Irogue Igbinosa, MD
Appointed in 2021
Irogue Igbinosa is a physician-scientist that specialized in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She obtained her BS in Biology from the University of Houston (Texas) and completed her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. She is interested in investigating the optimal prenatal management to improve the treatment of anemia in pregnancy and address how it contributes to racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality. Dr. Igbinosa utilizes a multipronged scientific methodological approach to not only address research questions with clinical trials but incorporate conceptual frameworks of incorporating community and patient stakeholders to tackle racial and ethnic health disparities.
Primary Mentor: Deirdre Lyell, MD (Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
Co-Mentors: Suzan Carmichael, PhD (Epidemiology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine), Elliot Main, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), Yasser El-Sayed, MD (Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
Publications of Research
1. Igbinosa II, Leonard SA, Noelette F, Davies-Balch S, Carmichael SL, Main E, Lyell DJ. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Anemia and Severe Maternal Morbidity. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2023 Oct 1;142(4):845-854.
2. Leonard SA, Xu X, Davies-Balch S, Main E, Bateman BT, Rehkopf D, Lee HC, Illuzzi J, Igbinosa II, Iwekaogwu I, Lyell DJ. Hospital intrapartum practices and disparities in severe maternal and neonatal morbidity. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2023 Jan 1;228(1):S233.
3. Igbinosa II, Berube C, Lyell D. Antepartum Iron deficiency anemia review. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022.