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Joy-Sarah Vink, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, New York, NY

Joy-SarahYumikoVinkMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • New York, NY

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surg

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Summary

  • As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, I am constantly moved by the emotional and clinical tribulations that patients and their families endure as a result of spontaneous preterm birth, particularly those at the cusp of viability. Despite extensive efforts to reduce the frequency of preterm birth, little progress has been made and the rate of preterm birth has increased by 36% since the early 1980s. To date, the therapeutic armamentarium to prevent preterm birth remains limited and inefficacious because preterm birth likely involves elaborate interactions between genetics, tissue properties and the environment.

    Over the last eight years, as a physician-scientist at Columbia University Medical Center, I have engaged in studies of cervical remodeling and helped to establish the Collaborative Cervix Research Group (CCRG) at Columbia University. The CCRG is now a collaborative group of leading physician-scientists, scientists and engineers from various departments (including OB/GYN, Anesthesiology, Engineering, Biological Sciences, Systems Biology and Pathology) whose main goal is to tackle the problem of premature cervical remodeling and spontaneous preterm birth.

    My overall goal as a physician-scientist is to provide excellent clinical care to my patients and as a physician-scientist, also develop new methods to identify and prevent premature cervical remodeling and thus prevent preterm birth.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2012
  • Georgetown University Hospital
    Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005 - 2009
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2005 - 2009
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Research Award, 2015 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine conference Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 2015
  • Employee of the Month Columbia University Medical Center, 2011
  • Alpha Omega Alpha 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • 947 Recurrence Risk of Short Cervix in Women with History of Short Cervix and Term Delivery  
    Samsiya Ona, Joy-Sarah Vink, Jaclyn L Coletta, Amy Turitz, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 953 Risk of Cervical Shortening and Spontaneous Preterm Births During the COVID19 Pandemic  
    Samsiya Ona, Joy-Sarah Vink, Mirella Mourad, Jaclyn L Coletta, Amy Turitz, Dena Goffman, Mary E D'Alton, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Grant Support

  • The Role of Anthrax Toxin Receptors in Stretch Mediated Premature Cervical RemodelingSociety for Maternal Fetal Medicine Bridge Fund Award2015–2016
  • The biochemical and biomechanical etiologies of premature cervical remodelingAmerican Association of OB/GYNs Foundation/Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine2012–2015
  • Collagen Crosslinking and Premature Cervical Remodeling2013 Irving Institute of Clinical and Translational Research Core Usage Funding Program 2013–2014
  • The Role Of Anthrax Toxin Receptors In Premature Cervical Remodeling And Preterm Birth2015 Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Junior Scholars ProgramPresent
  • Human Pregnant Cervical Tissue & Smooth Muscle Cell StudiesMarch of Dimes Center for Prematurity ResearchPresent
  • Evaluating the role of human cervical smooth muscle cells in normal and premature cervical remodelingNICHDPresent

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Japanese

Dr. Joy-Sarah Vink, Dr. Joy-Sarah Vink, MD, Dr. J Vink, Dr. Joy-Sarah Yumiko Vink