Rita Wesley Driggers, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sibley Memorial Hospital

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Background

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• Treating Pregnant Women In The Age Of Zika, SELF (08/2016)
• Can Zika Virus Damage An Infected Infant's Brain After Birth? STAT (08/2016)
• Brain Scans of Brazilian Babies Show Array of Zika Effects, The New York Times (08/2016)
• Zika Infections Last Much Longer During Pregnancy, Monkey Study Shows, The Washington Post (06/2016)
• Zika Fears in the U.S. as Summer Arrives, BBC News (05/2016)
• Ultrasounds Missed Her Zika Infection - Until One Showed Serious Harm to Her Fetus, The Washington Post (03/2016)

Research Interests

Pregnancy and diabetes, Preterm birth

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=(Driggers%2C%20Rita%5BAuthor%5D)%20OR%20Driggers%20RW%5BAuthor%5D

Selected Publications

• Wolfe H, Timofeev J, Tefera E, Desale S, Driggers RW.  Risk of cesarean delivery in obese nulliparous women with unfavorable cervix undergoing elective induction of labor or expectant management at term.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 Jul;211(1):53-5.

  Parikh L, Timofeev J, Singh J, Sullivan S, Huang CC, Landy HJ, Driggers RW. Racial disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes in HIV-1 positive mothers. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Jun;31(6):513-20.

  Parikh LI, Nolan J 3rd, Tefera E, Driggers R. Fetal biometry: does ethnicity matter? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Mar;27(5):500-4.

  Timofeev J, Singh J, Istwan N, Rhea D, Driggers RW. Spontaneous preterm birth in African-American and Caucasian women receiving 17a-hydroxyprogesterone caproate. American Journal of Perinatology. 2014 Jan;31(1):55-60.

  Drassinower D, Timofeev J, Huang C, Benson J, Driggers RW. Accuracy of clinically estimated fetal weight in pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus and obesity. American Journal of Perinatology. 2014 Jan;31(1):31-8.

  Timofeev J, Reddy U, CC H, Driggers RW, Landy H, Laughon SK. Obstetric complications, neonatal morbidity, and indications for cesarean delivery by maternal age. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013 Dec;122(6):1184-95.

  Timofeev J, Ruiz G, Fries MH, Driggers RW. Intravenous epoprostenol for management of pulmonary hypertension during pregnancy. American Journal of Perinatology Reports. 2013 Oct;3(2):71-4.

  Parikh L, Singh J, Timofeev J, Zahn CM, Istwan NB, Rhea DJ, Driggers RW. Timing and consequences of early term and late term deliveries. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Jul;27(11):1158-62

  Timofeev J, Ruiz G, Fries MH, Driggers RW. Intravenous epoprostenol for management of pulmonary hypertension during pregnancy. AJP Reports. 2013 Oct;3(2):71-4.

   

  Book Chapters

  Hearne A, Driggers RW. Normal labor and delivery, operative delivery, and malpresentations. In Bankowski BJ, Hearne AE, Lambrou NC, Fox HE, Wallach EE (eds). The Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2nd Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002.
  
  Maisa N. Feghali, Rita W. Driggers, Menachem Miodovnik, and Jason G. Umans. Diabetes in Pregnancy. In Mattison DR (ed). Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy, Chennai, India: Elsevier, 2012.

   

Honors

• Washington Hospital Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, 6/1/11
• MedStar Health Teaching Scholars Program, 1/1/11
• National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3/1/10
• Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Armed Forces District Meeting, 10/1/08
• Outstanding Case Report Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Armed Forces District Meeting, 10/1/07
• Founder's Award, 10/1/07
• Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, 7/1/07
• Chairman's Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Armed Forces District Meeting, 10/1/06
• Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, 6/1/06
• Outstanding Case Report Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Armed Forces District Meeting, 10/1/05
• Founder's Award, 10/1/05
• Navy Commendation Medal, 6/1/05
• Outstanding Case Report Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Armed Forces District Meeting, 10/1/04
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 6/1/04
• Navy Achievement Medal, 11/1/03
• Navy Overseas Service Ribbon, 9/1/03
• Army Achievement Medal, 6/1/99
• National Defense Service Medal, 7/1/95