Robert Michael Rossi , MD

Medical Degree: University of South Florida Tampa, FL, 2012 (Medicine)

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL, 2016 (Obstetrics and Gynecology )

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH, 2019 (Maternal Fetal Medicine)

Bachelor of Science: University of South Florida Tampa, FL, 2008 (Biomedical Sciences)

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine) (Certification Date: 04-08-2022 ) - (Recertification Date: to 12-31-2024 )

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Certification Date: 03-19-2021 ) - (Recertification Date: to 12-31-2024 )

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cervical insufficiency

Fetal growth restriction

Genetic abnormalities

Heart disease in pregnancy

Periviable birth

Preterm Labor

Twin Pregnancy

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Obstetrics and Gynecology

08-12-2019 - Assistant professor, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Oh

09-01-2023 -08-31-2025 Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Grant: #CCHMC / UM2AI130836 Investigators:DeFranco, Emily; Rossi, Robert 07-01-2020 -06-30-2023 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases New Horizons in the Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergy-SUNBEAM Role:Collaborator $123,205.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #Pending/ HRSA 12-01-2024 -09-30-2025 Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center OHIO DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH MATERNAL SAFETY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT Role:PI 8333.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #Pending/ HRSA 12-01-2024 -09-30-2025 Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center OHIO DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH MATERNAL SAFETY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT Role:PI 8333.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #OS00001017; 1UM1AI182034/2006518067 04-04-2024 -02-28-2025 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases New Horizons in the Prevention and Treatment of food Allergy - (SUNBEAM) Role:PI 127358.00 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #OS00001017; 1UM1AI182034/2006518067 04-04-2024 -02-28-2025 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases New Horizons in the Prevention and Treatment of food Allergy - (SUNBEAM) Role:PI 127358.00 Hold Level:Federal

Peer Reviewed Publications

Rossi RM, Hall E, Dufendach K, DeFranco EA. (2019. ) . Predictive Model of Factors Associated With Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admission.Obstet Gynecol, , 134(3) (sept 2019 ) ,216 -217-224More Information

Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A; Hall, Eric S (2023. ) Association of Antenatal Corticosteroid Exposure and Infant Survival at 22 and 23 Weeks.American journal of perinatology, , 40 (16 ) ,1789-1797 More Information

Hamilton, Ira; Martin, Nicole; Liu, James; DeFranco, Emily; Rossi, Robert (2023. ) Gestational Age and Birth Outcomes in Term Singleton Pregnancies Conceived With Infertility Treatment.JAMA network open, , 6 (8 ) ,e2328335 More Information

Qian, Fenghua; Nettleford, Shaneice K; Zhou, Jiayan; Arner, Brooke E; Hall, Molly A; Sharma, Arati; Annageldiyev, Charyguly; Rossi, Randy M; Tukaramrao, Diwakar B; Sarkar, Deborpita; Hegde, Shailaja; Gandhi, Ujjawal H; Finch, Emily R; Goodfield, Laura; Quickel, Michael D; Claxton, David F; Paulson, Robert F; Prabhu, K Sandeep (2023. ) Activation of GPR44 decreases severity of myeloid leukemia via specific targeting of leukemia initiating stem cells.Cell reports, , 42 (7 ) ,112794 More Information

Wang, Li; Rossi, Robert M; Chen, Xiaoting; Chen, Jing; Runyon, Jilian; Chawla, Mehak; Miller, Daniel; Forney, Carmy; Lynch, Arthur; Zhang, Xuzhe; Kong, Fansheng; Jacobsson, Bo; Kottyan, Leah C; Weirauch, Matthew T; Zhang, Ge; Muglia, Louis J (2023. ) A functional mechanism for a non-coding variant near AGTR2 associated with risk for preterm birth.BMC medicine, , 21 (1 ) ,258 More Information

Lee, MacKenzie; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A (2022. ) Severe maternal morbidity associated with cerclage use in pregnancy.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, , 35 (25 ) ,5957-5963 More Information

Perry, Madeline F; Hajdu, Sierra; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A (2022. ) Factors Associated with Receiving No Maternal or Neonatal Interventions among Periviable Deliveries.American journal of perinatology, , More Information

Brackett, Elizabeth E; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A; Rossi, Robert M (2022. ) Factors Associated with Occurrence of Stillbirth before 32 Weeks of Gestation in a Contemporary Cohort.American journal of perinatology, , 39 (1 ) ,84-91 More Information

Czarny, Heather N; Forde, Braxton; DeFranco, Emily A; Hall, Eric S; Rossi, Robert M (2021. ) Association between mode of delivery and infant survival at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, , 3 (4 ) ,100340 More Information

Sax, Megan R; Hurley, Emily G; Rossi, Rocco A; Thakore, Suruchi; Hasija, Abhinav; Sroga-Rios, Julie (2021. ) Young Adult Males' Perspectives of Male Hormonal Contraception.Southern medical journal, , 114 (2 ) ,73-76 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Brady, Matthew J; Hall, Eric S; Warshak, Carri R (2020. ) Effect of Needle Exchange Program on Maternal Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence.American journal of perinatology, , 37 (9 ) ,881-889 More Information

Kelly, Elizabeth A; Keller, Cara C; Sax, Megan R; Rossi, Rocco A (2020. ) Emergency department utilization of case-managed patients following benign gynecologic surgery.International journal of emergency medicine, , 13 (1 ) ,34 More Information

Hajdu, Sierra A; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A (2020. ) Factors Associated With Maternal and Neonatal Interventions at the Threshold of Viability.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 135 (6 ) ,1398-1408 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Requarth, Erin; Warshak, Carri R; Dufendach, Kevin R; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A (2020. ) Risk Calculator to Predict Cesarean Delivery Among Women Undergoing Induction of Labor.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 135 (3 ) ,559-568 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Wolfe, Christopher; Brokamp, Richard; McAllister, Jennifer M; Wexelblatt, Scott; Warshak, Carri R; Hall, Eric S (2020. ) Reported Prevalence of Maternal Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 135 (2 ) ,387-395 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Warshak, Carri R; Masters, Heather R; Regan, Jodi K; Kritzer, Sara A; Magner, Kristin P (2019. ) Comparison of prostaglandin and mechanical cervical ripening in the setting of small for gestational age neonates.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, , 32 (22 ) ,3841-3846 More Information

Liu, Xueping; Helenius, Dorte; Skotte, Line; Beaumont, Robin N; Wielscher, Matthias; Geller, Frank; Juodakis, Julius; Mahajan, Anubha; Bradfield, Jonathan P; Lin, Frederick T J; Vogelezang, Suzanne; Bustamante, Mariona; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S; Pitkänen, Niina; Wang, Carol A; Bacelis, Jonas; Borges, Maria C; Zhang, Ge; Bedell, Bruce A; Rossi, Robert M; Skogstrand, Kristin; Peng, Shouneng; Thompson, Wesley K; Appadurai, Vivek; Lawlor, Debbie A; Kalliala, Ilkka; Power, Christine; McCarthy, Mark I; Boyd, Heather A; Marazita, Mary L; Hakonarson, Hakon; Hayes, M Geoffrey; Scholtens, Denise M; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Jaddoe, Vincent W V; Vinding, Rebecca K; Bisgaard, Hans; Knight, Bridget A; Pahkala, Katja; Raitakari, Olli; Helgeland, Øyvind; Johansson, Stefan; Njølstad, Pål R; Fadista, João; Schork, Andrew J; Nudel, Ron; Miller, Daniel E; Chen, Xiaoting; Weirauch, Matthew T; Mortensen, Preben Bo; Børglum, Anders D; Nordentoft, Merete; Mors, Ole; Hao, Ke; Ryckman, Kelli K; Hougaard, David M; Kottyan, Leah C; Pennell, Craig E; Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Vrijheid, Martine; Felix, Janine F; Lowe, William L; Grant, Struan F A; Hyppönen, Elina; Jacobsson, Bo; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Muglia, Louis J; Murray, Jeffrey C; Freathy, Rachel M; Werge, Thomas M; Melbye, Mads; Buil, Alfonso; Feenstra, Bjarke (2019. ) Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration.Nature communications, , 10 (1 ) ,3927 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Requarth, Erin W; Warshak, Carri R; Dufendach, Kevin; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Predictive Model for Failed Induction of Labor Among Obese Women.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 134 (3 ) ,485-493 More Information

Perry, Allison K; Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Severe adverse maternal outcomes associated with chorioamnionitis.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, , 1 (3 ) ,100027 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Hall, Eric; Dufendach, Kevin; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Predictive Model of Factors Associated With Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admission.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 134 (2 ) ,216-224 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Divanovic, Allison; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Obstetric Outcomes Associated with Fetal Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.American journal of perinatology, , 36 (7 ) ,701-708 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Hall, Eric S; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Mode of delivery in antepartum stillbirths.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, , 1 (2 ) ,156-164.e2 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Hall, Eric; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Contemporary Trends in Cesarean Delivery Utilization for Live Births Between 22 0/7 and 23 6/7 Weeks of Gestation.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 133 (3 ) ,451-458 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A (2019. ) Mode of Delivery in Previable Births.American journal of perinatology, , 36 (1 ) ,53-61 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; Warshak, Carri R (2018. ) Prevalence of Maternal Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Ohio.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 132 (3 ) ,708-716 More Information

Rossi, Robert M; DeFranco, Emily A (2018. ) Maternal Complications Associated With Periviable Birth.Obstetrics and gynecology, , 132 (1 ) ,107-114 More Information

Wolfe, Katherine B; Rossi, Rocco A; Warshak, Carri R (2011. ) The effect of maternal obesity on the rate of failed induction of labor.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, , 205 (2 ) ,128.e1-7 More Information

Poster Presentations

Rossi, R, Hall E, Brackett E. DeFranco, E (02-11-2019. ) (In Press. ) Risk factors associated with early stillbirth in women with chronic hypertension. .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Hall E, Brackett E. DeFranco, E (02-12-2019. ) (In Press. ) Risk factors associated with early stillbirth in women with pregestational diabetes. .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Hall E, Brackett E. DeFranco, E (02-14-2019. ) (In Press. ) Identifiable Risk Factors Associated With Early Stillbirth. .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Habli. M (02-12-2019. ) (In Press. ) Clinical Factors Associated with Shorter Latency After Open Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair. .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Lee M. Rossi R. DeFranco E. (02-14-2019. ) (In Press. ) Maternal Complications Associated with Cerclage use in Pregnancy. .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Stahl C, Rossi R, DeFranco, E. (02-12-2019. ) (In Press. ) Contemporary trends in adverse maternal obstetric outcomes .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Stahl C, Rossi R, DeFranco, E (02-11-2019. ) (In Press. ) Contemporary trends in adverse neonatal outcomes .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Stahl C, Rossi R, DeFranco, E. (02-15-2019. ) (In Press. ) Contemporary changes in medically indicated delivery timing .39th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Conference. . Level:National

Perry A, Rossi R, Nickel M, DeFranco E. (05-08-2019. ) (In Press. ) The Influence of Chorioamnionitis on Maternal Complications. .Annual ACOG Meeting, Nashville, TN. . Conference. . Level:National

Brady M, Rossi R, Warshak C (05-07-2019. ) (In Press. ) . Effect of Needle Exchange Program on Maternal Hepatitis C Rates. .Annual ACOG Meeting, Nashville, TN. . Conference. . Level:National

Rossi, R, DeFranco, E (02-02-2018. ) (In Press. ) Maternal complications associated with low birthweight delivery .38th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Dallas, TX. . Conference. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Warshak, C (02-03-2019. ) (In Press. ) Characteristics and trends of maternal hepatitis C virus infection in Ohio .38th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Dallas, TX. . Conference. . Level:National

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Rossi, R, DeFranco, E (02-08-2018. ) Maternal complications associated with low birthweight delivery .38th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Dallas, TX. . Level:National

Rossi R, DeFranco, E (02-08-2019. ) Obstetric factors and outcomes associated with successful external cephalic version. .38th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Dallas, TX. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Divanovic A, DeFranco E. (02-08-2018. ) Obstetric characteristics associated with complex fetal congenital heart disease. .38th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Dallas, TX. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Divanovic A, DeFranco, E (02-08-2018. ) Factors associated with cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by complex fetal congenital heart disease. .38th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Dallas, TX. . Level:National

Rossi, R, DeFranco E, Hall E (04-27-2018. ) Mode of delivery in stillbirths .38th ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX. . Level:National

Rossi, R, DeFranco E. (04-28-2018. ) Factors associated with cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by neural tube defects. .38th ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX. . Level:National

Rossi, R, DeFranco E. (04-29-2018. ) Obstetric factors associated with gastroschisis. .38th ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX. . Level:National

Brady, K, Roland C, Rossi R, Warshak C (03-25-2018. ) Antenatal Maternal Coxsackie B Virus Leading to Fetal Tachycardia, Myocarditis, and Hydrops. .2018 AIUM Convention, New York City, NY. . Level:National

Rossi, R, DeFranco E (01-24-2017. ) . Factors associated with cesarean delivery in previable births. .37th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Warshak C. (01-23-2018. ) Comparison of efficacy between prostaglandin and mechanical cervical ripening in the setting of small for gestational age neonates. .37th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Warshak C (05-05-2017. ) Is use of misoprostol associated with failed induction in pregnancies with suspected placental insufficiency? .37th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, San Diego, cA. . Level:National

Rossi R, DeFranco, E Maternal complications associated with periviable birth. .: 84th Annual Meeting of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, , Scottsdale, AZ. . Level:National

Rossi, R, Horton, A, Marder, E. (10-08-2014. ) Predictors Associated with Cesarean Delivery in Obese Nulliparous Women Undergoing Mechanical Balloon Cervical Ripening for Induction of Labor. .58th Annual Conference Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Albuquerque, NM. . Level:National

Puleo C., Sondak V., Zager J., Cruse C., Marzban S., Rossi R., Almendares D., Prince H., Messina J (01-01-2011. ) Cutaneous Adnexal Malignancies: A Treatment Controversy. .Society of Surgical Onc 64th Annual Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX. . Level:National

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