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Michal Elovitz, MD

Michal Elovitz, MD Physician

Director, Maternal and Child Health Research Center Director, Prematurity Prevention Program Vice Chair, Translational Research Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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About Dr. Michal Elovitz

Recognized by America's Top Doctors 2015 – 2017
Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2007 - 2012, 2015 - 2018
Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues for 2018 and 2019

Clinical Specialties

Specialty:

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine

Programs & Centers:

Board Certification:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology - Maternal and Fetal Medicine, 2002
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002

Clinical Expertise:

  • Amniocentesis
  • Antenatal Screening
  • Fetal Abnormalities
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Hypertension and Pregnancy
  • Lung Disease and Pregnancy
  • Obstetrical Ultrasound
  • Pregnancy and Heart Disease
  • Renal Disease and Pregnancy
  • Urinary Tract Infection and Pregnancy

Practice Locations and Appointments

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna US Healthcare
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HealthSpring
  • Clover Health Plan
  • CVS Health
  • Devon Health Services (Americare)
  • eLAP Services
  • Gateway Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
  • HealthPartners
  • HealthPartners Medicare
  • HealthSmart
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • Homestead Smart Health Plans
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Humana / Choicecare
  • Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
  • Intergroup
  • Keystone First
  • Keystone First Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • NJ Medicaid
  • NJ Qualcare
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
  • PA Medicaid
  • PA Medicare
  • Preferred Care
  • Preferred Health Care/LGH
  • Provider Partners Health Plan
  • Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
  • Remedy Partners at Penn Medicine
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Veterans Choice Program

Education and Training

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center

Memberships

Ad hoc member. FDA advisory committee, National Examiner, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oral Boards, Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialty Exams, National Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, National Member, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Member, Precision Medicine Core Committee, University of Pennsylvania, Local Member, Preterm Research Priority Setting Group, collaborative group sponsored by GAPPS, Gates Foundation, and March of Dimes, National Member, SMFM Research committee, National Member, Society for Gynecologic Investigation, National Member, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, National Standing Member, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National

Hospital Affiliation

Dr. Elovitz is employed by Penn Medicine.

Hospital Privileges:

  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Research

Description of Research Expertise:

Inflammation-induced preterm preterm; in vivo mouse model; mice survival surgery

Selected Publications:

Elovitz MA, Gajer P, Riis V, Brown AG, Humphrys MS, Holm JB, Ravel J.: Cervicovaginal microbiota and local immune response modulate the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. Nat Commun 10(1):1305 : 2019.

Burris HH, Lorch SA, Kirpalani H, Pursley DM, Elovitz MA, Clougherty JE.: Racial disparities in preterm birth in USA: a biosensor of physical and social environmental exposures. Arch Dis Child. [Epub ahead of print] : 2019.

Elovitz, MA, Gajer P, Riis V, Brown A, Humphrys M, Holm J, Ravel J: Cervicovaginal microbiota and local immune response modulate the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery Nature Communications 10:1305 : 2019.

Monteagudo-Sánchez A, Sánchez-Delgado M, Mora JRH, Santamaría NT, Gratacós E, Esteller M, de Heredia ML, Nunes V, Choux C, Fauque P, de Nanclares GP, Anton L, Elovitz MA, Iglesias-Platas I, Monk D.: Differences in expression rather than methylation at placenta-specific imprinted loci is associated with intrauterine growth restriction. Clin Epigenetics 11(1):35 : 2019.

Kristin D. Gerson, Michal A. Elovitz, Jacques Ravel, Anna Modest, Heather H. Burris: Are cervicovaginal microbial communities early in pregnancy associated with a mid-trimester short cervix? Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.

Joana Lopes Perdigao, Jennifer Lewey, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Michal A. Elovitz, Lisa D. Levine: Clinical factors to predict hypertension a decade after delivery differ by race Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.

Isabel C. Schmidt, Valerie Riis, Amy G. Brown, Michal A. Elovitz, Heather H. Burris: Stress, local immune responses, and spontaneous preterm birth risk in a majority African American cohort Oral Presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.

Heather H. Burris, Amy G. Brown, Valerie Riis, Michal A. Elovitz: Spontaneous preterm birth risk and cervicovaginal immune response vary by residential neighborhood among African Americans Poster presentation, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV : 2019.

Roy SM, Fields DA, Mitchell JA, Hawkes CP, Kelly A, Wu GD, DeRusso PA, Elovitz MA, Ford E, Drigo D, Zemel BS, McCormack SE: Body Mass Index Is a Better Indicator of Body Composition than Weight-for-Length at Age 1 Month. J Pediatr. 204:77-83.e1 : 2019.

Hantsoo L, Jašarević E, Criniti S, McGeehan B, Tanes C, Sammel MD, Elovitz MA, Compher C, Wu G, Epperson CN.: Childhood adversity impact on gut microbiota and inflammatory response to stress during pregnancy. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 75:240-250. : 2019.

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Academic Contact Info

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Center for Research in Reproduction and Women's Health
421 Curie Blvd., 1354 BRB II/III
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 573-0859
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366 (PENN)

Related Links

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology website

Maternal Fetal Medicine website