Yasuko Yamamura

Yasuko Yamamura is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health at the University of Minnesota, specializing in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Her work focuses on high-risk pregnancies, prenatal diagnosis, and multifetal gestations.

Research Interests: Dr. Yamamura's research spans

• Maternal-Fetal Medicine interventions
• Gestational weight gain counseling
• Fetal anomalies (e.g., congenital heart defects, multifetal pregnancy complications)
• Innovative treatments like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in obstetric contexts

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Grants & Projects: She leads the SAFEST Choice Learning Collaborative (2020-2024), funded by the US Department of Health & Human Services HRSA, focusing on collaborative care models in obstetrics.

Selected Publications: Recent works highlight multidisciplinary approaches to rare syndromes, structural anomalies in multifetal pregnancies, and TAVR as a non-invasive option post-fetal viability. Her 2019 review on gestational weight gain remains highly cited.