Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

• Maternal congenital heart disease
• Fetal congenital heart disease
• Abnormal placentation
• Placenta accreta spectrum disorders
• Cardio-obstetrics
• Invasive diagnostic testing
• Ultrasound
• Vascular biology
• Reproductive genetics

Link to Dr. Afshar's PubMed publications

Link to Dr. Afshar's Google Scholar publications

Selected Publications: 

1. Afshar Y, Tan W, Jones WM, Canobbio M, Lin J, Reardon L, Lluri G, Aboulhosn J, Koos BJ. Maternal Fontan procedure is a predictor of a small-for-gestational-age neonate: a 10-year retrospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2019 Aug;1(3):100036. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2019.100036. Epub 2019 Aug 30. PMID: 33345800.
2. Afshar Y, Hogan W, Conturie C, Sunderji S, Duffy J, Peyvandi S, Boe N, Fajardo V, Satou G. Moon-Grady A. Multi-institutional practice patterns in fetal congenital heart disease following implantation of a standardized clinical assessment and management plan. JAHA, 2021, In Press.
3. Afshar Y. Dong J, Zhang RY, Han CS, Yin O, Gonzalez TL, Zhou A, Yang Z, Smalley MD, Chou S, Sun N, Cheng J, Zhu H, Wang J, Zhao P, Zhang H, Li L, Wang S, Zhang X, Lee Y, Wang JJ, Teng P, Yang P, Qi D, Li M, Zhao M, Zhe R, Goldstein JD, Williams III, J, Zhang Q, Platt LD, Zou C, Pisarska MD, Tseng JR, Zhu Y. Discovering high prevalence of circulating trophoblast cell clusters and their utility for early detection of placenta accrete spectrum disorders. Submitted, Nature Communications, 2021, In Press.
4. Yin O, Kallapur A, Coscia L, Constantinescu S, Moritz M, Afshar Y. Obstetric and graft outcomes based on mode of delivery in kidney and liver transplant recipients: a report from the National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry. JAMA Network Open. In Press.
5. Imany-Shakibai H, Yin O, Russell MR, Sklansky M, Satou G, Afshar Y. Discordant congenital heart defects in monochorionic twins: Risk factors and proposed pathophysiology. PLoS One. 2021 May 6;16(5):e0251160. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251160. PMID: 33956871; PMCID: PMC8101911.
6. Yin O, Kallapur A, Coscia L, Constantinescu S, Moritz M, Afshar Y. Differentiating Acute Rejection From Preeclampsia After Kidney Transplantation. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jun 1;137(6):1023-1031. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004389. PMID: 33957644; PMCID: PMC8141043.
7. Afshar Y, Gaw S, Flaherman V, Chambers B, Krakow D, Berghella V, Shamshirsaz A, Aldrovandi G, Greiner A, Riley L, Boscardin WJ, Jamieson D, Jacoby V. Clinical Presentation of Coronavirus 2019 (CoVID-19) in Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004178. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33027186.
8. Yin O, Woods A, Koos B, DeVore GD, Afshar Y. Central hemodynamics are associated with fetal outcomes in pregnancies of advanced maternal age. Pregnancy Hypertension, 2020 Jan;19:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.12.009. PMID: 31923879.
9. Afshar Y, Gutkin R, Krakow D, Cuckle H, Silverman NS, Platt LD, First-trimester Abdominal Circumference (versus Crown Rump Length) Improves Precision in Inter and Intra-observer Variability. J Ultrasound Med 2019. doi: 10.1002/jum.14913. PMID: 30488473.
10. Mei JY, Mallampati D, Pluym ID, Han CS, Afshar Y. Twin Vaginal Deliveries in Labor Rooms: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Am J Perinatol. 2021 Apr 20. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1727213. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33878770.

• Born Into a Pandemic, 2020
• Researchers seek COVID-19 effects on pregnancy, 2020
• What to know about being pregnant during the covid-19 pandemic, 2020
• UCLA, UCSF Doctors Create Registry to Study Coronavirus Effects on Pregnancy, 2020
• Late-term pregnancy risks: Should doctors induce labor or 'wait-and-see'?, 2020
• Doctors at UCLA, UCSF create registry to study coronavirus effects on pregnancy, 2020
• A Birth Plan Can Help Smooth the Plan to Baby's Arrival, 2019
• Why Do Miscarriages Happen? 5 Miscarriage Myths We Need to Stop Believing. Straight from a gynecologist, 2017
• Birth Plans: Managing Patients' Expectations [Podcast], 2017
• Trimester zero, 2017
• The Birth Plan: How to Make It Work for You and Your Patients, 2017
• Physicians and "natural birth": The two can co-exist, 2015
• If pregnant travelers do their research, there's no need to eclipse a babymoon, 2014
• What Every Woman Needs To Know About A Silent Or Missed Miscarriage, 2014

Note: News website links may expire without notice.

• Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Southern California Rising Stars, Super Doctors®, 2023, 2024
• Hickey Family Foundation Grant (PI), 2021-2022
• Gates Foundation Grant (MPI), 2020-2021     
• Center for Disease Control Foundation Grant, 2020-2021     
• UCLA Iris Cantor Women's Health Center/ CTSI Pilot Award, 2018-2020
• Vascular Biology Training Grant, NIH/NHLBI, UCLA, 2018-2019
• Stanley Harris Resident Research Award, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2016
• Leo Rigler, MD Award for Academic Achievement, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2016
• Gregory Dantzler, MD Chief Resident Teaching Award, , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2016
• Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Award, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2016
• Standing Ovation for Quality Service, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2015
• Quilligan Scholar, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 2015-2017
• Eugertha Bates Prized Memorial Award, Volunteer Award, 2012
• Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Award, 2012
• Ervin G Erdös, M.D. and Sara F Rabito Erdös, M.D. Prize for Excellence in Basic Science, 2012
• Jay G Hirsch and William A Tito Memorial Award for the Class of 2012
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, Gold Foundation, 2012
• Foundation for Women’s Wellness, Barbara & Jack Krulewitz Women’s Health Fellowship, 2010-2011
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Predoctoral Award, 2009-2010

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