RalphTamuraMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Chicago, IL

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Professor in OB/GYN-Diagnostic Ultrasound, Northwestern University Medical School

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Office
680 N Lake Shore Dr
680 N. Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-9797
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1979 - 1981
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1975 - 1975
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1974 - 2023
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

118 citations
The role of ultrasound evaluation in the detection of early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer.
David A. Fishman, Leeber S. Cohen, Stephanie V. Blank, Lee P. Shulman, Diljeet K. Singh, Kenny Bozorgi, Ralph K. Tamura, Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, Peter E. Schwartz> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005 Apr 1
11 citations
Association of Parvovirus Infection with Isolated Fetal Effusions
Barbara V. Parilla, Ralph K. Tamura, Norman A. Ginsberg> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 1997 Jul 1
21 citations
Lack of effect of antenatal indomethacin on fetal cerebral blood flow
Barbara V. Parilla, Ralph K. Tamura, Leeber S. Cohen, Elizabeth Clark> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1997 Jun 1
33 citations
Isolated fetal pyelectasis: assessment of risk for postnatal uropathy and Down syndrome.
Elizabeth Wickstrom, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Ralph K. Tamura, L. C. Cohen, Eugene Pergament> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1996 Oct 1
34 citations
A prospective study of the association between isolated fetal pyelectasis and chromosomal abnormality
Elizabeth Wickstrom, Maya Thangavelu, Barbara V. Parilla, Ralph K. Tamura, Rudy E. Sabbagha> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1996 Sep 1
41 citations
Isolated hyperechoic fetal bowel: significance and implications for management.
Scott N. MacGregor, Ralph K. Tamura, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Jolie K. Brenhofer, Michelle P. Kambich, Eugene Pergament> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995 Oct 1
40 citations
The clinical significance of a single umbilical artery as an isolated finding on prenatal ultrasound
Barbara V. Parilla, Ralph K. Tamura, Scott N. MacGregor, Leslie J. Geibel, Rudy E. Sabbagha> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995 Apr 1
44 citations
Isolated choroid plexus cyst(s): An indication for amniocentesis
Michael J. Kupferminc, Ralph K. Tamura, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Barbara V. Parilla, Leeber S. Cohen, Eugene Pergament> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1994 Oct 1
31 citations
Immunoreactive tumor necrosis factor-α is elevated in maternal plasma but undetected in amniotic fluid in the second trimester
Michael J. Kupferminc, Alan M. Peaceman, Thomas R. Wigton, Ralph K. Tamura, Karen A. Rehnberg, Michael L. Socol> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1994 Oct 1
13 citations
Arteriovenous malformation of the uterus associated with a missed abortion.
Norman A. Ginsberg, R. Hammer, S. Parihk, Ralph K. Tamura, Rudy E. Sabbagha> ;Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1994 May 1
21 citations
Neonatal morbidity after preterm delivery in the presence of documented lung maturity
Thomas R. Wigton, Ralph K. Tamura, Elizabeth Wickstrom, Valerie Atkins, Ruth B. Deddish, Michael L. Socol> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993 Oct 1
51 citations
Placenta accreta is associated with elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein.
Michael J. Kupferminc, Ralph K. Tamura, Thomas R. Wigton, Raymond Glassenberg, Michael L. Socol> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993 Aug 1
52 citations
Sonographic diagnosis of congenital heart disease: comparison between the four-chamber view and multiple cardiac views.
Thomas R. Wigton, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Ralph K. Tamura, Leeber S. Cohen, John P. Minogue, Janette F. Strasburger> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993 Aug 1
26 citations
Antepartum management of triplet gestations
Alan M. Peaceman, Sharon L. Dooley, Ralph K. Tamura, Michael L. Socol> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1992 Oct 1
5 citations
The role of ultrasonography in the management of diabetic pregnancy.
Ralph K. Tamura, Sharon L. Dooley> ;Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1991 Sep 1
12 citations
Maternal serum α-fetoprotein levels in pregnancies complicated by diabetes: Implications for screening programs
Alice O. Martin, Lisa M. Dempsey, John P. Minogue, Kiang Liu, James Keller, Ralph K. Tamura, Norbert Freinkel> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1990 Oct 1
13 citations
Awaiting cervical change for the diagnosis of preterm labor does not compromise the efficacy of ritodrine tocolysis
Gregory O. Utter, Sharon L. Dooley, Ralph K. Tamura, Michael L. Socol> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1990 Sep 1
23 citations
Infants of diabetic mothers with accelerated fetal growth by ultrasonography: Are they all alike?
James Keller, Boyd E. Metzger, Sharon L. Dooley, Ralph K. Tamura, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Norbert Freinkel> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1990 Sep 1
The Northwestern University Twin Study. XV: Rationales for a standard of care in compromised twin pregnancies.
John P. Minogue, Ralph K. Tamura, Louis G. Keith> ;Acta Geneticae Medicae Et Gemellologiae. 1990 Jan 1
65 citations
Estimation of birth weight by use of ultrasonographic formulas targeted to large-, appropriate-, and small-for-gestational-age fetuses
Rudy E. Sabbagha, John P. Minogue, Ralph K. Tamura, Sue A. Hungerford> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1989 Apr 1
19 citations
Differing fetal growth patterns in pregnancies complicated by preterm labor.
Scott N. MacGregor, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Ralph K. Tamura, Bruce W. Pielet, Seth L. Feigenbaum> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1988 Dec 1
4 citations
Apgar scores and umbilical cord arterial pH in the breech neonate.
Michael L. Socol, Leeber S. Cohen, Richard Depp, Sharon L. Dooley, Ralph K. Tamura> ;International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 1988 Aug 1
22 citations
Ultrasonic prediction of birth weight in preterm fetuses: which formula is best?
Bruce W. Pielet, Rudy E. Sabbagha, Scott N. MacGregor, Ralph K. Tamura, Seth L. Feigenbaum> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1987 Dec 1
34 citations
Percutaneous umbilical transfusion in severe rhesus isoimmunization: resolution of fetal hydrops.
Michael L. Socol, Scott N. MacGregor, Bruce W. Pielet, Ralph K. Tamura, Rudy E. Sabbagha> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1987 Dec 1
27 citations
Umbilical cord size and amniotic fluid volume in prolonged pregnancy.
Richard K. Silver, Sharon L. Dooley, Ralph K. Tamura, Richard Depp> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1987 Sep 1
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