Jorge E. Tolosa
Oregon Health and Science University, USA

Jorge E. Tolosa is an Associate Professor of obstetrics and gynecology, received his Medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine in Colombia. He completed fellowships in perinatology at the University of London and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine and residency requirements in obstetrics and gynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was senior Staff Fellow at the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health. He founded and coordinates the activities of the Global Network for Perinatal and Reproductive Health, which conducts applied research in prevention of maternal and neonatal death and disability, mainly in developing countries (www.gnprh.org). He is the P.I. for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network of the National Institutes of Health of the USA for the center at Oregon Health and Science University. His clinical interests include epidemiology, evidence-based best health practices, preterm labor/birth, ultrasound in pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, maternal disease in pregnancy and prevention of morbidity and mortality of mothers and babies in the developing world.

Biography Updated on 18 February 2008

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Effectiveness of Fetal Fibronectin Testing Compared with Digital Cervical Assessment of Women With Preterm Contractions
    American Journal of Perinatology, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 381–385, 2007
  2. Expectant management compared with physical examination–indicated cerclage (EM-PEC) in selected women with a dilated cervix at 140/7-256/7 weeks: results from the EM-PEC international cohort study
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 197, no. 5, pp. 483.e1–483.e8, 2007
  3. The calcium binding protein, S100B, is increased in the amniotic fluid of women with intra-amniotic infection/inflammation and preterm labor with intact or ruptured membranes
    Journal of Perinatal Medicine, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 385–393, 2007
  4. Chlorhexidine Antisepsis to Reduce Neonatal Mortality Must Be Adopted Globally
    The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 676–679, 2006
  5. Evaluation of an Electronic Diary as a Diagnostic Tool to Study Headache and Premenstrual Symptoms in Migraineurs
    Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, vol. 0, no. 0, p. 060721072833011, 2006
  6. The International Infections in Pregnancy (IIP) study: Variations in the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and distribution of morphotypes in vaginal smears among pregnant women
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 195, no. 5, pp. 1198–1204, 2006
  7. Amniocentesis results and novel proteomic analysis in a case of occult candidal chorioamnionitis
    Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 667–670, 2006
  8. The International Infections in Pregnancy Study: group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women
    Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 267–274, 2004
  9. Random urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio for prediction of significant proteinuria in women with preeclampsia
    Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 275–279, 2004
  10. Cerclage for prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix found on transvaginal ultrasound examination: A randomized trial
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 191, no. 4, pp. 1311–1317, 2004
  11. Ultrasound Assessment of the Cervix
    Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 947–962, 2003
  12. Birthweight-specific neonatal mortality in developing countries and obstetric practices
    International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 71–78, 2003
  13. Oral misoprostol is rapidly absorbed in postpartum women at term
    The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 229–232, 2003
  14. Infections in International Pregnancy Study: Performance of the Optical Immunoassay Test for Detection of Group B Streptococcus
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 5288–5290, 2003
  15. Racial differences in severe perineal lacerations after vaginal delivery
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 188, no. 4, pp. 1063–1067, 2003
  16. Non-obstetric surgery during gestation: Risk factors for lower birthweight
    The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 27–31, 2003
  17. Has the use of routine episiotomy decreased? Examination of episiotomy rates from 1983 to 2000
    Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 395–400, 2002
  18. Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and human parturition
    The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 313–321, 2002
  19. Elevated monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in amniotic fluid is a risk factor for pregnancy loss
    The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 159–164, 2002
  20. Subclinical myocardial injury in small-for-gestational-age neonates
    The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 385–390, 2002
  21. Folic acid supplementation use among women who contact a teratology information service
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 187, no. 4, pp. 964–967, 2002
  22. An international survey of practice variation in the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in cesarean section
    International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 141–145, 2001
  23. Does transvaginal ultrasound of the cervix predict preterm premature rupture of membranes in a high-risk population?
    Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 18, no. 3, p. 223, 2001
  24. Effect of single versus multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids on maternal and neonatal outcome
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 182, no. 5, pp. 1243–1249, 2000
  25. Prediction of preterm delivery with transvaginal ultrasonography of the cervix in patients with high-risk pregnancies: Does cerclage prevent prematurity??, ??, ?
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 181, no. 4, pp. 809–815, 1999
  26. Increased midtrimester amniotic fluid activin A: A risk factor for subsequent fetal death
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 180, no. 1, pp. 194–197, 1999
  27. Fetal cardiac development and hemodynamics in the first trimester
    Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 169–174, 1999
  28. Success rate of cytogenetic analysis at the time of second-trimester dilation and evacuation
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 179, no. 4, pp. 957–961, 1998
  29. Cervical ultrasonography compared with manual examination as a predictor of preterm delivery
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 177, no. 4, pp. 723–730, 1997
  30. Increase in prostaglandin bioavailability precedes the onset of human parturition
    Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 187–191, 1996