Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH

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niraj.chavan@uky.edu

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Assistant Professor
Department of OBGYN
College of Medicine

Position(s):

Assistant Professor

BIRCWH Scholar

Affiliation(s):

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Other Affiliation(s):

Maternal Fetal Medicine

BIRCWH Associate

PubMed Publications:

Fallin-Bennett, A.; Lofwall, M.; Waters, T ; Nuzzo, P ; Barnett, J.; Ducas, L ; McCubbin, A.; Chavan, N.; Blair, L.; Ashford, K. "Behavioral and Enhanced Perinatal Intervention (B-EPIC): A randomized trial targeting tobacco use among opioid dependent pregnant women." Contemporary clinical trials communications 20, (2020): 100657. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Lawlor, ML ; Shook, LA ; McQuerry, K.; Srinivasan, A.; Johnson, QB ; Chavan, NR ; Critchfield, AS "Care-by-parent model as a tool for reduction of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in neonates exposed to buprenorphine maintenance therapy in-utero." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 33, 16 (2020): 2718-2722. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Reynolds, LJ ; Chavan, NR ; DeHoff, LB ; Preston, JD ; Maddox, HF ; O'Brien, JM ; Armstrong, DA ; Marsit, CJ ; Pearson, KJ "Smoking during pregnancy increases chemerin expression in neonatal tissue." Experimental physiology 104, 1 (2019): 93-99. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Dwyer, AA ; Chavan, NR ; Lewkowitz-Shpuntoff, H ; Plummer, L ; Hayes, FJ ; Seminara, SB ; Crowley, WF ; Pitteloud, N ; Balasubramanian, R "Functional Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in Men: Underlying Neuroendocrine Mechanisms and Natural History." The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 104, 8 (2019): 3403-3414. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Williams, CM ; Asaolu, I ; Chavan, NR ; Williamson, LH ; Lewis, AM ; Beaven, L ; Ashford, KB "Previous cesarean delivery associated with subsequent preterm birth in the United States." European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology 229, (2018): 88-93. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ashford, KB ; Chavan, N.; Ebersole, JL ; Wiggins, AT ; Sharma, S.; McCubbin, A.; Barnett, J.; O'Brien, J. "Patterns of Systemic and Cervicovaginal Fluid Inflammatory Cytokines throughout Pregnancy." American journal of perinatology 35, 5 (2018): 455-462. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ashford, K.; Chavan, NR ; Wiggins, AT ; Sayre, MM ; McCubbin, A.; Critchfield, AS ; O'Brien, J. "Comparison of Serum and Cervical Cytokine Levels throughout Pregnancy between Preterm and Term Births." AJP reports 8, 2 (2018): e113-e120. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Chavan, NR ; Ashford, KB ; Wiggins, AT ; Lofwall, MR ; Critchfield, AS "Buprenorphine for Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: Relationship to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome." AJP reports 7, 4 (2017): e215-e222. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Armstrong, DA ; Green, BB ; Blair, BA ; Guerin, DJ ; Litzky, JF ; Chavan, NR ; Pearson, KJ ; Marsit, CJ "Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with mitochondrial DNA methylation." Environmental epigenetics 2, 3 (2016): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Vree, FE ; Cohen, SL ; Chavan, N.; Einarsson, JI "The impact of surgeon volume on perioperative outcomes in hysterectomy." JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 18, 2 (2014): 174-81. [PubMed Link] |
Soni, S.; Chivan, N.; Cohen, WR "Effect of maternal body mass index on oxytocin treatment for arrest of dilatation." Journal of perinatal medicine 41, 5 (2013): 517-21. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Liu, SY ; Chavan, NR ; Glymour, MM "Type of high-school credentials and older age ADL and IADL limitations: is the GED credential equivalent to a diploma?" The Gerontologist 53, 2 (2013): 326-33. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ghomi, A.; Kramer, C.; Askari, R.; Chavan, NR ; Einarsson, JI "Trendelenburg position in gynecologic robotic-assisted surgery." Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 19, 4 (2012): 485-9. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Chavan, SV ; Chavan, NR ; Balaji, A.; Trivedi, VD ; Chavan, PR "A pilot study on the use of serum glyoxalase as a supplemental biomarker to predict malignant cases of the prostate in the PSA range of 4-20 ng/ml." The Indian journal of medical research 134, (2011): 458-62. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Jonsdottir, GM ; Jorgensen, S.; Cohen, SL ; Wright, KN ; Shah, NT ; Chavan, N.; Einarsson, JI "Increasing minimally invasive hysterectomy: effect on cost and complications." Obstetrics and gynecology 117, 5 (2011): 1142-1149. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ghomi, A.; Cohen, SL ; Chavan, N.; Gunderson, C.; Einarsson, J. "Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy vs laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy for treatment of nonprolapsed uterus." Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 18, 2 (2011): 205-10. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Einarsson, JI ; Chavan, NR ; Suzuki, Y.; Jonsdottir, G.; Vellinga, TT ; Greenberg, JA "Use of bidirectional barbed suture in laparoscopic myomectomy: evaluation of perioperative outcomes, safety, and efficacy." Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 18, 1 (2011): 92-5. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Einarsson, JI ; Matteson, KA ; Schulkin, J.; Chavan, NR ; Sangi-Haghpeykar, H. "Minimally invasive hysterectomies-a survey on attitudes and barriers among practicing gynecologists." Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 17, 2 (2010): 167-75. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Einarsson, JI ; Vellinga, TT ; Twijnstra, AR ; Chavan, NR ; Suzuki, Y.; Greenberg, JA "Bidirectional barbed suture: an evaluation of safety and clinical outcomes." JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 14, 3 (2010): 381-5. [PubMed Link] |
Chavan, PR ; Chavan, SV ; Chavan, NR ; Trivedi, VD "Detection rate of prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen in patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms: a retrospective study." Journal of postgraduate medicine 55, 1 (2009): 17-21. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]