RuofanYaoMDMPH

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology- MFM

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Office
11234 Anderson Street
3400
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone+1 909-651-5708

Fax+1 909-651-5401

Dr. Ruofan Yao is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Loma Linda, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Riverside University Health System-Medical Center, and Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta. He received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and has been in practice 6 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Mandarin). He specializes in maternal & fetal medicine/high risk and is experienced in obesity and obesity-related disorders, epidemiology, placenta, and stillbirth.

University of MarylandFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusFellowship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
University of Maryland School of MedicineObstetrics & Gynecology, 2018
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011 - 2015
St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Dartmouth CollegeM.P.H., Evaluative Clinical Sciences, 2007
University of WashingtonB.S., Biochemistry, 2006

Best paper in Annals of Epidemiology American College of Epidemiology, 2018
Best oral presentation SMFM, 2017
Most cited paper in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2014 American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
Student Teaching Award Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015
Most Promising Resident Award SMFM, 2015
Best Laparoscopic Surgeon Award AAGL, 2015
Best Resident Research Award 2013
Six Sigma Green Belt 2007
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PubMed

12 citations
When the balloon goes up, blood transfusion goes down: a pilot study of REBOA in placenta accreta spectrum disorders.
Yevgeniya Ioffe, Sigrid Burruss, Ruofan Yao, Beverly Tse, Alicia M. Cryer
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2021-08-01
11 citations
The joint effects of obesity and pregestational diabetes on the risk of stillbirth.
Kathleen Browne, Bo Y. Park, Katherine Goetzinger, Aaron B. Caughey, Ruofan Yao
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2021-02-01
106 citations
Obesity and the risk of stillbirth: a population-based cohort study
Ruofan Yao, Cande V. Ananth, Bo Y. Park, Leanne Pereira, Lauren A. Plante
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014-05-01

Journal Articles

Applicability of Standardized Early Fetal Heart Examination in the Obese Population
Ruofan Yao, Ozhan Mehmet Turan, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Obesity and the risk of stillbirth: a population-based cohort study
Yao R, Ananth CV, Park BY, Pereira L, Plante LA for the Perinatal Research Consortium, AJOG, 1/1/2014

Abstracts/Posters

The effect of maternal obesity on fetal growth
Yao R, Park BY, Crimmins SD, Harman CR, Contag SA, Society for Reproductive Investigation 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, 1/19/2016
The effects of maternal obesity on fetal and neonatal outcomes among those born small for gestational age
Yao R, Park BY, Caughey AB, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/6/2016
The effects of maternal obesity on fetal and neonatal outcomes among those born large for gestational age
Yao R, Park BY, Caughey AB, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/6/2016
The effects of maternal obesity on fetal and neonatal outcomes among twin pregnancies
Yao R, Park BY, Caughey AB, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/6/2016
Outcomes of Routine Shoulder Dystocia Screening Using a Commercially Available Screening Tool
Jovanovski A, Yao R, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/7/2015
The Effect of Intrauterine Exposure to Maternal Stress on Telomere Length in Offspring
Marchetto N, Glynn R, Yao R, Montgomery O, Wolf S, Haussman M, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/7/2015
Maternal and neonatal outcomes after uterine rupture among obese women
Kannabiran D, Yao R, Park BY, Plante LA, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital and Inland Empire Health Plan Present Free Webinar Addressing Pregnancy During COVID-19November 5th, 2020
Why the First Prenatal Visit Should Involve a Hepatits B TestJuly 23rd, 2019
Mother’s Weight Increases Child’s Risk of DeathApril 29th, 2014
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