Reem S Abu-Rustum, M.D.
Associate Professor, Director Of Ultrasound Education And Research, Affiliate Professor, Department Of Physiology And Aging
Department:
MD-OBGYN-MATERNAL FETAL MEDICI
Business Phone:
(352) 273-7660
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 as an associate professor in the UF Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and currently serve as the Director of Ultrasound Education and Research. 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).
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, together with UF students and physicians, I oversee the Equal Access Clinic’s Prenatal Night clinic, delivering care to our marginalized pregnant patients.
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 Elect
2022 – Current
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International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Accomplishments
Clinical Excellence Award
2023
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UF College of Medicine Council
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
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
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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
- 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
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.
41(12):2925-2932
[DOI] 10.1002/jum.16074.
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.
58(6):950-953
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.23704.
2021
Ultrasound education in the context of
COVID
‐19: challenges and way forward
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
58(5):653-657
[DOI] 10.1002/uog.23712.
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
ACTIVE
Pulsenmore Home Ultrasound Assessment (HOLA) US Study
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: PULSENMORE
Mar 2022
ACTIVE
PulseNMore Research Support Service Agreement "PulseNMore HOLA US Study"
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: PULSENMORE
Mar 2022
ACTIVE
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) 273-7660
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