Physicians

Division Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Vice Chair, Administrative Affairs

Departments / Divisions

• Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Chairman Office

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, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, 1986

Residency

• OB-GYN, UNC Hospitals, 1990

Fellowship

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases, UNC Hospitals, 1991
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, 1993

Clinical Interests
High-risk obstetrics with an emphasis on medical complications of pregnancy, infectious diseases in pregnancy, preterm labor and delivery

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Ellestad, SC; Swamy, GK; Sinclair, T; James, AH; Heine, RP; Murtha, AP. Preterm premature rupture of membrane management--inpatient versus outpatient: a retrospective review. American Journal of Perinatology: neonatal and maternal-fetal medicine. 2008;25:69-73. (2008) Abstract

Murtha, AP; Sinclair, T; Hauser, ER; Swamy, GK; Herbert, WN; Heine, RP. Maternal serum cytokines in preterm premature rupture of membranes. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007;109:121-127. (2007) 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. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2007;33:297-305. (2007) Abstract

Simhan, HN; Anderson, BL; Krohn, MA; Heine, RP; Martinez de Tejada, B; Landers, DV; Hillier, SL. Host immune consequences of asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007;196:59.e1-59.e5. (2007) Abstract

Mills, AA; Yonish, B; Feng, L; Schomberg, DW; Heine, RP; Murtha, AP. Characterization of progesterone receptor isoform expression in fetal membranes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006;195:998-1003. (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. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006;195:1249-1253. (2006) Abstract

Sutkin, G; Krohn, MA; Heine, RP; Sweet, RL. Antibiotic prophylaxis and non-group B streptococcal neonatal sepsis. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005;105:581-586. (2005) Abstract

Swamy, GK; Simhan, HN; Gammill, HS; Heine, RP. Clinical utility of fetal fibronectin for predicting preterm birth. Journal of Reproductive Medicine: for the obstetrician and gynecologist. 2005;50:851-856. (2005) Abstract

Klebanoff, MA; Hauth, JC; MacPherson, CA; Carey, JC; Heine, RP; Wapner, RJ; Iams, JD; Moawad, A; Miodovnik, M; Sibai, BM; vanDorsten, JP; Dombrowski, MP; National Institute for Child Health and Development Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network. Time course of the regression of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy with and without treatment. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004;190:363-370. (2004) Abstract

Landers, DV; Wiesenfeld, HC; Heine, RP; Krohn, MA; Hillier, SL. Predictive value of the clinical diagnosis of lower genital tract infection in women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004;190:1004-1010. (2004) Abstract

Simhan, H; Krohn, M; Heine, RP. Obstetric rectal injury: risk factors and the role of physician experience. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 2004;16:271-274. (2004) Abstract

Balu, RB; Savitz, DA; Ananth, CV; Hartmann, KE; Miller, WC; Thorp, JM; Heine, RP. Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal fluid neutrophil defensins, and preterm birth. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003;101:862-868. (2003) Abstract

Brancazio, LR; Murtha, AP; Heine, RP. Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate. New England Journal of Medicine. 2003;349:1087-1088. (2003) Abstract

Grable, IA; Heine, RP. Neutrophil granule products: can they identify subclinical chorioamnionitis in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes?. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003;189:808-812. (2003) Abstract

Heine, RP; Ness, RB; Roberts, JM. Seroprevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae in women with preeclampsia. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003;101:221-226. (2003) Abstract