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Academic Affiliations
  • Interim Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Project Site Manager
  • Professor and Clinician Educator, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS
  • Research Project and Educational Mentor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Training Program, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Staff Administration, Center for Advanced Obstetrical Care Research National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Education & Training
    • Medical Doctorate, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Research Sabbatical – Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, England
    • Fellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine – Wayne State University/Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
    • Residency and Internship, Obstetrics and Gynecology – St. Louis University Hospitals, St. Louis, Missouri
    Professional Areas of Interest
    • High-risk obstetrics
    Awards & Recognition
    • Coronavirus Hero, TIME Magazine
      https://time.com/collection/coronavirus-heroes/5816888/doctor-coronavirus-retirement/
    • Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
    • Senior Member, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
    • Distinguished Citizen Citation, Macalester College Alumni Association, St. Paul, Minnesota
    • Central Prize, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Certificate of Merit Award, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • President’s Presenter’s Award, Society of Gynecologic Investigation Scientific Program Committee
    • Best Abstract Award, Oral Plenary Session, 17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
    • Best Paper - Oral Plenary Session III, 15th Annual Meeting of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
    • 1989-1990 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
    • 1988-1989 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
    • Class Graduation Speaker, Mayo Medical School, Class of 1984
    Select Publications
    • Gudicha DW, Romero R, Kabiri D, Hernandez-Andrade E, Pacora P, Erez O, Kusanovic JP, Jung E, Paredes C, Berry SM, Hassan SS, Hsu CD, Tarca AL. Customized cervical length screening improves prediction of spontaneous preterm birth: a longitudinal study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Submitted on 5/22/2020; initial decision “with revision” on 6/18/2020.
    • Gomez-Lopez N, Romero R, Xu Y, Miller D, Arenas-Hernandez M, Garcia-Flores V, Panaitescu B, Galaz J, Hsu CD, Para R, Berry SM. Fetal T cell activation in the amniotic cavity during preterm labor: a potential mechanism for a subset of idiopathic preterm birth. J Immunol. 2019 Oct 1; 203:1793-1807. PMID: 31492740
    • Gomez-Lopez N, Romero R, Hassan SS, Bhatti G, Berry SM, Kusanovic JP, Pacora P, Tarca AL. The cellular transcriptome in the maternal circulation during normal pregnancy: a longitudinal study. Front Immunol. 2019 Dec 17; 10:2863. PMID: 31921132
    • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Berry SM, Stone J, Norton ME, Johnson D, Berghella V. Fetal blood sampling. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Sep; 209:170-180. PMID: 23978246
    • Romero R, Soto E, Berry SM, Hassan SS, Kusanovic JP, Yoon BH, Edwin S, Mazor M, Chaiworapongsa T. Blood pH and gases in fetuses in preterm labor with and without systemic inflammatory response syndrome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Jul; 25:1160-1170. PMID: 21988103
    • Chaiworapongsa T, Romero R, Berry SM, Hassan SS, Yoon BH, Edwin S, Mazor M. The role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in the neutrophilia observed in the fetal inflammatory response syndrome. J Perinat Med. 2011 Nov; 39:653-666. PMID: 21801092
    • Romero R, Savasan ZA, Chaiworapongsa T, Berry SM, Kusanovic JP, Hassan SS, Yoon BH, Edwin S, Mazor M. Hematologic profile of the fetus with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. J Perinat Med. 2011 Sep 30; 40:19-32. PMID: 219579973
    • Espinoza J, Uckele JE, Starr RA, Seubert DE, Espinoza AF, Berry SM. Angiogenic imbalances: The obstetric perspective. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jul; 203:17.e1-e8. PMID: 20231008
    • Espinoza J, Uckele JE, Starr RA, Lorenz RP, Bronsteen RA, Berry SM. Insights into angiogenic imbalances during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug; 114(2 Pt2):437-440. PMID: 19622952
    • Hassan S, Romero R, Hendler I, Gomez R, Khalek N, Espinoza J, Nien JK, Berry SM, Bujold E, Camacho N, Sorokin Y. A sonographic short cervix as the only clinical manifestation of intra- amniotic infection. J Perinat Med. 2006 Feb; 34:13-19. PMID: 16489881
    • Romero R, Espinoza J, Gonçalves LF, Gomez R, Medina L, Silva M, Chaiworapongsa T, Yoon BH, Ghezzi F, Lee W, Treadwell M, Berry SM, Maymon E, Mazor M, DeVore G. Fetal cardiac dysfunction in preterm premature rupture of membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2004 Sep; 16:146-157. PMID: 15590440
    • Berry SM, Hassan SS, Russell E, Kukuruga D, Land S, Kaplan J. Association of maternal histocompatibility at class II HLA loci with maternal microchimerism in the fetus. Pediatr Res. 2004 Jul; 56:73-78. PMID: 15128924
    • Romero R, Chaiworapongsa T, Espinoza J, Gomez R, Yoon BH, Edwin S, Mazor M, Maymon E, Berry S. Fetal plasma MMP-9 concentrations are elevated in preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Nov; 187:1125-1130. PMID: 12439489
    • Redman ME, Blackwell SC, Refuerzo JS, Kruger M, Naccasha N, Hassan SS, Berry SM. The ninety- fifth percentile for growth discordance predicts complications of twin pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep; 187:667-671. PMID: 12237645
    • Refuerzo JS, Sokol RJ, Blackwell SC, Berry SM, Janisse JJ, Sorokin Y. Cocaine use and preterm premature rupture of membranes: improvement in neonatal outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jun; 186:1150-1154. PMID: 12066089
    • Blackwell SC, Redman ME, Tomlinson M, Berry SM, Sorokin Y, Cotton DB. Severe pre- eclampsia remote from term: what to expect of expectant management. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2002 May; 11:321-324. PMID: 12389673
    • Blackwell SC, Wolfe HM, Redman ME, Hassan SS, Berry SM, Treadwell MC, Zador I, Carreno CA, Sorokin Y. Relationship between meconium staining and amniotic fluid volume in term pregnancies. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2002 Mar-Apr; 17:78-82. PMID: 11844910
    • Pacora P, Chaiworapongsa T, Maymon E, Kim YM, Gomez R, Yoon BH, Ghezzi F, Berry SM, Qureshi F, Jacques SM, Kim JC, Kadar N, Romero R. Funisitis and chorionic vasculitis: the histological counterpart of the fetal inflammatory response syndrome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2002 Jan; 11:18-25. PMID: 12380603
    • Berry SM, Lecolier B, Smith RS, Bercau G, Dombrowski MP, Puder KS, Kithier K, Bidat L, Johnson MP, Cotton DB. Predictive value of fetal serum beta 2-microglobulin for neonatal renal function. Lancet. 1995 May 20; 345:1277-1278. PMID: 7746060Berry SM, Fine N, Bichalski JA, Cotton DB, Dombrowski MP, Kaplan J. Circulating lymphocyte subsets in second- and third-trimester fetuses: comparison with newborns and adults. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Oct; 167(4 Pt 1):895-900. Erratum in: Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992 Dec; 167:1898. PMID: 1415422

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