Adam Lewkowitz, MD, MPHS is an Associate Professor (Research Track) in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at AMS and Director of MFM Research at Women & Infants Hospital. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Lewkowitz graduated from Amherst College with a bachelors degree in Spanish and sociology before earning his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He completed residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco and fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Barnes-Jewish Hospital). He joined Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University after graduating from MFM fellowship in 2019.
A board-certified MFM, Dr. Lewkowitz’s research and clinical interests include postpartum health and leveraging technology to improve health outcomes and equity for perinatal people, particularly after childbirth. He is an idependently funded physician scientist who has published extensively in these areas as well as on clinical epidemiology and obstetrics. He also serves as Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology - MFM.
| Saffian E, Thelen J, Hernandez AM, Peterson Z, Lewkowitz AK, Hauspurg A, Palatnik A. "Missed connections: exploring the gap in patient awareness of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy diagnoses." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2026, pp. 102064. |
| Thorsen MM, Mahoney RC, Parobek C, Jiménez Muñoz PC, Nunez S, Lewkowitz AK, Slack C, Russo ML. "A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Patient Perspectives on Genetic Privacy of Cell-Free DNA and Optimal Design of a Prenatal Genetics Video-Based Educational Intervention." Prenat Diagn, vol. 45, no. 4, 2025, pp. 491-499. |
| Griffin LB, Passarelli N, Whelan A, Russo M, Zitek E, Hardy E, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Assessment of Obstetric Providers' Practice Surrounding Vaccine Counseling and Administration for Non-Birthing Partners." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 108, no. 9, 2025, pp. 36-41. |
| Miller ES, Chauhan SP, Fox KA, Lewkowitz AK, Manuck TA, Stout MJ, Bennett TA, Berghella V. "Delivering insights through new perspectives, mentorship, and academic debate." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 7, no. 1S, 2025, pp. 101618. |
| Miller ES, Chauhan SP, Fox KA, Lewkowitz AK, Manuck TA, Stout MJ, Bennett TA, Berghella V. "Delivering insights through new perspectives, mentorship, and academic debate." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 7, no. 1, 2025, pp. 101559. |
| Polnaszek BE, Chen J, Fernandez-Criado R, Palatnik A, Cohen S, Tuuli MG, Lewkowitz AK. "Electronic Fetal Monitoring Patterns With and Without Continuous Amnioinfusion." WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 124, no. 3, 2025, pp. 274-276. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Miller ES. "From Prediction to Action: Moving Beyond Machine Learning to Implementing Evidence-Based Perinatal Mental Health Care." American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 182, no. 6, 2025, pp. 506-508. |
| Berghella V, Miller ES, Stout M, Lewkowitz AK, Bennett TA, Fox KA, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM Editors. "How the history of midwifery and obstetrics still affects what you do today in pregnancy care: the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM starts a new "Obstetrical history" series." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 7, no. 1, 2025, pp. 101514. |
| Griffin LB, Whelan J, Passarelli N, Zitek E, Hardy E, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Impact of prenatal vaccination counseling on nonbirthing partners' vaccination rates." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 7, no. 7, 2025, pp. 101635. |
| Benson AE, Lo JO, Achebe MO, Aslan JS, Auerbach M, Bannow BTS, Boller MJ, Deloughery TG, Dingman J, Van Doren L, Dy GW, Ford PA, Freed JA, Georgieff MK, Haley KM, Han CI, Lewkowitz AK, Martens KL, Means RT Jr, Nemeth E, Olson SR, Powers JM, Prewitt KC, Richards T, Rockey DC, Roeland EJ, Ryan KS, Al-Samkari H, Sholzberg M, Tuuli MG, Weyand AC, Zeller MP, Totten AM, Ivlev I, Shatzel JJ, Iron Consortium at Oregon Health & Science University. "Management of iron deficiency in children, adults, and pregnant individuals: evidence-based and expert consensus recommendations." The Lancet. Haematology, vol. 12, no. 5, 2025, pp. e376-e388. |
| Infusino S, Lewkowitz AK, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Ros S, Ramsey PS, Rhoades JS. "Maternal-fetal medicine fellow experience in the first year of training compared to interview expectations based on interview modality." BMC Medical Education, vol. 25, no. 1, 2025, pp. 550. |
| Griffin LB, Polnaszek BE, Shin J, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK, Amanullah S, Gjelsvik A. "Parental status and gender are associated with differences in Tdap vaccination rates among United States adults." Vaccine, vol. 52, 2025, pp. 126901. |
| Lum L, Ursinobared K, Guillen M, Ware CF, Ayala NK, Russo ML, Thorsen MM, Guthrie KM, Miller ES, Lewkowitz AK. "Preference on sources of obstetric and mental health education among perinatal people with Medicaid insurance: a qualitative study." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 7, no. 5, 2025, pp. 101640. |
| O'Brien JA, Lewkowitz AK, Main EK, Adashi EY. "The Ongoing U.S. Struggle with Maternal Mortality." American journal of perinatology, vol. 42, no. 9, 2025, pp. 1109-1118. |
| Fain AC, Cersonsky TEK, Bublitz MH, Lewkowitz AK, Werner EF, Miller ES, Ayala NK. "Trait mindfulness in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 25, no. 1, 2025, pp. 64. |
| Soehl JR, Anthony K, Lewkowitz AK, Fletcher L, Ward LG, Miller ES. "Treatment for anxiety, depression, and stress in pregnant people experiencing antepartum hospitalization: a systematic review and meta-analysis." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 7, no. 3, 2025, pp. 101613. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Baker R, Schlichting LE, Ware CF, Rousseau J, Miller ES, Hauspurg A, Rouse DJ, Richardson C, Gutman R, Tuuli MG. "A pilot randomized trial of automatic, artificial intelligence-based vs manual, electronic medical record-based remote postpartum blood pressure monitoring." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 231, no. 3, 2024, pp. 358-360.e3. |
| Cersonsky TEK, Ayala NK, Tucker NS, Saade GR, Dudley DJ, Pinar H, Silver RM, Reddy UM, Lewkowitz AK. "Adherence to recommended prenatal visit schedules and risk for stillbirth, according to probable cause of death." European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, vol. 303, 2024, pp. 159-164. |
| Polnaszek BE, Rossen J, Scarpaci M, Murphy LM, Whelan AR, Hamel M, Rouse DJ, Tuuli MG, Lewkowitz AK. "Amnioinfusion for reducing umbilical artery lactate among fetuses at risk of neurologic injury: a pilot randomized clinical trial." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 6, no. 10, 2024, pp. 101446. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Schlichting LE, Ayala NK, O'Neill A, McCleary KD, Hardy EJ, Hamel M, Tuuli MG. "Association Between Hispanic Ethnicity and Engagement in a Remote Postpartum Blood Pressure Monitoring Programs: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Randomized Trial." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 107, no. 6, 2024, pp. 17-18. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Allen E, Sakowicz A, Ayala NK, Whelan AR, Battle CL, Miller ES. "Association between potentially traumatic birthing experience and worsening postpartum depression or anxiety trajectories among participants in perinatal collaborative care model." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 6, no. 9, 2024, pp. 101418. |
| Ramos SZ, Has P, Gimovsky AC, Danilack VA, Savitz DA, Lewkowitz AK. "Corrigendum: Outcomes among Neonates after a Diagnosis of Persistent or Transient Fetal Growth Restriction Delivered at Term." American journal of perinatology, vol. 41, no. S 01, 2024, pp. e1478. |
| Ayala NK, Fain AC, Cersonsky TEK, Werner EF, Miller ES, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Early-Pregnancy Resilience Characteristics before versus during the COVID-19 Pandemic." American journal of perinatology, vol. 41, no. 14, 2024, pp. 2025-2028. |
| Polnaszek BE, Whelan AR, Recabo O, Rossen J, Lewkowitz AK, Ayala NK. "Internal Versus External Intrapartum Monitoring and Birthing Persons Perception of Control During Childbirth." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 107, no. 1, 2024, pp. 34-36. |
| Brakewood ES, Stoever K, Has P, Ayala NK, Danilack-Fekete VA, Savitz D, Lewkowitz AK. "Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes of Pregnancies following Stillbirth." American journal of perinatology, vol. 41, no. S 01, 2024, pp. e3018-e3024. |
| Whelan AR, Has P, Savitz DA, Danilack VA, Lewkowitz AK. "Neonatal Outcomes Are Similar between Patients with Resolved and Those with Persistent Oligohydramnios." American journal of perinatology, vol. 41, no. 10, 2024, pp. 1285-1289. |
| Hasan M, Meador KJ, Brothers TN, Wang S, Lewkowitz AK, Ward KE, Slaughter JL, Zhang Y, Wen X. "Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children prenatally exposed to opioid maintenance treatment: A population-based study." Pharmacotherapy, vol. 44, no. 10, 2024, pp. 770-781. |
| Polnaszek BE, Griffin LB, Whelan AR, Soehl J, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK, Hamel M. "Obstetric Emergency Simulation: A Pre/Post Survey Analysis of High-Fidelity Teamwork Among Emergency Department Physicians." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 107, no. 7, 2024, pp. 36-38. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Guillen M, Ursino K, Baker R, Lum L, Battle CL, Ware C, Ayala NK, Clark M, Ranney ML, Miller ES, Guthrie KM. "Optimizing a Novel Smartphone App to Prevent Postpartum Depression Adapted From an Evidence-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program: Qualitative Study." JMIR human factors, vol. 11, 2024, pp. e63143. |
| Ramos SZ, Has P, Gimovsky AC, Danilack VA, Savitz DA, Lewkowitz AK. "Outcomes among Neonates after a Diagnosis of Persistent or Transient Fetal Growth Restriction Delivered at Term." American journal of perinatology, vol. 41, no. S 01, 2024, pp. e1470-e1477. |
| Polnaszek BE, Griffin LB, Amanullah S, Tuuli MG, Lewkowitz AK, Gjelsvik A. "Parental Health and Flourishing Among Young US Children." JAMA Network Open, vol. 7, no. 10, 2024, pp. e2443975. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Ayala NK, Miller ES. "Perinatal digital mental health interventions: further analysis of risk factors for high loss-to-follow-up rates." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 230, no. 6, 2024, pp. e128. |
| Ryan KS, Martens KL, Garg B, Chobrutskiy BI, Hedges MA, Hagen OL, Sabile JMG, Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG, Deloughery TG, Shatzel JJ, Lo JO, Benson AE. "Perinatal Outcomes Following Intravenous Iron for Treatment of Iron Deficiency With and Without Anemia." European journal of haematology, vol. 113, no. 6, 2024, pp. 842-851. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Hauspurg A. "Perinatal Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 144, no. 3, 2024, pp. 339-345. |
| Murphy LM, Lefkowitz J, Duckworth M, Schlichting L, Tuuli MG, Lewkowitz AK. "Pilot study of prenatal community meal supplementation program demonstrates feasibility." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 6, no. 7, 2024, pp. 101382. |
| Anderson K, Scarpaci M, Hardy E, Li C, Lewkowitz AK, Rouse DJ, Polnaszek BE. "Piperacillin-tazobactam compared with ampicillin-gentamicin for intraamniotic infection: a noninferior and propensity-matched analysis." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 231, no. 1, 2024, pp. e9-e11. |
| Wang S, Puggioni G, Wu J, Meador KJ, Caffrey A, Wyss R, Slaughter JL, Suzuki E, Ward KE, Lewkowitz AK, Wen X. "Prenatal Exposure to Opioids and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children: A Bayesian Mediation Analysis." American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 193, no. 2, 2024, pp. 308-322. |
| Cersonsky TEK, Fain AC, Lewkowitz AK, Werner EF, Miller ES, Clark MA, Ayala NK. "Proactive Coping in Early Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes." International journal of women's health, vol. 16, 2024, pp. 979-985. |
| Smith MM, Cersonsky TEK, Ayala NK, Reddy U, Saade GR, Dudley DJ, Silver RM, Pinar H, Goldenberg RL, Lewkowitz AK, Polnaszek BE. "Social vulnerability index and stillbirth: a secondary analysis of the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 230, no. 5, 2024, pp. e67-e77. |
| Rasiah SS, Young A, Raker C, Lewkowitz AK, Gupta M, Bartal MF, Wagner SM. "The association between gestational age and maternal adverse outcomes in patients undergoing trial of labor after cesarean." Minerva obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 76, no. 4, 2024, pp. 312-318. |
| Polnaszek, Brock E., Mwenda, Kevin M., Nelson, Latasha D., Sit, Dorothy K., Lewkowitz, Adam K., Miller, Emily S. "The association between neighborhood deprivation and engagement in mental healthcare after implementation of the perinatal collaborative care model." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 231, no. 1, 2024, pp. e1-e8. |
| Philippopoulos AJ, Brown ZE, Lewkowitz AK, Howard ED, Micalizzi L. "The Hypocritical Oath? Unintended Consequences of Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Considerations for Health Care Providers." Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, vol. 38, no. 4, 2024, pp. 414-419. |
| Whelan AR, Recabo O, Ayala NK, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Unplanned Operative Delivery is Associated with Decreased Perception of Control over Labor." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 107, no. 4, 2024, pp. 29-30. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Guille C, Rubin-Miller L, Jahnke HR, Ayala NK, Miller ES, Henrich N. "Association between nonbirthing parent's perinatal education and mental health support desires and perinatal anxiety among either parent." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 5, no. 11, 2023, pp. 101177. |
| Wang S, Meador KJ, Pawasauskas J, Lewkowitz AK, Ward KE, Brothers TN, Hartzema A, Quilliam BJ, Wen X. "Comparative Safety Analysis of Opioid Agonist Treatment in Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder: A Population-Based Study." Drug safety : an international journal of medical toxicology and drug experience, vol. 46, no. 3, 2023, pp. 257-271. |
| Whelan AR, Rasiah SS, Lewkowitz AK, Gimovsky AC. "Delivery Mode among Patients with Oligohydramnios with or without Fetal Growth Restriction by Induction Method." American journal of perinatology, vol. 40, no. 7, 2023, pp. 697-703. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Rubin-Miller L, Jahnke HR, Clark MA, Zlotnick C, Miller ES, Henrich N. "Demographic and Support Interest Differences Among Nonbirthing Parents Using a Digital Health Platform With Parenthood-Related Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Study." JMIR pediatrics and parenting, vol. 6, 2023, pp. e46152. |
| Ayala NK, Whelan AR, Recabo O, Cersonsky TEK, Bublitz MH, Sharp MC, Lewkowitz AK. "Dispositional Optimism, Mode of Delivery, and Perceived Labor Control among Recently Delivered Parturients." American journal of perinatology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2023, pp. 122-127. |
| Ayala NK, Fain AC, Cersonsky TEK, Werner EF, Miller ES, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Early-pregnancy dispositional optimism and pregnancy outcomes among nulliparous people." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 5, no. 11, 2023, pp. 101155. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG. "Identifying and treating iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy." Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program, vol. 2023, no. 1, 2023, pp. 223-228. |
| Cersonsky TEK, Ayala NK, Pinar H, Dudley DJ, Saade GR, Silver RM, Lewkowitz AK. "Identifying risk of stillbirth using machine learning." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 229, no. 3, 2023, pp. 327.e1-327.e16. |
| Parobek CM, Has P, Lorenzi P, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK, Russo ML. "Inconsistent use of alpha-fetoprotein as a screen for fetal anomalies." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 5, no. 10, 2023, pp. 101133. |
| Ayala NK, Lewkowitz AK, Whelan AR, Miller ES. "Perinatal Mental Health Disorders: A Review of Lessons Learned from Obstetric Care Settings." Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, vol. 19, 2023, pp. 427-432. |
| Ramos SZ, Lewkowitz AK, Lord MG, Has P, Danilack VA, Savitz DA, Werner EF. "Predicting primary cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 229, no. 5, 2023, pp. 549.e1-549.e16. |
| Polnaszek BE, Danilack VA, Has P, Russo M, Hamel M, Tuuli MG, Savitz DA, Lewkowitz AK. "Risk of Spontaneous Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Following Non-Operative Vaginal Delivery in a High-Risk Cohort." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 106, no. 2, 2023, pp. 43-44. |
| Lord MG, Gould AJ, Clark MA, Rouse DJ, Lewkowitz AK. "The AccuFlow sensor: a novel digital health tool to assess intrapartum blood loss at cesarean delivery." Journal of perinatal medicine, vol. 51, no. 8, 2023, pp. 997-1005. |
| Ayala NK, Schlichting L, Lewkowitz AK, Kole-White MB, Gjelsvik A, Monteiro K, Amanullah S. "The Association of Antenatal Depression and Cesarean Delivery among First-Time Parturients: A Population-Based Study." American journal of perinatology, vol. 40, no. 4, 2023, pp. 356-362. |
| Whelan AR, Recabo O, Ayala NK, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "The Association of Perceived Labor Agentry and Depression and/or Anxiety." American journal of perinatology, vol. 40, no. 10, 2023, pp. 1047-1053. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Whelan AR, Ayala NK, Hardi A, Stoll C, Battle CL, Tuuli MG, Ranney ML, Miller ES. "The effect of digital health interventions on postpartum depression or anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 230, no. 1, 2023, pp. 12-43. |
| Whelan AR, Polnaszek BE, Recabo O, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK, Ayala NK. "The relationship between body mass index and perceived control over labor." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 23, no. 1, 2023, pp. 752. |
| Whelan AR, Recabo O, Ayala NK, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Unplanned Operative Delivery is Associated with Decreased Perception of Control over Labor." Research square, 2023. |
| Shao SJ, Teal EN, Lewkowitz AK, Gaw SL, Sobhani NC. "Validated Calculators Predicting Cesarean Delivery After Induction: Accuracy in an External Population." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 142, no. 1, 2023, pp. 99-107. |
| Ayala NK, Lewkowitz AK, Gjelsvik A, Monteiro K, Amanullah S. "Antenatal Depression and Cesarean Delivery Among Recently-Delivered Nulliparous Women in Rhode Island." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 105, no. 1, 2022, pp. 32-36. |
| Gould AJ, Recabo O, Has P, Werner EF, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "Association of admission unit and birth satisfaction during induction of labor." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, vol. 35, no. 25, 2022, pp. 9578-9584. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Cersonsky TEK, Reddy UM, Goldenberg RL, Dudley DJ, Silver RM, Ayala NK, Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network. "Association of Perceived Lack of Paternal Support After Stillbirth With Maternal Postpartum Depression or Anxiety." JAMA Network Open, vol. 5, no. 9, 2022, pp. e2231111. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Stout MJ, Cooke E, Deoni SC, D'Sa V, Rouse DJ, Carter EB, Tuuli MG. "Intravenous versus Oral Iron for Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy (IVIDA): A Randomized Controlled Trial." American journal of perinatology, vol. 39, no. 8, 2022, pp. 808-815. |
| Rhoades JS, Lewkowitz AK, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Ros S. "Maternal-fetal medicine fellowship program director perspective on virtual interviews following matriculation of the first virtual interview class." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 4, no. 6, 2022, pp. 100699. |
| Polnaszek BE, Reilly J, Raker CA, Lewkowitz AK, Danilack VA. "Oxytocin utilization for women undergoing an induction of labor by 1 kg/m(2) increase in body mass index." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 227, no. 3, 2022, pp. 546-547. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Stout MJ, Carter EB, Ware CF, Jackson TL, D'Sa V, Deoni S, Odibo AO, Gopalakrishnan R, Liu J, Rouse DJ, Auerbach M, Tuuli MG. "Protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial comparing intravenous ferric derisomaltose to oral ferrous sulfate for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: The IVIDA2 trial." Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 123, 2022, pp. 106992. |
| Teal EN, Gaw SL, Has P, Lewkowitz AK. "Relationship between maternal age and labor induction duration and outcomes in nulliparous women." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, vol. 35, no. 25, 2022, pp. 6973-6980. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Schlichting L, Werner EF, Vivier PM, Kahn LG, Clark MA. "Risk factors for new-onset postpartum depression or anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 4, no. 1, 2022, pp. 100502. |
| Gould AJ, Ding JJ, Recabo O, Has P, Savitz DA, Danilack VA, Lewkowitz AK. "Risk factors for respiratory distress syndrome among high-risk early-term and full-term deliveries." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, vol. 35, no. 26, 2022, pp. 10401-10405. |
| Parobek CM, Thorsen MM, Has P, Lorenzi P, Clark MA, Russo ML, Lewkowitz AK. "Video education about genetic privacy and patient perspectives about sharing prenatal genetic data: a randomized trial." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 227, no. 1, 2022, pp. 87.e1-87.e13. |
| Lewkowitz AK, López JD, Keller M, Rosenbloom JI, Macones GA, Olsen MA, Cahill AG. "Association between delivering live-born twins and acute psychiatric illness within 1 year of delivery." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 224, no. 3, 2021, pp. 302.e1-302.e23. |
| Wen X, Belviso N, Murray E, Lewkowitz AK, Ward KE, Meador KJ. "Association of Gestational Opioid Exposure and Risk of Major and Minor Congenital Malformations." JAMA Network Open, vol. 4, no. 4, 2021, pp. e215708. |
| Lewkowitz AK, López JD, Werner EF, Ranney ML, Macones GA, Rouse DJ, Savitz DA, Cahill AG. "Effect of a Novel Smartphone Application on Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-Income, First-Time Mothers Intending to Exclusively Breastfeed: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial." Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, vol. 16, no. 1, 2021, pp. 59-67. |
| Griffin LB, López JD, Ranney ML, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Lewkowitz AK. "Effect of Novel Breastfeeding Smartphone Applications on Breastfeeding Rates." Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, vol. 16, no. 8, 2021, pp. 614-623. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Ramsey PS, Burrell D, Metz TD, Rhoades JS. "Effect of virtual interviewing on applicant approach to and perspective of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialty Fellowship Match." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 3, no. 3, 2021, pp. 100326. |
| Maykin MM, Ukoha EP, Tilp V, Gaw SL, Lewkowitz AK. "Impact of Therapeutic Rest in Early Labor on Perinatal Outcomes: A Prospective Study." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2021, pp. 100325. |
| Wen X, Wang S, Lewkowitz AK, Ward KE, Brousseau EC, Meador KJ. "Maternal Complications and Prescription Opioid Exposure During Pregnancy: Using Marginal Structural Models." Drug safety : an international journal of medical toxicology and drug experience, vol. 44, no. 12, 2021, pp. 1297-1309. |
| Rhoades JS, Ramsey PS, Metz TD, Lewkowitz AK. "Maternal-fetal medicine program director experience of exclusive virtual interviewing during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 3, no. 4, 2021, pp. 100344. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Rouse DJ. "Miscommunication About Low-Dose Aspirin for Preeclampsia Prevention-Further Support for Universal Prophylaxis." JAMA Network Open, vol. 4, no. 10, 2021, pp. e2130960. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Cahill AG. "Mobile Health Approaches to Breastfeeding." Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 64, no. 2, 2021, pp. 384-391. |
| Parobek CM, Russo ML, Lewkowitz AK. "Privacy practices using genetic data from cell-free DNA aneuploidy screening." Genet Med, vol. 23, no. 9, 2021, pp. 1746-1752. |
| Parobek CM, Russo ML, Lewkowitz AK. "Privacy Risks in Prenatal Aneuploidy and Carrier Screening: What Obstetricians and Their Patients Need to Know." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 137, no. 6, 2021, pp. 1074-1079. |
| Maykin MM, Lewkowitz AK. "Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Therapeutic rest in early labor unlikely to contribute to unplanned neonatal intensive care unit admissions." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 3, no. 5, 2021, pp. 100433. |
| McKinnish TR, Lewkowitz AK, Carter EB, Veade AE. "The impact of race on postpartum opioid prescribing practices: a retrospective cohort study." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 21, no. 1, 2021, pp. 434. |
| Parobek CM, Has P, Lorenzi P, Russo ML, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. "What test did I have? Patient uncertainty about prenatal genetic screening." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 225, no. 3, 2021, pp. 341-342. |
| Veade A, McKinnish T, Carter E, Lewkowitz A. "Associations among Discharge Opioid Prescribing and Inpatient Postpartum Opioid Usage after Delivery." AJP reports, vol. 10, no. 3, 2020, pp. e275-e280. |
| Ayala NK, Lewkowitz AK, Rouse DJ. "Delivery at 39 Weeks of Gestation: The Time Has Come." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 135, no. 4, 2020, pp. 949-952. |
| Rosenbloom JI, Lewkowitz AK, Lindley KJ, Nelson DM, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Olsen MA, Stout MJ. "Expectant Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Cardiovascular Morbidity." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 135, no. 1, 2020, pp. 27-35. |
| Lewkowitz AK, López JD, Carter EB, Duckham H, Strickland T, Macones GA, Cahill AG. "Impact of a novel smartphone application on low-income, first-time mothers' breastfeeding rates: a randomized controlled trial." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 2, no. 3, 2020, pp. 100143. |
| Teal EN, Lewkowitz AK, Koser SLP, Tran CBN, Gaw SL. "Quantifying the Risks and Benefits of Continuing Labor Induction: Data for Shared Decision-Making." American journal of perinatology, 2020. |
| Lawal OD, Gold J, Murthy A, Ruchi R, Bavry E, Hume AL, Lewkowitz AK, Brothers T, Wen X. "Rate and Risk Factors Associated With Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." JAMA Network Open, vol. 3, no. 6, 2020, pp. e207367. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Rosenbloom JI, Keller M, López JD, Macones GA, Olsen MA, Cahill AG. "Association Between Severe Maternal Morbidity and Psychiatric Illness Within 1 Year of Hospital Discharge After Delivery." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 134, no. 4, 2019, pp. 695-707. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Rosenbloom JI, López JD, Keller M, Macones GA, Olsen MA, Cahill AG. "Association Between Stillbirth at 23 Weeks of Gestation or Greater and Severe Maternal Morbidity." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 134, no. 5, 2019, pp. 964-973. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Rosenbloom JI, Keller M, López JD, Macones GA, Olsen MA, Cahill AG. "Association between stillbirth ≥23 weeks gestation and acute psychiatric illness within 1 year of delivery." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 221, no. 5, 2019, pp. 491.e1-491.e22. |
| Kominiarek MA, Lewkowitz AK, Carter E, Fowler SA, Simon M. "Gestational weight gain and group prenatal care: a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 19, no. 1, 2019, pp. 18. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Raghuraman N, López JD, Macones GA, Cahill AG. "Infant Feeding Practices and Perceived Optimal Breastfeeding Interventions among Low-Income Women Delivering at a Baby-Friendly Hospital." American journal of perinatology, vol. 36, no. 7, 2019, pp. 669-677. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Gupta A, Simon L, Sabol BA, Stoll C, Cooke E, Rampersad RA, Tuuli MG. "Intravenous compared with oral iron for the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, vol. 39, no. 4, 2019, pp. 519-532. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG. "Iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: the role of hepcidin." The Lancet. Global health, vol. 7, no. 11, 2019, pp. e1476-e1477. |
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Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG, Cahill AG, Macones GA, Dicke JM.
"Perinatal outcomes after intrauterine growth restriction & intermittently elevated umbilical artery Doppler." Am J Obstet Gynecol - MFM, vol. 1, 2019, pp. 64-73.
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| Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG, Cahill AG, Macones GA, Dicke JM. "Perinatal outcomes after intrauterine growth restriction and intermittently elevated umbilical artery Doppler." American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, vol. 1, no. 1, 2019, pp. 64-73. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG, Cahill AG, Macones GA, Dicke JM. "Perinatal outcomes after intrauterine growth restriction and umbilical artery Doppler pulsatility index of less than the fifth percentile." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2019, pp. 1-6. |
| Rosenbloom JI, Lewkowitz AK, Sondgeroth KE, Hudson JL, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Tuuli MG, Chang SH. "Antenatal corticosteroid administration in late-preterm gestations: a cost-effectiveness analysis." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2018, pp. 1-7. |
| Lewkowitz AK, López JD, Stein RI, Rhoades JS, Schulz RC, Woolfolk CL, Macones GA, Haire-Joshu D, Cahill AG. "Effect of a Home-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Breastfeeding Initiation Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged African American Women with Overweight or Obesity." Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, vol. 13, no. 6, 2018, pp. 418-425. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG, Stout MJ, Woolfolk C, Roehl K, Macones GA, Cahill AG. "Epidurals and the Modern Labor Curve: How Epidural Timing Impacts Fetal Station during Active Labor." American journal of perinatology, vol. 35, no. 5, 2018, pp. 421-426. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Stout MJ, Tuuli MG, López JD, Macones GA, Cahill AG. "Risk of Neonatal Neurologic Morbidity in Advancing Term Gestations." American journal of perinatology, vol. 35, no. 7, 2018, pp. 599-604. |
| Rosenbloom JI, Lewkowitz AK, Tuuli MG. "Risks and Benefits of Antenatal Late-Preterm Corticosteroids." JAMA Pediatrics, vol. 172, no. 7, 2018, pp. 615-616. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Kaimal AJ, Thao K, O'Leary A, Nseyo O, Kuppermann M. "Sociodemographic and attitudinal predictors of simultaneous and redundant multiple marker and cell-free DNA screening among women aged ⩾35 years." Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, vol. 37, no. 7, 2017, pp. 772-777. |
| O'Donnell BE, Lewkowitz AK, Vargas JE, Zlatnik MG. "Examining pregnancy-specific smartphone applications: what are patients being told?." Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, vol. 36, no. 10, 2016, pp. 802-7. |
| Lewkowitz AK, O'Donnell BE, Nakagawa S, Vargas JE, Zlatnik MG. "Social media messaging in pregnancy: comparing content of Text4baby to content of free smart phone applications of pregnancy." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, vol. 29, no. 5, 2016, pp. 745-51. |
| McLean TA, Lewkowitz AK, Test E, Zlatnik MG. "Does an Electronic Health Record Improve Completeness of Prenatal Studies?." Applied Clinical Informatics, vol. 6, no. 4, 2015, pp. 669-76. |
| Lewkowitz AK, Nakagawa S, Thiet MP, Rosenstein MG. "Effect of stage of initial labor dystocia on vaginal birth after cesarean success." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 213, no. 6, 2015, pp. 861.e1-5. |
| Li R, Lewkowitz AK, Zhao FH, Zhou Q, Hu SY, Qiu H, Zhang Y, Jiang HW, Zhang JS, Li M, Tong SM, Zhang QY, Qiao YL. "Analysis of the effectiveness of visual inspection with acetic acid/Lugol's iodine in one-time and annual follow-up screening in rural China." Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, vol. 285, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1627-32. |
| Zhao FH, Lewkowitz AK, Chen F, Lin MJ, Hu SY, Zhang X, Pan QJ, Ma JF, Niyazi M, Li CQ, Li SM, Smith JS, Belinson JL, Qiao YL, Castle PE. "Pooled analysis of a self-sampling HPV DNA Test as a cervical cancer primary screening method." JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol. 104, no. 3, 2012, pp. 178-88. |
| Smith JS, Lewkowitz AK, Qiao YL, Ji J, Hu S, Chen W, Zhang R, Liaw KL, Esser M, Taddeo FJ, Pretorius RG, Belinson JL. "Population-based human papillomavirus 16, 18, 6 and 11 DNA positivity and seropositivity in Chinese women." International Journal of Cancer, vol. 131, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1388-95. |
| Zhao FH, Lewkowitz AK, Hu SY, Chen F, Li LY, Zhang QM, Wu RF, Li CQ, Wei LH, Xu AD, Zhang WH, Pan QJ, Zhang X, Belinson JL, Sellors JW, Smith JS, Qiao YL, Franceschi S. "Prevalence of human papillomavirus and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in China: a pooled analysis of 17 population-based studies." International Journal of Cancer, vol. 131, no. 12, 2012, pp. 2929-38. |
| Jae GA, Lewkowitz AK, Yang JC, Shen L, Rahman A, Del Toro G. "Barriers to conceiving sibling donors for sickle cell disease: perspectives from patients and parents." Ethnicity & Health, vol. 16, no. 4-5, 2011, pp. 431-45. |
| Hu SY, Hong Y, Zhao FH, Lewkowitz AK, Chen F, Zhang WH, Pan QJ, Zhang X, Fei C, Li H, Qiao YL. "Prevalence of HPV Infection And Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia And Attitudes towards HPV Vaccination among Chinese Women Aged 18-25 in Jiangsu Province." Chin. J. Cancer Res., vol. 23, no. 1, 2011, pp. 25-32. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MD | Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 2006 | BA | Amherst College |
2006-2007 Fulbright Research Scholar (Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico). Project: Los pochos y los cholos: How Mexican-American social identities impact Mexican assimilation patterns in the United States
2007-2008 American Medical Student Association Global Health Scholar
2010-2011 Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholar (Cancer Institute/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China). Project: Self-collected HPV-DNA for cervical cancer screening in China
2015 Ted Adams Scholarship Award, Pacific Coast Obstetrics & Gynecology Society
2016 UCSF Medical Student Teaching Award, Obstetrics & Gynecology
2016 UCSF Multidisciplinary Residency Research Symposium Outstanding Research Award
2017 Obstetrics & Gynecology Fellow Teacher of the Year Award, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2017 St. Louis Children’s Hospital Triple Crown Award for Acknowledgment of Exceptional Patient Care, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2019 Obstetrics & Gynecology Fellow Teacher of the Year Award, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
2020 Top Resident Teacher of the Year Award, Women & Infants/Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2020, 2021 Top 10% Reviewer, Obstetrics & Gynecology
2021 Mentor for Best Poster at Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Annual Conference
2021 Top 3 Reviewer of the Year, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
2021-2024 Qualitative Science & Methods Training Program Scholar
2022 Center for Digital Health Innovation Pitch Competition Finalist (iPrenatalGeneticsChat)
2022 CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education
2022 APGO National Professionalism and Humanism in Teaching Award Recipient
2023 Dru Carlson Memorial Award for Best Research in Ultrasound and Genetics at Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Annual Conference (National abstract #47)
2023 Induction, Warren Alpert Medical School’s Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
2024 Rhode Island Monthly’s Top Doc Award (one of four MFM specialists in RI selected)
2025 Early Career Distinguished Research Award, Brown University
2026 IDeA Rising Star Award, 10th Annual Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine Research, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
| FACOG | ABOG, MFM | 2021- | |
| FACOG | ABOG, OBGYN | 2018- |
| Attending Physician. Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, 2019- |
| Attending Physician. Rhode Island Hospital, 2019- |
