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Cynthia Shellhaas, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbus, OH

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Obstetrics & Gynecology Columbus, OH

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine Medical Consultant, Bureau of Maternal Child and Family Health, ODH

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  • Office

    1800 Zollinger Rd
    4th Floor
    Columbus, OH 43221
    Phone+1 614-293-2222
    Fax+1 614-293-2200

Summary

  • Dr. Cynthia Shellhaas is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. She received her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University and has been in practice 29 years. She specializes in maternal & fetal medicine/high risk and is experienced in high-risk pregnancies, obstetric ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis, and care of high risk pregnancies.

Education & Training

  • The Ohio State University College of Public Health
    The Ohio State University College of Public HealthMPH, 1998 - 2002
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineM.P.H., 2002
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1994
  • Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED
    Akron General Medical Center/NEOMEDResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988 - 1992
  • Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED
    Akron General Medical Center/NEOMEDInternship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988 - 1989
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University
    Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1988
  • Kent State University
    Kent State UniversityB.S., Integrated Life Sciences, 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1989 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1992 - 2000
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2015-2021
  • Elected (by peers) for inclusion in Best Doctors in America 2013-2018
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Ohio Gestational Diabetes Postpartum Care Learning Collaborative: Development of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Systems of Care for Women  
    Shellhaas C, Conrey E, Crane D, Lorenz A, Wapner A, Oza-Frank R, Bouchard J, Matern Child Health J, 1/1/2016
  • Evidence for the participation of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)/matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) complex in the amniotic fluid inflammatory respo...  
    Rood K, Millen KR, Tabbah SM, Bahtiyar MO, Thung ST, Summerfield, T, Zhao G, Ackerman C, Shellhaas C, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA, Buhimschi CS, Am J Reprod Immunol, 1/1/2016
  • Evidence for the participation of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)/matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) complex in the amniotic fluid inflammatory respo...  
    Rood K, Millen KR, Tabbah SM, Bahtiyar MO, Thung ST, Summerfield, T, Zhao G, Ackerman C, Shellhaas C, Samuels P, Buhimschi IA, Buhimschi CS, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Reducing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Ohio: A Train the Trainer Initiative Using Obstetric Simulation.
    Shellhaas C, Conrey E, Pfeil S, Martensen L, CityMatch/Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Meeting, 1/1/2016
  • Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalizations in Ohio, 2008-2013.
    Conrey E, Shellhaas C, CityMatch/Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Meeting, 1/1/2016
  • An Obstetrical Triage Acuity Scale (OTAS) Does Not Predict Hospital Admission.
    Usakoski T, Cosgrove C, Frey H, Shellhaas C, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Infant Mortality: The Role of Ohio State and OB/GYN in our Local Community 
    1/1/2017
  • The Ohio Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Postpartum Learning Collaborative: a Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Systems of Care for Women. 
    1/1/2016
  • Changes in Early Antenatal Diabetes Screening Practices: Ohio 2010-2015. 
    1/1/2016
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Other

  • Gestational Diabetes in Ohio: 2006-2008 
    Oza-Frank R, Shellhaas C, Wapner A, Conrey E, Ohio Department of Health
    Columbus, OH - 1/1/2011

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