Alison Cahill, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Title:
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Education:
M.D. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington Connectiuct (2002)
Residency:
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2002-2005)
Fellowship:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri (2006-2008)
Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation, Washinton University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri (2007-2008)
Board Certification:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Societies, Memberships, and Honors:
American Medical Association
American college of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Junior Fellow
Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Junior Fellow
Society of Gynecologic Investigation, Trainee Member
Honors in Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, Family Medicine
Honors in Gyn/Oncology, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Sugical Intensive Care Unit
Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
Glaxo Smith Kline Residency Traching Award
K30 MEntored Training program in clinical investigatin
ACOG Bule Ribbon, Highest ranking poster in obstetrics category, national annual meeting
Fellow of the Year Award (2007)
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Blue Ribbon, Highest Ranking Poster in Obstetrics Category, National Annual Meeting - Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Fellow of the Year Award - Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education in OB/GYN - Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Outstanding Reviewer of the Journal - Top 5%
Clinical Teacher of the Year Award - Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Alison G. Cahill, M.D., M.S.C.I. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Cahill earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University, and her medical degree from University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Washington University. During her fellowship, Dr. Cahill also earned a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation as part of the NIH-sponsored K30 program in clinical research training at Washington University School of Medicine.
Dr. Cahill’s clinical interests include maternal medical complications in pregnancy, specifically maternal congenital heart disease as well as diabetes in pregnancy, critical care obstetrics, fetal alloimmunization, and operative vaginal delivery.
Dr. Cahill’s research interests are best described as clinical epidemiology in obstetrics, applying a broad array of research design and analytic techniques such as regression analyses, decision science, economic analysis, and time-dependent techniques to some of the challenging questions in clinical obstetrics. These have included patient selection and intrapartum management of patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), measures of glycemic control which can predict adverse neonatal outcomes in diabetic pregnancies, and diagnostic algorithms for pulmonary embolism in pregnant women.
Recently, her focus has been on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring, and its association with adverse neonatal outcomes. Her RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars Program project, “Prediction of Fetal Acidemia with Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring,” will be examining features of Category II EFM recordings and their ability to predict outcomes. She aims to incorporate these findings into improving the use of the most commonly utilized instrument, EFM, in all of obstetrics.
E-Mail: Cahilla@wudosis.wustl.edu