VanessaMBarnabeiMDPhD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Buffalo, NY

Professor Emerita of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo

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Office
955 Main Street
Room 6151
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone+1 716-881-7564

Fax+1 716-323-0594
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 - 1989
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1985
University of VirginiaPhD, Genetics, 1976 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2012 - 2024
WI State Medical License 1998 - 2013
IL State Medical License 1985 - 1990
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Website Tool Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Mirabegron for the Treatment of Pain Motivated Urinary Frequency and Urgency in Women Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 08
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Vulvodynia Pain Thresholds Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 28
Suspended
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Association of prenatal exposure to PMand NOwith gestational diabetes in Western New York.
Zhu, K., Mendola, P., Wang, M., Hageman Blair, R., Schwartz, J., Shelton, J., Lei, L., Mu, L., Barnabei, V.> ;Environmental Research. 2024 Mar 1
Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women.
Kexin Zhu, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Pauline Mendola, Nisha I Parikh, Michael J LaMonte, Vanessa M Barnabei, Rachael Hageman Blair, JoAnn E Manson, Simin Liu, Meng Wang, R...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024 Jan 1
A pilot study of the association between maternal mid-pregnancy cholesterol and oxysterol concentrations and labor duration.
Todd C Rideout, Jaclyn Wallace, Xiaozhong Wen, Vanessa M Barnabei, Kai Ling Kong, Richard W Browne> ;Lipids in Health and Disease. 2023 Mar 11
4 citations
Associations of maternal lipoprotein particle distribution in mid-pregnancy with birth outcomes: a pilot study.
Todd C Rideout, Xiaozhong Wen, Divya Choudhary, Marissa Catanzaro, Richard W Browne, Vanessa M Barnabei, Kai Ling Kong> ;Lipids in Health and Disease. 2022 Jun 13
7 citations
Estrogen metabolism in menopausal hormone users in the women's health initiative observational study: Does it differ between estrogen plus progestin and estrogen alone?
Roni T. Falk, JoAnn E. Manson, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Garnet L. Anderson, Louise A. Brinton, Thomas E. Rohan, Jane A. Cauley, Chu Chen, Sally B. Coburn, Ruth M. Pfeiffer...> ;International Journal of Cancer. 2019 Feb 15
7 citations
Sexual activity and vaginal symptoms in the postintervention phase of the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials
Margery Gass, Joseph C. Larson, Barbara B. Cochrane, JoAnn E. Manson, Dorothy S. Lane, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Judith K. Ockene, Marcia L. Stefanick, Charles P. Mouton> ;Menopause. 2017 Nov 1
16 citations
Surgical Competency for Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy: Development and Validation of a Robotic Hysterectomy Assessment Score (RHAS).
Peter J. Frederick, J. Brian Szender, Ahmed A. Hussein, Joshua Kesterson, James Shelton, Ted L. Anderson, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Khurshid A. Guru> ;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2017 Jan 1
61 citations
The impact of birth weight on cardiovascular disease risk in the Women's Health Initiative.
Caitlin J. Smith, Kelli K. Ryckman, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Barbara V. Howard, Carmen R. Isasi, Gloria E. Sarto, S. E. Tom, L. Van Horn, Robert B. Wallace, Jennifer G. Ro...> ;Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2016 Mar 1
4 citations
Incidence of endometrial spotting or bleeding during continuous-combined estrogen-progestin therapy in postmenopausal women with and without hypertension.
Intira Sriprasert, Hind A. Beydoun, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Rami Nassir, Andrea Z. LaCroix, David F. Archer> ;Menopause. 2015 Oct 1
9 citations
Association of Serum 17β‐Estradiol Concentration, Hormone Therapy, and Alveolar Crest Height in Postmenopausal Women
Youjin Wang, Michael J. LaMonte, Kathleen M. Hovey, Xiaodan Mai, Mine Tezal, Amy E. Millen, Heather M. Ochs-Balcom, Robert J. Genco, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Jean Wactawsk...> ;Journal of Periodontology. 2015 Apr 1
36 citations
Prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy after cesarean delivery.
Nelson C. Echebiri, M. Maya McDoom, Meaghan M. Aalto, Jessie Fauntleroy, Nagammai Nagappan, Vanessa M. Barnabei> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015 Feb 1
4 citations
Autism and induced labor: is calcium a potential mechanistic link?
Vanessa M. Barnabei, Randall L. Rasmusson, Glenna C.L. Bett> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 May 1
62 citations
Patterns and predictors of sexual activity among women in the Hormone Therapy trials of the Women's Health Initiative.
Margery Gass, Barbara B. Cochrane, Joseph C. Larson, JoAnn E. Manson, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Robert G. Brzyski, Dorothy S. Lane, June LaValleur, Judith K. Ockene, Charle...> ;Menopause. 2011 Nov 1
10 citations
Increased Incident Hip Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Moderate-to-Severe Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Lubna Pal, Susan M. Hailpern, Nanette Santoro, Ruth Freeman, David H. Barad, S. Kipersztok, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller> ;Menopause. 2011 Sep 1
50 citations
Menopausal symptom experience before and after stopping estrogen therapy in the Women's Health Initiative randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Robert L. Brunner, Aaron K. Aragaki, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Barbara B. Cochrane, Margery Gass, Susan L. Hendrix, Dorothy S. Lane, Judith K. Ockene, Nancy Fugate Woods, S...> ;Menopause. 2010 Sep 1
11 citations
Factors associated with recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
Timothy E. Klatt, Devon C Cole, Daniel C Eastwood, Vanessa M Barnabei> ;The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2010 Jan 1
27 citations
Relation of demographic factors, menstrual history, reproduction and medication use to sex hormone levels in postmenopausal women
Anne McTiernan, Lie Ling Wu, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Chu Chen, Susan L. Hendrix, Francesmary Modugno, Thomas E. Rohan, Frank Z. Stanczyk, C. Y. Wang> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2008 Mar 1
13 citations
The effects of a web-based tool on patient-provider communication and satisfaction with hormone therapy: a randomized evaluation.
Vanessa M. Barnabei, John J O'Connor, Nordeana M Nimphius, Robert A. Vierkant, Elaine D. Eaker> ;Journal of Women's Health. 2008 Feb 1
28 citations
Association of pelvic organ prolapse and fractures in postmenopausal women: analysis of baseline data from the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen Plus Progestin trial.
Lubna Pal, Susan M. Hailpern, Nanette Santoro, Ruth Freeman, David H. Barad, S. Kipersztok, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller> ;Menopause. 2008 Jan 1
1143 citations
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease by Age and Years Since Menopause
Jacques E. Rossouw, Ross L. Prentice, JoAnn E. Manson, LieLing Wu, David H. Barad, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Marcia G. Ko, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Karen L. Margolis, Marcia L. S...> ;JAMA. 2007 Apr 4
152 citations
Venous Thrombosis and Conjugated Equine Estrogen in Women Without a Uterus
J. David Curb, Ross L. Prentice, Paul F. Bray, Robert Langer, Linda Van Horn, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Michael J. Bloch, Michele G. Cyr, Margery Gass, Lisa Lepine, Rebecca...> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006 Apr 10
115 citations
Symptom Experience After Discontinuing Use of Estrogen Plus Progestin
Judith K. Ockene, David H. Barad, Barbara B. Cochrane, Joseph C. Larson, Margery Gass, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, JoAnn E. Manson, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Dorothy S. Lan...> ;JAMA. 2005 Jul 13
192 citations
Menopausal symptoms and treatment-related effects of estrogen and progestin in the Women's Health Initiative.
Vanessa M. Barnabei, Barbara B. Cochrane, Aaron K. Aragaki, Ingrid Nygaard, R. Stan Williams, Peter G. McGovern, Ronald L. Young, Ellen C. Wells, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, B...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005 May 1
393 citations
Effects of Estrogen With and Without Progestin on Urinary Incontinence
Susan L. Hendrix, Barbara B. Cochrane, Ingrid Nygaard, Victoria L. Handa, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Cheryl B. Iglesia, Aaron K. Aragaki, Michelle J. Naughton, Robert B. Wal...> ;JAMA. 2005 Feb 23
62 citations
Is there an association between athletic amenorrhea and endothelial cell dysfunction
Anne Z. Hoch, Rania L. Dempsey, Guillermo F. Carrera, Charles R. Wilson, Ellen H. Chen, Vanessa M. Barnabei, Paul R. Sandford, Tracey A. Ryan, David D. Gutterman> ;Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2003 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

What Is the Vaginal Microbiome?March 10th, 2023
Study: Pregnant Women with Severe Nausea, Vomiting Found Relief with Seizure DrugNovember 6th, 2020
Doctors Dismayed over Supreme Court Ruling Restricting Birth Control AccessJuly 10th, 2020
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