Reem S Abu-Rustum, M.D.
Professor & Director Of Ultrasound Services, Education And Research, Affiliate Professor, Department Of Physiology And Aging
Department:
MD-OBGYN-MATERNAL FETAL MEDICI
Business Phone:
(352) 265-6200
Business Email:
raburustum@ufl.edu
About Reem S Abu-Rustum
My name is Reem S. Abu-Rustum, MD, and I attended medical school and completed my residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. I returned to my alma mater in 2018 and currently serve as Professor & Director of Ultrasound Services, Education and Research in the UF Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Additionally, I am certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and am a fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). I am the President of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG).
My clinical interests include ultrasound, specifically the first trimester fetus and the fetal heart, ultrasound education and global outreach. I have authored the textbook ” A Practical Guide to 3D Ultrasound”. I co-founded and presided over SANA Medical NGO in Lebanon and served on two outreach missions to Sudan with ISUOG, where I was a volunteer helping in the sonographic training of various health care providers to ensure that pregnant women in various underserved settings have access to a properly performed scan. Here in Alachua County in 2020, together with UF students and physicians, I oversaw the creation and served as Medical Director of the Equal Access Clinic’s Prenatal Night clinic, delivering care to our marginalized pregnant patients until August 2024.
As a physician, my goal is to provide my patients with compassionate care and the most advanced sonographic assessment of their fetuses.
In my free time, I enjoy the outdoors and the performing arts with my family.
Additional Positions:
ISUOG President
2024 – Current
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International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Accomplishments
Shield of Honor
2025
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Lebanese Order of Physicians – Tripoli, Lebanon
Clinical Excellence Award
2023
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UF College of Medicine Council
Exemplary Teacher Award
2023
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University of Florida College of Medicine
CREOG National Award for Excellence in Resident Education
2022
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ACOG
J. Lee Dockery, MD Excellence in Teaching Award
2021
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida
Exemplary Teacher Award
2020
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College of Medicine, University of Florida
Gold Humanism Society
2020
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UF's Chapman Chapter of the GHHS
Golden Apple Teaching Award
2019-2024
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Dept. of Ob/Gyn University of Florida
Exemplary Teacher Award
2019
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College of Medicine, University of Florida
Presidential Award
2018
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The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
The Shield of Honor of the Lebanese Order of Physicians Tripoli
2018
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Liban Ordre Des Medecins
The Shield of Honor of the Lebanese Order of Physicians Tripoli
2016
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Liban Ordre Des Medecins
The Shield of Honor of the Lebanese Society of Ob/Gyn
2008
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Lebanese Society of Ob/Gyn
Most Outstanding Resident in OB/GYN
1997
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UF Medical Alumni Association Award
Golden Apple Teaching Award
1994-1997
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Dept. of Ob/Gyn University of Florida
AOA
1993
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Alpha Omega Alpha
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2020-2021
PHA6613 Clinical Applications Precision Medicine: Precision Health
Board Certifications
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Fetal EchocardiographyARDMS
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Obstetrics & GynecologyARDMS
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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Principles and InstrumentationARDMS
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Women’s Health
Areas of Interest
- Fetal Development
- Fetal echocardiography
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Pregnancy
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-8427-7351
Areas of Interest
- Global Health
- Medical Student & Resident Education
- Sonography and prenatal diagnosis
Publications
Academic Articles
2025
Developing an optimal maternal‐fetal medicine ultrasound practice: A report and recommendations of the workshop of the Society for Maternal‐Fetal Medicine
Pregnancy.
1(3)
[DOI] 10.1002/pmf2.70003.
2025
Isn’t It Time for the Cardiac Sweep to Span from the Stomach to the Left Brachiocephalic Vein?
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
[DOI] 10.1002/jum.16666.
2024
Developmental Changes of the Coronary Sinus Between the First and Second Trimesters: A Pilot Study.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
43(11):2163-2168
[DOI] 10.1002/jum.16547.
[PMID] 39115155.
2024
First-trimester cavum veli interpositi: prevalence and natural history.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
63(4):502-506
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.27523.
[PMID] 37902788.
2024
Successful Implementation of the AIUM Standardized 4-Year Residency Ultrasound Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Lessons Learned and Way Forward.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
43(6):1109-1119
[DOI] 10.1002/jum.16439.
[PMID] 38433458.
2023
Curriculum and competency assessment program for training maternal-fetal medicine fellows in the performance of the detailed obstetric ultrasound examination: A consensus report.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.
228(2):B2-B9
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.008.
[PMID] 36087741.
2022
COVID-19: changing the care process for women’s health-the patient’s perspective
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.
35(25):6180-6184
[DOI] 10.1080/14767058.2021.1909560.
2022
Curriculum and Competency Assessment Program for Training Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellows in the Performance of the Detailed Obstetric Ultrasound Examination.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
41(12):2925-2932
[DOI] 10.1002/jum.16074.
[PMID] 36073175.
2022
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Checklist for pregnancies resulting from in vitro fertilization.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.
227(1):B2-B3
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.035.
[PMID] 35337803.
2021
Prenatal diagnosis of double-outlet left atrium.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
58(6):950-953
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.23704.
[PMID] 34096666.
2021
Ultrasound education in the context of COVID-19: challenges and way forward.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
58(5):653-657
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.23712.
[PMID] 34159647.
2020
Fetal sex discordance between noninvasive prenatal screening results and sonography: A single institution’s experience and review of the literature.
Birth defects research.
112(4):339-349
[DOI] 10.1002/bdr2.1594.
[PMID] 31566914.
2020
ISUOG Consensus Statement on organization of routine and specialist obstetric ultrasound services in context of COVID-19.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
55(6):863-870
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.22029.
[PMID] 32233049.
2020
ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in context of COVID-19.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
55(5):709-712
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.22027.
[PMID] 32207189.
2019
Normogram of Middle Cerebral Artery Doppler Indexes and Cerebroplacental Ratio at 12 to 14 Weeks in an Unselected Pregnancy Population.
American journal of perinatology.
36(2):155-160
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0038-1661404.
[PMID] 29980154.
2019
Practical Approach to Sonographic Evaluation and Management of Placenta Previa
Contemporary Ob/Gyn.
2019
The home handedness questionnaire: pilot data from preschoolers
Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition.
24(4):482-503
[DOI] 10.1080/1357650x.2018.1543313.
2018
Fetal Imaging: Past, Present and Future. A Journey of Marvel
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology.
125(12)
[DOI] 10.1111/1471-0528.15343.
[PMID] 30302930.
2017
The 3 sweep approach for fetal anatomic assessment in the outreach setting
Journal of Fetal Medicine.
4(1):25-30
[DOI] 10.1007/s40556-017-0114-6.
2016
Are there head volume alterations at 11-14 weeks in fetuses with congenital heart defects? A first trimester case series
American Journal of Perinatology.
6(2):e232-e238
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0036-1584241.
[PMID] 27308099.
2015
The role of ultrasound in the Lebanese outreach setting
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30(2):43-48
2013
Limitations of 3-dimensional sonography in the prenatal evaluation of a skin denudation syndrome.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
32(7):1301-3
[DOI] 10.7863/ultra.32.7.1301.
[PMID] 23804354.
2013
Prenatal diagnosis of pentalogy of Cantrell at 11-13 weeks: Evidence for a hexalogy.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
33(1):85-6
[DOI] 10.3109/01443615.2012.730079.
[PMID] 23259889.
2013
Reference values for the right and left fetal choroid plexus at 11-13 weeks: an early sign of ‘developmental’ laterality?
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
32(9):1623-1629
[DOI] 10.7863/ultra.32.9.1623.
[PMID] 23980224.
2013
Sonography: first-line modality in the diagnosis of acute colonic diverticulitis?
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
32(10):1689-94
[DOI] 10.7863/ultra.32.10.1689.
[PMID] 24065248.
2013
Use of spatiotemporal image correlation at 11-14 weeks’ gestation.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
42(6):669-78
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.12548.
[PMID] 23801593.
2012
Defining the spatial relationships between 8 anatomic planes in the 11+6 – 13+6 week fetus
Prenatal diagnosis.
32(9):875-882
[DOI] 10.1002/pd.3924.
[PMID] 22711455.
2011
Learning curve and factors influencing the feasibility of performing fetal echocardiography at the time of the first trimester scan
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
30(5):695-700
[DOI] 10.7863/jum.2011.30.5.695.
[PMID] 21527618.
2010
Role of first trimester sonography in the diagnosis of aneuploidy and structural fetal anomalies
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
29(10):1445-1452
[DOI] 10.7863/jum.2010.29.10.1445.
[PMID] 20876898.
2010
The role of ultrasound in early gestation in the diagnosis of congenital heart defects
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
29(5):817-821
[DOI] 10.7863/jum.2010.29.5.817.
[PMID] 20427794.
2010
Three-dimensional fast acquisition for imaging of the fetal heart.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
29(8)
[PMID] 20660465.
2009
Is 3-dimensional sonography useful in the prenatal diagnosis of ambiguous genitalia?
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
28(1):95-7
[PMID] 19106365.
2008
Cocoa butter lotion for prevention of striae gravidarum: a double-blind, randomised and placebo-controlled trial.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology.
115(9):1138-42
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01796.x.
[PMID] 18715434.
2008
Three-dimensional sonographic diagnosis of conjoined twins with fetal death in the first trimester.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
27(11):1662-3
[PMID] 18946109.
2006
Inner myometrial laceration causing massive postpartum hemorrhage
Journal of Reproductive Medicine.
51(2):135-137
[PMID] 16572915.
1997
Imipenem and Cilastin Sodium
Primary Care Update for OB/GYNS.
4(4):21-23
[DOI] 10.1016/S1068-607X(96)00053-4.
1994
Expression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) isoforms and TGF beta type II receptor messenger ribonucleic acid and protein, and the effect of TGF beta s on endometrial stromal cell growth and protein degradation in vitro.
Endocrinology.
135(1):450-9
[PMID] 8013384.
Grants
Mar 2022
– Oct 2024
PulseNMore Research Support Service Agreement "PulseNMore HOLA US Study"
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: PULSENMORE
Mar 2022
– Mar 2024
Pulsenmore Home Ultrasound Assessment (HOLA) US Study
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: PULSENMORE
Mar 2022
– Mar 2024
Human Factors Validation Testing of the Pulsenmore Es Home Ultrasound Monitoring Device for Conducting Fetal Scans During Pregnancy
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: PULSENMORE
Education
Residency – OB/GYN
1993-1997
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University of Florida
Medical School
1990-1993
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University of Florida
B.S. Biologic and Medical Science
1986-1990
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University of Florida
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 265-6200
Emails:
- Business:
- raburustum@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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PO Box 100294 M30
1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610