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, SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, 1999

• OB/GYN, Baystate Medical Center (Massachusetts), 2003

• Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2003-2006

Clinical Interests:
Prenatal diagnosis, preterm labor, incompetent cervix

Research Interests:
prenatal diagnosis, preterm labor, depression

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. Am J Perinatol. 2008 Jan;25(1):69-73. (2008) Abstract

Cragun JM, Ellestad SC, Panni MK. Amniotic fluid embolism presenting after uterine manipulation under general anesthesia: a case with a positive outcome. Resuscitation. 2008 Apr;77(1):145-6. (2008) 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

Ellestad SC, Wells SR, Kuller JA. First trimester screening. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2005;60(1):58-62. (2005) Abstract

Ellestad SC, Shelton S, James AH. Prenatal diagnosis of a trauma-related fetal epidural hematoma. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Dec;104(6):1298-300. (2004) Abstract