Kimberly B. Glazer, PhD, MPH

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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St, 5 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
2007 (Global Health, summa cum laude)
Georgetown University, 2007.
MPH (Population and Family Health)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 2011.
PhD (Epidemiology)
Brown University School of Public Health, 2019.
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Selected Publications

Glazer KB, Janevic T, Boychuk N, Egorova N, Hebert P, Zeitlin J, Howell EA: Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities. Obesity 2024 In press.

Janevic T, Tomalin L, Glazer KB, Boychuk N, Kern-Goldberger A, Burdick M, Howell F, Suarez-Farinas M, Egorova N, Zeitlin J, Hebert P, Howell EA: Development of a prediction model of postpartum hospital utilization using an equity-focused approach. Am J Obstet Gynecol 230(6):671.e1-671.e10, Jun 2024.

Glazer KB, Zeitlin J, Boychuk N, Egorova NN, Hebert PL, Janevic T, Howell EA: Maternal characteristics and hospital rates of unexpected complications in term newborns. JAMA Network Open 7(5):e2411699, May 2024.

Glazer KB, Harrell T, Balbierz A, Howell EA: Postpartum hospital readmissions and emergency department visits among high-risk, Medicaid-insured women in New York City. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 31(9):1305-1313, Sep 2022.

Howell EA, Sofaer S, Balbierz A, Kheyfets A, Glazer KB, Zeitlin J: Distinguishing high-performing from low-performing hospitals for severe maternal morbidity: A focus on quality and equity. Obstet Gynecol 139(6):1061-1069, Jun 2022.

Glazer KB, Danilack VA, Field AE, Werner EF, Savitz DA: Term labor induction and risk of cesarean delivery among obese women with and without comorbidities. Am J Perinatol 39(2):154-164, Jan 2022.

Glazer KB, Howell EA: A way forward in the maternal mortality crisis: Addressing maternal health disparities and mental health. Arch Womens Ment Health 24(5): 823-830, Oct 2021.

Glazer KB, Zeitlin J, Egorova NN, Janevic T, Balbierz A, Hebert PL, Howell EA: Hospital Quality of Care and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Unexpected Newborn Complications. Pediatrics 148(3):e2020024091, Sep 2021.

Glazer KB, Zeitlin J, Howell EA: Intertwined disparities: Applying the maternal-infant dyad lens to advance perinatal health equity. Semin Perinatol 45(4):151410, Jun 2021.

Glazer KB, Sofaer S, Balbierz A, Wang E, Howell EA: Perinatal care experiences among racially and ethnically diverse mothers whose infants required a NICU stay. J Perinatol 41(3):413-421, Mar 2021.

Glazer KB, Danilack VA, Werner EF, Field AE, Savitz DA: Elucidating the role of overweight and obesity in racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery risk. Ann Epidemiol 42:4-11.e4, Feb 2020.

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