KarenAnnFilkinsMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Torrance, CA

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

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Office
23441 Madison St
BLDG8 Suite 290
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone+1 310-375-7171

Fax+1 310-375-7192
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Summary

Dr. Karen Filkins, MD is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Torrance, California. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in California, Florida, and Ohio.

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1972 - 1976
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1976 - Present
FL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1985 - 1998
OH State Medical License 1991 - 1994
NC State Medical License 1982 - 1986
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

59 citations
Elevated first-trimester nuchal translucency increases the risk of congenital heart defects.
Ray O. Bahado-Singh, Ronald J. Wapner, Elizabeth Thom, Julia Zachary, Lawrence D. Platt, Maurice J. Mahoney, Anthony Johnson, Richard K. Silver, Eugene Pergament, Kare...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005 May 1
13 citations
Ultrasound and fetal diagnosis.
Karen Filkins, Brian J. Koos> ;Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2005 Apr 1
[Late first-trimester invasive prenatal diagnosis--secondary publication. An international randomized trial].
Philip J, Silver RK, Wilson RD, Thom EA, Zachary JM, Mohide P, Mahoney MJ, Simpson JL, Platt LD, Pergament E, Hershey D, Filkins K, Johnson A, Shulman LP, Bang J, MacG...> ;Ugeskr. Laeg.. 2005-03-14
29 citations
Late first-trimester placental disruption and subsequent gestational hypertension/preeclampsia.
Richard K. Silver, R. Douglas Wilson, John Philip, Elizabeth Thom, Julia Zachary, Patrick Mohide, Maurice J. Mahoney, Joe Leigh Simpson, Lawrence D. Platt, Eugene Perg...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005 Mar 1
183 citations
Association of extreme first-trimester free human chorionic gonadotropin-β, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, and nuchal translucency with intrauterine growth res...
David S. Krantz, Laura Goetzl, Joe Leigh Simpson, Elizabeth Thom, Julia Zachary, Terrence W. Hallahan, Richard K. Silver, Eugene Pergament, Lawrence D. Platt, Karen Fi...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 Oct 1
51 citations
Sequential pathways of testing after first-trimester screening for trisomy 21.
Lawrence D. Platt, Naomi Greene, Anthony Johnson, Julia Zachary, Elizabeth Thom, David S. Krantz, Joe Leigh Simpson, Richard K. Silver, Rosalinde J. M. Snijders, Laura...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 Oct 1
51 citations
Late first-trimester invasive prenatal diagnosis: results of an international randomized trial.
John Philip, Richard K. Silver, R. D. Wilson, Elizabeth Thom, Julia Zachary, Patrick Mohide, Maurice J. Mahoney, J. Simpson, Lawrence D. Platt, Eugene Pergament, Dougl...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004 Jun 1
325 citations
First-trimester screening for trisomies 21 and 18
Ronald J. Wapner, Elizabeth Thom, Joe Leigh Simpson, Eugene Pergament, Richard K. Silver, Karen Filkins, Lawrence D. Platt, Maurice J. Mahoney, Anthony L. Johnson, W. ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2003 Oct 9
107 citations
First-trimester trisomy screening: nuchal translucency measurement training and quality assurance to correct and unify technique.
R. J. M. Snijders, Elizabeth Thom, Julia Zachary, Lawrence D. Platt, Naomi Greene, L. Jackson, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Karen Filkins, Richard K. Silver, W. A. Hogge, Norman ...> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2002 Apr 1
9 citations
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: the challenge of etiology-based management decisions
Karen Filkins, Sylvia E. Beverly> ;Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1998 Dec 1
8 citations
Cook obstetrics and gynecology catheter multicenter chorionic villus sampling trial: comparison of birth defects with expected rates.
Karin J. Blakemore, Karen Filkins, David A. Luthy, Lawrence D. Platt, Arnold L. Medearis, Dru E. Carlson, Jean H. Priest, Jeffrey Korotkin, Marion S. Verp, Lillie-Mae ...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993 Oct 1
4 citations
Dwarfism associated with prenatal ventriculomegaly.
Ling Yu Shih, Karen Filkins, Lorraine Suslak, Caroline Lieber, J. A. Roth, Franklin Desposito> ;Prenatal Diagnosis. 1983 Jan 1
5 citations
Real time ultrasonic evaluation of the fetal heart.
Karen Filkins, Thomas F. Brown, O. Robert Levine> ;International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 1981 Mar 1
13 citations
Prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in one of dizygotic twins.
Karen Filkins, Theodore Kushnick, Norma Diamond, Bernard Searle, Franklin Desposito> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1978 Jul 1
45,X/46,XY mosaicism: the role of ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis and counselling.
Lazebnik, N., Filkins, K. A., Jackson, C. L., Linn, K. B., Doshi, N. N., Hogge, W. A.> ;Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Nov
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Professional Memberships

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Life Fellow