 Lony Castro - Chair & Professor of OB/GYN
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Dr. Castro joined the faculty of the College of Osteopathic Medicine in July, 2001
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| 1980 |
M.D., University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California |
| 1976 |
B.A., Biology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California |
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Courses taught at Western University :
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| Research and Patient Care, Director of Reproductive System Course, Director of the Ob- Gyn Clerkship Rotations |
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Selected Publications:
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| Chammas M, Nguyen T, Li M, Nuwayhid B, Castro L.: Expectant management of severe preterm preeclampsia: Is intrauterine growth restriction an indication for immediate delivery? Am J Obstet Gynecol, 183: 853-858, 2000. |
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Panting-Kemp A, Nguyen T, Castro L.: Maternal drug use and polyhydramnios. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 187: 602-605, 2002.
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Castro L., Avina R.: Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy Outcomes. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol, 14: 601-606, 2002.
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| Silver L, Korse L, Platt L, Castro L.; Intrauterine growth restriction is accompanied by decreased renal volume in the human fetus. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 188:1320-325, 2003 |
| Castro, L.C.: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: in Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacker and Moore (eds)., W.B. Saunders Co. 4th edition, 2004 |
| Dr. Castro has been the recipient of several awards and grants, including grants from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the United Cerebral Palsy Association and the University of California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program. She is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Society of Gynecologic Investigation and the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She is married to Dr. Robert Avina, MD who is a faculty member in the department of Family Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center. They have three sons-Jason, Jeffrey and Daniel. |
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