Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Professor
Primary Appointment:
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Administrative Title:
Director of Fetal Therapy and Complicated Obstetrical Surgery; Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine; Executive Vice Chair
Email:
Location:
Main Hospital
Phone (Primary):
(410) 328-7830
Fax:
(410) 328-1698
Education and Training
- Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey, MD, 1988
- SSK Bakırköy Maternity and Children Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1994
- Istanbul University, Experimental Medicine and Research Centre, PhD, Molecular Medicine, 2001
- Harris Birthright Research Center for Fetal Medicine, King’s Collage Hospital, London, England, Fellowship, Fetal Medicine, 2005
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Fellowship, Maternal Fetal Medicine, 2014
Biosketch
I received my medical degree from Istanbul University Istanbul Medical School. I completed an Obstetrics and Gynecology training and also got my PhD degree in Molecular Medicine in Istanbul. Furthermore, I worked as an endoscopic pelvic surgeon in Istanbul before moving to to London, UK and completing another fellowship under the supervision of Prof. Kypros Nicolaides on Fetal Medicine in Harris Birthright Research Center at King’s College Hospital. Subsequently, I joined the Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Yale University where I worked on the prediction of preterm labor. Thereafter, I repeated my residency and fellowship training at the University of Maryland and joined to the faculty here as the Director of Fetal Therapy and Complex Obstetric Surgery.
My clinical interests include all aspects of prenatal diagnosis and high-risk pregnancy. I developed a novel 2 & 3 dimensional ultrasound technique to predict preterm delivery. I have an extensive training on fetal interventions and also on complex obstetric surgeries. One of my passion is to identify abnormal placental development in-situ and prevent adverse fetal & maternal outcomes. My aim is to make University of Maryland one of the preeminent referral centers for Complex Obstetric Surgery by increasing the quality of patient care along with producing research and training new generations on Complex Obstetric Surgery.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Fetal therapy, Abnormal placentation, Preterm delivery, Morbidly adherent placental disease, Complex obstetric surgery
Highlighted Publications
Huggon IC, Turan O, Allan LD. Doppler assessment of cardiac function at 11 to 14 weeks gestation in fetuses with normal and increased nuchal translucency. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Sep; 24(4): 390-398. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 15343592.
Nicolaides KH, Bindra R, Turan OM, Chefetz I, Sammar M, Meiri H, Tal J, Cuckle HS. A novel approach to first trimester screening for early Pre-eclampsia combining serum PP-13 and Doppler ultrasound.. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jan; 27(1): 13-17. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 16374755.
Turan OM, Turan S, Funai EF, Buhimschi IA, Copel JA, Buhimschi CS. Fetal adrenal gland volume. A novel method to identify women at risk for impending preterm labor. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr; 109(4): 855-862. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17400846.
Turan S, Turan OM, Berg C, Moyano D, Bhide A, Bower S, Thilaganathan B, Gembruch U, Nicolaides K, Harman C, Baschat AA. Computerized fetal heart rate analysis, Doppler Ultrasound and Biophysical Profile Score in the prediction of acid-base status of growth restricted fetuses.. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct; 30(5): 750-756. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17688309.
Buhimschi CS, Turan OM, Funai EF, Azpurua H, Bahtiyar OM, Turan S, Zhao G, Dulay A, Bhandari V, Copel JA, Buhimschi IA. Fetal adrenal gland volume and cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate ratio in inflammation-associated preterm birth.. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Mar; 111(3): 715-722. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 18310376
Additional Publication Citations
Turan OM, Turan S, Gungor S, Berg C, Moyano D, Gembruch U, Nicolaides KN, Harman CR, Baschat AA. Progression of Doppler abnormalities in fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Aug; 32(2): 160-167. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 18634130.
Turan OM, De Paco C, Kametas N, Khaw A, Nicolaides KH. Effect of parity on maternal cardiac function during the first trimester of pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec; 32(7): 849-854. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 13836067.
Turan S, Turan OM, Ty-Torredes K, Harman CR, Baschat AA. Standardization of the first trimester fetal cardiac examination using spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC) with tomographic ultrasound (TUI) and color Doppler imaging. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun; 33(6): 652-656. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 19405042.
Turan OM, Turan S, Funai EF, Buhimschi IA, Campbell CH, Bahtiyar OM, Harman CR, Copel JA, Buhimschi CS, Baschat AA. Ultrasound measurement of fetal adrenal gland enlargement: an accurate predictor of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr;204(4): 311.e1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.034. Epub 2011 Feb 3.PubMed PMID:21292230.
Turan OM, Turan S, Berg C, Gembruch U, Nicolaides KH, Harman CR, Baschat AA. Duration of persistent abnormal ductus venosus flow and its impact on perinatal outcome in fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep;38(3):295-302. doi: 10.1002/uog.9011. PubMed PMID: 21465604.
Turan OM, Turan S, Buhimschi IA, Funai EF, Campbell KH, Bahtiyar OM, Harman CR, Copel JA, Baschat AA, Buhimschi CS. Comparative Analysis of 2-D Versus 3-D Ultrasound Estimation of the Fetal Adrenal Gland Volume and Prediction of Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Oct;29(9):673-80. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1314887. Epub 2012 May 29. PubMed PMID: 22644825.
Baschat AA, Kush M, Berg C, Gembruch U, Nicolaides KH, Harman CR, Turan OM. Hematologic profile of neonates with growth restriction is associated with rate and degree of prenatal Doppler deterioration. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jan;41(1):66-72. doi: 10.1002/uog.12322. Epub 2012 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 23065842.
Turan OM , Turan S, Sanapo L, Wilruth A, Berg C, Gembruch U, Harman CR, Baschat AA.Reference ranges for ductus venosus velocity ratios. J. Ultr Med. 2014;33:329-336
Turan OM, Turan S, Sanapo L, Rosenbloom JI, Baschat AA. A semi-quantitative classification of ductus venosus blood flow patterns. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Sep 6. doi: 10.1002/uog.13207.
Fox KA, Shamshirsaz AA, Carusi D, Secord AA, Lee P, Turan OM, Huls C, Abuhamad A, Simhan H, Barton J, Wright J, Silver R, Belfort MA. Conservative management of morbidly adherent placenta: expert review. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec;213(6):755-60.
Hoffman MK, Turan OM, Parker CB, Wapner RJ, Wing DA, Haas DM, Esplin MS, Parry S, Grobman WA, Simhan HN, Myers S, Holder TE Jr, Rumney P, Litton CG, Silver RM, Elovitz MA, Peaceman AM, Emery S, Mercer BM, Koch MA, Saade GR; Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be (nuMoM2b) Network. Ultrasound Measurement of the Fetal Adrenal Gland as a Predictor of Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26959201
Turan OM, Rosenbloom J, Galey J, Kahntroff S, Bharadwaj S, Turner S, Malinow AM. The relationship between rostral retraction of the pannus and outcomes at cesarean section. Am J Perinatol 2016; 33(10): 951-6 PubMed PMID: 27100522
Turan S, Turan O, Baschat AA. Three- and four-dimensional fetal echocardiography. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2009 Sep; 25(4): 361-372. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 19786781.
Turan S, Turan OM, Miller J, Harman C, Reece EA, Baschat AA. Decreased fetal cardiac performance in the first trimester correlates with hyperglycemia in pregestational maternal diabetes. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep;38(3):325-31. doi: 10.1002/uog.9035. Epub 2011 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 21538641.
Llurba E, Turan O, Kasdaglis T, Harman CR, Baschat AA. Emergence of Late-Onset Placental Dysfunction: Relationship to the Change in Uterine Artery Blood Flow Resistance between the First and Third Trimesters. Am J Perinatol. 2012 Dec 19.[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23254384
Baschat AA, Barber J, Pedersen N, Turan OM, Harman CR. Outcome after fetoscopic selective laser ablation of placental anastomoses vs equatorial laser dichorionization for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 May 22. doi:pii: S0002-9378(13)00521-8. 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.05.034.
Sanapo L, Turan OM, Turan S, Ton J, Atlas M, Baschat AA. Correlation analysis of ductus venosus velocity indices and fetal cardiac function. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol.2013 Nov 1. doi: 10.1002/uog.13242.
Block-Abraham DM, Turan OM, Doyle LE, Kopelman JN, Atlas RO, Jenkins CB, Harman CR, Blitzer MG, Baschat AA. First trimester maternal characteristics, Doppler parameters and serum analytes after preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2013 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24304164.
Block-Abraham DM, Turan OM, Doyle LE, Kopelman JN, Atlas RO, Jenkins CB, Blitzer MG, Baschat AA. First-trimester risk factors for preeclampsia development in women initiating aspirin by 16 weeks of gestation. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Mar;123(3):611-7.
Turan S, Turan OM, Desai A, Harman CR, Baschat AA. First trimester fetal cardiac examination using spatiotemporal image correlation, tomographic ultrasound and color Doppler imaging for the diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease in high-risk patients. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov;44(5):562-7. doi: 10.1002/uog.13341.
Gabbay-Benziv R, Reece EA, Wang F, Bar-Shir A, Harman C, Turan OM, Yang P,Turan S. A step-wise approach for analysis of the mouse embryonic heart using17.6Tesla MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2016 Aug 26;35:46-53. doi:10.1016/j.mri.2016.08.008. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27569369.
Clinical Specialty Details
My clinical interests include all aspects of prenatal diagnosis and high-risk pregnancy. I developed a novel 2 & 3 dimensional ultrasound technique to predict preterm delivery. I have an extensive training on fetal interventions and also on complex obstetric surgeries. One of my passion is to identify abnormal placental development in-situ and prevent adverse fetal & maternal outcomes.