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Sharon A. Lavigne, MS, LGC

Instructor, Division of Medical Genetics
Coordinator, MotherToBaby, CT

NPI Number: 1245259670
Academic Office Location: Division of Medical Genetics UConn Health 195 Farmington Ave, Suite 3060 Farmington, CT 06030
Phone:	860-679-3671
Fax:	860-679-0147
Email:	lavigne@uchc.edu
Website(s):	Division of Medical Genetics MotherToBaby

Education & Training
Committees & Organizations
Publications
Presentations

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BS	Northeastern University, Boston	Biology/Cooperative Education Program
MS	Sarah Lawrence College	Human Genetics

Degree

Institution

Major

Northeastern University, Boston

Biology/Cooperative Education Program

Sarah Lawrence College

Human Genetics

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
OTIS	Education Committee	Chair	External	National	2009
OTIS	Professional/Scientific Organization	Past-President	External	National	2008	2010
OTIS	Professional/Scientific Organization	President	External	National	2006	2008
OTIS	Professional/Scientific Organization	President-Elect	External	National	2005	2006
Teratology Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2005
March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign committee	Education Committee	Member	External	National	2004	2005
Abstract Committee, OTIS	Education Committee	Member	External	National	2002
Meeting Planning Committee, OTIS	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	2001
OTIS Education Committee	Education Committee	member	External	National	2000	2023
OTIS	Professional/Scientific Organization	Executive Councilor	External	National	2000	2002
Public Affairs Committee, OTIS	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	2000
Ad Hoc Isotretinoin Committee, OTIS	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	2000
National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)	Professional/Scientific Organization	Chairperson	External	National	1999
NSGC Region I Educational Meeting Planning	Education Committee	Member	External	National	1999	2000
CT – OTIS	Research Committee	Research Coordinator	External	National	1999
NSGC Educational Meeting Planning Committee	Education Committee	Chair	External	National	1998	1999
National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)	Professional/Scientific Organization	State Representative	External	National	1995	2001
OTIS	Education Committee	Member	External	National	1994
Organization of Teratogen Information Specialists	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1991
National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1990	2001

Name & Description

Journal Articles

Paternal Valproate Treatment and Risk of Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Precautionary Regulatory Measures Are Insufficiently Substantiated.
Garey, Joan D; Damkier, Per; Scialli, Anthony R; Lusskin, Shari; Braddock, Stephen R; Chouchana, Laurent; Cleary, Brian; Conover, Elizabeth A; Diav-Citrin, Orna; Dragovich, Rachel S; Garcia-Bournissen, Facundo; Hodson, Ken; Kennedy, Debra; Lamm, Steven H; Lavigne, Sharon A; Obican, Sarah G; Panchaud, Alice; Perrotta, Kirstie; Romeo, Alfred N; Shechtman, Svetlana; Weber-Schoendorfer, Corinna Birth defects research 2024 Aug;116(8):e2392
Paracetamol use in pregnancy - caution over causal inference from available data.
Alwan, Sura; Conover, Elizabeth A; Harris-Sagaribay, Lorrie; Lamm, Steven H; Lavigne, Sharon V; Lusskin, Shari I; Obican, Sarah G; Romeo, Alfred N; Scialli, Anthony R; Wisner, Katherine L Nature reviews. Endocrinology 2021 Dec;
Impact of antidepressant use, discontinuation, and dosage modification on maternal depression during pregnancy.
Bérard, Anick; Sheehy, Odile; Zhao, Jin-Ping; Chambers, Christina; Roth, Mark; Bozzo, Pina; Johnson, Diana; Kao, Kelly; Lavigne, Sharon; Wolfe, Lori; Quinn, Dee; Dieter, Kristen; MotherToBaby Collaborative Research Committee European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019 Jul;29(7):803-812
Impact of maternal prenatal and parental postnatal stress on 1-year-old child development: results from the OTIS antidepressants in pregnancy study.
Karam, Fatiha; Sheehy, Odile; Huneau, Marie-Claude; Chambers, Christina; Fraser, William D; Johnson, Diana; Kao, Kelly; Martin, Brigitte; Riordan, Sara H; Roth, Mark; St-André, Martin; Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Wolfe, Lori; Bérard, Anick Archives of women's mental health 2016 Mar;19835-43
The ASQ and R-PDQ telephone-administered validation within the OTIS antidepressant in pregnancy study.
Karam, Fatiha; Sheehy, Odile; Huneau, Marie-Claude; Chambers, Christina; Fraser, William D; Johnson, Diana; Kao, Kelly; Martin, Brigitte Z; Riordan, Sara H; Roth, Mark; St-André, Martin; Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Wolfe, Lori; Bérard, Anick Psychological assessment 2015 Dec;27(4):1507-12
Reliability and validity of the 4-item perceived stress scale among pregnant women: results from the OTIS antidepressants study.
Karam, Fatiha; Bérard, Anick; Sheehy, Odile; Huneau, Marie-Claude; Briggs, Gerald; Chambers, Christina; Einarson, Adrienne; Johnson, Diana; Kao, Kelly; Koren, Gideon; Martin, Brigitte; Polifka, Janine E; Riordan, Sara H; Roth, Mark; Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Wolfe, Lori Research in nursing & health 2012 Aug;35(4):363-75
Outcome following high-dose methotrexate in pregnancies misdiagnosed as ectopic.
Nurmohamed, Laila; Moretti, Myla E; Schechter, Tal; Einarson, Adrienne; Johnson, Diana; Lavigne, Sharon V; Erebara, Aida; Koren, Gideon; Finkelstein, Yaron American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2011 Dec;205(6):533.e1-3
Birth outcomes in women who have taken leflunomide during pregnancy.
Chambers, Christina D; Johnson, Diana L; Robinson, Luther K; Braddock, Stephen R; Xu, Ronghui; Lopez-Jimenez, Janina; Mirrasoul, Nicole; Salas, Elizabeth; Luo, Yunjun J; Jin, Shelia; Jones, Kenneth Lyons; Quinn, D; Riordan, S; Kao, K; Brochu, J; LaVigne, S; Conover, E; Roth, M; Miller, R; Debus, B; Wolfe, L; Carey, J; Robertson, J; Djokanovic, N; Einarson, A; Koren, G; Briggs, G; Polifka, J; Lamm, S; Soldin, O; Berard, A; Lyons Gaffaney, C; Wisner, K Arthritis and rheumatism 2010 May;62(5):1494-503
Montelukast use during pregnancy: a multicentre, prospective, comparative study of infant outcomes.
Sarkar, Moumita; Koren, Gideon; Kalra, Sanjog; Ying, Angela; Smorlesi, Carlo; De Santis, Marco; Diav-Citrin, Orna; Avgil, Meytal; Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Berkovich, Matti; Einarson, Adrienne European journal of clinical pharmacology 2009 Dec;65(12):1259-64
Fetal sex and maternal asthma control in pregnancy.
Bakhireva, Ludmila N; Schatz, Michael; Jones, Kenneth Lyons; Tucker, Carey M; Slymen, Donald J; Klonoff-Cohen, Hillary S; Gresham, Louise; Johnson, Diana; Chambers, Christina D; Quinn, D; Vogt, D; Kao, K; Lavigne, S; Brochu, J; Buehler, B; Conover, E; Ormond, K; Chou, C; Johnson, Y; Swerc, S; Braddock, S; Slusher, P; Robinson, L; Gangell, S; Koren, G; Morreti, M; Wolfe, L; Carey, J; Robertson, J; Polifka, J; Rudy, E The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 2008 Jun;45(5):403-7
Addressing concerns of pregnant and lactating women after the 2005 hurricanes: the OTIS response.
Quinn, Dorothy; Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Chambers, Christina; Wolfe, Lori; Chipman, Hope; Cragan, Janet D; Rasmussen, Sonja A MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing 2008 Jan;33(4):235-41
Evaluation of a multidisciplinary approach to assessing occupational exposures in pregnancy.
Meyer JD, Nichols, GH, Lavigne SV, Bracker A, Rosengren S, Grey M. American Public Health Conference 2004 Jan;
Pregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to venlafaxine: a multicenter prospective controlled study.
Einarson, A; Fatoye, B; Sarkar, M; Lavigne, S V; Brochu, J; Chambers, C; Mastroiacovo, P; Addis, A; Matsui, D; Schuler, L; Einarson, T R; Koren, G The American journal of psychiatry 2001 Oct;158(10):1728-30
Bérard A1,2, Gaedigk A3,4, Sheehy O2, Chambers C5, Roth M6, Bozzo P7, Johnson D8, Kao K8, Lavigne S9, Wolfe L10, Quinn D11, Dieter K12, Zhao JP2; OTIS (MotherToBaby) Collaborative Research Committee. Association between CYP2D6 Genotypes and the Risk of Antidepressant Discontinuation, Dosage Modification and the Occurrence of Maternal Depression during Pregnancy. Front Pharmacol. 2017 Jul 17;8:402. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00402. eCollection 2017.
Bérard A1,2, Gaedigk A3,4, Sheehy O2, Chambers C5, Roth M6, Bozzo P7, Johnson D8, Kao K8, Lavigne S9, Wolfe L10, Quinn D11, Dieter K12, Zhao JP2; OTIS (MotherToBaby) Collaborative Research Committee. Front Pharmacol

Abstracts

The application of “Control Banding” principles to the reduction of reproductive hazards in the workplace.
Bracker, A, Meyer, J, Lavigne, S, Nichols, G. American Industrial Hygiene 2005 Jan;

Letters

Medications in pregnancy and lactation.
Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Moretti, Myla Obstetrics and gynecology 2009 Jul;114(1):166-7; author reply 167-8

Monographs

Can my pregnant patient keep her job at the Nail Salon?
Bracker, A., Meyer, J., Nichols, G., Lavigne, S. Factsheet for obstetricians.Univ. of Connecticut Health Center/ CT March of Dimes Foundation. 2006 Jan;
I’m pregnant: How can I protect myself and my pregnancy if I keep my job at the Nail Salon?
Bracker, A., Meyer, J., Nichols, G., Lavigne, S. Factsheet for patients. Univ. of Connecticut Health Center/ CT March of Dimes Foundation. 2006 Jan;

Newsletters

CT Pregnancy Exposure Riskline Newsletter on Occupational Exposures
Nichols GH, Lavigne S Riskline 2001 Jan;

Other

MotherToBaby Fact Sheet: vilazodone
Sharon Lavigne/OTIS 2023 Sep;

Reviews

A survey of pregnant women using isotretinoin.
Robertson, Julia; Polifka, Janine E; Avner, Marina; Chambers, Christina; Delevan, George; Koren, Gideon; Lavigne, Sharon Voyer; Martinez, Lynn P; Miller, Richard K; Carey, John C Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology 2005 Nov;73(11):881-7

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Advanced Teratogens	Other	Bath Path University	2019	live via video from Farmington
Maternal Mental Health- Nurturing Families presentaion	Lecture	UCONN Health	2019
MotherToBaby CT and Occupational Medicine	Lecture	Yale University School of Medicine	2019	New Haven, CT
Teratogens	Lecture	Bath Path University	2019	East Longmeadow MA
Genetic Counseling Program – Seminar in Teratology	Talk	Arcadia University	2009	Glenside, PA
Seminar in Teratology	Talk	John’s Hopkins/NIH Genetic Counseling Program	2008
Autoimmune Disorders in Pregnancy.	Talk		2007
Autoimmune Disorders in Pregnancy.	Talk		2007
Seminar in Teratology	Talk	Boston University	2005	Boston, MA
Multidisciplinary approach to assessment of occupational exposures in pregnancy. Results of a patient satisfaction survey.	Talk	OTIS	2003
Pregnancy outcome and maternal changes in smoking habits with gestational exposure to bupropion.	Talk	OTIS	2003
Reproductive Hazards at Work: A Multidisciplinary Patient Evaluation. Genetics and Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Program for Genetic Counselors.	Talk	NCHPEG	2002
Seminar in Teratology	Talk	Sarah Lawrence College	2002	Bronxville, NY
Genetics and Major Psychiatric Disorders	Talk	A Program for Genetic Counselors” NCHPEG	2002
Collaborative OTIS study on venlafaxine, nefazodone, resperidone, hypericum.	Talk	OTIS	2000
Prenatal Accutane® Use: The Ongoing Challenge to Prevent Fetal Exposure.	Talk	OTIS Platform Presentation; OTIS/Teratology Society Meetings	2000
Healthy Pregnancy. 1996 Hartford Hospital's community health education initiative made for Hartford Public Access Television Channel 5.	Talk	Hartford Hospital's Community Health Education Initiative	1996
Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up on Pregnancies Exposed to Seldane or Hismanal.	Poster	OTIS and Teratology Society meetings	1993
Creative Yet Effective Streamlining Due to Financial Constraints.	Poster	Meeting of Organization of Teratogen Information Services (OTIS).	1992
Evaluation of Patient's Perception of Teratogenic Risk.	Poster	of Organization of Teratogen Information Services (OTIS).	1991

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

Advanced Teratogens

Other

Bath Path University

2019

live via video from Farmington

Maternal Mental Health- Nurturing Families presentaion

Lecture

UCONN Health

2019

MotherToBaby CT and Occupational Medicine

Lecture

Yale University School of Medicine

2019

New Haven, CT

Teratogens

Lecture

Bath Path University

2019

East Longmeadow MA

Genetic Counseling Program – Seminar in Teratology

Talk

Arcadia University

2009

Glenside, PA

Seminar in Teratology

Talk

John’s Hopkins/NIH Genetic Counseling Program

2008

Autoimmune Disorders in Pregnancy.

Talk

2007

Autoimmune Disorders in Pregnancy.

Talk

2007

Seminar in Teratology

Talk

Boston University

2005

Boston, MA

Multidisciplinary approach to assessment of occupational exposures in pregnancy. Results of a patient satisfaction survey.

Talk

OTIS

2003

Pregnancy outcome and maternal changes in smoking habits with gestational exposure to bupropion.

Talk

OTIS

2003

Reproductive Hazards at Work: A Multidisciplinary Patient Evaluation. Genetics and Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Program for Genetic Counselors.

Talk

NCHPEG

2002

Seminar in Teratology

Talk

Sarah Lawrence College

2002

Bronxville, NY

Genetics and Major Psychiatric Disorders

Talk

A Program for Genetic Counselors” NCHPEG

2002

Collaborative OTIS study on venlafaxine, nefazodone, resperidone, hypericum.

Talk

OTIS

2000

Prenatal Accutane® Use: The Ongoing Challenge to Prevent Fetal Exposure.

Talk

OTIS Platform Presentation; OTIS/Teratology Society Meetings

2000

Healthy Pregnancy. 1996 Hartford Hospital's community health education initiative made for Hartford Public Access Television Channel 5.

Talk

Hartford Hospital's Community Health Education Initiative

1996

Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up on Pregnancies Exposed to Seldane or Hismanal.

Poster

OTIS and Teratology Society meetings

1993

Creative Yet Effective Streamlining Due to Financial Constraints.

Poster

Meeting of Organization of Teratogen Information Services (OTIS).

1992

Evaluation of Patient's Perception of Teratogenic Risk.

Poster

of Organization of Teratogen Information Services (OTIS).

1991