Physicians

Department / Division
Obstetrics/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)

Training

• MD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1988

Residency

• OB/GYN, Magee-Women's Hospital (Pennsylvania), 1992

Fellowship

• Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Magee-Women's Hospital (Pennsylvania), 1994

Clinical Interests
High-risk obstetrics, medical complications of pregnancy, pharmacology during pregnancy, thrombophilia and coagulation disorders

Research Interests
Coagulation disorders during pregnancy
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Medical Complications of pregnancy
Clinical Obstetrics
Computers

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
James AH, Abel DE, Brancazio LR. Anticoagulants in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2006 Jan;61(1):59-69; quiz 70-72. (2006) Abstract

James AH, Brancazio LR, Gehrig TR, Wang A, Ortel TL. Low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Sep;19(9):543-9. (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

James AH, Jamison MG, Brancazio LR, Myers ER. Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and the postpartum period: incidence, risk factors, and mortality. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;194(5):1311-5. (2006) Abstract

Brancazio LR. Effect of gestational age and position on peak expiratory flow rate: a longitudinal study. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul;106(1):199. (2005) Abstract

James AH, Brancazio LR, Ortel TL. Thrombosis, thrombophilia, and thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2005 Mar;3(3):187-97. (2005) Abstract

James AH, Brancazio LR. Prenatal screening for thrombophilia: the background and the approach. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2005;60(1):47-57. (2005) Abstract

James AH, Lukes AS, Brancazio LR, Thames E, Ortel TL. Use of a new platelet function analyzer to detect von Willebrand disease in women with menorrhagia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Aug;191(2):449-55. (2004) Abstract

Abel DE, Grambow SC, Brancazio LR, Hertzberg BS. Ultrasound assessment of the fetal middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity: A comparison of the near-field versus far-field vessel. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Oct;189(4):986-9. (2003) Abstract

Brancazio LR, Murtha AP, Heine RP. Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate. N Engl J Med. 2003 Sep 11;349(11):1087-8; author reply 1087-8. (2003) Abstract

Ndah BV, Stead JA, Brancazio LR, Hummel M, Wenger SL. Prenatal detection of trisomy for the entire long arm of chromosome 7. J Med Genet. 2000 Jul;37(7):551-3. (2000) Abstract

Wenger SL, Cutenese C, Brancazio LR. Detection of pericentric inversion of X chromosome in a male fetus. Am J Med Genet. 1999 Dec 3;87(4):339-41. (1999) Abstract

Brancazio LR, Laifer SA, Schwartz T. Peak expiratory flow rate in normal pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Mar;89(3):383-6. (1997) Abstract

Brancazio LR, Roperti KA, Stierer R, Laifer SA. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of subcutaneous heparin during the early third trimester of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Oct;173(4):1240-5. (1995) Abstract

Frazer DG, Smith LD, Brancazio LR, Weber KC. Comparison of lung sounds and gas trapping in the study of airway mechanics. Environ Health Perspect. 1986 Apr;66:25-30. (1986) Abstract