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Kathleen M. Zacherl, MDAssistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| BS | Boston College | Biology |
| MD | UConn School of Medicine | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Research | UConn School of Medicine | International research and clerkships |
| Residency | UConn School of Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Fellowship | Duke University School of Medicine | Quality & Safety in Women's Health |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| Duke Quality & Safety Conference 2023, Rebecca Kirkland award for overall best QI project | Duke Health |
| Top Fellow award, Hammond Research Day 2023, Duke University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology | Duke Health |
| Faculty Award, 2022. In recognition of their commitment to excellence in clinical care of women and career development of academic specialist in obstetrics and gynecology | SASGOG (The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology) |
| Excellence in Laproendoscopic Surgery | Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons |
| Outstanding Resident Research | Dr. Neckles Spero Research Award |
| Order of Cross and Crown | Honor Society of Boston College |
| Scholar of the College | Boston College |
| Scholar Athlete | Boston College |
Quality and Safety in Women's Health
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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| Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Advisory Committee for Connecticut | Advisory Committee | Co-Chair | External | State | 2023 | 2024 |
| Obstetric Peer Review Committee for Duke Health | Advisory Committee | member | External | Local | 2022 | 2023 |
| Gynecologic Peer Review Committee for Duke Health | Advisory Committee | member | External | Local | 2022 | |
| Quality, Safety, and Peer Review Committee for Duke Health | Advisory Committee | member | External | Local | 2022 | 2023 |
| Obstetric Core Safety Committee for Duke Health | Advisory Committee | member | External | University | 2022 | 2023 |
| Patient Safety Committee for Duke Health | Advisory Committee | member | External | University | 2022 | 2023 |
| National Surgical Quality Improvement (NSQIP) Committee for Duke Health, Ob/Gyn | Advisory Committee | reviewer | External | Local | 2022 | 2023 |
| Surgical Quality Committee | Other | Member | UConn Health | Local | 2020 | |
| COVID-19 Think Tank | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | Local | 2020 | |
| Connecticut Perinatal Quality Committee | Advisory Committee | Member | External | Regional | 2020 | |
| Transfusion Committee | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2019 | |
| Preterm Deliveries Task Force | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2019 | |
| UConn Health/CCMC Perinatal Working Group | Other | Member | UConn Health | University | 2019 | |
| Perinatal Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee | Advisory Committee | Chair | UConn Health | University | 2018 | |
| American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fellow | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | ||
| American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National |
Journal Articles
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Obstetric Life Support Education for Maternal Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA network open 2024 Nov;7(11):e2445295
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Moving the needle: Quality improvement strategies to achieve guideline-concordant care of obstetric patients with severe hypertension.
Pregnancy hypertension 2024 Jun;37101135
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Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: a quality improvement initiative for individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
BMJ Qual Saf 2024 May;33(6):396-405
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Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: a quality improvement initiative for individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
BMJ quality & safety 2024 Apr;
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Radical Hysterectomy Case Volume and Cervical Cancer Treatment in the Era of COVID-19: A Multi-Site Analysis of National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.”
Gynecologic Oncology 2023 Dec;17970-78
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Craniocerebral gunshot wounds: Predictors of survival and discharge status
Panamerican Journal of Trauma 2002 9(1):10-12
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Diurnal variation in synaptic ribbon length and visual threshold.
Visual neuroscience 18(5):789-97
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Outcomes of Persons with Brain Injury
Panamerican Journal of Trauma 2002 9(1):1-4
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Risk factors for early post-traumatic seizure
Brain Injury Source, Winter 1999
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Trends in the Ultrasound detection rate of fetal anomalies
Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine National Meeting, January 1999
Abstracts
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Ensuring safe discharge: A quality improvement project for postpartum hypertensive patients
BMJ Open Qual 2023 Dec;12(4):A7-A10
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Radical hysterectomy case volume and cervical cancer treatment in the era of COVID-19: A multi-site analysis
Gynecologic Oncology 2023 Sep;176S247
Other
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What does a good birth look like for you? Reimagining our consent in obstetrics
BMJ Quality & Safety Blog 2023 Jul;
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Implementation of a maternal hypertension bundle. Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Advisory Council. | Talk | Connecticut Hospital Association | 2024 | |
| Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: A quality improvement project for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Lessons Learned. | Lecture | Duke University School of Medicine | 2024 | Virtual |
| Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Bundle Implementation for our state- Maternal hypertension, mental health conditions, and substance use disorder. | Talk | Connecticut Hospital Association | 2024 | Connecticut Hospital Association Wallingford, CT |
| Ensuring Safe Discharge: A quality improvement project for postpartum hypertensive patients. | Talk | Institute for Healthcare Improvement | 2023 | Orlando, FL |
| Ensuring Safe Discharge: A quality improvement project for postpartum hypertensive patients. Duke Health Quality & Safety Conference, March 2023. | Poster | Duke Health Quality & Safety Conference | 2023 | Durham, NC |
| Piloting Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring with Patient-Generated Health Data Tools. | Poster | Duke Health Data Science Poster Showcase | 2023 | Duke Health |
| Radical hysterectomy case volume and cervical cancer treatment in the era of COVID-19: A multi-institutional analysis. | Poster | Society for Gynecologic Oncologists | 2023 | Tampa, FL |
| Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Obstetric Emergency Readiness Community of Learning, Session 8: Debriefs and Systems Improvement After an Obstetric Emergency webinar, invited faculty member to design and lead a 90-minute session, August 2023 | Lecture | Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) | 2023 | Webinar |
| "The Risk of Transfusion after Implementation of a Standardized Obstetric Hemorrhage Protocol" | Poster | 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine | 2022 | Virtual |
| Hypertension bundle implementation to improve severe hypertension management and reduce disparity in black pregnant and postpartum patients. | Plenary Lecture | 7th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy | 2022 | Porto, Portugal |
| Interventions to improve adherence to an obstetric hypertension bundle | Plenary Lecture | New England Perinatal Society (NEPS | 2022 | Newport, RI |
| Interventions to improve adherence to an obstetric hypertension bundle with race stratification analysis | Poster | UConn Health Dean's Symposium on Quality Impeovement | 2022 | Farmington, CT |
| Hypertension bundle implementation to improve severe hypertension management and its effect on racial disparities | Talk | Connecticut Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative | 2022 | Virtual |
| Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Postpartum Follow-Up: A Quality Improvement Project. | Poster | UConn Health Dean's Symposium on Quality Improvement | 2022 | Farmington, CT |
| Hypertension bundle implementation to improve severe hypertension management and reduce disparities in black pregnant and postpartum patients. | Poster | New England Perinatal Society (NEPS) | 2022 | Newport, RI |
| The risk of transfusion after implementation of a standardized obstetric hemorrhage protocol. | Poster | Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine | 2022 | Kissimmee, FL |
| "Obstetrics Hypertension Bundle: Our Experience at UConn Health" | Lecture | Connecticut Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative | 2021 | Virtual |
| "Heart Health in Pregnancy" | Talk | American Heart Association | 2021 | Online |
| "COVID-19 in pregnancy" | Other | Connecicut Department of Public Health | 2021 | media |
| Accuracy of Determining Obstetrical Blood Loss | Other | New England Perinatal Society | 2020 | |
| Obstetrical Sepsis Management | Other | New England Perinatal Society | 2020 | |
| Accuracy of Determining Obstetrical Blood Loss: Comparing estimated, visual and calculated blood loss | Poster | Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine | 2020 | Dallas, TX |