Erika F Werner, MD, MS

Dr. Werner's research focuses on using pregnancy as a stress test to identify life-long disease risk.

Overview

Dr. Werner is the President of the Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization and the Louis E. Phaneuf Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tufts School of Medicine with a joint appointment in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Epidemiology at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Brown School of Public Health. Dr. Werner's research focuses on using pregnancy as a stress test to identify life-long disease risk. She is a national expert on diabetes in pregnancy, preeclampsia and cost-effective practices in obstetrics. She has had funding from the NICHD, the NIDDK, and the American Diabetes Association.

Dr. Werner currently is one of the PI's for the NIDDK funded, GO MOMs study, a large prospective cohort investigation attempting to identify a better way to diagnose gestational diabetes. She is also the site-PI for several grants investigating environmental effects on pregnancy and neonates. She also has several projects aimed at improving post-partum care.
Selected publications

Whelan A, Ayala N, Werner EF. Postpartum Use of Weight Loss and Metformin for Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of the Evidence. Current Diabetes Reports 2021; 21(10):37. doi: 10.1007/s11892-021-01410-7

Steenland M, Kozhimanni K, Werner EF, Daw J. Comparison of healthcare use by postpartum women and non-pregnant or postpartum women of reproductive age with commercial health insurance in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2021;137(5):782-790

Kole MB, Ayala NK, Clark MA, Has P, Esposito M, Werner EF. Factors Associated With Hypoglycemia Among Neonates Born to Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2020 Dec;43(12):e194-e195.

Werner EF, Schlichting L, Grobman W, Brown S, Clark M, Vivier P. Educational outcomes associated with term induction compared to expectant management. JAMA Open Access 2020; 3(4):e202503. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2503. Beninati M, Danilack V, Has P, Ramos S, Savitz D, Werner EF. Clinical prediction modeling for vaginal delivery after induction of labor in pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders. Obstet Gynecol 2020; 136(2):402-410

Werner EF, Has P, Rouse DJ, Clark M. Two day compared to 4-12 week post-partum glucose tolerance testing among women with gestational diabetes. AJOG 2020; 223 (3): 439.e1-439, doi: 10.1016

Mallampati D, Grobman W, Rouse DJ, Werner EF. Aspirin Strategies for Preeclampsia Prevention: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Obstetrics Gynecology 2019; 134(3):537-544.

Hamel MS, Kanno LM, Has P, Beninati MJ, Rouse DJ, Werner EF. Randomized controlled trial of intrapartum glucose management in women with gestational diabetes. Obstetrics Gynecology 2019; 133(6):1171-1177.

Werner EF, Has P, Kanno L, Sullivan A, Clark MA. Barriers to Post-Partum Glucose Testing in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Am J Perinatology 2019; 36(2): 212-218.

Werner EF, Romano M, Rouse DR et al. The association between gestational diabetes mellitus and neonatal respiratory morbidity. Obstetrics Gynecology 2019;133(2):349-353.

Werner EF, Yolton K, Khoury J, Lanphear B, Braun JM. The association between maternal urinary phthalate concentrations and blood pressure in pregnancy: The HOME Study. Environmental Health 2015; 14(75): doi:10.1186/s12940-015-0062-3.

Savitz D, Werner EF. Isolating Preterm Birth to Assess Its Impact. American Journal of Epidemiology 2015; 182(9):759-61. Werner EF, Hausperg A, Rouse D. A Cost–Benefit Analysis of Low-Dose Aspirin Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Preeclampsia in the United States. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2015; 126(6): 1242-1250.

Werner EF, Hamel M, Orzechowski K, Berghella V, Thung SF. Cost-effectiveness of transvaginal cervical length ultrasound screening in singletons without prior preterm birth: an update. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015; 213(4):554-559. Werner EF, Han CS, Savitz DA, Goldshore M, Lipkind H. Health Outcomes for Vaginal versus Cesarean Delivery for Appropriately Grown Preterm Neonates. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013. 121(6): 1195-1200. Werner EF, Han C, Burd I, Lipkind H, Copel J, Bhatiyar M, Thung SF. A cost effective analysis of prenatal surgery for myelomeningoceles. Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012. 40(2): 158-164.

Werner EF, Pettker CM, Zuckerwise L, Reel M, Funai EF, Henderson J, Thung SF. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: Are the criteria proposed by the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups cost-effective? Diabetes Care 2012; 35(3): 529-535.

Werner EF, Savitz DA, Janevic TM, Ehsanipoor RM, Thung SF, Funai EF, Lipkind H. Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in preterm, small for gestational age infants. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012. 120(3): 560-564.

Werner EF, Janevic TM, Illuzzi J, Funai EF, Savitz DA, Lipkind HS. Association between mode of delivery in nulliparous women and neonatal intracranial injury. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011; 118(6):1239-46.