Congratulations to the 2026 SMFM Award Winners

2023-2026 Foundation for SMFM/American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) Scholarship

• Melissa S. Wong, MD, MHDS, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 

2026 Bruce A. Work Award for Best Research by a Practicing or Training Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician Outside of the U.S. 

• Pierre Delorme, MD, PhD, Sorbonne Universite, Trousseau Hospital, Ile-de-France
  32: Antenatal risk factors for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: A  prospective national population-based case-control study 

2026 Disparities Award for Best Research on Diversity/Disparity in Health Outcomes 

• Mariam Naqvi, MD, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
  45: Impact of a substance use screening program on racial disparities in urine toxicology testing 

2026 Dru Carlson Memorial Award for Best Research in Ultrasound and Genetics 

• Rebecca Horgan, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  70: Unsupervised machine learning of fetal myocardial performance index trajectories identifies FGR and SGA patterns 

2026 Norman F. Gant Award for Best Research in Maternal Medicine 

• Emily S. Miller, MD, MPH, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
  1: A randomized controlled trial of Baby2home: A postpartum digital mental health intervention 

2026 SMFM Outstanding Early Career Investigator Travel Award (Supported by Dr. Laxmi Baxi) 

• Kristen L. Moriarty, MD, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
  40: Intraplacental gene transfer of IGF-1 corrects preeclampsia in BPH/5 mouse 

2026 SMFM Scholarship for Research in TAPS/Monochorionic Twins (Supported by the Kaiden Paul Foundation) 

• Alexandra D. Forrest, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  33: Fetal hematologic profile in monochorionic twins with anemia-polycythemia sequence undergoing serial transfusion and partial exchange  

2026 Poster Abstract Awards 

Poster Session I 

• Jameaka L. Hamilton, MD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  225: A polysocial risk and primary cesarean delivery 

Poster Session II 

• Maya Frank Wolf, MD, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, HaZafon
  586: Ampicillin-gentamicin versus ampicillin alone for term PROM in GBS-negative patients: A randomized controlled trial 

Poster Session III 

• Ann R. Tucker, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
  726: Impact of penicillin allergy labels on maternal and neonatal healthcare utilization and clinical outcomes 

Poster Session IV 

• Thomas Owens, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
  23: Intrapartum glucose monitoring for A2GDM: A randomized controlled trial 

 2026 Oral Abstract Awards 

Oral Plenary Session I 

• Emily S. Miller, MD, MPH, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
  1: A randomized controlled trial of Baby2home: A postpartum digital mental health intervention 

Oral Plenary Session II (Fellows Plenary) 

• Kimen S. Balhotra, MD, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX
  38: Repeat type and screen testing in antepartum admissions: Where is the evidence? 

Oral Concurrent Session 1 – Medical and Surgical Complications of Pregnancy 

• Courtney Townsel, MD, MSc, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  13: Investigating the relationship between prenatal methadone exposure and neonatal withdrawal using cord tissue analysis 

Oral Concurrent Session 2 – Diabetes 

• Amy M. Valent, DO, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
  26: Investigating continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics for gestational diabetes to optimize neonatal health 

Oral Concurrent Session 3 – Fetus and Fetal Intervention 

• Anup Katheria, MD, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, San Diego, CA
  36: Two-year outcomes in premature infants randomized to umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping 

Oral Concurrent Session 4 – Equity, Public Health, and Public Policy 

• Jeannie C. Kelly, MD, MS, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  53: Promotion of RSV immunization through multiple efforts (PRIME): A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial 

Oral Concurrent Session 5 – Clinical Obstetrics 

• Taylor S. Freret, MD, MEd, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brookline, MA
  54: Adoption and real-world effects of azithromycin for labored cesarean birth on postpartum infections 

Oral Concurrent Session 6 – Ultrasound and Genetics 

• Rozlyn C. T. Boutin, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, CA
  72: Incremental diagnostic yield of genome sequencing for nonimmune hydrops fetalis spectrum disorders  

Oral Concurrent Session 7 – Basic and Translational Science 

• Christina A. Penfield, MD, MPH, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY
  80: Prospective evaluation of platelet hyperreactivity and risk of ischemic placental disease 

Oral Concurrent Session 8 – Hypertension 

• Sydney E. Dautel, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 
  85: CATAlytic antagonist of polyCOMB (CATACOMB) as a master regulator of the placental epigenome in preeclampsia 

Oral Concurrent Session 9 – Quality 

• Catherine Eppes, MD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  97: Maternal outcomes after implementation of a state Medicaid agency and hospital system partnership care model 

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