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Biography: Jerry Ballas, MD, MPH, is a board-certified perinatologist who cares for women with high-risk pregnancies. As a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, he treats expectant mothers who have an increased chance that they or their babies will have health complications. Dr. Ballas's expertise is in managing maternal chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension, diagnosing fetal abnormalities by ultrasound, and treating placental disorders. He also handles complications that may happen during labor and delivery.As an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Ballas is active in educating medical students, residents and fellows. His research interests include environmental and socioeconomic factors — such as food availability and hazardous pollutants — that have health effects on pregnancy and childbirth. Dr. Ballas has published numerous peer-reviewed articles. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine and Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Ballas completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine and a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook. He earned his medical degree at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn and his master's degree in public health at Boston University School of Public Health. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine. Dr. Ballas is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG). He is president-elect of the National Perinatal Association and a member of Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Biography: Andrew D. Hull, BMBS, is a board-certified perinatologist who specializes in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies. Perinatologists, also known as maternal-fetal medicine specialists, care for pregnant women who have an increased chance that they or their babies will have health concerns. Dr. Hull’s expertise includes caring for pregnant women with chronic medical problems, including HIV; pregnancies complicated by fetal disorders such as isoimmunization and complex birth defects; and placental disorders such as placenta accreta.As a professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Hull instructs medical students, residents and fellows. He is the director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship program and also serves as a consultant for the UC San Diego Mother-Child-Adolescent HIV Program.Dr. Hull is widely published, having authored more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous book chapters and abstracts. His work has appeared in Obstetrics & Gynecology, the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, among others. Dr. Hull is a frequent reviewer for numerous medical journals, including the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, and many others.A frequent speaker at national medical conferences, Dr. Hull covers a wide range of maternal-fetal care topics, including noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT), HIV and reproductive health, placenta accreta and prenatal and intrapartum neuroprotection. He completed his fellowship at UC San Diego School of Medicine and his residency at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. Hull earned his medical degree from Nottingham University Medical School in England. He is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal and fetal medicine. Dr. Hull is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians and the American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society.Dr. Hull is a member of many medical societies, including the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Perinatal Research Society, the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, the American College of Medical Genetics, and more.He is consistently elected as a top physician in the annual surveys for Best Doctors in America® and Castle Connolly’s America's Top Doctors®.

Biography: Louise C. Laurent, MD, PhD, is a board-certified perinatologist who specializes in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies. Perinatologists, also known as maternal-fetal medicine specialists, care for pregnant women who have an increased chance that they or their babies will have health concerns. Dr. Laurent’s expertise is in treating women who are at risk for preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction. Dr. Laurent is the director of perinatal research and an assistant professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine. As a physician-scientist, her research uses stem cells to understand early development, including early placental development. She has led several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical trials that investigate extracellular RNA for predicting and diagnosing pregnancy-associated disorders, such as placental dysfunction. Dr. Laurent has co-authored book chapters, textbooks and many peer-reviewed articles, and her work has been published in Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine and Cell Stem Cell, among others. She completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine and a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Laurent earned her medical degree and doctoral degree in biochemistry from UC San Francisco. She is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal and fetal medicine. Dr. Laurent is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, the International Society for Stem Cell Research and the Perinatal Research Society.