Uma Reddy Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Uma M. Reddy, professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health in the Mailman School of Public Health, is among a select group of leaders in medicine and health elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine.
Election to the National Academy of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. This year’s class of 100 individuals has made major contributions to the advancement of medicine, health care, and public health and brings NAM’s total membership to approximately 2,400.
Reddy was selected for her leadership of paradigm-shifting research that has fundamentally advanced the understanding of stillbirth, neonatal morbidity and mortality, and labor management and its impact on maternal morbidity. Through large multicenter cohorts and trials, her research is driving new standards in national obstetric practice and improved outcomes for pregnant people and their children.
