Global Health Update
Newsletter Spring 2021
Global Health Update
Earlier this year, UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology partnered with the Global Health Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA and the Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Society of India (FOGSI) to organize a Virtual Symposium on Postpartum Maternal Health.
, Associate Clinical Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology, spearheaded the collaboration and served as the key organizer for the symposium. The following faculty participated with a range of topics presented:
Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preeclampsia and eclampsia in postpartum period
Joshua Cohen, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology
MDERAS for post-cesarean section patients
Ram Parvataneni, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology
Management of post-cesarean section complications
Ilina Pluym, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology
Explore the experiences: Postpartum Hemorrhage
Rashmi Rao, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology
Explore the experiences: Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Christopher Tarnay, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology
Urogynecological challenges postpartum
Dr. Kelsey Martin, Dean of UCLA DGSOM, Dr. Deborah Krakow, Chair of UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Risa Hoffman, UCLA Global Health Program Director and Dr. Alpesh Gandhi, the president of FOGSI, inaugurated the 2-day virtual symposium that was attended by 1,000 obstetric-gynecologists across India.