Program:
Start Year:
2020
Why did you choose Duke for your residency training?
Duke’s program made an impression on me right away! I was drawn to the program’s excellence, the supportive environment and the commitment to provide excellent patient care. The residents I encountered during the interview were intelligent and driven, while also being a lot of fun! As an aspiring physician-scientist, I was also attracted to the wealth of mentors doing practice-changing research at Duke.
What excites you about the Duke Ob/Gyn residency program?
I am excited to train alongside the compassionate and talented individuals in the residency program and to have the opportunity to be mentored by Duke’s incredible faculty. Most importantly, I look forward to serving the women of Durham while and empower my patients through health care.
What are your career goals?
First and foremost, I desire to provide compassionate, timely and evidence-based care to the women that I serve. As a physician-scientist, I aim to use my training in epidemiology to identify the unanswered questions in women’s health that matter most to patients and to design studies that address those questions in a way that informs care.
Describe your research interests:
My research interests include developing quantitative methods for modeling problems related to women’s health and pregnancy, modifiable determinants of adverse pregnancy outcomes and miscarriage.
What are your hobbies?
Spending time outdoors with my husband and daughter, gardening, rock-climbing, traveling and aerial silks.
Education & Training
Undergraduate school & graduation year:
Baylor University Class of 2013
Graduate school and graduation year:
PhD Epidemiology, Vanderbilt University, 2019
Medical school & graduation year:
Vanderbilt University Medical School Class of 2020
Awards & Honors
Lonnie S. Burnett Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology, MD Distinguished Student Achievement Award, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2020
Article of the Year, American Journal of Epidemiology, 2020
Robert F. Miller Award for Community Service and Engagement, Finalist, Vanderbilt University Medical School, 2020
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Inductee, 2019
Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award, 2018
F30 Individual Fellowship, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development
Magna cum laude, Baylor University, 2013
Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society Inductee, 2013
Publications
Cate JJM, Sundermann AC, Campbell AIK, Sugrue R, Dotters-Katz SK, James AH, Myers ER, Federspiel JJ. High rates of venous thromboembolism among deliveries complicated by cancer. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2023;21(10):2854-2862. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.06.015. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37353083.
Sundermann AC, Cate JM, Campbell AK, Dotters-Katz SK, Myers ER, Federspiel JJ. Maternal morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer at time of delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2023;229(3):324.e1-324.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.008. Epub 2023 Jun 7. PMID: 37295633.
Sundermann AC, Slaughter JC, Velez Edwards DR, Hartmann KE. Time-Varying Exposures and Miscarriage: A Comparison of Statistical Models Through Simulation. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2023;192(5);790-799. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad021. PMID: 36721373.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Hartmann KE. Maternal alcohol metabolism predicated by alcohol dehydrogenase genotype and the association between alcohol consumption and miscarriage. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022; 18:S0002-9378(22)00374-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.030. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35597276.
Sundermann AC, Aldridge TD, Hartmann KE, Jones SH, Torstenson ES, Velez Edwards DR. Uterine fibroids and risk of preterm birth by clinical subtypes: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021;21(1):560. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03968-2. PMID: 34404387; PMCID: PMC8369624.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Slaughter JC, Wu P, Jones SH, Torstenson ES, Hartmann KE. Week-by-week alcohol consumption in early pregnancy and spontaneous abortion risk: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021;224(1):97.e1-97.e16. PMID: 32673615. PMCID: PMC7807528.
Sundermann AC, Zhoa S, Young CL, Lam L, Jones SH, Velez Edwards DR, Hartmann KE. Alcohol use in pregnancy and miscarriage: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2019;43(8):1606-1616. PMID: 31194258. PMCID: PMC6677630.
Wu P, Velez Edwards DR, Gorrindo P, Sundermann AC, Torstenson ES, Jones SH, Chan RL, Hartmann KE. Association between first trimester antidepressant use and risk of spontaneous abortion. Pharmacotherapy. 2019; 39(9):889-898. PMID: 31278762. PMCID: PMC6736709.
Sundermann AC, Mukherjee S, Torstenson ES, Jones SH, Velez Edwards DR, Hartmann KE. Gestational age at arrest of development: An alternative approach for assigning time at risk in studies of time-varying exposures and miscarriage. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2019;188(3):570-578. PMID: 30521025. PMCID: PMC6395168.
Sundermann AC, Saum K, Conrad KA, Russell HM, Edwards TL, Mani K, Björck M, Wanhainen A, Owens AP. Prognostic value of D-dimer and markers of coagulation for stratification of abdominal aortic aneurysm growth. Blood Advances. 2018;2(22):3088-3096. PMID: 30442686. PMCID: PMC6258923.
Feng Q, Wei WQ, Chung CP, Levinson RT, Sundermann AC, Mosley JD, Bastarache L, Ferguson JF, Cox NJ, Roden DM, Denny JC, Linton MF, Velez Edwards DR, Stein CM. Relationship between low LDL cholesterol concentrations not due to statin therapy and risk of type 2 diabetes: A US-based cross-sectional observational study using electronic medical records. PLOS Medicine. 2018;15(8):e1002642. PMID: 30153257. PMCID: PMC6112635.
Barke TL, Goldstein JA, Sundermann AC, Reddy AP, Linder JE, Correa H, Velez Edwards DR, Aronoff DM. Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with increased CD163 expression and iron storage in the placenta. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2018;80(4):e13020. PMID: 29984475. PMCID: PMC6193471.
Hartmann KE, Sundermann AC, Helton R, Bird H, Wood A. The scope of extra-professional caregiving challenges among early career faculty: Findings from a university medical center. Academic Medicine. 2018;93(11):1707-1712. PMID: 29596083. PMCID: PMC6211778.
Hartmann KE, Velez Edwards DR, Savitz DA, Jonsson-Funk ML, Wu P, Sundermann AC, Baird DD. The Authors Reply. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2018;187(5):1133-1134. PMID: 29547991. PMCID: N/A, not federally funded.
Sundermann AC, Hartmann KE, Jones SH, Torstenson ES, Velez Edwards DR. Interpregnancy interval after spontaneous abortion and risk of repeat loss. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2018;130(6):1312-1318. PMID: 29112656. PMCID: PMC5709156.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Bray ME, Jones SH, Latham SA, Hartmann KE. Leiomyomas in pregnancy and spontaneous abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017;130(5):1065-1072. PMID: 29016496. PMCID: PMC5656535.
Hartmann KE, Velez Edwards DR, Savitz DA, Jonsson-Funk ML, Wu P, Sundermann AC, Baird DD. Prospective cohort study of uterine fibroids and miscarriage risk. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2017;186(10):1140-1148. PMID: 28591761. PMCID: PMC5860279.
Pryor J, Patrick SW, Sundermann AC, Wu P, Hartmann KE. Pregnancy intention and maternal alcohol consumption. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2017;129(4):727-733. PMID: 28277356. PMCID: PMC5679257.
Sundermann AC, Hartmann KE, Torstenson ES, Jones SH, Velez Edwards DR. Validation of maternal recall of early pregnancy medication exposures using prospective diary data. Annals of Epidemiology. 2017;27(2):135-139. PMID: 28012836. PMCID: PMC5685497.
Sundermann AC, Abell TD, Baker LC, Mengel MB, Bonow MG, Hoy GA, Clover RD. The impact of maternal adiposity specialization on infant birthweight: Upper versus lower body fat. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2016;206:239-244. PMID: 27768967. PMCID: N/A, not federally funded.
Sundermann AC, Rebeiro PF. Racial and ethnic disparities in hospital readmissions after delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2016;127(4):799. PMID: 27008218. PMCID: PMC6233881.
Presentations
Sundermann AC,* Cate JJ, Campbell A, Dotters-Katz SK, Myers ER, Federspiel JJ. Maternal morbidity and mortality for women with concurrent cancer diagnoses at time of delivery hospitalization. Poster presentation, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 43rd Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. February 2023.
Sundermann AC. Refusal of medically indicated treatment during pregnancy: Ethical considerations. Oral presentation, Center for Biomedical Ethics Departmental Seminar, Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN. Sep 2019.
Sundermann AC. Bladder exstrophy and the surgical patient. Oral Presentation, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Didactics Conference, Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN. July 2019.
Sundermann AC, Aldridge TD, Hartmann KE, Jones SH, Torstenson ES, Velez Edwards DR. Uterine fibroids and risk of preterm birth by indication in a prospective cohort. Poster presentation, Society for Reproductive Investigation 65th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. March 2018.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Jones SH, Torstenson ES, Hartmann KE. Alcohol use in the first trimester and miscarriage. Oral Presentation, 2018 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium. Nashville, TN. Nov 2018.
Sundermann AC, Hartmann KE, Jones SH, Torstenson ES, Velez Edwards DR. Short interpregnancy interval after pregnancy loss associated with decreased risk of subsequent miscarriage. Oral presentation, Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. March 2017.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Hartmann KE. Alcohol consumption in pregnancy and miscarriage. Oral Presentation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. Nashville, TN. Aug 2018.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Hartmann KE. Examining complex relationships between alcohol use in early pregnancy and miscarriage risk. Oral Presentation, The Vanderbilt Pre3 Initiative Seminar-Preventing Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Prematurity. Nashville, TN. Sep 2017.
Sundermann AC, Hartmann KE, Jones SH, Velez Edwards DR. Interpregnancy interval after pregnancy loss and risk of subsequent miscarriage. Poster presentation, Vanderbilt MSTP Retreat, Burns, TN. June 2017.
Sundermann AC, Hartmann KE, Torstenson ES, Jones SH, Velez Edwards DR. Validation of maternal recall of early pregnancy medication exposures using prospective diary data. Poster presentation, Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Annual Meeting. Miami, FL. June 2016.
Sundermann AC, Hartmann KE, Torstenson ES, Jones SH, Velez Edwards DR. Maternal recall of early pregnancy medication exposures using prospective diary data. Poster presentation, Epidemiology Congress of the Americas. Miami, FL. June 2016.
Sundermann AC, Flynn PM. The utilization of antibiotic-lock therapy in treating catheter-related bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients. Oral Presentation, St. Jude's Pediatric Oncology Education Internship Seminar Series. Memphis, TN. Aug 2012.