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Academic Affiliations
  • Adjunct Professor
    Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS
  • Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Azienda Ospedale/Università, Padova, Italy
Education & Training
  • M.D. – University of Padua, Padua, Italy
  • Fellowship – Perinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Detroit, Michigan
  • Residency – Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
  • Residency – Oncology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
  • Rotating Internship – University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Professional Accomplishments
  • Founding Member, Perinatal Italian Network
  • Member, Working Group on Best Practice in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, London, United Kingdom
  • Chief, Department for the Health of Women and Children, Azienda Ospedale/Università, Padova, Italy
  • Head, Obstetric Unit of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Azienda Ospedale/Università, Padova, Italy
  • Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cà Foncello, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
  • Head Obstetric Unit and Vice-Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cà Foncello, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
  • Reviewer of Manuscripts: American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Awards & Recognition
  • 2011 Italian Woman Doctor of the Year, presented by the Italian Society of Women Doctors
  • Italian National Scientific Qualification for Academic Appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology; obtained after national contest from the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research in Rome, Italy
Select Publications
  • Veronese P, Bertelli F, Cattapan C, Andolfatto M, Gervasi MT, Vida VL. Three-dimensional printing of the fetal heart with complete atrio-ventricular septal defect based on ultrasound imaging data. Kardiol Pol. 2020 Jun 10. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 32543801
  • Ferrazzi E, Frigerio L, Savasi V, Vergani P, Prefumo F, Barresi S, Bianchi S, Ciriello E, Facchinetti F, Gervasi MT, Iurlaro E, Kustermann A, Mangili G, Mosca F, Patanè L, Spazzini D, Spinillo A, Trojano G, Vignali M, Villa A, Zuccotti GV, Parazzini F, Cetin I.  Vaginal delivery in SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant women in Northern Italy: a retrospective analysis. BJOG. 2020 Apr 27. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 32339382
  • Trevisanuto D, Moschino L, Doglioni N, Roehr CC, Gervasi MT, Baraldi E. Neonatal resuscitation where the mother has a suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection: suggestion for a pragmatic action plan. Neonatology. 2020 Apr 24:1-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32335559
  • Colpo A, Marson P, Pavanello F, Tison T, Gervasi MT, Zambon A, Ruffatti A, De Silvestro G, Hoxha A. Therapeutic apheresis during pregnancy: a single center experience.  Transfus Apher Sci. 2019 Oct; 58:652-658. Clinical trial. PMID: 31522920
  • Winters AD, Romero R, Gervasi MT, Gomez-Lopez N, Tran MR, Garcia-Flores V, Pacora P, Jung E, Hassan SS, Hsu CD, Theis KR. Does the endometrial cavity have a molecular microbial signature? Sci Rep. 2019 Jul 9; 9:9905. PMID: 31289304
  • Veronese P, Bogana G, Cerutti A, Yeo L, Romero R, Gervasi MT. A prospective study of the use of fetal intelligent navigation echocardiography (FINE) to obtain standard fetal echocardiography views. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2017 Mar; 41:89-99. PMID: 27309391
  • Di Martino D, Cetin I, Frusca T, Ferrazzi E, Fuse' F, Gervasi MT, Plebani M, Todros T. Italian Advisory Board: sFlt-1/PlGF ratio and preeclampsia, state of the art and developments in diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical management. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Nov; 206:70-73. PMID: 27639603
  • Baraldi E, Giordano G, Stocchero M, Moschino L, Zaramella P, Tran MR, Carraro S, Romero R, Gervasi MT. Untargeted metabolomic analysis of amniotic fluid in the prediction of preterm delivery and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. PLoS One. 2016 Oct 18; 11:e0164211. PMID: 27755564

Book Chapters

  • Gervasi MT, Bogana G. Nutrition, immune system and preeclampsia. In: Metabolic syndrome and complications of pregnancy: the potential preventive role of nutrition, 1st edition. Ferrazzi E, Sears B (editors). Chapter 11, pp. 151-164, 2015.
  • Hassan SS, Chaiworapongsa T, Vaisbuch E, Gervasi MT, Romero R. Sonographic examination of the uterine cervix. In: Sonography in obstetrics and gynecology: principles and practice, 7th edition. Fleischer AC, Toy ED, Lee W, Manning FA, Romero R (editors). Chapter 28, pp. 816-847, 2011.
  • Kusanovic JP, Jodicke C, Yeo L, Romero R, Goncalves LF, Gervasi MT, Redman M, Ghezzi F. Amniocentesis. In: Sonography in obstetrics and gynecology: principles and practice, 7th edition. Fleischer AC, Toy ED, Lee W, Manning FA, Romero R (editors). Chapter 25, pp. 733-773, 2011.
  • Yeo L, Goncalves LF, Romero R, Gervasi MT, Pacora P. Doppler velocimetry of the uteroplacental circulation. In: Sonography in obstetrics and gynecology: principles and practice, 7th edition. Fleischer AC, Toy ED, Lee W, Manning FA, Romero R (editors). Chapter 10, pp. 223-256, 2011.
  • Gervasi MT, Romero R. [Travaglio e parto pretermine: meccanismi]. In: [Trattato di Ginecologia e Ostetricia], 2nd edizione. Di Renzo G (editor). Chapter 95, 2009.
  • Gervasi MT, Romero R. [Travaglio e parto pretermine: meccanismi]. In: [Ginecologia e ostetricia], 1st edizione. Di Renzo G (editor). Chapter 95, 2006.
  • Romero R, Chaiworapongsa T, Gervasi MT. Fetal and maternal responses to intrauterine infection. In: Fetal and neonatal physiology, volume 1, 3rd edition. Polin RA, Fox WW, Abman SH (editors). Chapter 15, pp. 131-142, 2004.
  • Chaiworapongsa T, Espinoza J, Kalache K, Gervasi MT, Romero R. Sonographic examination of the uterine cervix. In: The fetus as a patient: the evolving challenge, 1st edition. Chervenak FA, Kurjak A, Papp Z (editors). pp. 90-117, 2002.
  • Gervasi MT, Romero R, Maymon E, Pacora P, Jeanty P. Ultrasound examination of the uterine cervix during pregnancy. In: Sonography in obstetrics & gynecology: principles and practice, 6th edition. Fleischer AC, Manning FA, Jeanty P, Romero R (editors). Chapter 31, pp. 821-841, 2001.
  • Goncalves LF, Romero R, Gervasi MT, Maymon E, Pacora P, Pilu G. Doppler velocimetry of the uteroplacental circulation. In: Sonography in obstetrics & gynecology: principles and practice, 6th edition. Fleischer AC, Manning FA, Jeanty P, Romero R (editors). Chapter 13, pp. 285-313, 2001.
  • Maymon E, Romero R, Goncalves L, Gervasi MT, Redman M, Ghezzi F. Amniocentesis. In: Sonography in obstetrics & gynecology: principles and practice, 6th edition. Fleischer AC, Manning FA, Jeanty P, Romero R (editors). Chapter 28 pp. 741-774, 2001.
  • Gervasi MT, Marsoni V, Reveane A. Role of the fetal fibronectin in the diagnosis of preterm delivery. In: [Società italiana di medicina perinatale. VI Congresso nazionale, Spoleto, Perugia, 3-6 giugno 1996]. Cosmi EV (editor). pp. 23-28, 1997.
  • Gervasi MT, Marsoni V. Fetal fibronectin: clinical applications. In: World Association of Perinatal Medicine FIGO Study Group on “Assessment of new technologies:” the place for new technologies. Cosmi EV, Montanino G (editors).  International Symposium on Perinatal Medicine and Human Reproduction, 26-29 June 1995, Rome, Italy. pp. 251-258, 1995.