Siegfried Rotmensch, M.D.

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A Short Biography:

Siegfried Rotmensch, MD is Director for the Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai.

Dr. Rotmensch's clinical and research focus is in prenatal ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis and the management of high-risk obstetrical patients.

Dr. Rotmensch has authored and co-authored more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed publications including in The Lancet, Endocrinology, Endocrine Reviews, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and others. He is the recipient of numerous research awards and received the Best Teacher Award at Tel Aviv University three times.

Dr. Rotmensch earned his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel and went on to train for two years in basic science research at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Michael Reese Hospital, University of Chicago and his fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, where he subsequently served as Assistant Professor and Director of the High-Risk Obstetrics Clinics.

Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Rotmensch headed the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Wolfson Medical Center in Israel and served as Associate Professor and Director of Continued Medical Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology for a nationwide program of Israel's universities. In the United States, he served as a consultant to the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a principal site investigator for an NIH Network Research Grant. He also serves as an Assistant Director of the Perinatal Core and Scientific Advisory Committee for the Clinical and Translational Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Work Titles
Abraxis BioScience Professor, Abraxis BioScience
CTSI Investigator, Clinical Immunology Research Laboratory (CIRL)
UCLA Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1976 - 1983
Fellowship:
1989 - 1991 Yale University
Residency:
1985 - 1989 University of Chicago, Michael Reese Hospital

Contact Information:

Email Address:

rotmenschs@cshs.org

Work Email Address:

rotmenschs@cshs.org


Website:

Web-Profile

Fax Number:

310-423-0140

Work Phone Number:

310-423-6613

Mailing Address:

Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr-OB/GYN
8635 West 3rd Street
Suite 160W MOT
Los Angeles, CA 90048


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Nemec Stefan Franz, Nemec Ursula, Brugger Peter C, Bettelheim Dieter, Rotmensch Siegfried, Graham John M, Rimoin David L, Prayer Daniela   MR imaging of the fetal musculoskeletal system Prenatal diagnosis, 2012; 32(3): 205-13.
Nemec Stefan F, Horcher Ernst, Kasprian Gregor, Brugger Peter C, Bettelheim Dieter, Amann Gabriele, Nemec Ursula, Rotmensch Siegfried, Rimoin David L, Graham John M, Prayer Daniela   Tumor disease and associated congenital abnormalities on prenatal MRI European journal of radiology, 2012; 81(2): e115-22.
Nemec Stefan F, Kasprian Gregor, Brugger Peter C, Bettelheim Dieter, Nemec Ursula, Krestan Christian R, Rotmensch Siegfried, Rimoin David L, Graham John M, Prayer Daniela   Abnormalities of the penis in utero--hypospadias on fetal MRI Journal of perinatal medicine, 2011; 39(4): 451-6.
Adeniji Beni, Williams John, Solt Ido, Morales Carlos, Alanakian Artemis, Rotmensch Siegfried   Clinical trial of multiplanar real-time 4- versus 2-dimensional sonographic guidance for transcervical chorionic villus sampling Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2011; 30(3): 309-12.
Nemec Stefan F, Höftberger Romana, Nemec Ursula, Bettelheim Dieter, Brugger Peter C, Kasprian Gregor, Amann Gabriele, Rotmensch Siegfried, Graham John M, Rimoin David L, Prayer Daniela   Fetal akinesia and associated abnormalities on prenatal MRI Prenatal diagnosis, 2011; 31(5): 484-90.
Solt Ido, Acuna Joann G, Adeniji Beni A, Mirocha James, Kim Matthew J, Rotmensch Siegfried   First-trimester visualization of the fourth ventricle in fetuses with and without spina bifida Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2011; 30(12): 1643-7.
Solt Ido, Kim Matthew J, Rotmensch Siegfried   Perimortem instrumental vaginal delivery Journal of perinatal medicine, 2011; 39(1): 97-8.
Solt Ido, Acuna Joann G, Ogunyemi Dotun, Rotmensch Siegfried, Kim Matthew J   Teaching 3-dimensional fetal ultrasound: a randomized study The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2011; 24(6): 837-41.
Solt Ido, Jackson Sherri, Moore Thomas, Rotmensch Siegfried, Kim Matthew J   Teaching forceps: the impact of proactive faculty American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2011; 204(5): 448.e1-4.
Fareeduddin Rizwana, Williams John, Solt Ido, Mirocha James M, Kim Matthew J, Rotmensch Siegfried   Discordance of first-trimester crown-rump length is a predictor of adverse outcomes in structurally normal euploid dichorionic twins Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2010; 29(10): 1439-43.
Good Meadow M, Solt Ido, Acuna Joann G, Rotmensch Siegfried, Kim Matthew J   Methamphetamine use during pregnancy: maternal and neonatal implications Obstetrics and gynecology, 2010; 116(2 Pt 1): 330-4.
di Vera Elena, Liberati Marco, Celentano Claudio, Calabrese Giuseppe, Guanciali-Franchi Paolo Emilio, Morizio Elisena, Rotmensch Sigfried   Rhombencephalosynapsis in a severely polymalformed fetus with non-mosaic tetrasomy 9p, in intracytoplasmic-sperm-injection pregnancy Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2010; 25(11-12): 577-80.
Solt Ido, Rotmensch Siegfried, Bronshtein Moshe   The esophageal 'pouch sign': a benign transient finding Prenatal diagnosis, 2010; 30(9): 845-8.
Celentano Claudio, Prefumo Federico, Iezzi Irene, Guanciali-Franchi Paolo Emilio, Palka Chiara, Liberati Marco, Rotmensch Sigfried   Cystic hygroma and mid-trimester maternal serum screening Journal of medical screening, 2007; 14(3): 109-12.
Celentano Claudio, Zannolli Raffaella, Buoni Sabrina, Domizio Sergio, Sabatino Giuseppe, Colosimo Cesare, Saponari Anita, Pallotta Rosanna, Swift James A, Rotmensch Sigi, Liberati Marco   Classical lissencephaly associated with dolichocephaly, hair and nail defect Brain & development, 2006; 28(6): 392-4.
Celentano Claudio, Prefumo Federico, Liberati Marco, Gallo Giuseppina, Di Nisio Quirino, Rotmensch Sigfried   Prenatal diagnosis of Meckel-Gruber syndrome in a pregnancy obtained with ICSI Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2006; 23(6): 281-3.
Celentano Claudio, Prefumo Federico, Liberati Marco, Tartaro Armando, Gallo Giuseppina, Lattanzio Giuseppe, Rotmensch Sigfried   Prenatal diagnosis of septal agenesis with normal pituitary function Prenatal diagnosis, 2006; 26(11): 1075-7.
Celentano Claudio, Guanciali-Franchi Paolo Emilio, Liberati Marco, Palka Chiara, Fantasia Donatella, Morizio Elisena, Calabrese Giuseppe, Stuppia Liborio, Rotmensch Siegfried   Lack of correlation between elevated maternal serum hCG during second-trimester biochemical screening and fetal congenital anomaly Prenatal diagnosis, 2005; 25(3): 220-4.
Kim Yeon Mee, Bujold Emmanuel, Chaiworapongsa Tinnakorn, Gomez Ricardo, Yoon Bo Hyun, Thaler Howard T, Rotmensch Siegfried, Romero Roberto   Failure of physiologic transformation of the spiral arteries in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2003; 189(4): 1063-9.
Kim Yeon Mee, Chaiworapongsa Tinnakorn, Gomez Ricardo, Bujold Emmanuel, Yoon Bo Hyun, Rotmensch Siegfried, Thaler Howard T, Romero Roberto   Failure of physiologic transformation of the spiral arteries in the placental bed in preterm premature rupture of membranes American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2002; 187(5): 1137-42.

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