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San Antonio, TX 78255Phone+1 210-660-9906
Summary
- Founder & CEO of World Gateway Perinatal Consultants, TelemedMFM - Maternal-Fetal Telemedicine, I work with organizations to improve equal delivery of high-risk pregnancy care regionally, and nationally using Telehealth, developing partnerships, and teaching.
Through the years I emerged as a strong advocate for Women in medicine & leadership through one-on-one motivational development, speaking engagements and community service. I authored my first non-fiction book, PUSH, THEN BREATHE.
My last 20 years in Women’s Health as OBGYN and MFM highlight my tireless calling and utmost privilege to provide high-risk pregnancy care for my fellow Women and their unborn babies with compassion and realism.
For the past decade I have held various leadership positions: corporate, maternal-fetal, practice, perinatal line and maternal transport director in the ambulatory and inpatient services arenas as well as a key contributor to several C-suite initiatives.
In addition to leadership positions, I serve as clinical professor for Tenwek Kenya OB-GYN residency program, PAACS OB-GYN Council and participate in the ABOG-QE program. Over the years I organized and lectured at numerous peer-review academic and clinical conferences as well as authored research papers in medicine and leadership.
Aside of the academic pursuits, for the past 15 years I have provided care for the underserved medical community internationally through medical missions to Latin, South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa, organizing and teaching “Train the Trainer” programs for the indigen OB-GYN health providers. Nationally I served rural OB-GYN and MFM medical community as LT physician.
I served my country as officer and physician in the USAF where I completed my medical studies, specialty training and received the highly sought USAF Health Professions Scholarship award.
I live in San Antonio with my family. An avid triathlete, I enjoy travel, cooking, dancing, and non-fiction writing.
Clinical Expertise
- High-risk pregnancies, Telemedicine, Medical missions, Leadership, Medical Humanitarian Service, Critical care OB, Women in Medicine & Leadeship, Maternal and Fetal TeleHealth
Education & Training
- Haslam School of BusinessExecutive MBA, Healthcare Business & Leadership , 2019 - 2020
- SMFM Leadership AcademyLeadership in Medicine, Executive Leadership, 2015 - 2016
- University of Mississippi Medical CenterMBMS, Biomedical Sciences, 2010 - 2013
- University of Mississippi Medical CenterFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- Wright State UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002 - 2006
- University of New England College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2002
- University of Massachusetts LowellB.S., Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1995 - 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- NE State License 2018 - 2026
- IN State License 2003 - 2025
- MO State License 2023 - 2025
- OH State License 2002 - 2025
- TX State License 2019 - 2025
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsImpedance cardiography assessed treatment of acute severe pregnancy hypertension: a randomized trial.Rachael Morris, Imran Sunesara, Marie Darby, Sarah Novotny, Luissa Kiprono
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2016-01-01 - 40 citationsProgesterone blunts vascular endothelial cell secretion of endothelin-1 in response to placental ischemia.Luissa Kiprono, Kedra Wallace, Janae Moseley, James N. Martin, Babbette LaMarca
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013-07-01 - 22 citationsProgesterone supplementation attenuates hypertension and the autoantibody to the angiotensin II type I receptor in response to elevated interleukin-6 during pregnancyLorena M. Amaral, Luissa Kiprono, Denise C. Cornelius, Carrie Shoemaker, Kedra Wallace
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014-08-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Potential Anti-inflammatory Properties of 17-OHP in The Therapy For Hypertension in Response to Placental IschemiaKiprono, Luissa, SMFM, 2/2013
Lectures
- Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Series: Fetal Cardiac ArrhythmiasTenwek, Kenya - 11/2022
- Gender Equity in Medicine & Leadership: Balancing the ScalesUNE COM - 10/2022
- Interdisciplinary Management of the Critical Obstetrical Patient Part 2; 4th Tri-State Perinatal ConferenceEvansville, IN - 5/2018
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Authored Content
- Fitting It All InMarch 2023
- Luissa (Dr. Luissa K) Kiprono, MFM, EMBA, MBMS, FACOGJune 2018
Press Mentions
- TeleMed MFMDecember 31st, 2022
- Member Spotlight December 31st, 2022
- Providing Quality Care to Women WorldwideDecember 31st, 2022
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Committees
- OBGYN Education Council, Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons PAACS 2022 - Present
- Planning and Educational Committee, Central Association of OB-GYN - CAOG 2021 - Present
- MFM Division Representative, Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council - STRAC 2019 - Present
- Committee for Global Health, The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine - SMFM 2011 - Present
- Fellow, American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009 - Present
- QE Assessment Development Committee, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - ABOG 2021 - 2023
Research History
- Organizational Matrix for Effective Provider EnrollmentIdentify specific barriers in clinical onboarding, corporate credentialing, and provider enrollment; analyze those barriers root cause and the impact at both the company-wide and organizational level; propose improvement strategies by designing a new matrix for an efficient and effective PEP.2020 - 2020
- The Distribution of Fetal Cardiac Structural Malformations In Women with and without Diabetes Mellitus2010 - 2013
- Potential Anti-inflammatory Properties of 17-OHP in The Therapy For Hypertension in Response to Placental Ischemia2010 - 2013
- The Role of Fetal Echocardiography versus Targeted Second Trimester Ultrasound in the Assessment of Cardiac Anatomy in Diabetic Pregnancies2005 - 2006
- A Case Series of Perinatal Outcome Associated with Sonographically Detected Globular Placenta2003 - 2005
- Use of DVT Prophylaxis in Patients with Co-Morbidities during LS Cholecystectomy2000 - 2001
- The Effects of Synthetic Neurosteroids Alone and in Combination with Amnestic Drugs in Memory Retentio1999 - 2000
Professional Memberships
- The Society for Maternal & Fetal Medicine - SMFMMember
- Member
- Central Association of OB-GYN - CAOGMember
- International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - ISUOGMember
- TX Medical Association - TMAMember
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Romanian, French
Industry Relationships
- Key Opinion Leader, LabCorp, Genetics and Women's Health2022 - Present
External Links
- LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-luissa-k-mfm-author-leader
- TeleMed MFMhttps://telemedmfm.com/
- Dr. Luissa Khttps://drluissak.com/
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