Alex C. Vidaeff, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
(713) 500-6421 | MSB 3.604
Alex.C.Vidaeff@uth.tmc.edu

EDUCATION:
M.D., 1977: University of Bucharest, Romania
Surgical Specialties Internships, 1976-1979: Bucharest Hospitals
Ob/Gyn Residency, 1980-1981: Filantropia Hospital, Bucharest
Pathology Residency, 1986-1987: Lenox Hill Hospital, New York
Ob/Gyn Residency, 1987-1989 (PGY 1 - PGY 2): Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL
Ob/Gyn Residency, 1989-1991 (PGY 3 – PGY 4): Temple University, Philadelphia
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship, 2000-2003: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
MPH, 2001-2003: The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston
PUBLICATIONS (selected):
Vidaeff AC, Ross PJ, Livingston CK, Parks DH. Gigantomastia complicating mirror syndrome in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:1139-1142
Vidaeff AC, Mastrobattista JM. In utero cocaine exposure: a thorny mix of science and mythology. Am J Perinatol 2003;20:165-172
Vidaeff AC, Ramin SM, Gilstrap LC, Alcorn JL. In vitro quantification of dexamethasone-induced SP-B expression in human lung cells. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2004;15:155-159
Vidaeff AC, Ramin SM, Gilstrap LC III, Alcorn JL. Characterization of corticosteroid redosing in an in vitro cell line model. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191:1403-1408
Vidaeff AC, Lewell ES. In utero exposure to environmental estrogens and male reproductive health: a systematic review of biological and epidemiologic evidence. Reprod Toxicol 2005;20:5-20
Vidaeff AC, Delu AN, Silva JB, Yeomans ER. Monoamniotic twin pregnancy discordant for body stalk anomaly. J Ultrasound Med 2005;24:1739-1744
Vidaeff AC, Ramin SM. From concept to practice: the recent history of preterm delivery prevention. Part I: cervical competence. Am J Perinatol 2006;23:3-13
Vidaeff AC, Ramin SM. From concept to practice: the recent history of preterm delivery prevention. Part II: subclinical infection and hormonal effects. Am J Perinatol 2006;23:75-84
Vidaeff AC, Ramin SM, Gilstrap LC, Bishop KD, Alcorn JL. Impact of progesterone on cytokine-stimulated nuclear factor-kappa B signaling. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2007;20:23-28
Vidaeff AC, Ramin SM, Gilstrap LC. Antenatal corticosteroids in women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Clinics in Perinatology 2001; 28:797-805
Vidaeff AC, Mastrobattista JM. Controversies in the use of antenatal steroids for fetal maturation. Seminars in Perinatology 2001; 25:385-396
Vidaeff AC, Doyle NM, Gilstrap LC. Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation in women at risk for preterm delivery. Clinics in Perinatology 2003; 30:825-840
Vidaeff AC, Yeomans ER, Ramin SM. Gestational diabetes: a field of controversy. Obstet Gynecol Surv 2003;58:759-769
Vidaeff AC, Carroll MA, Ramin SM. Acute hypertensive emergencies in pregnancy. Crit Care Med 2005;33:S307-S312
Vidaeff AC. Breech delivery before and after the Term Breech Trial. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2006;49:198-210
PRESENTATIONS - national (selected):
Presenter – "Mirror Syndrome in Singleton Pregnancy", American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 45th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 2001
Presenter – "In Vitro Quantification of Dexamethasone-Induced SP-B Expression in Human Lung Cells", Plenary Session, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2003
Presenter – "In Vitro Characterization of Corticosteroid Redosing (The "Rescue Approach"), Oral Concurrent Session 2, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 24th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2004
Presenter – "Impact of progesterone on cytokine-stimulated NF-κB signaling", Oral Concurrent Session 2, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 26th Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, February 2006
PRESENTATIONS - international (selected)
Invited speaker; "Evidence-based medicine as a requirement in the modernization process" Reproductive Health Research WHO Symposium: Targu-Mures, Romania, 1996
Invited speaker; "Blastocyst transfer in in vitro fertilization: a solution to the multiple pregnancy epidemic" 1st National Congress of Human Assisted Reproduction Timisoara, Romania, 1999
Invited speaker; "Hormonal Replacement Therapy - Unfulfilled Promises" Ob/Gyn National Conference: Bucharest, Romania, 2000
Invited speaker; topic "Time-course of corticosteroid induction of surfactant protein-B gene expression", 35th International Meeting of the Society for the Study of Pathophysiology of Pregnancy, Alexandria, Egypt, October 2003
Invited speaker; topic "Is antiinfectious treatment the magic bullet in the prevention of preterm labor?", World Conference on Antiinfectives, Nürnberg, Germany, September 2004
Invited speaker; topic "The use of corticosteroids in patients with Preeclampsia" 37th International Meeting of the Society for the Study of Pathophysiology of Pregnancy, Zagreb, Croatia, May 2005
Certification:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialty certification, 2005
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical & Research Interests:
Multiple pregnancy
Preterm labor

