Rebecca J Post

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Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine
M.D., University of California, Irvine, 2015
B.S., University of California, Irvine, 2009, Neurobiology
Phone: 714-456-5967
Fax: 714-456-7091
Email: rpost@hs.uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
3800 West Chapman Avenue
Suite 3400
Mail Code: 3200
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
Fetal diagnosis and ultrasound, placental and uterine anomalies, critical care obstetrics, gestational diabetes
Awards and Honors
2020 SMFM Danielle Peress MD Memorial Fund Research Award
2020 Ted Adams Scholarship Award for PCOGS Annual Conference Poster Presentation
2018 Top CREOG Exam Score in Residency Program
2018 SMFM Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics
2012 UCI School of Medicine Dean’s Summer Research Stipend
2007-2009 University of California Irvine Regents’ Scholarship
2009 Summa Cum Laude Honors, UC Irvine
2009 Phi Beta Kappa Honors
2009 Nu Rho Psi Neuroscience Honors
2008-2009 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Fellowship
2009 Poster Presentation Award at UC Irvine Undergraduate Research Symposium
2005-2009 Dean’s Honor List, UC Irvine and Allan Hancock College
2007 Robert Moss, M.D.F.A.C.S. Scholarship
2007 William C. Adam Scholarship
Publications
Journal Publications
1. Post RJ, Benjamin K, Garcia A, Kapoor H (2009). Late Life Physiology in Drosophila melanogaster. UCI Undergraduate Research Journal. Volume XII.
McQuown SC, Barrett RM, Matheos DP, Post RJ, Rogge GA, Aleghat T, Mullican SE, Jones S, Rusche JR, Lazar MA, Wood MA (2011). HDAC3 is a critical negative regulator of long-term memory formation. The Journal of Neuroscience. 31(2):764-74. PMID 21228185.

2. McQuown SC, Barrett RM, Matheos DP, Post RJ, Rogge GA, Aleghat T, Mullican SE, Jones S, Rusche JR, Lazar MA, Wood MA (2011). HDAC3 is a critical negative regulator of long-term memory formation. The Journal of Neuroscience. 31(2):764-74. PMID 21228185.

3. Post R, Engel D, Pham J, Barrios C (2013). Computed Tomography Blush and Splenic Injury: Does It Always Require Angioembolization? American Surgeon. 79(10):1089-92. PMID 24160805.

4. Vogel-Ciernia A, Matheos DP, Barrett RM, Kramar E, Azzawi S, Chen Y, Magnan CN, Zeller M, Sylvain A, Haettig J, Jia Y, Tran A, Dang R, Post RJ, Chabrier M, Babayan A, Wu JI, Crabtree GR, Baldi P, Baram TZ, Lynch G, Wood MA (2013). The neuron-specific chromatin regulatory subunit BAF53b is necessary for synaptic plasticity and memory. Nature Neuroscience. 16(5):552-61. PMID 23525042.

5. Vogel-Ciernia AV, Kramár EA, Matheos DP, Havekes R, Hemstedt TJ, Magnan CN, Sakata K, Tran A, Azzawi S, Lopez A, Dang R, Wang W, Trieu B, Tong J, Barrett RM, Post RJ, Baldi P, Abel T, Lynch G, Wood MA (2017). Mutation of neuron-specific chromatin remodeling subunit BAF53b: rescue of plasticity and memory by manipulating actin remodeling. Learning & Memory. 24(5):199-209. PMID 28416631.

6. Patel SH, Banzali FM, Post RJ, Nguyen CV, Benoit RM, Tieu DD, Stranc DS, Conte AH, Rudikoff AG (2018). Parturient With Barnes Syndrome (Thoracolaryngopelvic Dysplasia) Undergoing Cesarean Delivery of a Neonate With Barnes Syndrome: A Case Report. Anesthesia & Analgesia Practice. 11(6):151-154. PMID 29634523.

7. Post RJ, Friedrich E, Amaya KE, Chmait RH (2019). Inadvertent perforation of a gravid uterus during laparoscopy: a case series. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 23(3);e2019.00026. PMID 31427852.

8. Post RJ, Templeman CL, Benoit RM (2019). Twin gestation in a uterus didelphys with only one functional cervix: A case report. Case Reports in Women’s Health. 22(2019):e00118. PMID 31080753.

9. Greenberg VR, Lundsberg LS, Reddy UM, Grobman WA, Parker CB, Parry S, Post RJ, Shanks AL, Silver RM, Simhan H, Wapner RJ, Merriam AA (2021). Perinatal Outcomes in Obese Women with One Abnormal Value on 3-hour Glucose Tolerance Test. Am J Perinatol. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740005. PMID: 34972230.

10. Du E, Post RJ, Crosland BA, Hameed AB (2021). Somatic Support for Maternal Brain Death at Threshold of Fetal Viability: A Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of OB/GYN Hospital Medicine. 1(1):11-20.

11. Michelle L, Post RJ, Kuan EC, Nageotte MP (2023). Spontaneous skull case cerebrospinal fluid leak during pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Mar 8;23(1):154. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05460-5. PMID: 36890487.

12. Post RJ, Chang J, Ziogas A, Crosland BA, Silver BM, Haas DM, Grobman WA, Saade GR, Reddy UM, Simhan H, Chung JH (2023). Risk factors and perinatal outcomes for persistent placenta previa in nulliparas. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 5(10):101136. PMID: 37598887.

13. Venkatesh KK, Yee LM, Wu J, Joseph JJ, Garner J, McNeil R, Scifres C, Mercer BM, Silver RM, Saade G, Parry S, Simhan H, Post RJ, Walker DM, Grobman WA (2024). Diet quality, living in a food desert, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes. Primary Care Diabetes. 2024 Jul 6:S1751-9918(24)00124-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.011. PMID: 38972826.
Abstracts
1. Post RJ, Benjamin K, Garcia A, Kapoor H (2009). Physiology of Aging and Late Life in Drosophila melanogaster. Poster presentation. UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium 17th Annual Meeting; Irvine, California.

2. McQuown SC, Barrett RM, Post RJ, Alenghat T, Mullican SE, Jones S, Rusche J, Lazar MA, Wood MA (2010). HDAC3 is a critical negative regulator of long-term memory formation. Poster presentation. Society for Neuroscience 40th Annual Meeting; San Diego, California.

3. Post R, Engel D, Pham J, Barrios C (2013). CT Blush and Splenic Injury: Does It Always Require Angioembolization? Oral presentation. Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Meeting, Santa Barbara, California.

4. Banzali F, Rudikoff A, Conte AH, Tieu D, Nguyen C, Post R, Friedrich E (2017). Perioperative management of a parturient with fetal cervical mass impacting airway post-delivery requiring ex utero intrapartum treatment. Oral presentation. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; Boston, Massachusetts.

5. Chiem D, Rudikoff A, Patel S, Sanchez D, Akikwala T, Conte AH, Post R, Friedrich E (2017). Parturient with congenital unbalanced atrioventricular canal dissociation undergoing emergent cesarean-section with “stand-by” extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Oral presentation. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; Boston, Massachusetts.

6. Post RJ, Friedrich E, Fassett M (2018). The utility of routine first trimester ultrasound in the era of cell free DNA testing. Oral presentation. T. Hart Baker OB/GYN Symposium, 62nd Annual Meeting, Coronado, California.

7. Post RJ, Wirth HR, Saad CA, Munro MG, Templeman CL (2019). Hysteroscopic resection of a complete uterine and vaginal septum under laparoscopic ultrasound guidance. Oral presentation. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) Global Congress on MIGS, 48th Annual Meeting; Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

8. Post RJ, Friedrich E, Fassett M (2019). The utility of routine first trimester ultrasound in the era of cell free DNA testing. Poster presentation. Kaiser Permanente LAMC Research Days; Los Angeles, California.

9. Post RJ, Bowman K, Templeman CL, Friedrich E, Fassett MJ (2020). Clinically useful findings other than nuchal translucency found at the 11-14 week ultrasound examination. Poster presentation. SMFM/ISUOG State of the Art Ultrasound in Pregnancy Meeting; Washington D.C. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).

10. Bowman K, Post RJ, Templeman CL, Friedrich E, Fassett MJ (2020). Clinically Useful Findings Of The 11-14 Week Obstetric Ultrasound Other Than Nuchal Translucency. Poster presentation. AIUM Annual Meeting; New York, New York. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19).

11. Crosland BA, Sherman-Brown A, Post R, Senderoff D, Altieri E, Reyes G, Melendez A, McNulty J (2020). Anemia in pregnancy: to infuse or not to infuse. Poster presentation. Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (PCOGS) Meeting; Wailea, Hawaii. Sept 2020.

12. Crosland BA, Crawford E, Post R, Chung J (2021). Utility of COVID-19 Screening Protocol for Pregnant Patients: a Review of Maternal Characteristics and Outcomes. Poster presentation. SMFM 42nd Annual Meeting (Virtual). Jan 2021. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Volume 224, Issue 2, Supplement, February 2021, Pages S561-S562 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.928

13. Post RJ, Chang J, Ziogas A, Crosland BA, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Saade G, Reddy U, Simhan H, Chung J (2022). Risk factors and perinatal outcomes for persistent placenta previa in nulliparas. Poster presentation. SMFM 43rd Annual Meeting (Virtual). Jan 2022. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Volume 226, Issue 1, Supplement, S335-S336 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.563

14. Post RJ, Hernandez Lopez AL, Chung J, Crosland BA, Chung JH, Benoit R (2023). Risk of postpartum hemorrhage and blood transfusion with mild thrombocytopenia. Poster presentation. SMFM Annual Meeting; San Francisco, California. Feb 2023. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Vol. 228, pp. S80-S81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.176

15. Post RJ, Schmidt L, Crosland BA, Chang J, Ziogas A, Silver RM, Parry S, Saade GR, Grobman WA, Mercer B, Bernard C, Simhan H, Chung JH (2023). Unintended pregnancy risk factors and perinatal outcomes in a nulliparous population. Poster presentation. SMFM 43rd Annual Meeting; San Francisco, California. Feb 2023. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Vol. 228, pp. S567.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.963

16. Sherman-Brown A, Nguyen Pham A, Chambers M, Loi A, Chang J, Nageotte M, Post RJ. Maternal and neonatal outcomes by indication for general anesthesia during cesarean delivery (2024). Poster presentation. Society for Reproductive Investigation 71st Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. March 2024.

17. Waks A, Post RJ, Chang J, Ziogas A, Nguyen Pham A, Chung J, Silver R. First and second trimester sFlt-1:PlGF ratio as a predictor of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (2024). Poster presentation. Society for Reproductive Investigation 71st Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. March 2024.

18. Feng XY, Chang J, Ziogas A, Post RJ, Chung JH. Race, ethnicity, and outcomes in pregnancies with gestational diabetes: a secondary analysis of nuMoM2b dataset (2025). Poster presentation (accepted). SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Denver, Colorado. January 2025.
Other Publications
1. Saberi NS, Post RJ, Sherman-Brown A. What do we know about trial of labor after myomectomy (TOLAM)? AAGL NewsScope. 2024 July 19; Volume 38 (issue 7). https://newsscope.aagl.org/volume-38-issue-7/spotlight-on-fibroids-3/
Professional Societies
2017-Present-Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
2017-Present-International Society of Ultrasound in OBGYN
2017-Present-American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
2014-Present-American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecology
Last updated
11/21/2024