Elena Gates, MD

Title(s)Professor Emeritus, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1500 Owens St.
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-353-7255
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    University of California, San FranciscoResidency School of Medicine
    University of California San DiegoM.D.1981School of Medicine

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    Women's Reproductive Health Research
    NIH K12HD001262Sep 30, 1998 - Jun 30, 2025
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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    1. Ethical Considerations Concerning Amnioinfusions for Treating Fetal Bilateral Renal Agenesis. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 131(1):130-134. Sugarman J, Anderson J, Baschat AA, Herrera Beutler J, Bienstock JL, Bunchman TE, Desai NM, Gates E, Goldberg A, Grimm PC, Henry LM, Jelin EB, Johnson E, Hertenstein CB, Mastroianni AC, Mercurio MR, Neu A, Nogee LM, Polzin WJ, Ralston SJ, Ramus RM, Singleton MK, Somers MJG, Wang KC, Boss R. PMID: 29215523.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Rethinking the Bioethics of Pregnancy: Time for a New Perspective? Obstet Gynecol. 2016 08; 128(2):396-399. Premkumar A, Gates E. PMID: 27400011.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. A survey of access to trial of labor in California hospitals in 2012. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013 Apr 03; 13:83. Barger MK, Dunn JT, Bearman S, DeLain M, Gates E. PMID: 23551909.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Asian immigrants to the United States are less likely to donate cryopreserved embryos for research use. Fertil Steril. 2011 Apr; 95(5):1672-6. Sharma H, Johnstone EB, Gates E, Sohn SH, Huddleston HG, Fujimoto VY. PMID: 21329918.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Research ethics. NIH guidelines for stem cell research and gamete donors. Science. 2010 Feb 19; 327(5968):962-3. Lo B, Parham L, Cedars M, Fisher S, Gates E, Giudice L, Halme DG, Hershon W, Kriegstein A, Rao R, Roberts C, Wagner R. PMID: 20167773.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    6. Cloning mice and men: prohibiting the use of iPS cells for human reproductive cloning. Cell Stem Cell. 2010 Jan 08; 6(1):16-20. Lo B, Parham L, Alvarez-Buylla A, Cedars M, Conklin B, Fisher S, Gates E, Giudice L, Halme DG, Hershon W, Kriegstein A, Kwok PY, Wagner R. PMID: 20085739.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    7. Importing human pluripotent stem cell lines derived at another institution: tailoring review to ethical concerns. Cell Stem Cell. 2009 Feb 06; 4(2):115-23. Lo B, Parham L, Broom C, Cedars M, Gates E, Giudice L, Halme DG, Hershon W, Kriegstein A, Kwok PY, Oberman M, Roberts C, Wagner R. PMID: 19200800.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    8. Computerized prenatal genetic testing decision-assisting tool: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jan; 113(1):53-63. Kuppermann M, Norton ME, Gates E, Gregorich SE, Learman LA, Nakagawa S, Feldstein VA, Lewis J, Washington AE, Nease RF. PMID: 19104360.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Fertility patients' views about frozen embryo disposition: results of a multi-institutional U.S. survey. Fertil Steril. 2010 Feb; 93(2):499-509. Lyerly AD, Steinhauser K, Voils C, Namey E, Alexander C, Bankowski B, Cook-Deegan R, Dodson WC, Gates E, Jungheim ES, McGovern PG, Myers ER, Osborn B, Schlaff W, Sugarman J, Tulsky JA, Walmer D, Faden RR, Wallach E. PMID: 19061998.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Effect of noncancerous pelvic problems on health-related quality of life and sexual functioning. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Sep; 110(3):633-42. Kuppermann M, Learman LA, Schembri M, Gregorich S, Jacoby A, Jackson RA, Gates E, Wassel-Fyr C, Lewis J, Washington AE. PMID: 17766611.
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    11. Predictors of hysterectomy in women with common pelvic problems: a uterine survival analysis. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Apr; 204(4):633-41. Learman LA, Kuppermann M, Gates E, Gregorich SE, Lewis J, Washington AE. PMID: 17382223.
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    12. Beyond race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status: predictors of prenatal testing for Down syndrome. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May; 107(5):1087-97. Kuppermann M, Learman LA, Gates E, Gregorich SE, Nease RF, Lewis J, Washington AE. PMID: 16648415.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 36     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. A new era in the ethics of human embryonic stem cell research. Stem Cells. 2005 Nov-Dec; 23(10):1454-9. Lo B, Zettler P, Cedars MI, Gates E, Kriegstein AR, Oberman M, Reijo Pera R, Wagner RM, Wuerth MT, Wolf LE, Yamamoto KR. PMID: 16293581.
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    14. Abortion attitudes of pregnant women in prenatal care. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jun; 192(6):1939-45; discussion 1945-7. Learman LA, Drey EA, Gates EA, Kang MS, Washington AE, Kuppermann M. PMID: 15970856.
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    15. Informed consent in human oocyte, embryo, and embryonic stem cell research. Fertil Steril. 2004 Sep; 82(3):559-63. Lo B, Chou V, Cedars MI, Gates E, Taylor RN, Wagner RM, Wolf L, Yamamoto KR. PMID: 15374695.
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    16. How do women of diverse backgrounds value prenatal testing outcomes? Prenat Diagn. 2004 06; 24(6):424-9. Kuppermann M, Nease RF, Gates E, Learman LA, Blumberg B, Gildengorin V, Washington AE. PMID: 15229840.
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    17. Communicating risk in prenatal genetic testing. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2004 May-Jun; 49(3):220-7. Gates EA. PMID: 15134675.
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    18. Development of an Attitudes Measure for Prenatal Screening in Diverse Populations. Social Indicators Research. 2004 Jan 1; 65(2):187-206. S.F. Posner, L.A. Learman, E.A. Gates, A.E. Washington, M. Kuppermann. .
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    19. Medicine. Consent from donors for embryo and stem cell research. Science. 2003 Aug 15; 301(5635):921. Lo B, Chou V, Cedars MI, Gates E, Taylor RN, Wagner RM, Wolf L, Yamamoto KR. PMID: 12920284.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    20. Social and familial context of prenatal genetic testing decisions: are there racial/ethnic differences? Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2003 May 15; 119C(1):19-26. Learman LA, Kuppermann M, Gates E, Nease RF, Gildengorin V, Washington AE. PMID: 12704634.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. The impact of prenatal genetic testing on quality of life in women. Fetal Diagn Ther. 1993 Apr; 8(Suppl. 1):226-43. Gates EA. PMID: 11653021.
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    22. Maternal Brain Death During Pregnancy-Reply. JAMA. 1989 Mar 24; 261(12):1729-1729. David R. Field, Elena A. Gates, Robert K. Creasy, Albert R. Jonsen, Russell K. Laros. .
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    23. Maternal Brain Death During Pregnancy, Medical and Ethical Issues. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 1989 Jan 1; 8(4):157-159. D. R. Field, E. A. Gates, R. K. Creasy, A. R. Jonsen, R. K. Laros. .
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    24. Maternal Brain Death During Pregnancy: Medical and Ethical Issues. JAMA. 1988 Aug 12; 260(6):816-822. David R. Field, Elena A. Gates, Robert K. Creasy, Albert R. Jonsen, Russell K. Laros. .
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