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Mahsa Yazdy, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Epidemiology

PhD, Boston University School of Public Health
MPH, Emory University
BS, Emory University

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ORCID : 0000-0002-7415-5350

Mahsa Yazdy, PhD is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is also the Director of the Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Dr. Yazdy received her MPH in Epidemiology from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and received a PhD in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health.

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Wong EC, Lupo PJ, Desrosiers TA, Nichols HB, Smith SM, Poole C, Canfield M, Shumate C, Chambers TM, Schraw JM, Nembhard WN, Yazdy MM, Nestoridi E, Janitz AE, Olshan AF. Associations between birth defects with neural crest cell origins and pediatric embryonal tumors. Cancer. 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37432072

Liberman RF, Heinke D, Lin AE, Nestoridi E, Jalali M, Markenson GR, Sekhavat S, Yazdy MM. Trends in Delayed Diagnosis of Critical Congenital Heart Defects in an Era of Enhanced Screening, 2004-2018. J Pediatr. 2023 Jun; 257:113366.View Related Profiles.

Markenson, Glenn
Yazdy, Mahsa
Sekhavat, Sepehr

PMID: 36858148

Darling AM, Shephard H, Nestoridi E, Manning SE, Yazdy MM. SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and preterm birth in Massachusetts from March 2020 through March 2021. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2023 Feb; 37(2):93-103. PMID: 36512318; PMCID: PMC9877646; DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12944;

Weber KA, Yang W, Carmichael SL, Collins RT, Luben TJ, Desrosiers TA, Insaf TZ, Le MT, Evans SP, Romitti PA, Yazdy MM, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM. Assessing associations between residential proximity to greenspace and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 01; 216(Pt 3):114760. PMID: 36356662; PMCID: PMC10353702; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114760;

Luke B, Brown MB, Wantman E, Schymura MJ, Browne ML, Fisher SC, Forestieri NE, Rao C, Nichols HB, Yazdy MM, Gershman ST, Sacha CR, Williams M, Ethen MK, Canfield MA, Doody KJ, Eisenberg ML, Baker VL, Williams C, Sutcliffe AG, Richard MA, Lupo PJ. The risks of birth defects and childhood cancer with conception by assisted reproductive technology. Hum Reprod. 2022 Oct 31; 37(11):2672-2689. PMID: 36112004; PMCID: PMC9960485; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac196;

Adrien N, Orta OR, Nestoridi E, Carmichael SL, Yazdy MM. Early pregnancy vitamin D status and risk of select congenital anomalies in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res. 2023 Feb 01; 115(3):290-301.View Related Profiles.

Yazdy, Mahsa
Orta, Olivia

PMID: 36203383

Lewis EL, Smoots AN, Woodworth KR, Olsen EO, Roth NM, Yazdy M, Shephard H, Sizemore L, Wingate H, Dzimira P, Reynolds B, Lush M, Fuchs EL, Ojo K, Siebman S, Hall AJ, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Perrine C, Hsia J, Ellington S, Tong VT, Gilboa SM. Breast Milk Feeding of Infants at Birth Among People With Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy: SET-NET, 5 States, March 29, 2020-December 31, 2020. Am J Public Health. 2022 Oct; 112(S8):S787-S796. PMID: 36288521; PMCID: PMC9612185; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307023;

Shephard HM, Manning SE, Nestoridi E, Brown C, Yazdy MM. Characteristics of People With and Without Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy, Massachusetts, March 2020-March 2021. Public Health Rep. 2022 Jul-Aug; 137(4):782-789. PMID: 35465775; PMCID: PMC9251605; DOI: 10.1177/00333549221084721;

Kerr S, Heinke D, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Darling AM, Lin A, Nestoridi E, Werler MM. Use of vasoactive medications in pregnancy and the risk of stillbirth among birth defect cases. Birth Defects Res. 2022 May; 114(8):277-294.View Related Profiles.

Mitchell, Allen
Yazdy, Mahsa
Werler, Martha

PMID: 35238183; PMCID: PMC9798591; DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1996;

Manning SE, Blinn AM, Selk SC, Silva CF, Stetler K, Stone SL, Yazdy MM, Bharel M. The Massachusetts Racial Equity Data Road Map: Data as a Tool Toward Ending Structural Racism. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Jan-Feb 01; 28(Suppl 1):S58-S65.View Related Profiles.

Yazdy, Mahsa
Bharel, Monica

PMID: 34797262; PMCID: PMC8939711; DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001428;

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Liberman RF, Heinke D, Petersen JM, Parker SE, Nestoridi E, Van Zutphen AR, Nembhard WN, Ramirez GM, Ethen MK, Tran T, Kirby RS, Getz KD, Nance AE, Yazdy MM. Interpregnancy interval and prevalence of selected birth defects: A multistate study. Birth Defects Res. 2022 01 15; 114(2):69-79.View Related Profiles.

Yazdy, Mahsa
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 34676681

Petersen JM, Yazdy MM, Getz KD, Anderka MT, Werler MM. Short interpregnancy intervals and risks for birth defects: support for the nutritional depletion hypothesis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 06 01; 113(6):1688-1699.View Related Profiles.

Yazdy, Mahsa
Werler, Martha

PMID: 33668063; PMCID: PMC8168364; DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa436;

Luke B, Brown MB, Wantman E, Forestieri NE, Browne ML, Fisher SC, Yazdy MM, Ethen MK, Canfield MA, Nichols HB, Oehninger S, Doody KJ, Sutcliffe AG, Williams C, Eisenberg ML, Baker VL, Sacha CR, Lupo PJ. Risks of nonchromosomal birth defects, small-for-gestational age birthweight, and prematurity with in vitro fertilization: effect of number of embryos transferred and plurality at conception versus at birth. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Apr; 38(4):835-846. PMID: 33547526; PMCID: PMC8079460; DOI: 10.1007/s10815-021-02095-3;

Luke B, Brown MB, Wantman E, Forestieri NE, Browne ML, Fisher SC, Yazdy MM, Ethen MK, Canfield MA, Watkins S, Nichols HB, Farland LV, Oehninger S, Doody KJ, Eisenberg ML, Baker VL. The risk of birth defects with conception by ART. Hum Reprod. 2021 01 01; 36(1):116-129. PMID: 33251542; PMCID: PMC8679367; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa272;

Zaganjor I, Luben TJ, Desrosiers TA, Keil AP, Engel LS, Michalski AM, Carmichael SL, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM, Reefhuis J, Yazdy MM, Langlois PH, Feldkamp ML, Romitti PA, Olshan AF, The National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Maternal Exposure to Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Hypospadias in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2000-2005). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 12 21; 17(24). PMID: 33371304; PMCID: PMC7766973; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249564;

Woodworth KR, Olsen EO, Neelam V, Lewis EL, Galang RR, Oduyebo T, Aveni K, Yazdy MM, Harvey E, Longcore ND, Barton J, Fussman C, Siebman S, Lush M, Patrick PH, Halai UA, Valencia-Prado M, Orkis L, Sowunmi S, Schlosser L, Khuwaja S, Read JS, Hall AJ, Meaney-Delman D, Ellington SR, Gilboa SM, Tong VT. Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy - SET-NET, 16 Jurisdictions, March 29-October 14, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Nov 06; 69(44):1635-1640. PMID: 33151917; PMCID: PMC7643898; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6944e2;

Luke B, Brown MB, Nichols HB, Schymura MJ, Browne ML, Fisher SC, Forestieri NE, Rao C, Yazdy MM, Gershman ST, Ethen MK, Canfield MA, Williams M, Wantman E, Oehninger S, Doody KJ, Eisenberg ML, Baker VL, Lupo PJ. Assessment of Birth Defects and Cancer Risk in Children Conceived via In Vitro Fertilization in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 10 01; 3(10):e2022927. PMID: 33119107; PMCID: PMC7596575; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22927;

Heinke D, Rich-Edwards JW, Williams PL, Hernandez-Diaz S, Anderka M, Fisher SC, Desrosiers TA, Shaw GM, Romitti PA, Canfield MA, Yazdy MM. Quantification of selection bias in studies of risk factors for birth defects among livebirths. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2020 11; 34(6):655-664.View Related Profiles.

Yazdy, Mahsa
Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia

PMID: 32249969; PMCID: PMC7541428; DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12650;

Smoots AN, Olson SM, Cragan J, Delaney A, Roth NM, Godfred-Cato S, Jones AM, Nahabedian JF, Fornoff J, Sandidge T, Yazdy MM, Higgins C, Olney RS, Eckert V, Forkner A, Fox DJ, Stolz A, Crawford K, Cho SJ, Knapp M, Ahmed MF, Lake-Burger H, Elmore AL, Langlois P, Breidenbach R, Nance A, Denson L, Caton L, Forestieri N, Bergman K, Humphries BK, Leedom VO, Tran T, Johnston J, Valencia-Prado M, Pérez-González S, Romitti PA, Fall C, Bryan JM, Barton J, Arias W, St John K, Mann S, Kimura J, Orantes L, Martin B, de Wilde L, Ellis EM, Song Z, Akosa A, Goodroe C, Ellington SR, Tong VT, Gilboa SM, Moore CA, Honein MA. Population-Based Surveillance for Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection - 22 States and Territories, January 2016-June 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jan 24; 69(3):67-71. PMID: 31971935; PMCID: PMC7367037; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6903a3;

Heinke D, Nestoridi E, Hernandez-Diaz S, Williams PL, Rich-Edwards JW, Lin AE, Van Bennekom CM, Mitchell AA, Nembhard WN, Fretts RC, Roberts DJ, Duke CW, Carmichael SL, Yazdy MM. Risk of Stillbirth for Fetuses With Specific Birth Defects. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 01; 135(1):133-140.View Related Profiles.

Mitchell, Allen
Yazdy, Mahsa
Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia

PMID: 31809437; PMCID: PMC7033649; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003614;

Alman BL, Stingone JA, Yazdy M, Botto LD, Desrosiers TA, Pruitt S, Herring AH, Langlois PH, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM, Olshan AF, Luben TJ. Associations between PM2.5 and risk of preterm birth among liveborn infants. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 11; 39:46-53.e2. PMID: 31678056; PMCID: PMC7315599; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.09.008;

Choi G, Stingone JA, Desrosiers TA, Olshan AF, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM, Pruitt S, Romitti PA, Yazdy MM, Browne ML, Langlois PH, Botto L, Luben TJ. Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution and congenital limb deficiencies in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Environ Res. 2019 12; 179(Pt A):108716. PMID: 31546130; PMCID: PMC6842662; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108716;

Frey MT, Meaney-Delman D, Bowen V, Yazdy MM, Watkins SM, Thorpe PG, Honein MA. Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Pregnant Women and Infants. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 08; 28(8):1031-1036. PMID: 31408424; PMCID: PMC6711152; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.7943;

Jenkins MM, Almli LM, Pangilinan F, Chong JX, Blue EE, Shapira SK, White J, McGoldrick D, Smith JD, Mullikin JC, Bean CJ, Nembhard WN, Lou XY, Shaw GM, Romitti PA, Keppler-Noreuil K, Yazdy MM, Kay DM, Carter TC, Olshan AF, Moore KJ, Nascone-Yoder N, Finnell RH, Lupo PJ, Feldkamp ML, Nickerson DA, Bamshad MJ, Brody LC, Reefhuis J. Exome sequencing of family trios from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study: Tapping into a rich resource of genetic and environmental data. Birth Defects Res. 2019 12 01; 111(20):1618-1632. PMID: 31328417; PMCID: PMC6889076; DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1554;

Short TD, Stallings EB, Isenburg J, O'Leary LA, Yazdy MM, Bohm MK, Ethen M, Chen X, Tran T, Fox DJ, Fornoff J, Forestieri N, Ferrell E, Ramirez GM, Kim J, Shi J, Cho SJ, Duckett K, Nelson N, Zielke K, St John K, Martin B, Clark C, Huynh MP, Benusa C, Reefhuis J. Gastroschisis Trends and Ecologic Link to Opioid Prescription Rates - United States, 2006-2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Jan 18; 68(2):31-36. PMID: 30653484; PMCID: PMC6336188; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6802a2;

Weber KA, Yang W, Carmichael SL, Lupo PJ, Dukhovny S, Yazdy MM, Lin AE, Van Bennekom CM, Mitchell AA, Shaw GM. An application of data mining to identify potential risk factors for anophthalmia and microphthalmia. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2018 11; 32(6):545-555.View Related Profiles.

Mitchell, Allen
Yazdy, Mahsa

PMID: 30300919

Yazdy MM, Coull BA, Gardiner JC, Aguiar A, Calafat AM, Xiaoyun Ye, Schantz SL, Korrick SA. A possible approach to improving the reproducibility of urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites and phenols during pregnancy. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 09; 28(5):448-460. PMID: 30018406; PMCID: PMC6170163; DOI: 10.1038/s41370-018-0050-0;

Delaney A, Mai C, Smoots A, Cragan J, Ellington S, Langlois P, Breidenbach R, Fornoff J, Dunn J, Yazdy M, Scotto-Rosato N, Sweatlock J, Fox D, Palacios J, Forestieri N, Leedom V, Smiley M, Nance A, Lake-Burger H, Romitti P, Fall C, Prado MV, Barton J, Bryan JM, Arias W, Brown SV, Kimura J, Mann S, Martin B, Orantes L, Taylor A, Nahabedian J, Akosa A, Song Z, Martin S, Ramlal R, Shapiro-Mendoza C, Isenburg J, Moore CA, Gilboa S, Honein MA. Population-Based Surveillance of Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection - 15 States and U.S. Territories, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Jan 26; 67(3):91-96. PMID: 29370151; PMCID: PMC5812309; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6703a2;

Somerville NJ, Chen X, Heinke D, Stone SL, Higgins C, Manning SE, Pagnano S, Yazdy MM, Anderka M. Accuracy of birth certificate head circumference measurements: Massachusetts, 2012-2013. Birth Defects Res. 2018 03 15; 110(5):413-420.View Related Profiles.

Yazdy, Mahsa
Anderka, Marlene

PMID: 29195030

McPherson E, Nestoridi E, Heinke D, Roberts DJ, Fretts R, Yazdy MM, Lin AE. Alternatives to Autopsy for Fetal and Early Neonatal (Perinatal) Deaths: Insights from the Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program. Birth Defects Res. 2017 Nov 01; 109(18):1430-1441. PMID: 28898573; DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1112;

Reynolds MR, Jones AM, Petersen EE, Lee EH, Rice ME, Bingham A, Ellington SR, Evert N, Reagan-Steiner S, Oduyebo T, Brown CM, Martin S, Ahmad N, Bhatnagar J, Macdonald J, Gould C, Fine AD, Polen KD, Lake-Burger H, Hillard CL, Hall N, Yazdy MM, Slaughter K, Sommer JN, Adamski A, Raycraft M, Fleck-Derderian S, Gupta J, Newsome K, Baez-Santiago M, Slavinski S, White JL, Moore CA, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Petersen L, Boyle C, Jamieson DJ, Meaney-Delman D, Honein MA. Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus-Associated Birth Defects and Evaluation of All U.S. Infants with Congenital Zika Virus Exposure - U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Apr 07; 66(13):366-373. PMID: 28384133; PMCID: PMC5657905; DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6613e1;

Honein MA, Dawson AL, Petersen EE, Jones AM, Lee EH, Yazdy MM, Ahmad N, Macdonald J, Evert N, Bingham A, Ellington SR, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Oduyebo T, Fine AD, Brown CM, Sommer JN, Gupta J, Cavicchia P, Slavinski S, White JL, Owen SM, Petersen LR, Boyle C, Meaney-Delman D, Jamieson DJ. Birth Defects Among Fetuses and Infants of US Women With Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy. JAMA. 2017 01 03; 317(1):59-68. PMID: 27960197; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.19006;

Benedum CM, Yazdy MM, Parker SE, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Association of Clomiphene and Assisted Reproductive Technologies With the Risk of Neural Tube Defects. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Jun 01; 183(11):977-87.View Related Profiles.

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Yazdy, Mahsa
Werler, Martha
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 27188944; PMCID: PMC4887580; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv322;

Benedum CM, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Impact of Periconceptional Use of Nitrosatable Drugs on the Risk of Neural Tube Defects. Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Oct 15; 182(8):675-84.View Related Profiles.

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Yazdy, Mahsa
Werler, Martha

PMID: 26424074; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv126;

Yazdy MM, Werler MM. Comparison of web versus interview participants in a case-control study. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Oct; 25(10):794-6.View Related Profiles.

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Werler, Martha

PMID: 26296267; PMCID: PMC4567897; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.07.007;

Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Louik C, Werler MM. The authors respond. Epidemiology. 2015 May; 26(3):e35-6.View Related Profiles.

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Louik, Carol
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Werler, Martha

PMID: 25835139; PMCID: PMC4388046; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000281;

Yazdy MM, Werler MM, Feldkamp ML, Shaw GM, Mosley BS, Vieira VM. Spatial analysis of gastroschisis in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Jun; 103(6):544-53.View Related Profiles.

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Werler, Martha
Vieira, Veronica

PMID: 25850424; PMCID: PMC4478213; DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23375;

Yazdy MM, Desai RJ, Brogly SB. Prescription Opioids in Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Genet. 2015 Apr 01; 4(2):56-70.View Related Profiles.

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Brogly, Susan

PMID: 26998394; PMCID: PMC4795985; DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556740;

Werler MM, Yazdy MM, Kasser JR, Mahan ST, Meyer RE, Anderka M, Druschel CM, Mitchell AA. Maternal cigarette, alcohol, and coffee consumption in relation to risk of clubfoot. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 Jan; 29(1):3-10.View Related Profiles.

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Yazdy, Mahsa
Anderka, Marlene
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PMID: 25417917; DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12163;

Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Louik C, Werler MM. Use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and the risk of clubfoot. Epidemiology. 2014 Nov; 25(6):859-65.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 25171134; PMCID: PMC4180776; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000157;

Yazdy MM, Werler MM, Anderka M, Langlois PH, Vieira VM. Spatial analysis of gastroschisis in Massachusetts and Texas. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Jan; 25(1):7-14.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 25454289; PMCID: PMC4255145; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.001;

Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Maternal genitourinary infections and the risk of gastroschisis. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Sep 1; 180(5):518-25.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 25073472; PMCID: PMC4143079; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu157;

Werler MM, Yazdy MM, Kasser JR, Mahan ST, Meyer RE, Anderka M, Druschel CM, Mitchell AA. Medication use in pregnancy in relation to the risk of isolated clubfoot in offspring. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Jul 1; 180(1):86-93.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 24824985; PMCID: PMC4133556; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu096;

Mahan ST, Yazdy MM, Kasser JR, Werler MM. Prenatal screening for clubfoot: what factors predict prenatal detection? Prenat Diagn. 2014 Apr; 34(4):389-93.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 24395154; PMCID: PMC4028147; DOI: 10.1002/pd.4320;

Parker SE, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Demmer LA, Werler MM. A description of spina bifida cases and co-occurring malformations, 1976-2011. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Feb; 164A(2):432-40.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 24357196; PMCID: PMC4353584; DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36324;

Mahan ST, Yazdy MM, Kasser JR, Werler MM. Is it worthwhile to routinely ultrasound screen children with idiopathic clubfoot for hip dysplasia? J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Dec; 33(8):847-51.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 24172676; PMCID: PMC4574100; DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000100;

Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Tinker SC, Parker SE, Werler MM. Periconceptional use of opioids and the risk of neural tube defects. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Oct; 122(4):838-44.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 24084542; PMCID: PMC4557737; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a6643c;

Benedum CM, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Risk of spina bifida and maternal cigarette, alcohol, and coffee use during the first month of pregnancy. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2013 Aug; 10(8):3263-81.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 23917813; PMCID: PMC3774437; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10083263;

Parker SE, Yazdy MM, Tinker SC, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. The impact of folic acid intake on the association among diabetes mellitus, obesity, and spina bifida. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Sep; 209(3):239.e1-8.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 23711668; PMCID: PMC3989866; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.05.047;

Werler MM, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Meyer RE, Druschel CM, Anderka M, Kasser JR, Mahan ST. Descriptive epidemiology of idiopathic clubfoot. Am J Med Genet A. 2013 Jul; 161A(7):1569-78.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 23686911; PMCID: PMC3689855; DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35955;

Parker SE, Werler MM, Shaw GM, Anderka M, Yazdy MM. Dietary glycemic index and the risk of birth defects. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Dec 15; 176(12):1110-20.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 23171874; PMCID: PMC3571231; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws201;

Yazdy MM, Tinker SC, Mitchell AA, Demmer LA, Werler MM. Maternal tea consumption during early pregnancy and the risk of spina bifida. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Oct; 94(10):756-61.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 22641606; PMCID: PMC4557736; DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23025;

Ahrens K, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Folic acid intake and spina bifida in the era of dietary folic acid fortification. Epidemiology. 2011 Sep; 22(5):731-7.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21659881; PMCID: PMC4813305; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182227887;

Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Liu S, Werler MM. Maternal dietary glycaemic intake during pregnancy and the risk of birth defects. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 Jul; 25(4):340-6.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21649676; PMCID: PMC3474333; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01198.x;

Yazdy MM, Liu S, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Maternal dietary glycemic intake and the risk of neural tube defects. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Feb 15; 171(4):407-14.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 20042435; PMCID: PMC2842193; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp395;

Petersen EE, Rasmussen SA, Daniel KL, Yazdy MM, Honein MA. Prescription medication borrowing and sharing among women of reproductive age. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Sep; 17(7):1073-80. PMID: 18774892; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0769;

Yazdy MM, Autry AR, Honein MA, Frias JL. Use of special education services by children with orofacial clefts. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2008 Mar; 82(3):147-54. PMID: 18183625; DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20433;

Rasmussen SA, Yazdy MM, Frías JL, Honein MA. Priorities for public health research on craniosynostosis: summary and recommendations from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored meeting. Am J Med Genet A. 2008 Jan 15; 146A(2):149-58. PMID: 18080327; DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32106;

Rasmussen SA, Yazdy MM, Carmichael SL, Jamieson DJ, Canfield MA, Honein MA. Maternal thyroid disease as a risk factor for craniosynostosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Aug; 110(2 Pt 1):369-77. PMID: 17666613; DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000270157.88896.76;

Yazdy MM, Honein MA, Rasmussen SA, Frias JL. Priorities for future public health research in orofacial clefts. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2007 Jul; 44(4):351-7. PMID: 17608558; DOI: 10.1597/06-233.1;

Yazdy MM, Honein MA, Xing J. Reduction in orofacial clefts following folic acid fortification of the U.S. grain supply. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2007 Jan; 79(1):16-23. PMID: 17177274; DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20319;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 61 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2022

Bar chart showing 61 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2022

Year	Publications
2007	3
2008	3
2009	1
2011	2
2012	2
2013	6
2014	6
2015	5
2016	1
2017	4
2018	3
2019	5
2020	6
2021	4
2022	8
2023	2

2020 Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP): Emerging MCH Professional Award

2016 Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Zika Response Team, Commissioner’s Citation of Recognition

2015-2016 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral National Research Service Award

2009 Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research: Student Prize Paper

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