Grobman, WA, Rice, MM, Reddy, UM, Tita, ATN, Silver, RM, Mallett, G, Hill, K, Thom, EA, El-Sayed, YY, Perez-Delboy, A, Rouse, DJ, Saade, GR, Boggess, KA, Chauhan, SP, Iams, JD, Chien, EK, Casey, BM, Gibbs, RS, Srinivas, SK, Swamy, GK, Simhan, HN, Macones, GA, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal–Fetal Medicine Units Network, . "Labor Induction versus Expectant Management in Low-Risk Nulliparous Women." The New England Journal of Medicine 379, no. 6 (August 2018): 513-523.
Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Campus Mail:
Box 3967 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Phone:
(919) 681-5220
Email:
swamy002@mc.duke.edu
Dr. Geeta Swamy, MD, became Vice Chair for Research and Faculty Development in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on March 1, 2018. In this dual role, Dr. Swamy oversees strategic development and administration of the Department’s basic, translational and clinical research programs, as well as implements and oversees programs to support development and mentorship for all faculty at all levels.
Dr. Swamy has dedicated her career to advancing research in women’s health and to mentoring faculty and trainees. She is an internationally recognized clinician-researcher, and an expert and nationally-recognized leader in the field of maternal immunization and vaccination in pregnancy. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others. She currently serves as the Co-Principal Investigator for the NIH-NIAID Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation (VTEU) and CDC-funded Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Dr. Swamy has been the Director of the Duke Perinatal Research Center since 2010.
Dr. Swamy has also been instrumental in developing and leading the School of Medicine’s Research Regulatory and Compliance initiatives, first as Chair of the IRB and then as Associate Dean for Clinical Research for Regulatory Oversight and Research Initiatives. This past fall, she was promoted to Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research in the School of Medicine.
Dr. Swamy's focused area of interests are perinatal infection, maternal immunization and preterm birth.
Education and Training
- Resident, Obstetrics And Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, 1997 - 2001
- M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997
Selected Grants and Awards
- VTEU A-1 Admin
- Duke CTSA (KL2)
- Duke CTSA (TL1)
- Pulmonary Complications in a Brith Cohort after a Randomized Trial of Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: the ALPS Follow-Up Study Capitation
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research Network
- RSV- M-301
- The relationship between maternal ZIKV-specific and ADE antibodies and fetal outcome
- Rapid, Near Patient Nucleic Acid Testing for Infant Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
- MFMU Network Studies
- CISA: 2015 CISA 03 - Lead Site Base Task: Maternal Tdap and IIV Study (Lead)
- Duke Research Training Program for Pediatricians
- Pulmonary Complications in a Brith Cohort after a Randomized Trial of Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: the ALPS Follow-Up Study
- Duke CTSA (UL1)
- UNC-Duke Collaborative Clinical Pharmacology Postdoctoral Training Program
- RSV-M-203
- CISA Task Order No. 3 Tdap Safety in Pregnant Women
- V98_12
- DMID 05-0048 Tdap Vaccine in Pregnant Women
- DMID 09-0005 Safety and Immunogenicity
- Effectiveness of a Vaccination Program in the Community ObGyn Setting
- 09-0056 A Phase II Study in Pregnant Women to Assess H1N1 Vaccine
- A randomized double-blind trial on the safety and immunogenicity of inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine in pregnant
- PiiiTCH Study
Publications
Lantos, PM, Hoffman, K, Permar, SR, Jackson, P, Hughes, BL, Kind, A, and Swamy, G. "Neighborhood Disadvantage is Associated with High Cytomegalovirus Seroprevalence in Pregnancy." Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 5, no. 4 (August 2018): 782-786.
Brady, RC, Jackson, LA, Frey, SE, Shane, AL, Walter, EB, Swamy, GK, Schlaudecker, EP, Szefer, E, Wolff, M, McNeal, MM, Bernstein, DI, and Steinhoff, MC. "Randomized trial comparing the safety and antibody responses to live attenuated versus inactivated influenza vaccine when administered to breastfeeding women." Vaccine 36, no. 31 (July 2018): 4663-4671.
Fortner, KB, Nieuwoudt, C, Reeder, CF, and Swamy, GK. "Infections in Pregnancy and the Role of Vaccines." Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America 45, no. 2 (June 2018): 369-388. (Review)
Edwards, JM, Edwards, LE, Swamy, GK, and Grotegut, CA. "Magnesium sulfate for neuroprotection in the setting of chorioamnionitis." 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 31, no. 9 (May 2018): 1156-1160.
Coop Gordon, K, Roberson, PNE, Hughes, JA, Khaddouma, AM, Swamy, GK, Noonan, D, Gonzalez, AM, Fish, L, and Pollak, KI. "The Effects of a Couples-Based Health Behavior Intervention During Pregnancy on Latino Couples' Dyadic Satisfaction Postpartum." Family process (March 30, 2018).
Wheeler, S, Maxson, P, Truong, T, and Swamy, G. "Psychosocial Stress and Preterm Birth: The Impact of Parity and Race." Maternal and child health journal (March 29, 2018).
Edwards, JM, Edwards, LE, Swamy, GK, and Grotegut, CA. "Effect of Cord Blood Magnesium Level at Birth on Non-neurologic Neonatal Outcomes." February 12, 2018.
Baldwin, MA, Swamy, GK, and Wheeler, SM. "Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Beliefs about the Safety and Outcomes of Delivery at Various Gestational Ages." AJP reports 8, no. 1 (January 19, 2018): e7-e12.
Wood, AM, Post, AL, Swamy, GK, and Grotegut, CA. "Neonatal Outcomes Associated with Noncephalic Presentation at Delivery in Preterm Birth." American Journal of Perinatology (January 8, 2018).