LauraM.GoetzlMD

General Gynecology, Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Professor & Vice Chair Translational Research, Dept. Ob/Gyn & Reproductive Sciences, UT Houston

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Dr. Laura Goetzl is an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist based in Houston, TX, with subspecialties in General Gynecology and Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk. She completed her medical education at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating in 1993, followed by a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School from 1993 to 1997. She has experience in maternal and fetal medicine and fetal surgery. Dr. Goetzl has published research on prenatal opioid and alcohol exposure, fetal brain biomarkers, and the impact of maternal obesity on fetal brain development, among other topics. Her clinical trials focus on inflammation and bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy. She is recognized as a Fellow by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 1998 - 2000
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 - 1997
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1993

PubMed

Prenatal Opioid and Alcohol Exposures: Association with Altered Placental Serotonin Transporter Structure and/or Expression.
Nune Darbinian, Nana Merabova, Gabriel Tatevosian, Sandra Adele, Armine Darbinyan
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024-10-28
Extracellular Vesicles, Circadian Rhythms, and Cancer: A Comprehensive Review with Emphasis on Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Baharan Fekry, Lierni Ugartemendia, Nestor F Esnaola, Laura Goetzl
Cancers. 2024-07-16
Maternal obesity: sex-specific in utero changes in fetal brain autophagy and mTOR.
Nana Merabova, Lierni Ugartemendia, Andrea G Edlow, Claudia Ibarra, Nune Darbinian
Obesity. 2024-06-01

Temple Launches Center of Excellence to Address Opioid Use in PregnancyJanuary 31st, 2017
Laughing Through Labor? Nitrous Oxide During Childbirth Catching OnJanuary 3rd, 2017
Laughing Gas for Labor Pain? It’s Poised for a ComebackNovember 8th, 2016
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