FrankRWitterMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Baltimore, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Professor

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Office
1800 Orleans St.
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-502-3200

Fax+1 410-502-3145
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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976 - 1980
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1979 - 2023
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Differentiating Streptococcus pseudoporcinus from GBS: could this have implications in pregnancy?
Maureen Grundy, Nuntra Suwantarat, Mayer Rubin, Renee Harris, Ann Hanlon, Tsigereda Tekle, Brandon Ellis, Karen C. Carroll, Frank R. Witter> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019 May 1
2 citations
Evaluating congenital syphilis in a reverse sequence testing environment
May W. Chen, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Paul K. Sue, Pamela Donohue, Khalil G. Ghanem, Barbara Detrick, Frank R. Witter, Kathleen R. Page, Ravit Arav-Boger, W. Christoph...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2019 May 10
12 citations
A Model for the Departmental Quality Management Infrastructure Within an Academic Health System
Simon C. Mathews, Renee Demski, Jody E. Hooper, Lee Daugherty Biddison, Stephen A. Berry, Brent G. Petty, Allen R. Chen, Peter M. Hill, Marlene R. Miller, Frank R. Wit...> ;Academic Medicine. 2017 May 1
24 citations
Methyl mercury, but not inorganic mercury, associated with higher blood pressure during pregnancy.
Ellen M. Wells, Julie B. Herbstman, Yu Hong Lin, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Rolf U. Halden, Frank R. Witter, Lynn R. Goldman> ;Environmental Research. 2017 Apr 1
9 citations
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke leads to increased mitochondrial DNA content in umbilical cord serum associated to reduced gestational age.
Francesca Pirini, Lynn R. Goldman, Ethan Soudry, Rolf U. Halden, Frank R. Witter, David Sidransky, Rafael Guerrero-Preston> ;International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 2017 Jan 2
24 citations
A home calendar and recall method of last menstrual period for estimating gestational age in rural Bangladesh: a validation study
Alison D. Gernand, Rina Rani Paul, Barkat Ullah, Muhammad A. Taher, Frank R. Witter, Lee Wu, Alain B. Labrique, Keith P. West, Parul Christian> ;Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2016 Oct 21
14 citations
Postdischarge surveillance for infection following cesarean section: A prospective cohort study comparing methodologies
Muhammad A. Halwani, Alison E. Turnbull, Meredith Harris, Frank R. Witter, Trish M. Perl> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Apr 1
217 citations
DNA methylation of cord blood cell types: Applications for mixed cell birth studies.
Kelly M. Bakulski, Jason I. Feinberg, Shan V. Andrews, Jack Yang, Shannon Brown, Stephanie McKenney, Frank R. Witter, Jeremy D. Walston, Andrew P. Feinberg, M. Daniele...> ;Epigenetics. 2016 Mar 28
2 citations
The influence of atopy and asthma on immune responses in inner‐city adults
Sujani Kakumanu, Katy F. Jaffee, Cynthia M. Visness, Amy Dresen, Melissa S. Burger, Frank R. Witter, George T. O'Connor, William W. Cruikshank, Wayne G. Shreffler, Leo...> ;Immunity, Inflammation and Disease. 2016 Mar 1
33 citations
Cord Blood Methylmercury and Fetal Growth Outcomes in Baltimore Newborns: Potential Confounding and Effect Modification by Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Selenium, and Sex.
Ellen M. Wells, Julie B. Herbstman, Yu Hong Lin, Jeffery M. Jarrett, Carl P. Verdon, Cynthia D. Ward, Kathleen L. Caldwell, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Frank R. Witter, Rolf U....> ;Environmental Health Perspectives. 2016 Mar 1
1 citations
A cautionary note about Monsel’s solution
Frank R. Witter> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015 Dec 1
15 citations
Recognition of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus Colonization in Women as a Consequence of using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometr...
Nuntra Suwantarat, Maureen Grundy, Mayer Rubin, Renee Harris, Jo Anne Miller, Mark Romagnoli, Ann Hanlon, Tsigereda Tekle, Brandon Ellis, Frank R. Witter, Karen C. Car...> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2015 Dec 1
Erratum: Reductions in heel bone quality across gestation are attenuated in pregnant adolescents with higher prepregnancy weight and greater increases in PTH across ge...
Corrie M. Whisner, Bridget E. Young, Frank R. Witter, Zena Leah Harris, Ruth Anne Queenan, Elizabeth Cooper, Kimberly O. O'Brien> ;Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2015 Oct 1
44 citations
Obstetric Surgical Site Infections: 2 Grams Compared With 3 Grams of Cefazolin in Morbidly Obese Women.
Homa K. Ahmadzia, Emily Patel, Dipa Joshi, Caiyun Liao, Frank R. Witter, R. Phillips Heine, Jenell S. Coleman> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015 Oct 1
45 citations
Prenatal mercury concentration is associated with changes in DNA methylation at TCEANC2 in newborns
Kelly M. Bakulski, Hwa Jin Lee, Jason I. Feinberg, Ellen M. Wells, Shannon Brown, Julie B. Herbstman, Frank R. Witter, Rolf U. Halden, Kathleen L. Caldwell, Mary E. Mo...> ;International Journal of Epidemiology. 2015 Aug 1
25 citations
Renal biopsy in the management of lupus nephritis during pregnancy
T K Chen, Allan C. Gelber, F R Witter, Michelle Petri, Derek M. Fine> ;Lupus. 2015 Feb 1
9 citations
Elucidating the Molecular Basis of Adverse Health Effects from Exposure to Anthropogenic Polyfluorinated Compounds Using Toxicoproteomic Approaches
Nicole Hansmeier, Tzu-Chiao Chao, Julie B. Herbstman, Lynn R. Goldman, Frank R. Witter, Rolf U. Halden> ;Journal of Proteome Research. 2015 Jan 2
In reply.
Graham, E.,Adami, R.,McKenney, S.,Burd, I.,Witter, F.> ;Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov 21
30 citations
Diagnostic accuracy of fetal heart rate monitoring in the identification of neonatal encephalopathy.
Ernest M. Graham, Rebecca R. Adami, Stephanie McKenney, Jacky M. Jennings, Irina Burd, Frank R. Witter> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 Sep 1
Reductions in heel bone quality across gestation are attenuated in pregnant adolescents with higher prepregnancy weight and greater increases in PTH across gestation.
Whisner CM, Young BE, Witter FR, Harris ZL, Queenan RA, Cooper EM, O'Brien KO> ;J. Bone Miner. Res.. 2014-09-01
15 citations
Association of selenium and copper with lipids in umbilical cord blood.
Ellen M. Wells, Ana Navas-Acien, Benjamin J. Apelberg, Julie B. Herbstman, Jeffery M. Jarrett, Yu Hong Lin, Carl P. Verdon, Cynthia D. Ward, Kathleen L. Caldwell, Jose...> ;Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 2014 Aug 1
26 citations
Placental vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression is related to neonatal vitamin D status, placental calcium transfer, and fetal bone length in pregnant adolescents
Bridget E. Young, Elizabeth Cooper, Allison W. McIntyre, Tera R. Kent, Frank R. Witter, Z. Leah Harris, Kimberly O. O'Brien> ;FASEB Journal. 2014 May 1
13 citations
Decreasing cesarean section surgical site infection: an ongoing comprehensive quality improvement program.
Frank R. Witter, Patricia Lawson, Janis Ferrell> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2014 Apr 1
39 citations
Trichomonas vaginalis Vaginitis in Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice: New Concepts and Controversies
Jenell S. Coleman, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Frank R. Witter> ;Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 2013 Jan 1
69 citations
Maternal vitamin D status and calcium intake interact to affect fetal skeletal growth in utero in pregnant adolescents
Bridget E. Young, Thomas McNanley, Elizabeth Cooper, Allison W. McIntyre, Frank R. Witter, Z. Leah Harris, Kimberly O. O'Brien> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2012 May 1
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