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Alexandra Pellicena, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Houston, TX

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Obstetrics & Gynecology Houston, TX

Solo ob/gyn practice at Alexandra Pellicena, MD, PA

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Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997 - 2001
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1997, MD
  • Lake Erie College
    Lake Erie CollegeBS, Major: Biochemistry, magna cum laude, 1985 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1999 - 2024
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • American Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyAssignment (35 CME Credits)
  • Fetal Medicine FoundationCompetence in Cervical Assessment

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • MD Resident Research Award, 1st place Arthur M. Farris Sr., 1999
  • Resident Reporter Program Ethicon Pharmaceuticals, 1999
  • Resident Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology Farris Endowment, 1998
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Mutations in the predicted aspartyl tRNA synthetase of Droophila are lethal and function as dosage-sensitive maternal modifiers of the sex determination gene Sex-lethal.  
    S. Stitzinger, A. Pellicena-Palle, E. B. Albrecht, K. M. Gajewski, and and K. M. Beckingham and H. K. Salz, Molecular and General Genetics, 261:142-151
  • The function of the Drosophila thioredoxin homologue encoded by the deadhead gene is redox-dependent and blocks the initiation of development but not of DNA synthesis.  
    A. Pellicena-Palle, S. Stitzinger, and and H. K. Salz, Mechanism of Development, 62:61-65
  • Immunologic response to gene transfer into mice via the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor.  
    T. Ferkol, A.Pellicena-Palle, E. Eckman, J. C. Perales, T. Trzaska, M. Tosi, and R. Redline and P. B. Davis, Gene Therapy, 3:669-678
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Abstracts/Posters

  • The relationship between the Glu298Asp and intron 4 polymorphism of endothelial nitric oxide synthetase in a Hispanic population with preeclampsia.
    Pellicena-Palle, S. Riskin-Mashiah, L. A. Hefler and A. R. Gregg, Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
  • MTHFR mutation and a NOS3 polymorphism influence blood pressure characteristics in preeclampsia.
    S. Riskin-Mashiah, A. Pellicena-Palle, L. A. Hefler, C. B. Tempfer and A. R. Gregg, Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
  • The introduction of HPV testing by the hybrid capture method into the management of the atypical pap smear.
    A. W. Kennedy, A. Pellicena-Palle, B. R. Yen-Lieberman, L. Bybicki, S. R. Wirth and J. L. Belinson, NEAGO, New Heaven, CT
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish