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About me

I am an Obstetrician Gynecologist. After ten years of private practice I returned to academics and now I practice and teach at a Hospital and Medical School in Denver, Colorado.

I have a wide variety of interests, among them literature, history, economics, politics, science, ski, golf, and evolutionary psychology.

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH): 1 of 5

In my work, as an Obstetrician I see Pregnancy induced hypertension, also known as preeclampsia almost daily. It is a condition characterized by elevated blood pressure during pregnancy, in a person who does not have high blood pressure before pregnancy. In addition, there is an elevated hematocrit (percentage of red blood cells in the blood over plasma) loss of albumin (a plasma protein) in the urine and edema (swelling). The cause of Pregnancy induced Hypertension (PIH) has been a medical mystery for years. No other mammal has a condition like this, thus; animal models have been very dif...
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