HelenHKayMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Oak Lawn, IL

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Physician

Join to view full profile

Are you Dr. Kay?

Join over one million U.S. Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and PAs, already on Doximity.

Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
You already have 54 invites waiting!
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

Claim this profile

Not you? Find your profile

Office
4400 W 95th St
Suite 207
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone+1 708-684-5735

Fax+1 708-684-4509
Is this information wrong?

Summary

Dr. Helen Kay, MD is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Oak Lawn, Illinois. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. She is affiliated with Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate South Suburban Hospital.

Education & Training

George Washington UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1979 - 1983
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 1980 - Present
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2020
WI State Medical License 1997 - 2013
MO State Medical License 2010 - 2012
AR State Medical License 2003 - 2007
NC State Medical License 1984 - 1998
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Labetalol-Induced Hepatotoxicity during Pregnancy: A Case Report
Anna Whelan, Joanna Izewski, Charles Berkelhammer, Jami Walloch, Helen H. Kay> ;AJP Reports. 2020 Aug 4
4 citations
Managing Malnourishment in Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery
Rachel Harrison, Charles Berkelhammer, Victor Suarez, Helen H. Kay> ;Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 2017 Sep 1
58 citations
Interactions Between Pregnancy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Sirimon Reutrakul, Nausheen Zaidi, Kristen Wroblewski, Helen Kay, Mahmoud Ismail, David A. Ehrmann, Eve Van Cauter> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013 Aug 21
12 citations
Increased Protein-Coding Mutations in the Mitochondrial Genome of African American Women With Preeclampsia:
David Ding, Nicole M. Scott, Emma E. Thompson, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Raul Torres, Christine Billstrand, Kathleen Murray, Phillip J. Dexheimer, Mahmoud Ismail, Hele...> ;Reproductive Sciences. 2012 Aug 17
6 citations
Long-term effect of infection prevention practices and case mix on cesarean surgical site infections.
Nupur D. Kittur, Kathleen M. McMullen, Anthony J. Russo, Loie E. Ruhl, Helen H. Kay, David K. Warren> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 Aug 1
19 citations
Placenta accreta: depth of invasion and neonatal outcomes.
Emily L Seet, Helen H. Kay, Serena Wu, Mishka Terplan> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2012 Apr 2
95 citations
Sleep Disturbances and Their Relationship to Glucose Tolerance in Pregnancy
Sirimon Reutrakul, Nausheen Zaidi, Kristen Wroblewski, Helen Kay, Mahmoud Ismail, David A. Ehrmann, Eve Van Cauter> ;Diabetes Care. 2011 Nov 1
7 citations
Differential gene expression profiling in HELLP syndrome placentas.
Bum-Yong Kang, Stephen Tsoi, Shan Zhu, Shenghui Su, Helen H. Kay> ;Reproductive Sciences. 2008 Mar 1
9 citations
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the placenta.
Samantha S. McKelvey, Helen H. Kay> ;Placenta. 2007 May 1
46 citations
Hypoxia and lactate production in trophoblast cells.
Helen H. Kay, S. Zhu, Stephen Tsoi> ;Placenta. 2007 Aug 1
19 citations
Markers of oxidative stress in placental villi exposed to ethanol.
Helen H. Kay, Stephen Tsoi, Kreg M. Grindle, Ronald R. Magness> ;Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 2006 Feb 1
14 citations
Multiple human papillomavirus genes affect the adeno-associated virus life cycle.
Hong You, Yong Liu, C. Krishna Prasad, Nalini Agrawal, Dazhi Zhang, Sarmistha Bandyopadhyay, Hongmei Liu, Helen H. Kay, Jawahar L. Mehta, Paul L. Hermonat> ;Virology. 2006 Jan 20
10 citations
An autoimmune domain-reduced HCV core gene remains effective in stimulating anti-core cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity.
Yong Liu, Weiping Zhou, Changxuan You, Huaien Zheng, Hong You, Hongmei Liu, Dazhi Zhang, Rongcheng Luo, Helen H. Kay, Paul L. Hermonat> ;Vaccine. 2006 Mar 6
35 citations
Placental tissue levels of nonesterified polyunsaturated fatty acids in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies.
Yuping Wang, Scott W. Walsh, Helen H. Kay> ;Hypertension in Pregnancy. 2005 Jan 1
53 citations
Identification of a transcript encoding a soluble form of toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) in Atlantic salmon during Aeromonas salmonicida infection.
Stephen Tsoi, Kyoung C. Park, Helen H. Kay, Timothy J. O'Brien, Eszter Podor, Genlou Sun, Susan E. Douglas, Laura L. Brown, Stewart C. Johnson> ;Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 2006 Jan 15
10 citations
Prolonged morphine exposure in utero causes fetal and placental vasoconstriction: a case report.
Laura R Collins, Richard W. Hall, Nafisa K. Dajani, Paul J Wendel, Curtis L. Lowery, Helen H. Kay> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2005 Jun 1
17 citations
Use and specificity of breast cancer antigen/milk protein BA46 for generating anti-self-cytotoxic T lymphocytes by recombinant adeno-associated virus-based gene loadin...
Yong Liu, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Changxuan You, Rongcheng Luo, Hong You, C. Krishna Prasad, Fabio Grizzi, Everardo Cobos, V. Suzanne Klimberg, Helen H. Kay, Jawah...> ;Cancer Gene Therapy. 2005 Mar 1
100 citations
Racial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): a major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer.
Alessandro D. Santin, Stefania Bellone, Eric R. Siegel, Michela Palmieri, Maria Thomas, Martin J. Cannon, Helen H. Kay, Juan J. Roman, Alexander F. Burnett, Sergio Pec...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005 Mar 1
157 citations
Gene expression profiles of primary HPV16- and HPV18-infected early stage cervical cancers and normal cervical epithelium: identification of novel candidate molecular ...
Alessandro D. Santin, Fenghuang Zhan, Eliana Bignotti, Eric R. Siegel, Stefania Cane, Stefania Bellone, Michela Palmieri, Simone Anfossi, Maria Thomas, Alexander F. Bu...> ;Virology. 2005 Jan 20
27 citations
Influence of maternal diabetes on placental fibroblast growth factor-2 expression, proliferation, and apoptosis.
David W. Burleigh, K. Stewart, Kreg M. Grindle, Helen H. Kay, Thaddeus G. Golos> ;Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 2004 Jan 1
28 citations
cDNA microarray analysis of gene expression profiles in human placenta: up-regulation of the transcript encoding muscle subunit of glycogen phosphorylase in preeclampsia.
Stephen Tsoi, Jacqueline M. Cale, Ian M. Bird, Helen H. Kay> ;Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 2003 Dec 1
44 citations
Infection, replication, and cytopathology of human papillomavirus type 31 in trophoblasts.
Hong You, Yong Liu, Nalini Agrawal, C. Krishna Prasad, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Curtis L. Lowery, Helen H. Kay, Paul L. Hermonat> ;Virology. 2003 Nov 25
9 citations
Pulsed-field fingerprinting of vaginal group B streptococcus in pregnancy
Kevin D Benson, John B. Luchansky, John Elliott, Alan J. Degnan, Holly J Willenberg, James M Thornbery, Helen H. Kay> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2002 Sep 1
2 citations
Color Doppler ultrasonography for distinguishing myomas from uterine contractions in pregnancy.
Barbara Trampe, Peter G. Pryde, Katharina Stewart, Sabine Droste, Sara Zieher, Helen H. Kay> ;The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2001 Sep 1
43 citations
Antenatal Steroid Treatment and Adverse Fetal Effects: What Is the Evidence?
Helen H. Kay, Ian M. Bird, Christopher L. Coe, Donald J. Dudley> ;Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 2000 Sep 1
Join now to see all

Grant Support

Ethanol Exposure /No Production /Angiogenesis /PlacentaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2001–2002
Study Of Energy &Carbohydrate Metabolism In Human Placental TissueNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Of The Human PlacentaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1997–1998
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Of The Human PlacentaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1994–1997
NMR Spectroscopy Of Normal And Growth Retarded PlacentasEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989
NMR Spectroscopy Of Normal &Growth Retarded PlacentasEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1987–1988

Hospital Affiliations

Advocate Christ Medical CenterOak Lawn, Illinois
Advocate South Suburban HospitalHazel Crest, Illinois