Dr. Vanessa Ajemian Barss M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
9 Clematis Rd Lexington MA, 02421About
Dr. Vanessa Barss is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lexington, MA. Dr. Barss specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Barss can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Barss 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
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1978
Tufts University School of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diabetes and pregnancy.
- Ultrasonographic fetal surveillance in the management of the isoimmunized pregnancy.
- The cost of irregular antibody screening.
- A sonographic sign for the detection in the second trimester of the fetus with Down's syndrome.
- Fetal abnormalities: diagnosis or treatment with percutaneous umbilical blood sampling under continuous US guidance.
- Effects of prazosin and indomethacin on the alpha-adrenergic stimulation of rabbit myometrium.
- Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of congenital hemivertebra.
- Acute fetal distress associated with percutaneous umbilical blood sampling.
- Stillbirth after nonstress testing.
- Use of the subcutaneous heparin pump during pregnancy.
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