Physician

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dr. Elmar P. Sakala is an expert in the field of Obstetrics & Gynecology. He attended Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He has 1 awards "Fellow (FACOG)". Elmar Sakala is also published. He has 26 publications published. The lastest publication: "Soluble human leukocyte antigens, interleukin-6, and interferon-gamma during pregnancy.'

Publications

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• Effect of mode of birth on purine and malondialdehyde in umbilical arterial plasma in normal term newborns.
• Soluble human leukocyte antigens, interleukin-6, and interferon-gamma during Pregnancy.
• Medical students' concerns about malpractice liability as a negative factor in specialty choice.
• Prolonged parenteral meperidine analgesia during Pregnancy for pain from an abdominal wall mesh graft.
• Fundal uterine leiomyoma obscuring first-trimester transabdominal sonographic diagnosis of fetal holoprosencephaly. A case report.
• Elective cesarean section improves outcomes of neonates With gastroschisis.
• Correlation of evaluations of students' oral examinations by obstetrics-gynecology faculty and senior residents.
• Sonographic characteristics of antenatally diagnosed extralobar pulmonary sequestration and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation.
• Spontaneous, in utero regression of antenatally diagnosed solid fetal chest masses. A report of two cases.
• Prediction of cervical cerclage outcome by endovaginal ultrasonography.
• Successful term delivery after previous Pregnancy with ruptured liver.
• Prolonged delivery-abortion interval in twin and triplet Pregnancies. A report of two cases.
• Intrauterine demise of two fetuses in an unsuspected triplet Pregnancy. A case report.
• Obstetric management of conjoined twins.
• Management of stab wounds to the pregnant uterus: a case report and a review of the literature.
• Fathers in the cesarean section room and Maternal/neonatal outcomes.
• Antenatal diagnosis of cephalothoracopagus twins in a triplet Pregnancy. A case report.
• Routine predelivery coagulation screening in previous cesarean patients: impact on patient management.
• Neonatal cardiac allotransplantation facilitated by in utero diagnosis of hypoplastic left-sided heart syndrome. The Loma Linda University Heart Transplant Group.
• Oxytocin use after previous cesarean: why a higher rate of failed labor trial?
• Epidural analgesia. Effect on the likelihood of a successful trial of labor after cesarean section.
• Optimal route of delivery for meningomyelocele.
• Routine postcesarean urine culture. A cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type III and Pregnancy. A case report.
• Management of antenatally diagnosed fetal ovarian cysts.

Procedures Preformed

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• Contraceptive Management
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Sympathectomy
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
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Conditions Treated

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• Chlamydia Infections
• Encounters for High-Risk Pregnancies
• Genitourinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy
• Gestational Diabetes
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Doctors Specialties

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• Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Obstetrics
• Gynecology

Accepted Insurances

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• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• CaliforniaCare HMO
• Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
• Pathway X Direct Access PPO
• Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
• Select Plus HMO
• Select PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Covered California - Bronze PPO
• Health Net PPO
• Individual and Family PPO
• Medicare MCR
• Molina
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Principal Life
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• PacifiCare HMO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Fellow (FACOG)

Education

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• Oregon Health & Science University
• Loma Linda University
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Loma Linda University Medical Center

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