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MFM FELLOWSHIP FACULTY - YORAM SOROKIN, M.D.

Yoram Sorokin, M.D.Title

  • Professor, with Tenure, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine

Education and Training

  • B.S. - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Biology
  • M.D. - University of California, San Francisco, California
  • Internship - Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
  • Residency - Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
  • Fellowship - Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland, Metropolitan General Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Research Accomplishments

  • Principal investigator of the NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Network Unit Grant (2000- present)
  • Co-author of over 145 peer-reviewed publications

Principal or Alternate Investigator on the following projects

  • Principal Investigator: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit (MFMU) Network. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2000 - present)

Awards and Recognition

  • 1970 Graduation with distinction (B.S.), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1981 Most outstanding paper of the year, Central Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1981
  • 1990 Best paper of the year, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Kentucky, 1990
  • 1997 College Teaching Award , Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • 1999 Certificate of Merit Award, 67th Annual Meeting of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, October 1999, Maui, Hawaii
  • 2000 Grand Prize Paper Award, 68th Annual Meeting of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, October 2000, Chicago, IL
  • 2003 Rupinder Bhatia, M.D. - Outstanding Senior Faculty Award. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • 2004 Rupinder Bhatia, M.D. - Outstanding Senior Faculty Award. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • 2006 College Teaching Award - Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • 2009 CREOG National Faculty Award for Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research Interests

  • Multicenter clinical Controlled Randomized Trials in MFM and Obstetrics
  • Prematurity
  • Antepartum and Intrapartum Fetal Assessment and Neonatal Outcomes
  • Fetal Activity and Behavior