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CURRICULUM VITAE
Jennifer Bailit MD, MPH
OFFICE ADDRESS:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 Metrohealth Dr.
Cleveland, OH 44109-1998
Phone: (216) 778-7341
Fax: (216) 778-8847
jbailit@metrohealth.org
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
1985-1989 BA
Department of Political Science
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
1990-1994 MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
1994-1998 Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern University
John Sciarra, MD, Ph.D, Chairman
Chicago, Illinois
1998-2000 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1998-2000 Masters of Public Health
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1999-2002 Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Valerie Parisi, MD, MPH, Chair
Kenneth J. Moise, Jr., MD, Division Director
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1998 – 2002 Clinical Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2002 – Present Assistant Professor
Department of Reproductive Biology
Case Western University
Cleveland, Ohio
2002 - Present Women’s Reproductive Health Scholar
Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR)
Career Development Program; K12: HD98004.
2003 - Present Senior Scholar
Center for Health Care Research and Policy
Case Western University
Cleveland, Ohio
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
2003 Board Certified
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology General Boards
2005 Board Certified
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
LICENSURE:
1996 – 1999 Illinois
1998 – present North Carolina
2002 – present Ohio
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
1998- 2002 University of North Carolina Hospitals
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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2002 – present MetroHealth Medical Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1994 – 2004 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Junior Fellow
2004 – present American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow
2002 - 2006 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Associate member
2006-present
Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Regular member
2003 - present Society for Gynecologic Investigation
Associate member
HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:
2003 – present Institutional Review Board
MetroHealth Medical Center
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Medical School:
1993 Junior year AOA
Tufts University School of Medicine
1994 Hewlett-Packard Top Graduate Award
One of the top 5 students in the class
Tufts University School of Medicine
1994 Janet M. Glascow Memorial Achievement Citation
Presented to Women in the Top Ten Percent of their Class
Tufts University School of Medicine
1994 Brenner Award in OB-GYN
Presented to the Top Student in OB-GYN
Tufts University School of Medicine
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1994 Commencement Committee Award
Presented to the Medical Student who
Contributed the Most to the Welfare of the Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency:
1998 Ralph Reis Award First Prize for OB-GYN
Resident Research
Northwestern University
JOURNAL REVIEWER:
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical Care
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
“Risk adjustment” University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Health Care
and Epidemiology class. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 9, 2002.
“Reducing the Cesarean Rate Safely” Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
MetroHealth Medical Center. Cleveland, Ohio. October 22, 2002
“Twins” Radiology Conference, Department of Radiology, MetroHealth Medical Center. Cleveland,
Ohio. May 19, 2003
“Risk adjustment” University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Health Care
and Epidemiology class. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 1, 2003.
“Anthrax and SARS in Pregnancy” 3 rd Annual Perinatal Center Conference, MetroHealth Medical
Center. Cleveland, Ohio. October 8, 2003.
“The Quality of Obstetrical Care” Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio. March 18, 2004
“Quality and Improving Obstetric Care” Health Services Research Symposium: Measuring and
Improving the Quality of Health Care Services, Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland,
OH March 31, 2004
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“Viruses in pregnancy” Family Practice Lecture Series, Department of Family Practice, MetroHealth
Medical Center. Cleveland, Ohio. May 11,2005
“The pregnant dental patient” Dental program lecture series, Department of Dentistry, MetroHealth
Medical Center. Cleveland, Ohio July 8, 2005
“Quality in Obstetrics: Individual versus system issues” 5th Annual Perinatal Center Conference,
MetroHealth Medical Center. Cleveland, Ohio. September 21, 2005.
“Trauma in pregnancy” Cleveland Society of OB/GYN. Cleveland, Ohio. January 18, 2006
RESEARCH GRANTS:
1. 2001-2002 Warren H. Pearse/Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals Women’s Health
Policy Research Award. $15,000 “Comparison of Risk-Adjustment Methodologies for Cesarean
Delivery Rates”
2. 2005 Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality “Intrapartum Determinants of Obstetrical
Quality” Score 140, 2.8 percentile $100,000.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
1) Bailit, HL., Bailit, JL . Corporate control of heath care: Impact on medicine and dentistry. The
Journal of Dental Education. 1988; 52; 1:108-13.
2) Bailit, J., Neerhoff, M. Diagnosis and management of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy : A case
report. American Journal of Perinatology. 1998, 15; 4: 259-62.
3) Bailit, JL., Dooley, S., Peaceman, A. Risk adjustment for interhospital comparison of primary
cesarean delivery rates. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999, 93; 6: 1025-30.
4) Bailit, JL, Downs, SM, Thorp, JM. Reducing the cesarean delivery risk in elective inductions of
labor: a decision analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2002, 16;1:90-96.
5) Bailit JL, Garrett JM, Miller WC, McMahon MJ, Cefalo RC, Do primary cesarean delivery rates
correlate with rates of poor neonatal outcomes. American Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynecology 2002, 187; 3: 721-727.
6) Kaufman, KE, Bailit JL, Grobman, W, Elective induction: An analysis of economic and health
consequences. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2002, 187;4: 858-863.
7) Bailit J, Garrett J, Comparison of methodologies for risk-adjusting hospital cesarean delivery rates.
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003, 102;1:45-51.
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8) Bailit JL, Garrett JM, Stability of risk-adjusted primary cesarean delivery rates over time.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004, 190; 2:395-400.
9) Bailit JL, Blanchard M Hsieh, The effect of house staff working hours on the quality of obstetrical
and gynecological care. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004, 103; 4: 613-616.
10) Bailit JL, Love T, Mercer, BM Rising Cesarean rates: Are patients sicker American Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004, 191; 3:800-803.
11) Bailit JL, Dierker L, Blanchard M Hsieh, Mercer BM, Outcomes of women presenting in active
versus latent phase of spontaneous labor. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005, 105; 1:77-79.
12) Bailit JL, Weisberger A, Knotek J, Resident job satisfaction and quality of life before and after
work hour reform. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2005,50;9:649-652.
13) Bailit JL, Hyperemesis gravidarium: epidemiologic findings from a large cohort. American
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005, 193;3:811-814.
14) Boggess K, Bailit JL, Singer M, Parisi, VM, Mercer BM, Projected benefits of universal or
scheduled antepartum corticosteroids to prevent neonatal morbidity: A decision analysis.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005, 193: 4;1415-1423.
15) Blanchard M Hsieh, Autry AM, Brown HL, Musich JR, Kaufman L, Wells DR, Stager RD,
Swanson JL, Lund KJ, Wiper DW, Bailit JL. A multicenter study to determine motivating
factors for residents pursuing obstetrics and gynecology. American Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynecology. 2005, 193: 5;1835-1841.
16) Bailit JL, Love TE, Dawson NV, Quality of obstetric care and risk-adjusted primary cesarean
rates. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006, 194:2;401-407.
17) Bailit JL, Shulkin, J, Dawson, NV, Risk-adjusted cesarean rates: What risk factors for cesarean
delivery are important to practicing obstetricians. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. In Press
18) Bailit JL, Berkowitz R, Thorp JM, Cleary K, Hartmann KE, Mercer, BM. Use of progesterone to
prevent preterm birth in a tertiary care center. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. In Press
19) Bailit JL, Doty E, Todia W. Repeated Hematocrit Measurements in low risk pregnant women.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine. In Press
20) Bailit JL, for the NICHD MFMU Network. The MFMU Cesarean Registry: Impact of time of day
on Cesarean Complications. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006;
195(4):1132-1137.
ABSTRACTS:
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1) Bailit JL, Dooley S, Peaceman A. Risk adjustment for interhospital comparison of primary
cesarean delivery rates. Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Poster
presentation. Miami, Florida, February 6, 1998. Am J. Obstet Gynecol 1998, 178, 1 part 2: 435.
2) Bailit JL, Garrett JM, Miller WC, McMahon MJ, Cefalo RC, Do primary cesarean delivery rates
correlate with rates of poor neonatal outcomes. Oral presentation. Annual meeting of the
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 9, 2000
3) Bailit JL, Garrett JM, Miller WC, McMahon MJ, Cefalo RC, Do primary cesarean delivery rates
correlate with rates of poor neonatal outcomes. Poster presentation. 21 st Annual Meeting of
the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Reno, Nevada, February 8, 2001. Am J. Obstet
Gynecol 2001, 184, 1 part2: #156.
4) Kaufman K, Bailit JL, Grobman W, Cost-effective analysis of elective induction. Poster
presentation. 22 nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. New Orleans,
Louisiana, January 18, 2002.
5) Kaiser-Rogers KA, Robinson WP, Knops JF, Vargo D, Levasy CA, Bailit J, Rao KW. A rare case
of mosaicism for paternal UPD 9 in a twin pregnancy. Poster presentation Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Human Genetics. Baltimore, Maryland, October 15-19, 2002.
Abstract # 782.
6) Bailit JL, Garrett JM, Comparison of methodologies for risk-adjusting hospital cesarean delivery
rates Poster presentation. 23 rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. San
Francisco, CA, February 6, 2003
7) Bailit JL, Mercer BM, Dierker L, Blanchard M Hsieh, Differences in Women presenting in latent
and active phase of labor Poster presentation. 24 th Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-
Fetal Medicine. New Orleans, LA, February 6, 2004
8) Bailit JL, Love T, Mercer, BM Rising Cesarean rates: Are patients sicker Poster presentation. 24 th
Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. New Orleans, LA, February 5,
2004
9) Boggess K, Bailit JL, Mercer BM, Singer M, Parisi, VM, The optimal dosing strategy for
corticosteroids to prevent RDS: A decision analysis. Poster presentation. 24 th Annual Meeting
of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. New Orleans, LA, February 6, 2004
10) Bailit JL, Blanchard M Hsieh, The effect of house staff working hours on the quality of obstetrical
and gynecological care. Oral Presentation. CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting. Lake Buena
Vista, FL, March 4, 2004.
11) Bailit JL, Weinberger A, Knotek J, Resident job satisfaction and quality of life before and after
work hour reform. Poster presentation. CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting. Lake Buena
Vista, FL, March 3-6, 2004.
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12) Sewell MF, Carr T, Bailit JL, Mercer BM, Neonates Born to Uninsured and Insured Women-Is
the Baby Affected by Lack of Insurance A Review of 7973 Births. Oral Presentation. CAOG
Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, October 14, 2004.
13) Bailit JL, Hyperemesis gravidarium: epidemiologic findings from a large cohort. Poster
presentation. 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Reno, NV,
February 10, 2005
14) Blanchard M Hsieh, Autry AM, Brown HL, Musich JR, Kaufman L, Wells DR, Stager RD,
Swanson JL, Lund KJ, Wiper DW, Bailit JL, A multicenter study to determine motivating
factors for residents pursuing OB-GYN. Oral presentation. CREOG and APGO Annual
Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, March 2-5, 2005.
15) Bailit JL, Votruba M, Medical Cost Savings Associated with 17 Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone
Caproate. Oral Presentation. Society for Medical Decision Making. San Francisco, CA, Oct.
24, 2005. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In press, 2007.
16) Bailit JL, for the NICHD MFMU Network. The MFMU Cesarean Registry: Impact of time of
day on Cesarean Complications. Poster presentation. 26th Annual Meeting of the Society of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Miami, FL, February 3, 2006.
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