Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH
Obstetrics and GynecologyMedical GeneticsMaternal and Fetal Medicine
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Languages
- English
About Akila Subramaniam
Biography
Akila Subramaniam is a tenured Professor of OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Bruce Harris Jr. Endowed Professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, with a secondary appointment in Medical Genetics and Genomics. She also is the current division director of MFM, the MFM Fellowship Program Director, Vice Chair of Education in Obstetrics & Gynecology, and the Director of the OBGYN Research and Diagnostic Laboratory. She completed her bachelor degree in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then went on to complete her medical degree and a master’s in public health at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed her residency as well as a dual fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Medical Genetics. Given dual certification in MFM and Genetics, Dr. Subramaniam’s clinical interests include fetal ultrasound, prenatal genetic diagnosis, and complicated twin pregnancies. As an NIH-funded researcher, her current research interests include areas of clinical obstetrics as well as using novel metagenomic and molecular sequencing methods to study interactions between the microbiome, perinatal infections and preterm birth.
Title
Bruce Harris Jr, Endowed Professor in OBGYN; Division Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Vice-Chair of Education, OBGYN; Director, OBGYN Research and Diagnostic Laboratory; Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
Faculty Appointment
Professor
Research Interests
Preterm birth
Perinatal infections
Genetics
Placenta Accreta
Publications
1. Javinani A, Qaderi S, Hessami K, Shainker SA, Shamshirsaz AA, Fox KA, Mustafa HJ, Subramaniam A, Khandelwal M, Sandlin AT, Duzyj CM, Lyell DJ, Zuckerwise LC, Newton JM, Kingdom JC, Harrison RK, Shrivastava VK, Greiner AL, Loftin R, Genc MR, Atasi LK, Abdel-Razeq SS, Bennett KA, Carusi DA, Einerson BD, Gilner JB, Carver AR, Silver RM, Shamshirsaz AA. Delivery outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy following the conservative management of placenta accreta spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 May;230(5):485-492.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.10.047. Epub 2023 Nov 2. PMID: 37918506.
2. Cozzi-Glaser GD, Blanchard CT, Stanford JN, Oben AG, Jauk VC, Szychowski JM, Subramaniam A, Battarbee AN, Casey BM, Tita AT, Sinkey RG. Outcomes in low-risk patients before and after an institutional policy offering 39-week elective induction of labor. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2024 Dec;37(1):2295223. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2295223. Epub 2023 Dec 20. PMID: 38124289; PMCID: PMC10958525.
3. Davis AM, Blanchard CT, Subramaniam A, Sinkey RG, Tita AT, Battarbee AN. Physiologic Treatment of Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy and Postpartum. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Feb 1;143(2):277-280. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005472. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PMID: 38033320; PMCID: PMC10841714.
4. Hu M, Blanchard CT, Seasely AR, Lu M, Szychowski JM, Casey B, Tita AT, Saade G, Subramaniam A. Postpartum Outcomes in Patients Receiving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis during Antepartum Admission. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1785672. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38608670.
5. Cozzi GD, Ye Y, Mbah R, Mbunwe DM, Pekwarake S, Yui Bunwi E, Fondzeyuf A, Ngong MG, Dionne JA, Harper LM, Jauk VC, Carlo WA, Halle-Ekane G, Tih PM, Szychowski JM, Tita AT, Subramaniam A. Predicting peripartum infection in laboring patients at high risk in Cameroon, Africa. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Feb;293:9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.12.003. Epub 2023 Dec 6. PMID: 38096705.
6. McIlwraith C, Sanusi A, McGwin G Jr, Battarbee A, Subramaniam A. Recurrent Severe Maternal Morbidity in an Obstetric Population With a High Comorbidity Burden. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Feb 1;143(2):265-271. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005453. Epub 2023 Nov 21. PMID: 37989147.
7. Sanusi A, Ye Y, Battarbe AN, Sinkey R, Pearlman R, Beitel D, Szychowski JM, Tita AT, Subramaniam A. Predicting spontaneous labor beyond 39 weeks among low-risk expectantly managed pregnant patients. Am J Perinatol. 2023 May 24. PMID 37225129 [Epub ahead of print]
8. Rohn MC, Stevens DR, Grobman W, Kumar R, Chen Z, Deshane J, Biggio J, Subramaniam A, et al. The Association of Periconception Asthma Medication Discontinuation with Adverse Obstetric Outcomes. Am J Perinatol. 2023 May 22. PMID: 37216974 [Epub ahead of print].
9. Jaber S, Blanchard C, Lu MY, Cozzi GD, Casey BM, Tita A, Kim DJ, Szychowski JM, Subramaniam A. Contemporary Trends in Cesarean Delivery Rates and Indications. Am J Perinatol. 2023 May 22. PMID: 37216971 [Epub ahead of print].
10. Fleenor R, Harmon D, Gazi M, Szychowski JM, Harper LM, Tita A, Subramaniam A. Perinatal Morbidity in Healthy Obese Pregnant Individual Delivered by Elective Repeat Cesarean at Term. Am J Perinatol. 2023 May 22 PMID: 37216970 [Epub ahead of print].
11. Williams A, Saizy S, Mendola P, Grobam W, Subramaniam A, et al. Prenatal Exposure to perceived stress, maternal asthma, and placental size. Placenta 2023 June 24;(139):127-133.
12. Cozzi GD, Battarbee AN, Sanjanwala AR, Casey BM, Subramaniam A. Association of maternal medical comorbidities with duration of expectant management in patients with severe preeclampsia. Am J Perinatol. 2023 April 18. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 37072011
Awards & Recognition
Pittman Scholars School of Medicine Award, AAGOF Travel Award for Attendance at AGOS Meeting
Memberships
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologist
American College of Medical Genetics
Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
American Gynecologic and Obstetric Society
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
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Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: UAB SOM, 2016
- Medical School: LSUMC School of Medicine, 2012
- Residency: University of Alabama Hospital, 2012
- Internship: University of Alabama Hospital, 2009
Board Certifications
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
- Clinical Genetics (MD): American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2017
- Obstetrics and Gynecology: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014