ChristinaLynnHerreraMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Dallas, TX

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 469-419-2373

Fax+1 469-419-9260
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Summary

Dr. Christina Herrera is an Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She is a clinical scholar and her research focuses on seeking to understand the placenta in healthy and diseased states.

Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013 - 2017
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2017 - 2026
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prospective first-trimester transvaginal 3-dimensional power Doppler and hysterectomy association in placenta accreta spectrum.
Quyen N Do, Yin Xi, Christina L Herrera, Catherine Y Spong, Diane M Twickler> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024 Mar 2
Magnetic resonance imaging improves diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum requiring hysterectomy compared to ultrasound.
Quyen N Do, Christina L Herrera, Elise A Rosenthal, Yin Xi, Naseem Uddin, Matthew A Lewis, Baowei Fei, Catherine Y Spong, Diane M Twickler> ;American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Impact of maternal infection on outcomes in extremely preterm infants.
Christina L Herrera, Priyanka S Kadari, Jessica E Pruszynski, Imran Mir> ;Pediatric Research. 2024 Jan 1
The end is where we start from: withdrawal of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent recurrent preterm birth.
David B Nelson, Christina L Herrera, Donald D McIntire, F Gary Cunningham> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024 Jan 1
2 citations
The human placenta project: Funded studies, imaging technologies, and future directions.
Christina L Herrera, Meredith J Kim, Quyen N Do, David M Owen, Baowei Fei, Diane M Twickler, Catherine Y Spong> ;Placenta. 2023 Oct 1
Longitudinal assessment of placental perfusion in normal and hypertensive pregnancies using pseudo-continuous arterial spin-labeled MRI: preliminary experience.
Christina L Herrera, Yiming Wang, Durga Udayakumar, Yin Xi, Quyen N Do, Matthew A Lewis, David M Owen, Baowei Fei, Catherine Y Spong, Diane M Twickler, Ananth J Madhur...> ;European Radiology. 2023 Dec 1
Prenatal Ultrasound Findings of Circumvallate Placenta and Pregnancy Outcomes.
Christina L Herrera, Tina M Chu, Samantha Mendoza Stanteen, Elizabeth C Twichell, Jennifer Cardona, Donald D McIntire, Diane M Twickler, Catherine Y Spong> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2023 Jun 19
Topography-based feature extraction of the human placenta from prenatal MR images.
James Huang, Maysam Shahedi, Quyen N Do, Yin Xi, Matthew A Lewis, Ananth J Madhuranthakam, Baowei Fei, Christina L Herrera, David Owen, Catherine Y Spong, Diane M Twic...> ;Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2023 Feb 1
Deep learning based automatic segmentation of the placenta and uterine cavity on prenatal MR images.
James Huang, Quyen N Do, Maysam Shahed, Yin Xi, Matthew A Lewis, Christina L Herrera, David Owen, Catherine Y Spong, Ananth J Madhuranthakam, Diane M Twickler, Baowei Fei> ;Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2023 Feb 1
The Placenta Accreta Index: Do more ultrasound variables add value?
Christina L Herrera, Meredith J Kim, Yin Xi, Jodi S Dashe, Catherine Y Spong, Diane M Twickler> ;American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2023 Feb 1
5 citations
Preterm Birth and Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone as a Placental Clock.
Christina L Herrera, Kaushik Maiti, Roger Smith> ;Endocrinology. 2022 Dec 19
9 citations
Placental vascular malperfusion lesions in fetal congenital heart disease.
Rachel L Leon, Kavita Sharma, Imran N Mir, Christina L Herrera, Steven L Brown, Catherine Y Spong, Lina F Chalak> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
Placenta Accreta Spectrum and Hysterectomy Prediction Using MRI Radiomic Features.
Ka'Toria Leitch, Maysam Shahedi, James D Dormer, Quyen N Do, Yin Xi, Matthew A Lewis, Christina L Herrera, Catherine Y Spong, Ananth J Madhuranthakam, Diane M Twickler...> ;Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2022 Apr 4
CascadeNet for hysterectomy prediction in pregnant women due to placenta accreta spectrum.
James D Dormer, Michael Villordon, Maysam Shahedi, Ka'Toria Leitch, Quyen N Do, Yin Xi, Matthew A Lewis, Ananth J Madhuranthakam, Christina L Herrera, Catherine Y Spon...> ;Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2022 Apr 4
1 citations
Automatic Segmentation of Uterine Cavity and Placenta on MR Images Using Deep Learning.
Maysam Shahedi, James D Dormer, Quyen N Do, Yin Xi, Matthew A Lewis, Christina L Herrera, Catherine Y Spong, Ananth J Madhuranthakam, Diane M Twickler, Baowei Fei> ;Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2022 Apr 4
1 citations
Postpartum Depression Risk following Prenatal Diagnosis of Major Fetal Structural Anomalies.
Christina L. Herrera, John J. Byrne, David B. Nelson, Rachel C. Schell, Jodi S. Dashe> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2021 Nov 10
13 citations
Deep learning-based segmentation of the placenta and uterus on MR images.
Maysam Shahedi, Catherine Y. Spong, James D. Dormer, Quyen N. Do, Yin Xi, Matthew A. Lewis, Christina L. Herrera, Ananth J. Madhuranthakam, Diane M. Twickler, Baowei Fei> ;Journal of Medical Imaging. 2021 Sep 1
13 citations
Revisiting the placental clock: Early corticotrophin-releasing hormone rise in recurrent preterm birth.
Christina L. Herrera, Maria Bowman, Donald D. McIntire, David B. Nelson, Roger Smith> ;Plos One. 2021 Sep 16
19 citations
Neuroplacentology in congenital heart disease: placental connections to neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Rachel L. León, Imran N. Mir, Christina L. Herrera, Kavita Sharma, Catherine Y. Spong, Diane M. Twickler, Lina F. Chalak> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Apr 16
1 citations
Pulmonary hypertension complicating pregnancy: cardiac remodeling and residual concerns.
Christina L. Herrera, Rachel C. Schell, Donald D. McIntire, F. Gary Cunningham> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2020 Nov 23
2 citations
Femur length parameters in fetuses with Down syndrome
Christina L. Herrera, Deana J. Hussamy, Donald D. McIntire, Diane M. Twickler, Jodi S. Dashe> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2020 Aug 2
5 citations
Use of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Sonographic Identification of Major Structural Anomalies
Christina L. Herrera, John J. Byrne, Haley R. Clark, Diane M. Twickler, Jodi S. Dashe> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2020 Apr 27
1 citations
Number of Risk Factors in Down Syndrome Pregnancies.
Deana J. Hussamy, Christina L. Herrera, Diane M. Twickler, Donald D. McIntire, Jodi S. Dashe> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2019 Jan 1
In Reply.
Christina Herrera, David B Nelson> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017 Mar 1
18 citations
Diabetic ketoacidosis complicating pregnancy.
Stefanie N. Bryant, Christina L. Herrera, David B. Nelson, FG Cunningham> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2017 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas
Parkland HealthDallas, Texas