Mark A. Klebanoff, MD

Mark A. Klebanoff, MD, MPH is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Perinatal Research at the Research Institute, and Professor of Pediatrics and of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Klebanoff is an epidemiologist, and is Director of the Ohio Perinatal Research Network. His research focuses on the etiology and prognosis of preterm birth, the etiology and prevention of pregnancy complications, and the epidemiology of female reproductive tract infections. Dr. Klebanoff is past president of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research and is currently an Editor of the American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

Research Center:

• Center for Perinatal Research

Undergraduate

• Johns Hopkins University
  Date Completed: 06/30/1976

Medical School

• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  Date Completed: 06/30/1979

Graduate School

• Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
  Date Completed: 06/30/1983

2010–present

• Director, Ohio Perinatal Research Network, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

2005–2005

• Visiting Scientist, Maternal and Infant Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1999–2010

• Senior Biomedical Research Service, NIH

1999–2008

• Director, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and
  Prevention Research, NICHD

1998–1999

• Acting Director, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and
  Prevention Research, NICHD

1987–2010

• Senior Investigator, NICHD

1985–1987

• Senior Staff Fellow, NICHD

1982–1985

• Epidemiology Staff Fellow, NICHD

1979–1982

• Pediatric Intern and Resident, University of Rochester,
  Rochester, New York

• Klebanoff, MA; Harper, M; Lai, YL; Thorp, J; Sorokin, Y; Varner, MW; Wapner, RJ; Caritis, SN; Iams, JD; Carpenter, MW; Peaceman, AM; Mercer, BM; Sciscione, A; Rouse, DJ; Ramin, SM; Anderson, GD. 2011. Fish Consumption, Erythrocyte Fatty Acids, and Preterm Birth.  OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 117, no. 5. (May): 1071-1077.
• Zhang, J; Mikolajczyk, R; Grewal, J; Neta, G; Klebanoff, M. 2011. Prenatal Application of the Individualized Fetal Growth Reference.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 173, no. 5. (March): 539-543.
• Harper, M; Zheng, SL; Thom, E; Klebanoff, MA; Thorp, J; Sorokin, Y; Varner, MW; Iams, JD; Dinsmoor, M; Mercer, BM; Rouse, DJ; Ramin, SM; Anderson, GD. 2011. Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms and Length of Gestation.  OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 117, no. 1. (January): 125-130.
• Brotman, RM; Klebanoff, MA; Nansel, TR; Yu, KF; Andrews, WW; Zhang, J; Schwebke, JR. 2010. Bacterial Vaginosis Assessed by Gram Stain and Diminished Colonization Resistance to Incident Gonococcal, Chlamydial, and Trichomonal Genital Infection.  JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Vol. 202, no. 12. (December): 1907-1915.
• Zabor, EC; Klebanoff, M; Yu, K; Zhang, J; Nansel, T; Andrews, W; Schwebke, J; Jeffcoat, M. 2010. Association between periodontal disease, bacterial vaginosis, and sexual risk behaviours.  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY. Vol. 37, no. 10. (October): 888-893.
• Powers, RW; Jeyabalan, A; Clifton, RG; Van Dorsten, P; Hauth, JC; Klebanoff, MA; Lindheimer, MD; Sibai, B; Landon, M; Miodovnik, M. 2010. Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1 (sFlt1), Endoglin and Placental Growth Factor (PlGF) in Preeclampsia among High Risk Pregnancies.  PLOS ONE. Vol. 5, no. 10. (October)
• Jeyabalan, A; Powers, RW; Clifton, RG; Van Dorsten, P; Hauth, JC; Klebanoff, MA; Lindheimer, MD; Sibai, B; Landon, M; Miodovnik, M. 2010. Effect of Smoking on Circulating Angiogenic Factors in High Risk Pregnancies.  PLOS ONE. Vol. 5, no. 10. (October)
• Chetty-John, S; Zhang, J; Chen, Z; Albert, P; Sun, LP; Klebanoff, M; Grewal, U. 2010. Long-term physical and neurologic development in newborn infants with isolated single umbilical artery.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 203, no. 4. (October)
• O'Shea, TM; Klebanoff, MA; Signore, C. 2010. Delivery After Previous Cesarean: Long-Term Outcomes in the Child.  SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY. Vol. 34, no. 4. (August): 281-292.
• Trabert, B; Graubard, BI; Klebanoff, MA; Longnecker, MP; McGlynn, KA. 2010. ARE PLACENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AN INDIRECT MARKER OF IN UTERO HORMONE EXPOSURE?.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 171. (June): S58-S58.
• Bowers, K; Hu, G; Yu, Z; Yang, X; Klebanoff, M; Yeung, E; Zhang, C. 2010. POSTNATAL WEIGHT GAIN AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG CHINESE CHILDREN.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 171. (June): S28-S28.
• Klebanoff, MA; Andrews, WW; Zhang, J; Brotman, RM; Nansel, TR; Yu, KF; Schwebke, JR. 2010. Race of Male Sex Partners and Occurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis.  SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. Vol. 37, no. 3. (March): 184-190.
• Harper, M; Thom, E; Klebanoff, MA; Thorp, J; Sorokin, Y; Varner, MW; Wapner, RJ; Caritis, SN; Iams, JD; Carpenter, MW; Peaceman, AM; Mercer, BM; Sciscione, A; Rouse, DJ; Ramin, SM; Anderson, GD. 2010. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation to Prevent Recurrent Preterm Birth A Randomized Controlled Trial.  OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 115, no. 2. (February): 234-242.
• Klebanoff, MA; Nansel, TR; Brotman, RM; Zhang, J; Yu, KF; Schwebke, JR; Andrews, WW. 2010. Personal Hygienic Behaviors and Bacterial Vaginosis.  SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. Vol. 37, no. 2. (February): 94-99.
• Gammill, HS; Powers, RW; Clifton, RG; Van Dorsten, JP; Klebanoff, MA; Lindheimer, MD; Sibai, B; Landon, MB; Miodovnik, M; Dombrowski, M. 2010. Does C-Reactive Protein Predict Recurrent Preeclampsia?.  HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY. Vol. 29, no. 4. : 399-409.
• Azzato, EM; Chen, RA; Wacholder, S; Chanock, SJ; Klebanoff, MA; Caporaso, NE. 2010. Maternal EPHX1 polymorphisms and risk of phenytoin-induced congenital malformations.  PHARMACOGENETICS AND GENOMICS. Vol. 20, no. 1. (January): 58-63.
• Zhang, J; Kim, SD; Albert, P; Sundaram, R; Klebanoff, M; Grewal, J. 2009. Predicting macrosomia by individualized fetal growth velocity and maternal characteristics.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 201, no. 6. (December): S213-S213.
• Chetty-John, S; Zhang, J; Chen, Z; Albert, P; Sun, LP; Klebanoff, M; Grewal, U. 2009. Long-term physical and neurological development in newborns with isolated single umbilical artery.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 201, no. 6. (December): S55-S55.
• Klebanoff, MA; Zhang, J; Zhang, CL; Levine, RJ. 2009. Maternal Serum Theobromine and the Development of Preeclampsia.  EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 20, no. 5. (September): 727-732.
• Keim, SA; Branum, AM; Klebanoff, MA; Zemel, BS. 2009. Maternal Body Mass Index and Daughters' Age at Menarche.  EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 20, no. 5. (September): 677-681.
• McGlynn, KA; Guo, XG; Graubard, BI; Brock, JW; Klebanoff, MA; Longnecker, MP. 2009. Maternal Pregnancy Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Hypospadias and Cryptorchidism in Male Offspring.  ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. Vol. 117, no. 9. (September): 1472-1476.
• Sibai, B; Romero, R; Klebanoff, MA; Rice, MM; Caritis, S; Lindheimer, MD; Van Dorsten, JP; Landon, M; Miodovnik, M; Dombrowski, M; Meis, P. 2009. Maternal plasma concentrations of the soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 are increased prior to the diagnosis of preeclampsia.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 200, no. 6. (June)
• Klebanoff, M. 2009. PERSONAL HYGIENIC BEHAVIORS AND BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS (BV).  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 169. (June): S30-S30.
• Scifres, CM; Iams, JD; Klebanoff, M; Macones, GA. 2009. Metaanalysis vs large clinical trials: which should guide our management?.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 200, no. 5. (May)
• Chen, AM; Klebanoff, MA; Basso, O. 2009. Pre-pregnancy body mass index change between pregnancies and preterm birth in the following pregnancy.  PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 23, no. 3. (May): 207-215.
• Chen, AM; Klebanoff, MA; Basso, O. 2009. Pre-pregnancy body mass index change between pregnancies and preterm birth in the following pregnancy.  PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 23, no. 3. (May): 207-215.
• Parker, JD; Klebanoff, MA. 2009. Invited Commentary: Crossing Curves-025EFIt's Time to Focus on Gestational Age-specific Mortality.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 169, no. 7. (April): 798-801.
• Brenner, RA; Taneja, GS; Haynie, DL; Trumble, AC; Qian, C; Klinger, RM; Klebanoff, MA. 2009. Association Between Swimming Lessons and Drowning in Childhood A Case-Control Study.  ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE. Vol. 163, no. 3. (March): 203-210.
• Brenner, RA; Taneja, GS; Haynie, DL; Trumble, AC; Qian, C; Klinger, RM; Klebanoff, MA. 2009. Association Between Swimming Lessons and Drowning in Childhood A Case-Control Study.  ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE. Vol. 163, no. 3. (March): 203-210.
• Bodnar, LM; Catov, JM; Wisner, KL; Klebanoff, MA. 2009. Racial and seasonal differences in 25-hydroxyvitamin D detected in maternal sera frozen for over 40 years.  BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. Vol. 101, no. 2. (January): 278-284.
• Klebanoff, MA. 2009. The Collaborative Perinatal Project: a 50-year retrospective.  PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 23, no. 1. (January): 2-8.
• Windham, GC; Zhang, LX; Longnecker, MP; Klebanoff, M. 2008. Maternal smoking, demographic and lifestyle factors in relation to daughter's age at menarche.  PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 22, no. 6. (November): 551-561.
• Klebanoff, MA; Meis, PJ; Dombrowski, MP; Zhao, Y; Moawad, AH; Northen, A; Sibai, BM; Iams, JD; Varner, MW; Caritis, SN; O'Sullivan, MJ; Leveno, KJ; Miodovnik, M; Conway, D; Wapner, RJ; Carpenter, M; Mercer, BM; Ramin, SM; Thorp, JM; Peaceman, AM. 2008. Salivary progesterone and estriol among pregnant women treated with 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate or placebo.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 199, no. 5. (November)
• Lynch, CD; Klebanoff, MA; Louis, GMB. 2008. Is caffeine use during pregnancy really unsafe?.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 199, no. 5. (November)
• Windham, GC; Zhang, LX; Longnecker, MP; Klebanoff, M. 2008. Maternal smoking, demographic and lifestyle factors in relation to daughter's age at menarche.  PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 22, no. 6. (November): 551-561.
• Klebanoff, MA; Cole, SR. 2008. Use of multiple imputation in the epidemiologic literature.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 168, no. 4. (August): 355-357.
• Ness, RB; Zhang, J; Bass, D; Klebanoff, MA. 2008. Interactions between smoking and weight in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and small-for-gestational-age birth.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 168, no. 4. (August): 427-433.
• Brotman, RM; Klebanoff, MA; Nansel, TR; Andrews, WW; Schwebke, JR; Zhang, J; Yu, KF; Zenilman, JM; Scharfstein, DO. 2008. A longitudinal study of vaginal douching and bacterial vaginosis - A marginal structural modeling analysis.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 168, no. 2. (July): 188-196.
• Whitcomb, BW; Schisterman, EF; Klebanoff, MA; Baumgarten, M; Luo, X; Chegini, N. 2008. Circulating levels of cytokines during pregnancy: thrombopoietin is elevated in miscarriage.  FERTILITY AND STERILITY. Vol. 89, no. 6. (June): 1795-1802.
• Chen, A; Klebanoff, MA; Basso, O. 2008. Prepregnancy body mass index change between pregnancies and preterm birth in the following pregnancy.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 167, no. 11. (June): S100-S100.
• Taneja, GS; Brenner, RA; Klinger, R; Trumble, AC; Qian, C; Klebanoff, M. 2007. Participation of next of kin in research following sudden, unexpected death of a child.  ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE. Vol. 161, no. 5. (May): 453-456.
• Hemachandra, AH; Klebanoff, MA. 2006. Use of serial ultrasound to identify periods of fetal growth restriction in relation to neonatal anthropometry.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY. Vol. 18, no. 6. (November): 791-797.
• Aros, S; Mills, JL; Torres, C; Henriquez, C; Fuentes, A; Capurro, T; Mena, M; Conley, M; Cox, C; Signore, C; Klebanoff, M; Cassorla, F. 2006. Prospective identification of pregnant women drinking four or more standard drinks (>= 48 g) of alcohol per day.  SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. Vol. 41, no. 2. : 183-197.
• Buka, SL; Tsuang, MT; Goldstein, JM; Seidman, LJ; Torrey, EF; Klebanoff, MA; Yolken, RH. 2003. Maternal exposure to herpes simplex virus type 2 and psychosis among adult offspring: Replication and specificity.  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. Vol. 60, no. 1. (March): 35-35.
• Buka, SL; Tsuang, MT; Torrey, EF; Klebanoff, MA; Wagner, RL; Yolken, RH. 2002. Maternal cytokine levels during pregnancy and adult psychosis.  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. Vol. 53, no. 3. (January): 243-243.
• Klebanoff, MA; Levine, RJ; Clemens, JD; Wilkins, DG. 2002. Maternal serum caffeine metabolites and small-for-gestational age birth.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 155, no. 1. (January): 32-37.
• Buka, SL; Tsuang, MT; Torrey, EF; Klebanoff, MA; Bernstein, D; Yolken, RH. 2001. Maternal infections and subsequent psychosis among offspring.  ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY. Vol. 58, no. 11. (November): 1032-1037.
• Klebanoff, MA; Levine, RJ; Morris, CD; Hauth, JC; Sibai, BM; Curet, LB; Catalano, P; Wilkins, DG. 2001. Accuracy of self-reported cigarette smoking among pregnant women in the 1990s.  PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Vol. 15, no. 2. (April): 140-143.
• Buka, SL; Yolken, RH; Torrey, EF; Klebanoff, MA; Tsuang, MT. 1999. Viruses, fetal hypoxia, and subsequent schizophrenia: A direct test of infectious agents using prenatal sera.  SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. Vol. 36, no. 1-3. (April): 38-38.
• Read, JS; Troendle, JF; Klebanoff, MA. 1997. Cause-of-death categories - Response.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Vol. 87, no. 12. (December): 2055-2055.
• Read, JS; Troendle, JF; Klebanoff, MA. 1997. Infectious disease mortality among infants in the United States, 1983 through 1987.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Vol. 87, no. 2. (February): 192-198.
• SCHULSINGER, C; MEDNICK, BR; KLEBANOFF, MA; SECHER, NJ; TEASDALE, TW; BAKER, RL. 1993. DELIVERY OF PRETERM AND SMALL-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE INFANTS ACROSS GENERATIONS.  ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. Vol. 87. : 62-66.
• KLEBANOFF, MA. 1988. SHORT INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL AND THE RISK OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Vol. 78, no. 6. (June): 667-670.
• KLEBANOFF, MA; SHIONO, PH; BERENDES, HW. 1988. MATERNAL HEMATOLOGIC STATUS AND OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY IN BLACKS AND WHITES.  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. Vol. 318, no. 12. (March): 784-784.
• SHIONO, PH; KLEBANOFF, MA. 1986. ETHNIC-DIFFERENCES IN PRETERM AND VERY PRETERM DELIVERY.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Vol. 76, no. 11. (November): 1317-1321.
• SHIONO, PH; KLEBANOFF, MA; GRAUBARD, BI; BERENDES, HW; RHOADS, GG. 1986. BIRTH-WEIGHT AMONG WOMEN OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC-GROUPS.  JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Vol. 255, no. 1. (January): 48-52.
• SHIONO, PH; KLEBANOFF, MA; GRAUBARD, BI; BERENDES, HW; RHOADS, GG. 1985. BIRTH-WEIGHT AMONG WOMEN OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC-GROUPS.  PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. Vol. 19, no. 4. : A209-A209.
• KLEBANOFF, MA; MILLS, JL; BERENDES, HW. 1985. MOTHERS BIRTH-WEIGHT AS A PREDICTOR OF MACROSOMIA.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. Vol. 153, no. 3. : 253-257.
• KLEBANOFF, MA; NUGENT, RP; RHOADS, GG. 1984. COITUS DURING PREGNANCY - IS IT SAFE.  LANCET. Vol. 2, no. 8408. : 914-917.
• KLEBANOFF, MA; GRAUBARD, BI; KESSEL, SS; BERENDES, HW. 1984. LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT ACROSS GENERATIONS.  JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Vol. 252, no. 17. : 2423-2427.