Kathryn Menard MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Univ NC School of Medicine

Summary

Dr. M. Kathryn Menard, MD, MPH is a Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine. Throughout her career in academic medicine Dr. Menard has worked to highlight the shared goals of clinical medicine and public health, thus bringing diverse perspectives together, promoting collaboration and realizing synergy. She has elevated attention to maternal health needs by advancing systems development including: 1) Strengthening regional systems by defining Levels of Maternal Care, and 2) Providing foundational leadership for the broad dissemination and implementation of maternal safety bundles the Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health, 3) Design and implementation of NC’s statewide Pregnancy Medical Home program. Her current research includes an NHLBI funded study to test community informed strategies to implement a safety bundle for recognition and management of pregnancy related hypertension in the outpatient setting. Dr. Menard completed residency at the University of Pennsylvania, then Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship at the University of North Carolina as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.

University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 - 1989
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1985

PubMed

6 citations
CDC LOCATe: discrepancies between self-reported level of maternal care and LOCATe-assessed level of maternal care among 463 birth facilities.
Sabrina A. Madni, Alexander C. Ewing, Jennifer L. Beauregard, Mary D. Brantley, M. Kathryn Menard
Journal of Perinatology. 2021-12-02
18 citations
Association of Maternal Comorbidity With Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Cohort Study of California Mothers Delivering Between 1997 and 2014.
Elliott K. Main, Stephanie A. Leonard, M. Kathryn Menard
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020-12-01
5 citations
Hemoglobin A1c and Early Gestational Diabetes.
Ashley N. Battarbee, Jacqueline H. Grant, Catherine J. Vladutiu, M. Kathryn Menard, Michael Clark
Journal of Women's Health. 2020-07-15

Journal Articles

780 Variations in Telehealth Use for Prenatal Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic at One Hospital System
Divya Mallampati, Asha N Talati, Anne West Honart, Kathryn Menard, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1069 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Delivery Hospitalizations in North Carolina
Divya Mallampati, Kathryn Menard, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
954 Telehealth Use for Maternity Care by Location During the COVID-19 Pandemic in North Carolina
Divya Mallampati, Asha N Talati, Kathryn Menard, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
971 Preferences and Perceived Needs for Telehealth Use Among Maternity Care Providers Nationally
Divya Mallampati, Asha N Talati, Anne West Honart, Kathryn Menard, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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