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Nancy D. Gaba, M.D., FACOG

Chair, GWU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Nancy D. Gaba, M.D., FACOG, is the Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I. Dodek Jr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Gaba’s areas of expertise include management of menopause, hormone replacement therapy, sonohysterography, management and treatment of fibroids and menstrual disorders, adolescent gynecology, gynecologic surgery, cervical dysplasia, contraception and general obstetrics.

Key Studies

May 2023 Alvarez RD, Chelmow D, Johnson DD, Griffin TR, Francis SL, Gaba ND, Espey E. Reimagining the Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Evolving Times. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2023 May;228(5):494-496. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.01.038. Epub 2023 Mar 1. PMID: 36868953 view
May 2019 Marko KI, Ganju N, Krapf JM, Gaba ND, Brown JA, Benham JJ, Oh J, Richards LM, Meltzer AC. A Mobile Prenatal Care App to Reduce In-Person Visits: Prospective Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2019 May 1;7(5):e10520. doi: 10.2196/10520. PMID: 31042154; PMCID: PMC6658303 view

Date: April 2022
Seed M, Limperopoulos C. In Utero Brain Growth Matters for Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2022 Apr 12;145(15):1120-1122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058683. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35404677
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35404677

Date: January 2010
Limperopoulos C, Tworetzky W, McElhinney DB, Newburger JW, Brown DW, Robertson RL Jr, Guizard N, McGrath E, Geva J, Annese D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Trainor B, Laussen PC, du Plessis AJ. Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease: Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2010 Jan 5;121(1):26-33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865568. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID: 20026783; PMCID: PMC2819908
View: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2819908

Date: February 2024
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. Brain Structural and Functional Outcomes in the Offspring of Women Experiencing Psychological Distress During Pregnancy. Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;29(7):2223-2240. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02449-0. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38418579; PMCID: PMC11408260
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418579


Date: April 2022
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Association of Elevated Maternal Psychological Distress, Altered Fetal Brain, and Offspring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes at 18 Months. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403