Rebecca Feldman Hamm, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Physician, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Affiliated Faculty , Penn Roybal Center on Behavioral Economics and Health
Senior Fellow, Penn Implementation Science Center, University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Director, Research Operations of the Penn Pregnancy and Perinatal Research Center
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Penn Maternal Fetal Medicine Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
800 Walnut Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215-662-2982
Education:
BA (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2013.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2013.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Selected Publications
Keegan E, O'Shea C, Jourdain JM, Hamm RF.: Closing the evidence-to-practice gap: Evaluating implementation of the CHAP trial, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV. Poster Presentation Feb 2026.Gleason E, Srinivas SK, Wolf A, Hamm RF.: Confronting Disparities: Piloting an Individualized Clinician Equity Dashboard for Labor Outcomes, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV. Poster Presentation Feb 2026.
Graseck AS, Levine LD, Hamm RF.: The THEA model: outcomes of an innovative prenatal care model incorporating home blood pressure monitoring, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV. Poster Presentation Feb 2026.
Hamm RF, Hoffman MK, Einerson BD, Sciscione AC, Silver RM, Alvarez MJ, Cahill AG, Levine LD.: Optimizing outpatient cervical ripening: a mixed-methods study identifying implementation drivers during a multi-site, randomized trial, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV. Poster Presentation Feb 2026.
Smeal JK, Quigley E, Nguyen A, Durnwald C, Janssen M, Hamm RF.: Implementation of an Inpatient 2-hour Glucose Tolerance Test Improves Racial Disparities in Postpartum Screening, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV. Poster Presentation Feb 2026.
Zafman KB, Kornfield S, Srinivas SK, Pineles BL, Miller ES, Hamm RF.: Clinician Perspectives on Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy: Unpacking Barriers and Racial Disparities in Medication Continuation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV. Poster Presentation Feb 2026.
Kaur K, Apple A, Hamm RF, Schachter A, Salva C, Sonalkar S, Vinekar K, Hall S, James A, Chesnokova A: Confronting Segregation of Care in OBGYN: A National Survey of Program Directors. J Health Equity Aug 2025, on-line ahead of print.
Wang-Koehler E, Oshewa O, Srinivas SK, James A, Hamm RF: Clinician perspectives on navigating conversations around racial disparities in obstetrics. Obstet Gynecol Aug 2025, In-press.
Zollo A, Hamm RF, Lane-Fall M, Ashcraft LE.: From meetings to meaningful data: A low-burden tool to collect implementation data during effectiveness trials, 18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, National Harbor MD. Poster Presentation Dec 2025.
Zafman K, Kornfield S, Pineles B, Hamm RF: Clinician Perspectives on Antidepressant Continuation, Marcé of North America Conference: Unlocking Insights in Perinatal Mental Health, Toronto ON. Poster Presentation Nov 2025.