Cecilia Gambala
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
Biography
Dr. Cecilia Gambala received her Bachelor of Science In Cell and Molecular Biology and Bachelor of Arts from H. Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University. She has an extensive educational history at Tulane University earning additionally a Masters of Science in Public Health and a Medical Degree. She subsequently completed her Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency and Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship in Chicago at the University of Illinois. In 2011, she returned to Tulane University Medical School to begin her academic career. She currently acts as Director of medical student education in Ob/Gyn and is the Assistant Dean for Clinical Education. Dr. Gambala's research interests outside of medical education include prenatal diagnosis, obesity, diabetes and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
Education
University of Illinois
University of Illinois
Tulane University, School of Medicine
Articles
Differences in placental telomere length suggest a link between racial disparities in birth outcomes and cellular aging
2016
Health disparities begin early in life and persist across the life course. Despite current efforts, black women exhibit greater risk for pregnancy complications and negative perinatal outcomes compared with white women. The placenta, which is a complex multi-tissue organ, serves as the primary transducer of bidirectional information between the mother and fetus.
Effects of Magnesium on Central Arterial Compliance in Preeclampsia
2010
The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of MgSO4 infusion on central arterial compliance, using radial artery applanation tonometry in women with preeclampsia. Seventy women with preeclampsia were prospectively recruited. Radial pulse waveforms were obtained and the aortic waveforms constructed.
Adipokinins in Pregnancies at Risk for Preterm Delivery
2013
Objective: To compare adipokinins between women experiencing preterm labor (PTL) and prior preterm deliveries (PTD). Study design: In this prospective observational cohort, 110 women with a singleton
Media Appearances
A mother's stress level during pregnancy may affect the baby's sex, study suggests
Dr. Cecilia T. Gambala, the director of OB-GYN student education at Tulane University Medical School, told USA TODAY in an email that much of the published data on how stress affects pregnant women "demonstrate" associations between stress and birth outcomes, but do not specify cause.
'I wanted to give him a life' - couple talks about impact of baby who lived for only 17 hours
"What's recommended from studies that showed folic acid can prevent neural tube defects, is taking it several months prior to conceiving. In fact the recommended number is 400 micrograms daily and those can be found in your regular prenatal vitamin," explained Dr. Cecilia Gambala, a Tulane Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist.
