Department / Division:
Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Address:
DUMC 3967
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-7430 (Consultations)
919-684-2471 (Returning Patients)

Office Telephone:
919-681-5220

Fax Telephone:
919-681-7861 (Administration), 919-681-1397 (Clinical Records, Prescriptions)

• MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 1997

• OB/GYN, University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 2001

• Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2004

Clinical Interests:
Preterm birth, fetal growth, maternal complications of pregnancy

Research Interests:
health disparities in pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth, low birthweight, and maternal medical conditions

Representative Publications:
Østbye T, Krause KM, Brouwer RJ, Lovelady CA, Morey MC, Bastian LA, Peterson BL, Swamy GK, Chowdhary J, McBride CM. Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP): rationale, design, and baseline characteristics. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Dec;17(10):1567-75. (2008) Abstract

Swamy GK, Ostbye T, Skjaerven R. Association of preterm birth with long-term survival, reproduction, and next-generation preterm birth. JAMA. 2008 Mar 26;299(12):1429-36. (2008) Abstract

Pletsch PK, Pollak KI, Peterson BL, Park J, Oncken CA, Swamy GK, Lyna P. Olfactory and gustatory sensory changes to tobacco smoke in pregnant smokers. Res Nurs Health. 2008 Feb;31(1):31-41. (2008) Abstract

Myers ER, McCrory DC, Mills AA, Price TM, Swamy GK, Tantibhedhyangkul J, Wu JM, Matchar DB. Effectiveness of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2008 May;(167):1-195. (2008) Abstract

Krause KM, Ostbye T, Swamy GK. Occurrence and Correlates of Postpartum Depression in Overweight and Obese Women: Results from the Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP) Study. Matern Child Health J. 2008 Oct 4. (2008) Abstract

Ellestad SC, Swamy GK, Sinclair T, James AH, Heine RP, Murtha AP. Preterm premature rupture of membrane management--inpatient versus outpatient: a retrospective review. Am J Perinatol. 2008 Jan;25(1):69-73. (2008) Abstract

Pollak KI, Oncken CA, Lipkus IM, Lyna P, Swamy GK, Pletsch PK, Peterson BL, Heine RP, Brouwer RJ, Fish L, Myers ER. Nicotine replacement and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in pregnancy. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Oct;33(4):297-305. (2007) Abstract

Murtha AP, Sinclair T, Hauser ER, Swamy GK, Herbert WN, Heine RP. Maternal serum cytokines in preterm premature rupture of membranes. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jan;109(1):121-7. (2007) Abstract

Ellestad SC, Zimmerman SA, Thornburg C, Mitchell TE, Swamy GK, James AH. Severe factor V deficiency presenting with intracranial haemorrhage during gestation. Haemophilia. 2007 Jul;13(4):432-4. (2007) Abstract

Pollak KI, Oncken CA, Lipkus IM, Peterson BL, Swamy GK, Pletsch PK, Lyna P, Namenek Brouwer RJ, Fish LJ, Myers ER. Challenges and solutions for recruiting pregnant smokers into a nicotine replacement therapy trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2006 Aug;8(4):547-54. (2006) Abstract

Murtha AP, Nieves A, Hauser ER, Swamy GK, Yonish BA, Sinclair TR, Heine RP. Association of maternal IL-1 receptor antagonist intron 2 gene polymorphism and preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;195(5):1249-53. (2006) Abstract

James AH, Jamison MG, Biswas MS, Brancazio LR, Swamy GK, Myers ER. Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy: a United States population-based study. Circulation. 2006 Mar 28;113(12):1564-71. (2006) Abstract

Swamy GK, Simhan HN, Gammill HS, Heine RP. Clinical utility of fetal fibronectin for predicting preterm birth. J Reprod Med. 2005 Nov;50(11):851-6. (2005) Abstract