding - L Noureddine, J Bernasko, K Riddle, GL Monaco, M Figueroa, E Saliba, C Heiselman
Characteristics of Funding for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Investigators in Obstetrics - G Singleton, B Parikh, C Heiselman, D Garry
Maternal Depression and its Effect on Spontaneous and Indicated Preterm Births within the nuMoM2b Cohort - C Chan, B Franz, M Tiwari, J Chappelle
Antenatal Anxiety as a Predictor for Postpartum Depression
2022
2022 SMFM (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Presentations
- Heiselman C, Fuchs A, Heilgenstein M, Noureddine L, Fassler R, Abuzeid O, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Iovino N, Herrera K, Garretto D, Garry D. Discordance Between Maternal and Newborn Drug Screening at Delivery (Oral Presentation)
- Abuzeid O, Heiselman C, Fuchs A, Noureddine L, Heiligenstein M, Fassler R, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Iovino N, Garry D, Garretto D, Herrera K. Factors That Affect Opioid Use for Postpartum Pain Control in Women with Opioid Use Disorder (Poster Presentation)
- Noureddine L, Parikh B, Saliba E, Lo Monaco G, Herrera K, Heiselman C. How Comprehensive Are Websites of Maternal Fetal Medicine Programs for Prospective Fellows? (Poster Presentation)
- Noureddine L, Fuchs A, Heiligenstein M, Fassler R, Abuzeid O, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Iovino N, Herrera K, Garry D, Garretto D, Heiselman C. Predictors of Positive Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Opioid Use Disorder (Poster Presentation)
- Heiligenstein M, Fuchs A, Noureddine L, Fassler R, Abuzeid O, Korgaonkar-Cherala C, Iovino N, Herrera K, Garry D, Garretto D, Heiselman C. Risk Factors for Severe Pain Scores in Women with Opioid Use Disorder (Poster Presentation)
2021
2021 SMFM (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Presentations
- Heiselman C, Fuchs A, Abuzeid O, Heiligenstein M, Iovino N, Huber A, Gorman M, Sha S, Herrera K, Garretto D, Noureddine L, Choi J, Garry D: Opioid Maintenance Therapy Prescription by Obstetricians and Postpartum Visit Compliance (Poster presentation)
- Fuchs A, Heiselman C, Peralta L, Gorman M, Umesh V, Abuzeid O, Garretto D, Herrera K, Hussain A, Garry D: Fetal Abdominal Circumference as an Early Marker in Prediction of Small for Gestational Age Newborns (Poster presentation)
- Milone G, M. Tiwari, H. McInerney, B. Franz, K. Potkin, M. Persad, K. Herrera: Does use of a video module improve adherence to recommended gestational weight gain guidelines? (Poster presentation)
- Milone G, M. Tiwari, H. McInerney, B. Franz, K. Potkin, M. Persad, K. Herrera: Does BMI influence the impact of an educational video module on gestational weight gain? (Poster presentation)
- Milone G, M. Tiwari, H. McInerney, B. Franz, K. Potkin, M. Persad, K. Herrera: Does use of a gestational weight gain video module decrease postpartum weight retention? (Poster presentation)
- Milone G, M. Tiwari, H. McInerney, B. Franz, K. Potkin, M. Persad, K. Herrera: Does implementation of a video module improve patient knowledge about gestational weight gain? (Poster presentation)
- Noureddine L: Differences in NIH Funding in Maternal Fetal Medicine by Gender and Rank (Poster presentation)
- Pollard J, Chappelle J: Effects of diet counseling on gestational weight gain: a retrospective chart review (Poster presentation)
2020
2020 SMFM (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Presentations
- Davis J, Heiselman C, Cochrane E, Staszewski C, Gruttadauria M, Fuchs A, Fung J, Dayton S, Garry D, Herrera K, Garretto D: Comparison of Opioid Maintenance Therapy (OMT) on Prenatal and Postnatal Growth Effects (Poster presentation)
- Davis J, Heiselman C, Peresleni T, Baker D, Garry D: Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are Potential Markers for Preterm Birth (PTB) (Poster presentation)
- Fuchs A, Heiselman C, Davis J, Overbey J, Rosenn B: Do Fibroids Change in Size During Pregnancy? (Poster presentation)
- Heiselman C, Pastore LM, Milone G, Davis J, Dinglas C, Persad M, Garretto D, Herrera K: How do distress levels affect women’s decision-making for invasive prenatal genetic testing? (Poster presentation)
- Johnson C, Garretto D, Dayton S, Chiu F: What are the differences in Maternal/Neonatal Outcomes at Stony Brook University Hospital by zip code? (Poster presentation)
- Milone G, Tiwari M, McInerney H, Franz B, Potnik K, Persad M: Gestational Weight Gain Video Module Increases Patients’ Knowledge of Pregnancy Weight Gain Goals (Poster presentation)
- Milone G, Pastore LM, Davis D, Buckley A, Persad M, Herrera K: The association between patient characteristics and psychological experiences when deciding about prenatal genetic diagnostic testing (Poster presentation)