JustinPLavinMDFACOG

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Akron, OH

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akron General Medical Center

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Office
2166 Ridgewood Rd.
Akron, OH 44313
Phone+1 330-957-8213

Education & Training

University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1979 - 1980
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1975 - 1979
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1979 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2011 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1976 - 2002
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America’s Best Physicians 2015
Summit County Medical Society Award for Excellence and Service to the Coomunity 2011
Society of Distinguished Physicians Akron General Medical Center, 2010
Leading Physicians of the World 2010
Best Doctors in America 2009-2012
Clinical Faculty Outstanding Teaching Northern Ohio Medical University, 2007
Member Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

56 citations
Clinical experience with one hundred seven diabetic pregnancies
Justin P. Lavin, Donald R. Lovelace, Menachem Miodovnik, Harvey C. Knowles, Tom P. Barden
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1983-12-01
127 citations
Stress, psychosocial resources, and depressive symptomatology during pregnancy in low-income, inner-city women.
Christian Ritter, Stevan E. Hobfoll, Justin Lavin, Rebecca P. Cameron, Michael R. Hulsizer
Health Psychology. 2000-11-01
65 citations
Vacuum and Forceps Training in Residency: Experience and Self-Reported Competency
J Powell, Noridelle Gilo, Meghan Foote, Karen M. Gil, Justin Lavin
Journal of Perinatology. 2007-03-29

Journal Articles

Glucose Values in Women with Gestational and Pre-Gestational Diabetes
Kreiner A, Gill K, Lavin J., Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012
Economic effects of abnormal BMI on Healthcare costs
Lavin, J, BJOBG, 2013