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Robert M. Rossi, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical

Obstetrics & Gynecology | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
  • Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (Obstetrics and Gynecology )
  • Medical Degree: University of South Florida (Medicine)
  • Bachelor of Science: University of South Florida (Biomedical Sciences)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine) (Certification Date: 2022-04-08)
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Certification Date: 2021-03-19) - (Recertification Date: 2022-12-31)

Specialties

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cervical insufficiency

Fetal growth restriction

Genetic abnormalities

Heart disease in pregnancy

Periviable birth

Preterm Labor

Twin Pregnancy

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Peer Reviewed Publications

Hamilton, Ira; Martin, Nicole; Liu, James; DeFranco, Emily; Rossi, Robert 2023. Gestational Age and Birth Outcomes in Term Singleton Pregnancies Conceived With Infertility Treatment. JAMA network open, 6 8, e2328335

Qian, Fenghua; Nettleford, Shaneice K; Zhou, Jiayan; Arner, Brooke E; Hall, Molly A; Sharma, Arati; Annageldiyev, Charyguly; Rossi, Randy M; Tukaramrao, Diwakar B; Sarkar, Deborpita; Hegde, Shailaja; Gandhi, Ujjawal H; Finch, Emily R; Goodfield, Laura; Quickel, Michael D; Claxton, David F; Paulson, Robert F; Prabhu, K Sandeep 2023. Activation of GPR44 decreases severity of myeloid leukemia via specific targeting of leukemia initiating stem cells. Cell reports, 42 7, 112794

Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A; Hall, Eric S 2023. Association of Antenatal Corticosteroid Exposure and Infant Survival at 22 and 23 Weeks. American journal of perinatology, 40 16, 1789-1797

Wang, Li; Rossi, Robert M; Chen, Xiaoting; Chen, Jing; Runyon, Jilian; Chawla, Mehak; Miller, Daniel; Forney, Carmy; Lynch, Arthur; Zhang, Xuzhe; Kong, Fansheng; Jacobsson, Bo; Kottyan, Leah C; Weirauch, Matthew T; Zhang, Ge; Muglia, Louis J 2023. A functional mechanism for a non-coding variant near AGTR2 associated with risk for preterm birth. BMC medicine, 21 1, 258

Brackett, Elizabeth E; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A; Rossi, Robert M 2022. Factors Associated with Occurrence of Stillbirth before 32 Weeks of Gestation in a Contemporary Cohort. American journal of perinatology, 39 1, 84-91

Lee, MacKenzie; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A 2022. Severe maternal morbidity associated with cerclage use in pregnancy. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 35 25, 5957-5963

Perry, Madeline F; Hajdu, Sierra; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A 2022. Factors Associated with Receiving No Maternal or Neonatal Interventions among Periviable Deliveries. American journal of perinatology, ,

Czarny, Heather N; Forde, Braxton; DeFranco, Emily A; Hall, Eric S; Rossi, Robert M 2021. Association between mode of delivery and infant survival at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, 3 4, 100340

Sax, Megan R; Hurley, Emily G; Rossi, Rocco A; Thakore, Suruchi; Hasija, Abhinav; Sroga-Rios, Julie 2021. Young Adult Males' Perspectives of Male Hormonal Contraception. Southern medical journal, 114 2, 73-76

Hajdu, Sierra A; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A 2020. Factors Associated With Maternal and Neonatal Interventions at the Threshold of Viability. Obstetrics and gynecology, 135 6, 1398-1408

Kelly, Elizabeth A; Keller, Cara C; Sax, Megan R; Rossi, Rocco A 2020. Emergency department utilization of case-managed patients following benign gynecologic surgery. International journal of emergency medicine, 13 1, 34

Rossi, Robert M; Brady, Matthew J; Hall, Eric S; Warshak, Carri R 2020. Effect of Needle Exchange Program on Maternal Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence. American journal of perinatology, 37 9, 881-889

Rossi, Robert M; Requarth, Erin; Warshak, Carri R; Dufendach, Kevin R; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A 2020. Risk Calculator to Predict Cesarean Delivery Among Women Undergoing Induction of Labor. Obstetrics and gynecology, 135 3, 559-568

Rossi, Robert M; Wolfe, Christopher; Brokamp, Richard; McAllister, Jennifer M; Wexelblatt, Scott; Warshak, Carri R; Hall, Eric S 2020. Reported Prevalence of Maternal Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States. Obstetrics and gynecology, 135 2, 387-395

Liu, Xueping; Helenius, Dorte; Skotte, Line; Beaumont, Robin N; Wielscher, Matthias; Geller, Frank; Juodakis, Julius; Mahajan, Anubha; Bradfield, Jonathan P; Lin, Frederick T J; Vogelezang, Suzanne; Bustamante, Mariona; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S; Pitkänen, Niina; Wang, Carol A; Bacelis, Jonas; Borges, Maria C; Zhang, Ge; Bedell, Bruce A; Rossi, Robert M; Skogstrand, Kristin; Peng, Shouneng; Thompson, Wesley K; Appadurai, Vivek; Lawlor, Debbie A; Kalliala, Ilkka; Power, Christine; McCarthy, Mark I; Boyd, Heather A; Marazita, Mary L; Hakonarson, Hakon; Hayes, M Geoffrey; Scholtens, Denise M; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Jaddoe, Vincent W V; Vinding, Rebecca K; Bisgaard, Hans; Knight, Bridget A; Pahkala, Katja; Raitakari, Olli; Helgeland, Øyvind; Johansson, Stefan; Njølstad, Pål R; Fadista, João; Schork, Andrew J; Nudel, Ron; Miller, Daniel E; Chen, Xiaoting; Weirauch, Matthew T; Mortensen, Preben Bo; Børglum, Anders D; Nordentoft, Merete; Mors, Ole; Hao, Ke; Ryckman, Kelli K; Hougaard, David M; Kottyan, Leah C; Pennell, Craig E; Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Vrijheid, Martine; Felix, Janine F; Lowe, William L; Grant, Struan F A; Hyppönen, Elina; Jacobsson, Bo; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Muglia, Louis J; Murray, Jeffrey C; Freathy, Rachel M; Werge, Thomas M; Melbye, Mads; Buil, Alfonso; Feenstra, Bjarke 2019. Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration. Nature communications, 10 1, 3927

Perry, Allison K; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Severe adverse maternal outcomes associated with chorioamnionitis. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, 1 3, 100027

Rossi RM, Hall E, Dufendach K, DeFranco EA. 2019. . Predictive Model of Factors Associated With Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admission Obstet Gynecol, 134(3) sept 2019, 216

Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Mode of Delivery in Previable Births. American journal of perinatology, 36 1, 53-61

Rossi, Robert M; Divanovic, Allison; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Obstetric Outcomes Associated with Fetal Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease. American journal of perinatology, 36 7, 701-708

Rossi, Robert M; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Mode of delivery in antepartum stillbirths. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, 1 2, 156-164.e2

Rossi, Robert M; Hall, Eric; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Contemporary Trends in Cesarean Delivery Utilization for Live Births Between 22 0/7 and 23 6/7 Weeks of Gestation. Obstetrics and gynecology, 133 3, 451-458

Rossi, Robert M; Hall, Eric; Dufendach, Kevin; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Predictive Model of Factors Associated With Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admission. Obstetrics and gynecology, 134 2, 216-224

Rossi, Robert M; Requarth, Erin W; Warshak, Carri R; Dufendach, Kevin; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A 2019. Predictive Model for Failed Induction of Labor Among Obese Women. Obstetrics and gynecology, 134 3, 485-493

Rossi, Robert M; Warshak, Carri R; Masters, Heather R; Regan, Jodi K; Kritzer, Sara A; Magner, Kristin P 2019. Comparison of prostaglandin and mechanical cervical ripening in the setting of small for gestational age neonates. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 32 22, 3841-3846

Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A 2018. Maternal Complications Associated With Periviable Birth. Obstetrics and gynecology, 132 1, 107-114

Rossi, Robert M; Warshak, Carri R 2018. Prevalence of Maternal Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Ohio. Obstetrics and gynecology, 132 3, 708-716

Wolfe, Katherine B; Rossi, Rocco A; Warshak, Carri R 2011. The effect of maternal obesity on the rate of failed induction of labor. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 205 2, 128.e1-7