Andrea Lausman

Dr. Lausman graduated from the University of Western Ontario Medical School and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a two-year fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Toronto.

She is currently appointed at St. Michael’s Hospital as a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, and Head of Labour and Delivery. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Her current clinical practice is varied, but includes a focus on maternal complications of pregnancy, and critical care in obstetrics.

Recent Publications

Visentin CE, Masih SP, Plumptre L, Schroder TH, Sohn KJ, Ly A, Lausman AY, Berger H, Croxford R, Lamers Y, Kim YI, O’Connor DL. Low Serum Vitamin B-12 Concentrations Are Prevalent in a Cohort of Pregnant Canadian Women. J Nutr. 2016 May 1;146(5):1035-42. Coauthor or Collaborator.

Plumptre L, Masih SP, Ly A, Aufreiter S, Sohn KJ, Croxford R, Lausman AY, Berger H, O’Connor DL, Kim YI. High concentrations of folate and unmetabolized folic acid in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women and umbilical cord blood. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Aug 12. Coauthor or Collaborator.

Visentin CE, Masih S, Plumptre L, Malysheva O, Nielsen DE, Sohn KJ, Ly A, Lausman AY, Berger H, Croxford R, El-Sohemy A, Caudill MA, O’Connor DL, Kim YI. Maternal Choline Status, but Not Fetal Genotype, Influences Cord Plasma Choline Metabolite Concentrations. J Nutr. 2015 Jul 1;145(7):1491-7. Coauthor or Collaborator.

Masih SP, Plumptre L, Ly A, Berger H, Lausman AY, Croxford R, Kim YI, O’Connor DL. Pregnant Canadian Women Achieve Recommended Intakes of One-Carbon Nutrients through Prenatal Supplementation but the Supplement Composition, Including Choline, Requires Reconsideration. J Nutr. 2015 Jun 10. Coauthor or Collaborator.

Els M. de Gussem, Andrea Y. Lausman, Aarin J. Beder, Christine P. Edwards, Marco H. Blanker, Karel G. Terbrugge, Johannes J. Mager, and Marie E. Faughnan. Outcomes of Pregnancy in Women with hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2014 Jan. 2014;0:1-7. Co-Principal Author.

Lausman A, Kingdom J, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Crane J, Davies G, Delisle MF, Hudon L, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Ouellet A, Pressey T, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A and Sanderson F. Intrauterine growth restriction: screening, diagnosis, and management. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2013 Aug. 2013 Aug;35(8):741-57. Principal Author.

Kelly LE, Chaudhry SA, Rieder MJ, ‘t Jong G, Moretti ME, Lausman A, Ross C, Berger H, Carleton B, Hayden MR, Madadi P and Koren G. A Clinical Tool for Reducing Central Nervous System Depression among Neonates Exposed to Codeine through Breast Milk. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 29. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e70073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070073. Print 2013. Coauthor or Collaborator.

Baud D, Lausman A, Alfaraj MA, Seaward G, Kingdom J, Windrim R, Langer JC, Kelly EN, Ryan G. Expectant management compared with elective delivery at 37 weeks for gastroschisis. Obstetrics and gynecology. 2013 May 1;121(5):990-8. Coauthor or Collaborator.