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MFM FELLOW - ZEYNEP ALPAY SAVASAN, M.D.
Title
- Zeynep Alpay Savasan, M.D.
Third Year MFM Fellow
Education and Training
- M.D. - Istanbul University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
- Internship - Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Residency - Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
- Research Scholar in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Wayne State University, Women’s Health Institute, Detroit, Michigan
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility visiting fellow at the University of Illinois, Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
- Reproductive Endocrinology and IVF training, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Awards and Recognitions
- Recipient of the “Best in CREOG among 1st year OBGYN residents at Wayne State University” Award, 2006
- Outstanding Resident Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine 2006
- Recipient of the “Best in CREOG among 2nd year OBGYN residents at Wayne State University” Award, 2007
- Outstanding Resident Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2007
- District V Wyeth Resident Reporter at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical Meeting Award, 2008
- Executive Chief Resident, 2008-2009
Research Interests
- Reproductive immunology
- Immunological basis of maternal-fetal tolerance
- The pathophysiology of unexplained intrauterine fetal death
- The role of angiogenic/anti-angiogenic factors as well as intra-amniotic inflammation and infection in the pathophysiology of the Great Obstetrical Syndromes
Selected Publications
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- Postoperative adhesions: from formation to prevention. Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology 2008;26:313-21. Alpay Z, Saed GM, Diamond MP
- Altered in vitro immune response against hypoxia-treated normal peritoneal fibroblasts. Fertility and Sterility 2007;87:426-9. Alpay Z, Özgönenel MS, Savaşan S, Buck S, Saed GM, Diamond MP
- Female infertility and free radicals: potential role in adhesions and endometriosis. Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation 2006;13:390-8. Alpay Z, Saed GM, Diamond, MP
- Possible role of natural immune response against altered fibroblasts in the development of post-operative adhesions. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2006;55:420-7. Alpay Z, Özgönenel MS, Savaşan S, Buck S, Saed GM, Diamond MP
- Bleeding patterns in women using intramuscular progesterone for luteal support in in-vitro fertilisation cycles. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2003;23:267-70. Gurbuz B, Yalti S, Ficicioglu C, Delikara N, Alpay Z