Ira Bernstein
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Physician, Obstetrician and Maternal Fetal Medicine
Former Senior Associate Dean for Research in the College of Medicine
Former Chair for Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
118 Stafford
95 Carrigan Drive
Burlington , VT 05405
United States
- Fellowship, Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1990
- Residency, George Washington University Hospital, 1987
- M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1983
- B.S., Psychobiology, Union College, Schenectady, NY, 1978
Areas of expertise
Maternal smoking, coagulation in pregnancy, fetal growth, fetal growth abnormalities, pre-eclampsia, maternal physiology, doppler velocimetry, fetal echocardiography, fetal growth, obstetrical ultrasound.
BIO
Bernstein is professor and former John Van Sicklen Maeck Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and former medical director of Women’s Health Care Services at the UVM Medical Center. An alumnus of the UVM College of Medicine, graduating in 1983 as an Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society member, he completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at George Washington University Hospital and then joined the UVM faculty in 1987, completing a maternal fetal medicine fellowship here in 1990. Among Bernstein’s leadership roles are service as director of maternal fetal medicine (MFM) and MFM fellowship training, as well as senior associate dean for research at the College of Medicine. His primary research focuses on the investigation of human integrative physiology and its pathophysiologic variations during the course of pregnancy. Bernstein’s honors include recognition with the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award from the UVM College of Medicine in 2002 and research awards from the New England Perinatal Society, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the Society for Reproductive Investigation. He currently serves on the medical advisory board for the Preeclampsia Foundation and is a member of the Executive Board of the Vermont Oxford Neonatal Network.
Research Interests
Maternal smoking, coagulation in pregnancy, fetal growth, fetal growth abnormalities, pre-eclampsia, maternal physiology
Awards and Achievements
- 2016 - 2017 University of Vermont: University Scholar Award
- 2011 - 2012 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy
- 2010 - 2011 National Institute of Health, NICHD Scientific Vision Workshop planner on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease.
- 2009 - 2011 National Institute of Health, Pregnancy and Neonatology Study Section Chair
- 2008 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Excellence Award
- 2002 University of Vermont College of Medicine Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
- 1983 University of Vermont College of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Bio
Bernstein is professor and former John Van Sicklen Maeck Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and former medical director of Women’s Health Care Services at the UVM Medical Center. An alumnus of the UVM College of Medicine, graduating in 1983 as an Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society member, he completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at George Washington University Hospital and then joined the UVM faculty in 1987, completing a maternal fetal medicine fellowship here in 1990. Among Bernstein’s leadership roles are service as director of maternal fetal medicine (MFM) and MFM fellowship training, as well as senior associate dean for research at the College of Medicine. His primary research focuses on the investigation of human integrative physiology and its pathophysiologic variations during the course of pregnancy. Bernstein’s honors include recognition with the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award from the UVM College of Medicine in 2002 and research awards from the New England Perinatal Society, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the Society for Reproductive Investigation. He currently serves on the medical advisory board for the Preeclampsia Foundation and is a member of the Executive Board of the Vermont Oxford Neonatal Network.
Research Interests
Maternal smoking, coagulation in pregnancy, fetal growth, fetal growth abnormalities, pre-eclampsia, maternal physiology
Awards and Achievements
- 2016 - 2017 University of Vermont: University Scholar Award
- 2011 - 2012 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy
- 2010 - 2011 National Institute of Health, NICHD Scientific Vision Workshop planner on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease.
- 2009 - 2011 National Institute of Health, Pregnancy and Neonatology Study Section Chair
- 2008 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Excellence Award
- 2002 University of Vermont College of Medicine Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
- 1983 University of Vermont College of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society