Martha Werler
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Martha M. Werler, DSc

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
werler@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Werler is Professor and Chair of Epidemiology. She is a perinatal epidemiologist whose NIH- and CDC- supported research focuses on the impact of pregnancy exposures on birth outcomes, including congenital malformations, fetal growth, and neurodevelopment. She has studied medication use in pregnancy, including analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, anti-depressant, and anti-epileptic drugs. Her recent work explores prescription opioid use and treatments for opioid use disorder among pregnant women. She has published over 200 papers and book chapters, served as President of the Society for Epidemiology Research (2018-2021), been recognized for her mentorship of doctoral students by the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, been honored for her research on congenital anomalies by the Teratology Society Fraser Award and the National Birth Defect Prevention Network Oakley Award; and served on numerous NIH advisory and review boards. Dr. Werler is an Assistant Editor for the Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology journal. Dr. Werler directed the BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology training program for pre-doctoral candidates in Epidemiology and teaches Design and Conduct of Case-Control Studies.

Other Positions

  • Chair, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • Boston University, DSc Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Boston College, BS Field of Study: Biology

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Publications

  • Published on 7/13/2023

    Neo DT, Martin CL, Carmichael SL, Gucsavas-Calikoglu M, Conway KM, Evans SP, Feldkamp ML, Gilboa SM, Insaf TZ, Musfee FI, Shaw GM, Shumate C, Werler MM, Olshan AF, Desrosiers TA. Are individual-level risk factors for gastroschisis modified by neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors? Birth Defects Res. 2023 Sep 01; 115(15):1438-1449. PMID: 37439400.

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  • Published on 7/11/2023

    Werler MM, Kerr SM, Ailes EC, Reefhuis J, Gilboa SM, Browne ML, Kelley KE, Hernandez-Diaz S, Smith-Webb RS, Garcia MH, Mitchell AA. Patterns of Prescription Medication Use during the First Trimester of Pregnancy in the United States, 1997-2018. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Oct; 114(4):836-844. PMID: 37356083.

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  • Published on 6/2/2023

    Howley MM, Werler MM, Fisher SC, Tracy M, Van Zutphen AR, Papadopoulos EA, Hansen C, Ailes EC, Reefhuis J, Wood ME, Browne ML. Maternal exposure to zolpidem and risk of specific birth defects. J Sleep Res. 2023 Jun 02; e13958. PMID: 37269133.

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  • Published on 5/30/2023

    Neo DT, Desrosiers TA, Martin CL, Carmichael SL, Gucsavas-Calikoglu M, Conway KM, Evans SP, Feldkamp ML, Gilboa SM, Insaf TZ, Musfee FI, Shaw GM, Shumate CJ, Werler MM, Olshan AF. Neighborhood-level Socioeconomic Position During Early Pregnancy and Risk of Gastroschisis. Epidemiology. 2023 Jul 01; 34(4):576-588. PMID: 36976718.

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  • Published on 5/19/2023

    Holland E, Gibbs L, Spence NZ, Young M, Werler MM, Guang Z, Saia K, Bateman BT, Achu R, Wachman EM. A comparison of postpartum opioid consumption and opioid discharge prescriptions among opioid-naïve patients and those with opioid use disorder. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 Aug; 5(8):101025. PMID: 37211090.

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  • Published on 5/17/2023

    Dodge MC, Ye L, Duffy ER, Cole M, Gawel SH, Werler MM, Daghfal D, Andry C, Kataria Y. Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 Serum Antibodies Through the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron Surges Among Vaccinated Health Care Workers at a Boston Hospital. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jul; 10(7):ofad266. PMID: 37396669.

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  • Published on 5/3/2023

    Kaelin VC, Anaby D, Werler MM, Khetani MA. School participation among young people with craniofacial microsomia and other childhood-onset disabilities. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023 May 03. PMID: 37138446.

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  • Published on 4/1/2023

    Petersen JM, Hutcheon JA, Bodnar LM, Parker SE, Ahrens KA, Werler MM. Weight gain patterns among pregnancies with obesity and small- and large-for-gestational-age births. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Apr; 31(4):1133-1145. PMID: 36942419.

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  • Published on 3/28/2023

    Neo DT, Desrosiers TA, Martin CL, Carmichael SL, Gucsavas-Calikoglu M, Conway KM, Evans SP, Feldkamp ML, Gilboa SM, Insaf TZ, Musfee FI, Shaw GM, Shumate CJ, Werler MM, Olshan AF. Neighborhood-level socioeconomic position during early pregnancy and risk of gastroschisis. Epidemiology. 2023 Mar 28. PMID: 36976718.

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  • Published on 3/21/2023

    Sok P, Sabo A, Almli LM, Jenkins MM, Nembhard WN, Agopian AJ, Bamshad MJ, Blue EE, Brody LC, Brown AL, Browne ML, Canfield MA, Carmichael SL, Chong JX, Dugan-Perez S, Feldkamp ML, Finnell RH, Gibbs RA, Kay DM, Lei Y, Meng Q, Moore CA, Mullikin JC, Muzny D, Olshan AF, Pangilinan F, Reefhuis J, Romitti PA, Schraw JM, Shaw GM, Werler MM, Harpavat S, Lupo PJ. Exome-wide assessment of isolated biliary atresia: A report from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study using child-parent trios and a case-control design to identify novel rare variants. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Jun; 191(6):1546-1556. PMID: 36942736.

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