Description of Research Expertise
My primary research interest involves antenatal tools to identify pregnancy risk and guide clinical management. Much of my recent work has focused on exploring novel placental imaging techniques in pregnancy including ultrasound-based, MRI and optical imaging. As the complex mechanisms that lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes remain poorly understood, I believe in the utility of collaboration with other related scientific disciplines to leverage available technologic advances towards a deeper understanding of human pregnancy pathophysiology as well as towards developing clinical tools that enhance the care of our patients.
In addition, I have a strong interest in medical technology and innovation to develop tools that advance the care for our patients. One primary example is our work with remote fetal monitoring device, which seeks to help high risk patients access the monitoring they need from their own home, helping patient overcome some of the barriers to accessing care that can negatively impact outcomes.
Selected Publications
Cai F, Hamm RF, Schwartz N: FATE: The Effect of Fetal Antenatal Testing Education on Patient Knowledge and Satisfaction. Am J Perinatol 41 (S 01): e788-e793,2024.
Kim SW, Hamm RF, Schwartz N: A Resolved Placenta Previa is Still Associated with Postpartum Hemorrhage. Am J Perinatol 41 (s 01): e928-e933,2024.
Rebecca F Hamm, Mary C Steele, Caroline O'Brien, Hilena Gebru, Janelle Purnell, Meaghan McCabe, Meghan B Lane-Fall, Samuel Parry, Nadav Schwartz: Use of a wireless monitoring device to perform nonstress tests from home: the patient perspective Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 6 (4): 2024.
Xing Yao, Han Liu, Dewei Hu, Daiwei Lu, Ange Lou, Hao Li, Ruining Deng, Gabriel Arenas, Baris Oguz, Nadav Schwartz, Brett C Byram, Ipek Oguz.: False Negative/Positive Control for SAM on Noisy Medical Images SPIE Medical Imaging Conference Paper : 2024.
Matthew K Janssen, Nathan Koelper, Michele Weatherby, Christina Werth, Nadav Schwartz: Evaluation of Non-Compressive Transvaginal Cervical Elastography as a Quantitative Imaging Biomarker in Pregnancy: A Repeatability and Reliability Analysis J Ultrasound Med 43 (1): 33-34,2024.
Christian Herz, Nicolas Vergnet, Sijie Tian, Abdullah Aly, Matthew Jolley, Nathanael Tran, Gabriel Arenas, Andras Lasso, Nadav Schwarz, Kathleen O'Neill, Paul Yushkevich, Alison Pouch: An Open-Source Graphical User Interface For The Creation Of Synthetic Skeletons For Medical Image Analysis Journal of Medical Imaging in press : 2024.
Rebecca F Hamm, Ketty Shkolnik, Nina Keren, Amit Reches, Janelle Purnell, Meaghan McCabe, Samuel Parry, Nadav Schwartz: Utilization of a wireless monitoring device to perform nonstress tests in high-risk pregnancies from home Am J Obstet Gynecol
229 (4): 463-464,2023.
Zafman, KB, Cudjoe E, Levine LD, Srinivas SK, Schwartz N: Undetected Fetal Growth Restriction During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Obstet Gynecol 141(2):414-417 : 2023.
Kissas G, Hwuang E, Thompson EW, Schwartz N, Detre JA: Feasibility of Vascular Parameter Estimation for Assessing Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders. J Biomech Eng 144(12):121011 : 2022.
Wang L, Cochran JM, Ko T, Baker WB, Abramson K, He L, Busch DR, Kavuri V, Linn RL, Parry S, Yodh AG, Schwartz N: Non-invasive monitoring of blood oxygenation in human placentas via concurrent diffuse optical spectroscopy and ultrasound imaging. Nat Biomed Eng 6(9):1017-1030 : 2022.
Academic Contact Information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, 2 Silverstein
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-615-4358
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366