Uma M. Reddy, Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Uma Reddy. Photo courtesy of John Abbott.

Uma M. Reddy, MD, professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at VP&S and professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health in the Mailman School of Public Health, is among the leaders in medicine and health elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine. Elected among a class of 100 individuals, Dr. Reddy was chosen for her leadership of paradigm-shifting research that has advanced the understanding of stillbirth, neonatal morbidity and mortality, and labor management and its impact on maternal morbidity. Her work is driving higher standards in national obstetric practice and improved outcomes for pregnant people and their children.