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Office
955 Main Street
Room 6151
Buffalo, NY 14203Phone+1 716-881-7564Fax+1 716-323-0594
Summary
- Vanessa Barnabei, MD, is a retired specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology, most recently based in Buffalo, NY. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University after earning her MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she also obtained a PhD in Genetics. Dr. Barnabei is currently a professor emerita at The University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and has extensive teaching experience from previous professorships at the Medical College of Wisconsin and George Washington University Hospital. Her clinical expertise covers hormone therapy, reproductive and sexual endocrinology, women's health, general obstetrics and gynecology, and menopause. She has contributed to research published in various journals on topics such as hormonal risks and benefits in postmenopausal women, maternal smoking cessation and preterm birth, pregnancy outcomes and diabetes risk, and prenatal exposure impacts. Dr. Barnabei has also served as a principal investigator in clinical trials and has been recognized as a Top MD by Consumers Checkbook and is a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 - 1989
- University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1985
- University of VirginiaPhD, Genetics, 1976 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2012 - 2024
- WI State Medical License 1998 - 2013
- IL State Medical License 1985 - 1990
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical Trials
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Website Tool Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 01
- Mirabegron for the Treatment of Pain Motivated Urinary Frequency and Urgency in Women Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 08
- Vulvodynia Pain Thresholds Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 28
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAssociation between maternal cigarette smoking cessation and risk of preterm birth in Western New York.Kexin Zhu, James Shelton, Chan Li, Pauline Mendola, Vanessa M Barnabei
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2024-05-01 - Association of prenatal exposure to PMand NOwith gestational diabetes in Western New York.Kexin Zhu, Pauline Mendola, Vanessa M Barnabei, Meng Wang, Rachael Hageman Blair
Environmental Research. 2024-03-01 - 1 citationsAdverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women.Kexin Zhu, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Pauline Mendola, Nisha I Parikh, Michael J LaMonte
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024-01-01
Press Mentions
- What Is the Vaginal Microbiome?March 10th, 2023
- Study: Pregnant Women with Severe Nausea, Vomiting Found Relief with Seizure DrugNovember 6th, 2020
- Doctors Dismayed over Supreme Court Ruling Restricting Birth Control AccessJuly 10th, 2020
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