Maternal-Fetal

Baha M. Sibai, MD

Title

Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Appointment

Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

baha.sibai@uc.edu

Phone

513-558-8448

Fax

513-558-6138

Bio

Baha M. Sibai, MD, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. His academic leadership and contributions to research, in the dissection of the hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and other basic problems associated with obstetrics and gynecology, has awarded him national and international recognition in the field of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, particularly in the area of hypertension in pregnancy. His contributions have organized the treatment plans of many physicians. Dr. Sibai's international notoriety in preeclampsia and eclampsia evolved as a result of his authorship or co-authorship of over 350 peer-reviewed publications in national and internationally circulated publications.

Credentials

MD: American University Beirut Lebanon, 1972

Certification: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1981

Certification: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1981

Awards and Honors

  • The Chesley Award for Distinguished Research into Hypertension in Pregnancy, 13th ISSHP World Congress, Toronto, Canada, June 2, 2002
  • One of the Best Doctors in Cincinnati, 2002, Cincinnati Magazine

Research

Hypertension in pregnancy

Research Grants and Contracts

Spinnato (PI) 9/17/01 to 4/30/06
NIH/NICHD
"Global Network for Women's & Children's Health Research"
The goal of this project is to stimulate and facilitate international collaborative women's and children's health research to reduce morbidity and mortality from conditions affecting women and children in developing countries.
Role: Co-Investigator

Feinberg (PI) 1/1/01 to 12/31/04
NIH/NIAID
"University of Cincinnati AIDS Clinical Trials Unit"
The goal of this project is to have an AIDS Clinical Trials Unit with approximately 15 active clinical trials and 300 study subjects.

(PI) 04/1/04 to 03/31/09
NIH/NICHD
"Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholars Program"
The goal of the project is to establish and sustain a viable Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Scholars Program at the University of Cincinnati.

Presentations

Preterm Labor and Premature Rupture of Membranes and Thrombophilia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome at MEMA – Middle East Medical Assembly, Beirut Lebanon, May, 2004.

Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Hypertension-Preeclampsia at Grand Rounds, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA., May 25, 2004.

Preeclampsia, Eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome at Preeclampsia Days Seminars, Ancona, Italy, July, 2004.

Issues in Obstetrics at Contemporary Issues in OB-GYN Conference, Destin, FL. July-August, 2004.

Diagnosis and Management of HELLP syndrome at Grand Rounds, St. Louis Univ. School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO., August 27, 2004.

Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Hypertension in Preeclampsia at Saint Joseph's Women's Health Update, Saint Joseph HealthCare, Lexington, KY., September 11, 2004.

Diagnosis and Management of HELLP syndrome, Imitators of Severe Preeclampsia/Eclampsia and Thrombophilias at 18th Annual High Risk Obstetrics Conference, New Orleans, LA., September, 2004.

Publications, Most Recent

How HY, Sibai B, Lindheimer M, Caritis S, Hauth J, Klebanoff M, et al. Is early-pregnancy proteinuria associated with an increased rate of preeclampsia in women with pregestational diabetes mellitus?Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:775-8.

Sibai BM. Diagnosis, Controversies, and Management of the syndrome of Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, and Low Platelet Count.Obstet Gynecol 2004;103:981-991.

Coppage KH, Hinton AC, Moldenhauer J, Kovilam O, Barton JR, Sibai BM. Maternal and perinatal outcome in women with a history of stroke. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1331-1334.

Matthys LA, Coppage KH, Lambers DS, Barton JR, Sibai BM. Delayed postpartum preeclampsia: An experience of 151 cases.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1461-3.

Sibai BM. Magnesium sulfate prophylaxis in preeclampsia: Lessons learned from recent trials.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1520-6.

Haddad B, Deis S, Goffinet F, Paniel BJ, Ca rol D, Sibai BM. Maternal and perinatal outcomes during expectant management of 239 severe preeclamptic women between 24 and 33 weeks' gestation.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1590-7.

Sibai BM. Discussion of evidence supporting a role for blockade of the vascular endothelial growth factor system in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1549-50.

Yost NP, Owen J, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Number and gestational age of prior preterm births does not modify the predictive value of a short cervix.Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:241-246.

Owen J, Yost N, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, Bethesda, Md. Can shortened midtrimester cervical length predict very early spontaneous preterm birth?Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004,191:298-303.

Sibai BM. Preeclampsia: An inflammatory syndrome?Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:1061-2.

Editorial Positions:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • American Journal of Perinatology
  • International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Journal of Maternal-Fetal Investigation

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
  • Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
  • International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP)
  • Board Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)

Special Interests

Maternal-fetal medicine