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Office
9 Clematis Rd
Lexington, MA 02421Phone+1 781-861-0861
Education & Training
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1982 - 1984
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1978 - 1982
- Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1981 - 2021
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 59 citationsAn intravaginal controlled-release prostaglandin E2 pessary for cervical ripening and initiation of labor at term.WF Rayburn, Ronald J. Wapner, Vanessa A. Barss, E Spitzberg, RD Molina
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1992-11-01 - 24 citationsSonographic evaluation of hydrops fetalisDaniel H. Saltzman, Fredric D. Frigoletto, Bernard L. Harlow, Vanessa A. Barss, Beryl R. Benacerraf
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1989-07-01 - 44 citationsPrematurity among insulin-requiring diabetic gravid womenMichael F. Greene, John W. Hare, Martha Krache, Mark Phillippe, Vanessa A. Barss
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1989-07-01
Other
- Immunizations during pregnancyBarss VA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/immunizations-during-pregnancy?source=see_link&anchor=H17#H17
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-21 - Precipitous birth not occurring on a labor and delivery unitBarss VA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/precipitous-birth-not-occurring-on-a-labor-and-delivery-unit
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-16 - Significance of minor red blood cell antibodies during pregnancyBarss VA, Jr KJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/significance-of-minor-red-blood-cell-antibodies-during-pregnancy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-09
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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