Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Linda Heffner works in the field of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is ranked 3 in research and 29 in primary care medicine She received awards:"Fellow (FACOG)", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Linda Heffner is a published doctor as well. She has 38 publications published. The latest was: Multifetal pregnancy reduction of both fetuses of a monochorionic pair by intrathoracic potassium chloride injection of one fetus.

Publications

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• Central adiposity and other anthropometric factors in relation to risk of macrosomia in an african american population.
• Angiographic embolization.
• Fetal-lung maturity: tests mature, interpretation not.
• Production of prolactin by smooth muscle cells cultured from Human uterine fibroid tumors.
• Multifetal pregnancy reduction of both fetuses of a monochorionic pair by intrathoracic potassium chloride injection of one fetus.
• Decreased prolactin secretion by explant cultures of fibroids from women treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
• The secretion of insulin-like growth factor I, prolactin and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 by the decidua as predictors of Human fetal growth.
• Secretion of the vasoactive peptides, endothelin, and parathyroid hormone-related peptide, by decidual explants from pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth res...
• A glycosylated prolactin species is covalently bound to immunoglobulin in Human amniotic fluid.
• Glycosylated Human prolactin: detection by immunoblotting of biological fluids is confounded by antisera crossreactivity with immunoglobulins.
• Massive chronic intervillositis associated with recurrent abortions.
• Management of isoimmunized pregnancy by use of intravascular techniques.
• The effects of L-arginine on the release of prolactin from decidual explants in vitro.
• Prematurity among insulin-requiring diabetic gravid women.
• Early amniocentesis for prenatal cytogenetic evaluation.
• Secretion of prolactin and insulin-like growth factor I by decidual explant cultures from pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth retardation.
• The secretion of insulin-like growth factors I and II by explant cultures of fibroids and myometrium from women treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
• Role of African ancestry and gene-environment interactions in predicting preterm birth.
• Clinical and environmental predictors of preterm labor.
• Outcomes of severely abnormal umbilical artery doppler velocimetry in structurally normal singleton fetuses.
• Intrapartum maternal fever and neonatal outcome.
• Assessing the role of case mix in cesarean delivery rates.
• Intrapartum fever and unexplained seizures in term infants.
• Management of cervical cerclage and preterm premature rupture of the membranes: should the stitch be removed?
• Patient safety series: obstetric safety improvement and its reflection in reserved claims.
• Association of epidural-related fever and noninfectious inflammation in term labor.
• Prepregnancy body size, gestational weight gain, and risk of preterm birth in African-American women.
• Maternal outcomes associated with planned primary cesarean births compared with planned vaginal births.
• How much does parity matter?
• Advanced maternal age--how old is too old?
• Should older women have antepartum testing to prevent unexplained stillbirth?
• The downside of cesarean delivery: short- and long-term complications.
• Effect of prenatal diagnosis on outcomes in D-transposition of the great arteries.
• Impact of labor induction, gestational age, and maternal age on cesarean delivery rates.
• Persistent fetal occiput posterior position: obstetric outcomes.
• Perinatal outcome after preterm premature rupture of membranes with in situ cervical cerclage.
• Uterine rupture among women with a prior cesarean delivery.

Schools

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• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• University Penn Hospital

• Brigham Womens Hospital

Conditions Treated

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• HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Doctors Specialties

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• Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Obstetrics
• Gynecology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACOG)
• Top MD
• Super Doctor

Education

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• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• University of Pennsylvania Health System
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Boston Medical Center

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