DwendaKayGjerdingenMD

Family Medicine • Saint Paul, MN

Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School

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Office
Ufp Bethesda Clinic
580 Rice Street
Saint Paul, MN 55103
Phone+1 651-227-6551

Fax+1 651-665-0684
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Education & Training

University of Minnesota/North Memorial HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1976 - 1979
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1977 - 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

36 citations
The effect of sleep pattern changes on postpartum depressive symptoms.
Beth A. Lewis, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Katie Schuver, Melissa D. Avery, Bess H. Marcus> ;BMC Women's Health. 2018 Jan 9
2 citations
A comparison of bivariate, multivariate random-effects, and Poisson correlated gamma-frailty models to meta-analyze individual patient data of ordinal scale diagnostic...
Gabrielle Simoneau, Brooke Levis, Pim Cuijpers, John P. A. Ioannidis, Scott B. Patten, Ian Shrier, Charles H. Bombardier, Flávia de Lima Osório, Jesse R. Fann, Dwenda ...> ;Biometrical Journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift. 2017 Nov 1
39 citations
Selective Cutoff Reporting in Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy: A Comparison of Conventional and Individual-Patient-Data Meta-Analyses of the Patient Health Questio...
Brooke Levis, Andrea Benedetti, Alexander W. Levis, John P. A. Ioannidis, Ian Shrier, Pim Cuijpers, Simon Gilbody, Lorie A. Kloda, Dean McMillan, Scott B. Patten, Russ...> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 May 15
21 citations
The relationship between employment status and depression symptomatology among women at risk for postpartum depression
Beth A. Lewis, Lauren Billing, Katie Schuver, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Melissa D. Avery, Bess H. Marcus> ;Women's Health. 2017 May 7
Erratum to: Methods for evaluating medical tests and biomarkers.
Gowri Gopalakrishna, Miranda W. Langendam, Rob Scholten, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt, Mariska M.G. Leeflang, Anna H Noel-Storr, James Thomas, Iain J. Marshall, Byron C. Walla...> ;Diagnostic and Prognostic Research. 2017 Mar 30
2 citations
The Relationship between Prenatal Antidepressant Use and the Decision to Breastfeed among Women Enrolled in a Randomized Exercise Intervention Trial
Beth A. Lewis, Katie Schuver, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Melissa D. Avery, John R. Sirard, Bess H. Marcus> ;Journal of Human Lactation. 2016 Aug 1
67 citations
Access to Workplace Accommodations to Support Breastfeeding after Passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Judy Jou, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia M. McGovern> ;Women's Health Issues. 2016 Jan 1
52 citations
Potential Benefits of Increased Access to Doula Support During Childbirth
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Laura B. Attanasio, Judy Jou, Lauren K. Joarnt, Pamela Jo Johnson, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen> ;The American Journal of Managed Care. 2014 Aug 28
3 citations
Employment During Pregnancy and Obstetric Intervention Without Medical Reason: Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Laura B. Attanasio, Pamela Jo Johnson, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia M. McGovern> ;Women's Health Issues. 2014 Sep 1
51 citations
Maternal depressive symptoms, employment, and social support.
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia M. McGovern, Laura B. Attanasio, Pamela Jo Johnson, Katy B. Kozhimannil> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
22 citations
Use of nonmedical methods of labor induction and pain management among U.S. women.
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Pamela Jo Johnson, Laura B. Attanasio, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia M. McGovern> ;Birth. 2013 Dec 1
22 citations
The impact of prenatal employment on breastfeeding intentions and breastfeeding status at 1 week postpartum.
Laura B. Attanasio, Katy B. Kozhimannil, Patricia M. McGovern, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Pamela Jo Johnson> ;Journal of Human Lactation. 2013 Sep 18
23 citations
Postpartum Doula and Peer Telephone Support for Postpartum Depression A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia M. McGovern, Rebekah Pratt, Linda Johnson, Scott J. Crow> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2013 Jan 1
9 citations
Reevaluating the Relationship Between Prenatal Employment and Birth Outcomes: A Policy-Relevant Application of Propensity Score Matching
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Laura B. Attanasio, Patricia M. McGovern, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Pamela Jo Johnson> ;Women's Health Issues. 2013 Mar 1
16 citations
Examination of a Telephone-Based Exercise Intervention for the Prevention of Postpartum Depression: Design, Methodology, and Baseline Data from The Healthy Mom Study
Beth A. Lewis, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Melissa D. Avery, Hongfei Guo, John R. Sirard, Amanda R. Bonikowske, Bess H. Marcus> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2012 Nov 1
40 citations
Postpartum depression and health services expenditures among employed women.
Rada K. Dagher, Patricia M. McGovern, Bryan E Dowd, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2012 Feb 1
17 citations
A Longitudinal Analysis of Total Workload and Women's Health After Childbirth
Patricia M. McGovern, Rada K. Dagher, Heidi Roeber Rice, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Bryan E Dowd, Laurie Ukestad, Ulf Lundberg> ;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2011 May 1
18 citations
Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms in the Immediate Postpartum Period
Ganesh Pawar, Christine Wetzker, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2011 May 1
38 citations
Changes in depressive symptoms over 0-9 months postpartum.
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Scott J. Crow, Patricia M. McGovern, Michael H. Miner> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2011 Mar 15
23 citations
Problems with a diagnostic depression interview in a postpartum depression trial.
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia M. McGovern> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2011 Mar 1
63 citations
Predictors of mothers' postpartum body dissatisfaction.
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Patricia Fontaine, Scott J. Crow, Patricia M. McGovern, Michael H. Miner> ;Women & Health. 2009 Dec 10
38 citations
Stepped care treatment of postpartum depression: impact on treatment, health, and work outcomes.
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Scott J. Crow, Patricia M. McGovern, Michael H. Miner> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2009 Sep 1
157 citations
Postpartum Depression Screening at Well-Child Visits: Validity of a 2-Question Screen and the PHQ-9
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Scott J. Crow, Patricia M. McGovern, Michael H. Miner> ;Annals of Family Medicine. 2009 Jan 1
35 citations
Stepped care treatment of postpartum depression: a primary care-based management model.
Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Wayne Katon, Deborah E. Rich> ;Women's Health Issues. 2008 Jan 1
53 citations
Mothers’ Health and Work-Related Factors at 11 Weeks Postpartum
Patricia M. McGovern, Bryan E Dowd, Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, Rada K. Dagher, Laurie Ukestad, David McCaffrey, Ulf Lundberg> ;Annals of Family Medicine. 2007 Nov 1
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Grant Support

Stepped Care Treatment Of Postpartum DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2007

Hospital Affiliations

St. Joseph's HospitalSaint Paul, Minnesota