AlexandraPellicenaMDFACOG

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Houston, TX

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Office
1919 North Loop W
Suite 215
Houston, TX 77008
Phone+1 713-370-7325

Fax+1 713-861-7582

Summary

Alexandra Pellicena, MD is a Houston, Texas based Obstetrics & Gynecology specialist. She completed her residency at Baylor College of Medicine and received her MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Pellicena has been a physician at her own practice since 2010. She has experience in hormonal management, menopause transition, PCOs, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, prenatal care and delivery. She has publications relating to cell biology and preeclampsia, among others. Dr. Pellicena has received numerous honors, including a 1st place MD Resident Research Award and a Resident Reporter Program from Ethicon Pharmaceuticals.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997 - 2001
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1997, MD
Lake Erie CollegeBS, Major: Biochemistry, magna cum laude, 1985 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyAssignment (35 CME Credits)
Fetal Medicine FoundationCompetence in Cervical Assessment

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

MD Resident Research Award, 1st place Arthur M. Farris Sr., 1999
Resident Reporter Program Ethicon Pharmaceuticals, 1999
Resident Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology Farris Endowment, 1998
Fellowship Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1994
Kroc Fellowship (declined) Case Western Reserve University, 1994
Outstanding Chemistry Award The American Chemical Society, 1989
Future Scientist Fund The Jackson Laboratory, 1988
Mortar Board Member Academic Honor Society, 1988
Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society, 1986
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Mutations in the predicted aspartyl tRNA synthetase of Droophila are lethal and function as dosage-sensitive maternal modifiers of the sex determination gene Sex-lethal.
S. Stitzinger, A. Pellicena-Palle, E. B. Albrecht, K. M. Gajewski, and and K. M. Beckingham and H. K. Salz, Molecular and General Genetics, 261:142-151
The function of the Drosophila thioredoxin homologue encoded by the deadhead gene is redox-dependent and blocks the initiation of development but not of DNA synthesis.
A. Pellicena-Palle, S. Stitzinger, and and H. K. Salz, Mechanism of Development, 62:61-65
Immunologic response to gene transfer into mice via the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor.
T. Ferkol, A.Pellicena-Palle, E. Eckman, J. C. Perales, T. Trzaska, M. Tosi, and R. Redline and P. B. Davis, Gene Therapy, 3:669-678
The putative Drosophila NMDARA1 gene is located on the second chromosome and is ubiquitously expressed in embryogenesis.
Pellicena-Palle and H. K. Salz, Biochemica et Biophysica Acta, 1261:301-303
A late Golgi sorting function for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Apm1p, but not Apm2p, a second yeast clathrin AP medium chain-related protein.
J. D. Stepp, A. Pelllicena-Palle, S. Hamilton, and T. Kirchhausen and S. K. Lemmon, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6:41-58
The Drosophila maternal effect locus deadhead encodes a thioredoxin homolog required for female meiosis and early embryonic development.
H. K. Salz, T. W. Flickinger, E. Mittendorf, A. Pellicena-Palle, and J. P. Petschek and E. B. Albrecht, Genetics,136:1075-1086
Sequence of the clathrin heavy chain from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and requirements of the C-terminus for clathrin function.
S. K. Lemmon, A. Pellicena-Palle, and K. Conley and C. L. Freund, Journal of Cell Biology, 112:65-80
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Abstracts/Posters

The relationship between the Glu298Asp and intron 4 polymorphism of endothelial nitric oxide synthetase in a Hispanic population with preeclampsia.
Pellicena-Palle, S. Riskin-Mashiah, L. A. Hefler and A. R. Gregg, Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
MTHFR mutation and a NOS3 polymorphism influence blood pressure characteristics in preeclampsia.
S. Riskin-Mashiah, A. Pellicena-Palle, L. A. Hefler, C. B. Tempfer and A. R. Gregg, Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
The introduction of HPV testing by the hybrid capture method into the management of the atypical pap smear.
A. W. Kennedy, A. Pellicena-Palle, B. R. Yen-Lieberman, L. Bybicki, S. R. Wirth and J. L. Belinson, NEAGO, New Heaven, CT
The Drosophila deadhead gene encodes a thioredoxin homolog required for female meiosis and early embryonic development.
A. Pellicena-Palle, T. W. Flickinger, E. Mittendorf, J. P. Petschek, E. B. Albrecht and H. K. Salz, Student Research Day, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Identification of yeast homologs of the medium chain subunits of clathrin-associated protein complexes.
S. K. Lemmon, S. Hamilton, A. Pellicena-Palle and T. Kirchhausen, Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology, Boston, MA
Sequence of the clathrin heavy chain from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and requirements of the C-terminus for clathrin function.
S. K. Lemmon, A. Pellicena-Palle, K. Conley and C. L. Freund, Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology, San Diego, CA
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Professional Memberships

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow

Other Languages

Spanish