AlmaMarinaMartinezMD

Neonat/Perinatology • San Francisco, CA

Professor, Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine

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1001 Potrero Ave
Rm 6d37
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone+1 415-206-4838

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Summary

Dr. Alma Martinez, MD is a neonatologist in San Francisco, California. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. She is affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and is a Professor at UCSF School of Medicine.

Education & Training

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Children's Hospital-OaklandResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1985
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

34 citations
Improving Diversity in Pediatric Residency Selection: Using an Equity Framework to Implement Holistic Review.
Jyothi Marbin, Glenn Rosenbluth, Rachel Brim, Edward Cruz, Alma M Martinez, Margaret McNamara> ;Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2021 Apr 2
6 citations
Opinions of paediatricians who teach neonatal resuscitation about resuscitation practices on extremely preterm infants in the delivery room.
Cristiane Ribeiro Ambrosio, Adriana Sanudo, Alma M Martinez, Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida, Ruth Guinsburg> ;Journal of Medical Ethics. 2016 Jul 5
18 citations
Barriers to neonatal care in developing countries: parents' and providers' perceptions.
Alma M Martinez, Dung Thi Khanh Khu, Nem-Yun Boo, Leakhena Neou, Bounnack Saysanasongkham, John Colin Partridge> ;Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2012 Sep 1
10 citations
Resuscitation of likely nonviable infants: a cost-utility analysis after the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act
John Colin Partridge, Mya D. Sendowski, Alma M Martinez, Aaron B. Caughey> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 Jan 1
18 citations
Antenatal education for expectant mothers results in sustained improvement in knowledge of newborn care.
E A Weiner, S Billamay, John Colin Partridge, Alma M Martinez> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2011 Feb 1
10 citations
Resuscitation of Likely Nonviable Newborns: Would Neonatology Practices in California Change if the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act Were Enforced?
J. Colin Partridge, Mya D. Sendowski, Eleanor A. Drey, Alma M Martinez> ;Pediatrics. 2009 Apr 1
92 citations
International Comparison of Care for Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Parents' Perceptions of Counseling and Decision-Making
J. Colin Partridge, Alma M Martinez, Hiroshi Nishida, Nem-Yun Boo, K W Tan, Chap-Yung Yeung, Jen-Her Lu, Victor Y H Yu> ;Pediatrics. 2005 Aug 1
56 citations
Physician counselling practices and decision-making for extremely preterm infants in the Pacific Rim
Alma M Martinez, J. Colin Partridge, Victor Y H Yu, Kang Wee Tan, Chap-Yung Yeung, Jen-Hur Lu, Hiroshi Nishida, Nam-Yum Boo> ;Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2005 Apr 1
16 citations
Intensive care for very low birthweight infants in South Africa: a survey of physician attitudes, parent counseling and resuscitation practices.
J. Colin Partridge, Tushar M Ranchod, Daynia E Ballot, Alma M Martinez, Barbara J Cory, Davies Va> ;Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 2005 Feb 1
12 citations
Parental perception of neonatal intensive care in public sector hospitals in South Africa
Tushar M Ranchod, Daynia E Ballot, Alma M Martinez, Barbara J Cory, Davies Va, J Collin Partridge> ;South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde. 2004 Nov 1
4 citations
Variation in mortality and intraventricular haemorrhage in occupants of Pacific Rim nurseries.
Alma M Martinez, H W. Taeusch, Victor Y H Yu, K W Tan, CY Yeung, J-H Lu, Hiroshi Nishida, N-Y Boo> ;Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2002 Jun 1
18 citations
Pain During Mogen or PlastiBell Circumcision
H. William Taeusch, Alma M Martinez, J. Colin Partridge, Susan Sniderman, Jennifer Armstrong-Wells, Elena Fuentes-Afflick> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2002 Apr 1
21 citations
Antenatal counselling, resuscitation practices and attitudes among Australian neonatologists towards life support in extreme prematurity.
Michael Munro, Victor Y H Yu, J. Colin Partridge, Alma M Martinez> ;The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2001 Aug 1
28 citations
The management of extremely premature infants and the perceptions of viability and parental counselling practices of Australian obstetricians
Sheila Mulvey, J. Colin Partridge, Alma M Martinez, Victor Y H Yu, Euan M. Wallace> ;The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2001 Aug 1
49 citations
Delivery room resuscitation decisions for extremely low birthweight infants in California.
John Colin Partridge, Freeman H, Weiss E, Alma M Martinez> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2001 Jan 1
20 citations
Hyperphagia in neonates withdrawing from methadone
Alma M Martinez, B. Kastner, H W. Taeusch> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 1999 May 1
31 citations
Management of extremely low birth weight infants: perceptions of viability and parental counseling practices.
Alma M Martinez, Weiss E, John Colin Partridge, Freeman H> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1998 Oct 1
20 citations
The effects of corticosteroids and thyrotropin-releasing hormone on newborn adaptation and sympathoadrenal mechanisms in preterm sheep.
Howard Stein, Alma M. Martinez, Leslie Blount, K. Oyama, James F. Padbury> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1994 Jul 1
21 citations
Plasma epinephrine appearance and clearance rates in fetal and newborn sheep
H. Stein, K. Oyama, Alma M. Martinez, Barbara A Chappell, James F. Padbury> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1993 Oct 1
55 citations
Effects of corticosteroids in preterm sheep on adaptation and sympathoadrenal mechanisms at birth
Howard Stein, K. Oyama, Alma M. Martinez, Barbara A Chappell, E. Buhl, Leslie Blount, James F. Padbury> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1993 May 1
8 citations
Effects of fetal growth retardation on the development of central and peripheral catecholaminergic pathways in the sheep.
K. Oyama, James F. Padbury, Alma M. Martinez, Barbara A Chappell, Howard Stein, James Humme> ;Journal of Developmental Physiology. 1992 Nov 1
22 citations
Single umbilical artery ligation-induced fetal growth retardation : effect on postnatal adaptation
K. Oyama, James F. Padbury, B. Chappell, A. Martinez, H. Stein, J. Humme> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1992 Sep 1
Free and sulfoconjugated catecholamine responses at birth in newborn sheep.
K. Oyama, James F. Padbury, Alma M. Martinez, Barbara A Chappell, Howard Stein, Leslie Blount, E. Buhl> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1992 Jul 1
1 citations
Elevated plasma Met-enkephalin levels in the human newborn are a poor indicator of perinatal stress.
Alma M Martinez, James F. Padbury, Leslie M. Barberie, Elizabeth E Burnell, Siang Thio> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1992 May 1
42 citations
Dobutamine pharmacokinetics and cardiovascular responses in critically ill neonates.
Alma M. Martinez, James F. Padbury, Siang Thio> ;Pediatrics. 1992 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterSan Francisco, California