Catherine M. Albright, MD, MS | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Assistant Professor

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Clinician Educator

Sites of Practice:

Maternal and Infant Care Clinic, UWMC

UW Medicine MFM TeleMed at Arlington

UW Medicine MFM TeleMed at Yakima

UW Medicine MFM at Arlington

UW Medicine MFM at Yakima

University of Washington Medical Center

Labor & Delivery Services:

UW Medical Center

Date Joined UW Medicine:

2016

Languages:

English, Spanish

Faculty Information

Biography

Personal Interests:

In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors as much as possible, which often involves backpacking, hiking and skiing.

What do you like about working at UW Medicine?

I love working at UW Medicine because I am constantly inspired by my colleagues and my patients to learn more and to be better. We get to practice medicine that is both local and far-reaching and get to interact with amazing people on a daily basis.

What are your favorite things about living in the Seattle area?

Access to the outdoors while still being close to the city to enjoy the excellent food and entertainment.

Board Certification:

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2018

Licensure:

Washington, 2016

Education & Training:

MS, Clinical and Translational Research

Brown University

Providence, RI

2016

Fellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Brown University

Providence, RI

2016

Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Brown University

Providence, RI

2013

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, NY

2009

Memberships:

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Washington State Medical Association

Contact

Non-Clinical Administrative Contact:

mfmadmin@uw.edu

Phone:

(206) 543-3729

Mailing Address:

1959 NE Pacific Street

Box 356460

Seattle, WA 98195

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Cardiac disease in pregnancy

Critical care and sepsis in pregnancy

Hyptertension in pregnancy

Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Clinical Interests:

Maternal-Fetal Medicine:

Medical complications in pregnancy

Critical care in pregnancy

Infectious disease in pregnancy

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

My NCBI:

My NCBI Bibliography

Publications:

Albright CM, Ali TN, Lopes V, Rouse, DJ, Anderson BL. The Sepsis in Obstetrics Score: A Model to Identify Risk of Morbidity from Sepsis in Pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jul;211(1):39.e1-8.

Albright CM, Rouse DJ, Werner EF. Cost savings of red cell salvage during cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Oct;124(4):690-6.

Albright CM, Ali TN, Lopes V, Rouse DJ, Anderson BL. Lactic Acid Measurement to Identify Risk of Morbidity from Sepsis in Pregnancy. Am J Perinatol. 2015 Apr;32(5):481-6.

Albright CM, Emerson JB, Werner EF, Anderson BL. Third-Trimester Prenatal Syphilis Screening: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep;126(3):479-85.

Albright CM, Mehta ND, Rouse DJ, Hughes BL. Sepsis in Pregnancy: Identification and Management. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2016 Apr-Jun;30(2): 95-105.

Albright CM, MacGregor C, Sutton D, Theva M, Hughes BL, Werner EF. Group B Streptococci Screening Before Repeat Cesarean Delivery: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jan; 129(1): 111-19.

Albright CM, Rouse DJ, Hughes BL. Internal Validation of the Sepsis in Obstetrics Score to Identify Risk of Morbidity from Sepsis in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Oct;130(4):747-755.

Albright CM, Werner EF, Anderson BL. Cytomegalovirus Screening in Pregnancy: A Cost-Effectiveness and Threshold Analysis. Am J Perinatol. In press.; 18.

Albright CM, Spillane TE, Hughes BL, Rouse DJ. A Regression Model for Prediction of Cesarean-Associated Blood Transfusion. Am J Perinatol. In press.

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