Dr. Edmund F. Funai, MD

Expert Publications

• A corticotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist does not delay parturition in rats.
• Distribution of study designs in four major US journals of obstetrics and gynecology.
• Residency selection: should interviewers be given applicants' board scores?
• Labor and vaginal delivery with maternal aortic aneurysm.
• Cervical length after multifetal pregnancy reduction in remaining twin gestations.
• Central hemodynamic monitoring in a woman with acute respiratory insufficiency after evacuation of a complete molar pregnancy. A case report.
• Plasma levels of thrombin-antithrombin complexes predict preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes.
• Glutathione peroxidase levels throughout normal pregnancy and in pre-eclampsia.
• Intrauterine transfusion for rhesus alloimmunization elevates fetal beta2-microglobulin levels.
• Fetal and maternal plasma leptin levels during the second half of normal pregnancies and those with Down syndrome.
• X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) confers human trophoblast cell resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis.
• Compliance with prenatal care visits in substance abusers.
• Increased rates of chorioamnionitis with extra-amniotic saline infusion method of labor induction.
• Pregnancy-related thrombosis in a woman with congenital afibrinogenemia: a report of two successful pregnancies.
• Three-dimensional ultrasound to differentiate epigastric heteropagus conjoined twins from a TRAP sequence.

Media Releases

Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Dr. Edmund F. Funai, who serves patients in Trinity, Florida.

Dr. Funai, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and a recognized national leader in maternal-fetal medicine, is the Founder of Maternal Fetal Medicine of West Florida in Trinity, Florida. The practice provides care and treatment of women with complicated or high-risk pregnancies, working with the patient’s primary OB/GYN to optimize the best outcomes for mother and baby.

Prior to his current endeavors, Dr. Funai served as the Chief Operating Officer at the University of South Florida from 2014 until 2018, and as a Professor at Yale School of Medicine from 2002 until 2011.

A member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Gynecologic and Obstetric Society, he has experience creating, growing, and optimizing high-performing physician practices and networks. He is also accomplished and award-winning in all mission areas: clinical care, research, and education.  

After earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1988, Dr. Funai went on to obtain his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1992. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Lenox Hill Hospital in 1996, followed by his fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the New York University School of Medicine in 1998.

Following his training, the doctor became board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as maternal and fetal medicine by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which is a non-profit organization that provides board certification for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States and Canada. 

Obstetrics and Gynecology is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts). An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional who specializes in female reproductive health. 

Maternal-fetal medicine, also known as perinatology, is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics.

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