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.

Dr. Aparna Sridhar, 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.