Clinical Focus

• High Risk Pregnancies
• Obstetrics
• Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Administrative Appointments

• Fellowship Co-Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2003 - 2006)
• Associate Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2006 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Arthur L. Bloomfield Award in Recognition of Excellence in the Teaching of Clinical Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (May27, 2010)
• The Henry I. Darner Award, American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society (2007)
• The Alwin C. Rambar-James B.D. Mark Award for Excellence in Patient Care., Stanford School of Medicine (2007)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2001)
• Excellence in Resident Education, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award (2000)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current Research Interests

High Risk Obstetrics: preterm labor, preeclampsia, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis and therapy

Clinical Trials

• Correlation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Glucose Tolerance Testing with Pregnancy Outcomes Recruiting
• Progesterone for the management of preterm, premature rupture of the membranes: A randomized controlled trial. Recruiting
• Randomized, double blind trial of magnesium sulfate tocolysis versus intravenous saline for suspected placental abruption Recruiting
• Comparison of ampicillin / sulbactam vs. ampicillin / gentamicin for treatment of intrapartum chorioamnionitis: a randomized controlled trial Recruiting
• Effectiveness of Antenatal Steroids in the late pre term period. Recruiting

Publications

• Continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Sung JF, Taslimi MM, El-Sayed YY. Obstet Gynecol. 2012; 119 (2 Pt 1): 383-4
• In reply. Lee HC, Gould JB, Boscardin WJ, El-Sayed YY, Blumenfeld YJ. Obstet Gynecol. 2012; 119 (3): 658-9
• Rectus muscle and visceral peritoneum closure at cesarean delivery and intraabdominal adhesions. Lyell DJ, Caughey AB, Hu E, Blumenfeld Y, El-Sayed YY, Daniels K. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012
• Utilization of available prenatal screening and diagnosis: effects of the California screen program. Blumenfeld YJ, Taylor J, Lee HC, Hudgins L, Sung JF, El-Sayed YY. J Perinatol. 2012
• Decreased circulating soluble Tie2 levels in preeclampsia may result from inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling. Sung JF, Fan X, Dhal S, Dwyer BK, Jafari A, El-Sayed YY, Druzin ML, Nayak NR. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011; 96 (7): E1148-52