Yoel Sadovsky MD

Summary

• Yoel Sadovsky received his MD degree from the Hebrew University in 1986, followed by OBGYN residency at Washington University and maternal-fetal medicine and postdoctoral research fellowships at UCSF. He then returned to Washington University and served as Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Ultrasound between 1999-2007. In 2007, he assumed Directorship of Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) at the University of Pittsburgh, and Vice Chair (Research), Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences.
  
  Dr. Sadovsky seeks to decipher molecular processes underlying placental development and function, and their impact on early human development. His research integrates cellular, molecular, and informatics tools to decipher trophoblast function. A primary focus is the function of trophoblast-specific microRNAs and other ncRNAs, which are packaged in extracellular vesicles and communicate genomic material among the fetal, placental, and maternal compartments. Dr. Sadovsky also uses multiomic approaches to phenotype pregnancy health. His investigation has resulted in the publication of more than 230 peer-reviewed articles as well as chapters and reviews. In Pittsburgh he served as the Associate Dean for Women’s Health Research and Reproductive Sciences at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, and in 2015 was honored by the University as a Distinguished Professor in OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences. In 2025 he moved to Stanford University, where he is a Senior Research Scientist in Pediatrics.
  
  Dr. Sadovsky has served on several NIH study sections as a member and chair, the NICHD Division of Intramural Research 2013 Review Panel, and the NICHD Genomic and Proteomic Network for Preterm Birth Research steering committee. He has served as a member of the Advisory Council for NICHD, the NIH’s Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health, the NICHD Board of Scientific Directors, and the March of Dimes Council.