RachelSinkeyMD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816

Fax+1 205-975-9858

University of South Florida MorsaniFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
TriHealth (Bethesda North and Good Samaritan Hospitals)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010 - 2014
University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 2010

Acute Headache Treatment in Pregnancy: Occipital Nerve Block vs PO Acetaminophen With Caffeine Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 10
Completed
Phase 4
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Smoking Reduction In Gravid Substance Use Disorders Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 15
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
Providing an Optimized and emPowered Pregnancy for You (PᵌOPPY) Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2023 Jul 17
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
The ACHIEVE Trial: Achieving Longer Gestation in Preeclampsia Via Antihypertensive Therapy. Start of enrollment: 2023 Feb 14
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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PubMed

Placental extracellular vesicles from women with severe preeclampsia alter calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes: an ex vivo study.
Saravanakumar Murugesan, Lakshmi Saravanakumar, Sakthivel Sadayappan, Ramaswamy Kannappan, Rachel G Sinkey
American Journal of Physiology. Cell Physiology. 2025-01-01
Strategies and outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in peripartum patients: a single institution experience.
Ryan W Wong, Angela R Seasely, Enrique Gongora, Charles W Hoopes, Scott Bellot
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2024-12-01
Outcomes in low-risk patients before and after an institutional policy offering 39-week elective induction of labor.
Gabriella D Cozzi-Glaser, Christina T Blanchard, Jenna N Stanford, Ayamo G Oben, Victoria C Jauk
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

1162 Relationship of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Density with Maternal Mortality Ratios Between 2010 and 2018
Rachel Sinkey, MD, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
910 Geographic Disparities in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Outcomes
Zachary W Walker, Alan Tita, Rachel G Sinkey, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1063 Social Vulnerability May Underly Racial Disparities in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Outcomes
Zachary W Walker, Alan Tita, Rachel G Sinkey, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1138 Predicting Spontaneous Labor Beyond 39 Weeks Among Expectantly Managed Gravidas
Ashley N Battarbee, Rachel G Sinkey, Alan Tita, Akila Subramaniam, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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$20 Million Awarded for Research to Improve Outcomes in Pregnancy, Infant CVD HealthJuly 14th, 2022
American Heart Association Awards $20 Million for Research to Improve Outcomes in Pregnancy, CVD HealthJuly 12th, 2022
ADPH: 247 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Pregnant WomenJune 26th, 2020
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Improving women's and children's health via biobanking and electronic registry (iELEVATE)NIH / CTSA2021
Bromocriptine Pharmacokinetic Study in Postpartum Women: Planning a Global Peripartum Cardiomyopathy RCTUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham2020–2021
Validation of a Remote Monitoring Blood Pressure CuffUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham2020–2021
Study of Pregnancy and Neonatal Health (SPAN Study)NIH2019–2021
Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes after Aortic Valve ReplacementUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham2019–2020

Member, Alabama ACOG Advisory Council 2019 - 2021
Member, SMFM Maternal Mortality Representative, Alabama 2019 - 2021
Chair, Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee 2018 - 2021
Member, Alabama Representative for ACOG District VII Maternal Mortality Committee 2018 - 2021