Larner College of Medicine

David Coggin-Carr

Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Obstetrician and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician

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dcarr@uvm.edu
(802) 656-1913
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dcarr@uvm.edu
+18026561913

95 Carrigan Drive
118B Stafford
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
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Alma mater(s)
  • MD, University of the State of New York
  • PhD, Fetal Medicine, University College London
  • MSc, Western Medical Acupuncture, University of Herfordshire
  • MBBS, Royal Free and University College London Medical School
  • Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Vermont
  • Fellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Vermont
  • Fellowship, Integrative Medicine, Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Osher Center for Integrative Health

Areas of expertise

maternal-fetal medicine, integrative medicine, western medical acupuncture, vaginal breech birth, assisted vaginal birth, electronic fetal monitoring, uteroplacental fetal growth restriction.

BIO

David Coggin-Carr is a UK+US dual-certified obstetrician, Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialist and early career physician-scientist with additional training/expertise in Integrative Medicine and Western medical acupuncture. His research interests include the evidence-based integration of acupuncture and related techniques into conventional obstetric/midwifery care, as well as the exploration of novel applications in high-risk pregnancies. His lab is currently investigating the efficacy, safety and mechanisms of action of electroacupuncture in a diet-induced rat model of maternal obesity characterized by uteroplacental fetal growth restriction.

Publications

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Awards and Achievements

  • New Investigator of the Year Award, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (2012) 
  • Vandenberghe-Storz Award, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (2013)
  • Young Investigator Award, The Neonatal Society (2013) 
  • Contribution of a Non-Midwife to Midwifery Award, British Journal of Midwifery (2016) 
  • Richard Johanson Award, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (2016)
  • Resident Scholar, Foundation for Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2018)
  • Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2021)
  • Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2022)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (2023)
  • Research Scholar, Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (2026)

Bio

David Coggin-Carr is a UK+US dual-certified obstetrician, Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialist and early career physician-scientist with additional training/expertise in Integrative Medicine and Western medical acupuncture. His research interests include the evidence-based integration of acupuncture and related techniques into conventional obstetric/midwifery care, as well as the exploration of novel applications in high-risk pregnancies. His lab is currently investigating the efficacy, safety and mechanisms of action of electroacupuncture in a diet-induced rat model of maternal obesity characterized by uteroplacental fetal growth restriction.

Publications

Google Scholar

Awards and Achievements

  • New Investigator of the Year Award, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (2012) 
  • Vandenberghe-Storz Award, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (2013)
  • Young Investigator Award, The Neonatal Society (2013) 
  • Contribution of a Non-Midwife to Midwifery Award, British Journal of Midwifery (2016) 
  • Richard Johanson Award, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (2016)
  • Resident Scholar, Foundation for Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2018)
  • Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2021)
  • Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2022)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (2023)
  • Research Scholar, Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (2026)

Select Publications

  • Carr DJ, Aitken RP, Milne JS, David AL, Wallace JM. Fetoplacental biometry and umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry in the overnourished adolescent model of fetal growth restriction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012;207(2):141.e6-141.e15.
  • Carr D, Wallace JM, Aitken RP, Milne JS, Mehta V, Martin JF, Zachary IC, Peebles DM, David AL. Uteroplacental adenovirus vascular endothelial growth factor gene therapy increases fetal growth velocity in growth-restricted sheep pregnancies. Hum Gene Ther 2014;25(4):375-384.
  • Carr DJ, Wallace JM, Aitken RP, Milne JS, Martin JF, Zachary IC, Peebles DM, David AL. Peri- and postnatal effects of prenatal adenoviral VEGF gene therapy in growth-restricted sheep. Biol Reprod 2016;94(6):142.
  • Carr DJ, David AL, Aitken RP, Milne JS, Borowicz PP, Wallace JM, Redmer DA. Placental vascularity and markers of angiogenesis in relation to prenatal growth status in overnourished adolescent ewes. Placenta 2016;46:79-86.
  • Carr DJ, Kelley E, Sekhon M, Kawasaki M, McElroy-Yaggy K, Skinner, RC, Taylor PD, David AL, Stener-Victorin E, Jetton TL. Low frequency electroacupuncture attenuates insulin resistance in a rat model of diet-induced maternal obesity. Pregnancy 2026 2(4):e7031