Swati

Shree

MD

Personal Interests:

Dancing, traveling, and meeting new people.

What do you like about working at UW Medicine?

The University of Washington's collaborative and innovative spirit are truly a unique place to provide patient care and pursue cutting-edge research that has the potential to directly impact patients and outcomes. Partnerships with world-experts from various fields provides not only exceptional clinical care with individual personalization, but also the opportunity to explore novel areas of research.

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

Access to the great outdoors in any which direction you go!

Research Interests: 

Preeclampsia
Hypertension in pregnancy
Maternal-fetal communication
Reproductive origins of disease
Placental genetics
Pregnancy immunology

Clinical Interests:

Maternal medical conditions in pregnancy
Preeclampsia
Hypertension in pregnancy
Anticoagulation in pregnancy
Prenatal genetic screening
Ultrasound

Board Certification: 
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2021

Licensure: 
Washington, 2014

Education & Training: 
Fellowship, Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2017
Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2014
MD, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, 2010

Honors: 
Ann C. and David A. Eschenbach Endowed Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019-2022
Resident Teaching Award, Ob/Gyn Residency, Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh, 2012-2014
Dean's List Scholar, University of Toronto, 2002-2006

Memberships: 
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Society for Reproductive Investigation
Perinatal Research Society
International Society for the Study Hypertension in Pregnancy

Languages: English, Hindi

PubMed: PubMed Bibliography

Publications: 

1. Kolarova TR, Gammill HS, Nelson JL, Lockwood CM, Shree R. At preeclampsia diagnosis, total cell-free DNA concentration is elevated and correlates with disease severity. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Aug 3;10(15):e021477. PMID: 34310191. PMCID: PMC8475684.
2. Shree R, Hatfield-Timajchy K, Brewer A, Tsigas E, Vidler M. Information needs and experiences from pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders: a qualitative analysis of narrative responses. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth. 2021 Nov 2;21(1):743. PMID: 34724906. PMCID: PMC8561882.
3. Adil M, Kolarova TR, Doebley AL, Chen L, Tobey C, Galipeau P, Rosen S, Yang M, Colbert B, Patton RD, Persse TW, Kawelo E, Reichel JB, Pritchard CC, Akilesh S, Lockwood CM, Ha G and Shree R. Preeclampsia risk prediction from prenatal cell-free DNA screening. Nature Medicine. 2025 Apr;31(4):1312-1318. PMID: 39939524. PMCID: PMC12003088.
4. Gabel AM, Cheu L, Pike M, Olerich KL, Kachikis A, McCartney SA, Shree R. Higher Levels of Cardiovascular Biomarkers Following Hypertensive Compared to Normotensive Pregnancy. 2025. Pregnancy, 1: e70064.
5. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Hameed, A.B., Licon, E., Vaught, A.J., Shree, R. and SMFM Publications Committee, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #73: Diagnosis and management of right and left heart failure during pregnancy and postpartum. 2025. Pregnancy, 1: e70059.
6. Pike M, Han J, Chen L, Albright CM, Shree R. Association between delivery hospitalization blood pressure and severity of postpartum admissions for hypertension. PLoS One 21(2): e0342836. 2026 Feb. PMID: 41706692. PMCID: PMC12915911.
7. Shree S, Pike M, Yee LM, Levine L, Simhan H, Silver RM, Greenland P, Saade G, Bairey Merz CN, Chung J, Cleary EM, Grobman W, Catov J. Latency of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Risk 2-7 Years After Delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2026 Apr 9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006293. Epub ahead of print. PMID 41955621.