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Catherine Yvonne Spong, MD $$

Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

Professor and Chair at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English
UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine (1991)
Internship
Harbor / UCLA Medical Center (1992), Obstetrics & Gynecology
Residency
Harbor General Hospital (1995), Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fellowship
Georgetown University Hospital (1998), Maternal Fetal Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of OB/Gyn/Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Research Interests

    • Developing fetus
    • Fetal complications
    • Fetal surgery for myelomeningocele
    • Human placenta
    • Improving child outcomes
    • Inclusion of underrepresented groups in evidence-based research
    • Maternal and child health
    • Neuroprotective agents that help prevent fetal injury
    • Prematurity
    • Stillbirth
    • Zika in pregnancy
  • Publications

    Publications

    • "Is It Safe?" - The Many Unanswered Questions about Medications and Breast-Feeding. Byrne JJ, Spong CY, The New England journal of medicine 2019 Apr 380 14 1296-1297
    • The conception of the ABCD study: From substance use to a broad NIH collaboration. Volkow ND, Koob GF, Croyle RT, Bianchi DW, Gordon JA, Koroshetz WJ, Pérez-Stable EJ, Riley WT, Bloch MH, Conway K, Deeds BG, Dowling GJ, Grant S, Howlett KD, Matochik JA, Morgan GD, Murray MM, Noronha A, Spong CY, Wargo EM, Warren KR, Weiss SRB Developmental cognitive neuroscience 2018 Aug 32 4-7
    • Research on Underrepresented Populations-Reply. Spong CY, Bianchi DW JAMA 2018 05 319 19 2045
    • Zika virus: a public health perspective. Chakhtoura N, Hazra R, Spong CY Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology 2018 Apr 30 2 116-122
    • Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 7th edition. Queenan JT, Spong CY, Lockwood CJ (Ed.) (2020), West Sussex, UK, Wiley-Blackwell

    Books

    • Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 7th edition. Queenan JT, Spong CY, Lockwood CJ (Ed.) (2020), West Sussex, UK, Wiley-Blackwell
    • Williams Obstetrics, 26th edition. Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, Dashe JS, Hoffman BL, Casey BM, Spong CY (Ed.) (2018), New York, McGraw Hill
    • Williams Obstetrics, 25th edition. Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, Dashe JS, Hoffman BL, Casey BM, Spong CY (ed.) (2018), New York, McGraw Hill
  • Professional Activities

    • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society
    • American Medical Association
    • Bellevue Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
    • Perinatal Research Society
    • Society for Gynecologic Investigation
    • Society for Neuroscience
    • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Awards and Honors

    • Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021), UT Southwestern Medical Center
    • Top Doctors Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist (2021), Texas Magazine
    • Texas Super Doctors list (2021), Texas Monthly
    • Gillette Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020), UT Southwestern Medical Center
    • Rose & Isador Forman Visiting Professor (2020), Temple University
    • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2019), Marquis Who's Who
    • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2019), University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School
    • Distinguished Service Award (2019), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Director’s Award, (2018, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    • Hall of Fame (2018), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • National Institutes of Health Director’s Award, (2018, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2004) National Institutes of Health
    • Lifetime Achievement Award (2018), Marquis Who's Who
    • Paul A. Harper Lecture (2016), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    • Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the Leading Physicians of the World (2016), International Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • America’s Top Obstetricians & Gynecologists, (2014, 2013, 2010) Consumers’ Research Council of America
    • Alumna of the Year (2012), University of Missouri-Kansas City
    • Trial of the Year (2012), Society for Clinical Trials
    • Lifetime Achievement Award (2008), Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    • Certificate of Appreciation (2008), United States Surgeon General
    • George E Stevens Outstanding Teacher Award (1996), Georgetown University

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