Dr. Masoud Mark Taslimi M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
880 MADISON AVE MEMPHIS TN, 38103About
Dr. Masoud Taslimi is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Santa Cruz, CA. Dr. Taslimi specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Taslimi can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Taslimi can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Teheran Univ, Fac of Med, Teheran, Iran 1969
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine 1969
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- Maternal and Fetal Medicine- 1987
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Malignant mixed müllerian tumor of the fallopian tube of the heterologous type.
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in pregnancy: a diagnostic dilemma. Case report and review of the literature.
- Vaginal versus ultrasound examination of fetal occiput position during the second stage of labor.
- Prospective randomized clinical trial of inpatient cervical ripening with stepwise oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol.
- Detection of sonographic markers of fetal aneuploidy depends on maternal and
- Gestational diabetes after delivery. Short-term management and long-term risks.
- Bacterial flora-typing with targeted, chip-based Pyrosequencing.
- Hemostatic wrapping of ruptured liver in two postpartum patients.
- Variation in infant birth weight: socioeconomic factors versus medical conditions.
- Stercoral perforation of the colon with favorable pregnancy outcome.
- Multi-agent chemotherapy in a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in second trimester of pregnancy.
- Captopril in severe preeclampsia.
- Concealed maternal blood glucose excursions correlate with birth weight centile.
- Ultrasound estimation of fetal weight in small for gestational age pregnancies.
- Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic twin pregnancies using the change in cervical length over time.
Awards
- State of Tennessee Office of Health Access, Community Initiative Prog 1998-2000 Rural Prenatal Care Improvement Program Award
- 1994-1999 Rural Prenatal Nurse Education Grant, March of Dimes
- 1994 Invaluable Contributions to the Perinatal Cause in Tennessee, Tenness
- The Baroness Award for Teaching excellence, 1989 University of Tennessee
- Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 1984 Best Poster award
Treatments
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
Fellowships
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 1985
- University of Tennessee TN 1985
Experience & Accolades
- Chairman 1992 - 1998Committee on Academic Appointments and Promotions, Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine
- Vice Chairman 1988 - 1997 Department of OB/GYN, Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine
- Member2004 - 2014 Perinatal and Pediatric Ethics Committee, Stanford/LPCH
- Member2008 - 2014 Clinician Educator Appointments and Promotion Committee, Stanford University
- Member2006 - 2014 Physician IT Liaison, Division of MFM, Stanford University
- Member2005 - 2014 Children's Hospital
- Director 1997 - 1999 OB/GYN Residency Program, Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine
- Member Research -- Chairman
- Member Perinatal Care Sub-Committee, South-east Tennessee Regional -- Chair
- Member1996 - 2000 Health Council, State of Tennessee Perinatal Advisory Program
- Medical Director Stanford/LPCH Perinatal Diagnostic Center at Santa Cruz, CA, Lucile Packard
- Member1989 - 1999 Committee, Department of OB/GYN, Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine
- Director 1986 - 1999 Division of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine
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