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Martha M. Werler, DSc

Professor, Epidemiology
Martha Werler
(617) 358-3728werler@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 includes projects on maternal serum markers of infection and abdominal wall defects; gene-environment interactions and clubfoot; medications, folic acid intake, and inheritance in relation to spina bifida; and psycho-social and cognitive outcomes in children born with craniofacial birth defects. She has published over 175 papers and book chapters; received the National Birth Defect Prevention Network Oakley Award, the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Mentoring Award, and the Teratology Society Fraser Award; and served on numerous NIH advisory and review boards. Dr. Werler is Director of 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

Websites

Education

  • University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MPH
  • Boston College, BS
  • Boston University, DSc

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP858
  • SPHEP912

Publications

  • Published on 9/1/2018

    Werler MM, Guéry E, Waller DK, Parker SE. Gastroschisis and Cumulative Stressor Exposures. Epidemiology. 2018 Sep; 29(5):721-728. PMID: 29863532.

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  • Published on 6/28/2018

    Borsari L, Malagoli C, Werler MM, Rothman KJ, Malavolti M, Rodolfi R, De Girolamo G, Nicolini F, Vinceti M. Joint Effect of Maternal Tobacco Smoking and Pregestational Diabetes on Preterm Births and Congenital Anomalies: A Population-Based Study in Northern Italy. J Diabetes Res. 2018; 2018:2782741. PMID: 30050951.

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  • Published on 6/1/2018

    Brogly SB, Hernández-Diaz S, Regan E, Fadli E, Hahn KA, Werler MM. Neonatal Outcomes in a Medicaid Population With Opioid Dependence. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Jun 01; 187(6):1153-1161. PMID: 29155919.

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  • Published on 3/22/2018

    Vinceti M, Malagoli C, Werler MM, Filippini T, De Girolamo G, Ghermandi G, Fabbi S, Astolfi G, Teggi S. Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with changing patterns of exposure to the emissions of a municipal waste incinerator. Environ Res. 2018 Jul; 164:444-451. PMID: 29574254.

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  • Published on 2/1/2018

    Dukhovny S, Van Bennekom CM, Gagnon DR, Hernandez Diaz S, Parker SE, Anderka M, Werler MM, Mitchell AA. Metformin in the first trimester and risks for specific birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res. 2018 Apr 17; 110(7):579-586. PMID: 29388358.

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  • Published on 1/22/2018

    Wallace ER, Collett BR, Heike CL, Werler MM, Speltz ML. Behavioral-Social Adjustment of Adolescents with Craniofacial Microsomia. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 May; 55(5):664-675. PMID: 29356621.

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  • Published on 11/2/2017

    Werler MM, Parker SE. The Gastroschisis Puzzle: Where are We and What is Next? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 11; 31(6):560-562. PMID: 29096040.

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  • Published on 11/2/2017

    Kerr SM, Parker SE, Mitchell AA, Tinker SC, Werler MM. Periconceptional maternal fever, folic acid intake, and the risk for neural tube defects. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Dec; 27(12):777-782.e1. PMID: 29133009.

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  • Published on 9/20/2017

    Interrante JD, Ailes EC, Lind JN, Anderka M, Feldkamp ML, Werler MM, Taylor LG, Trinidad J, Gilboa SM, Broussard CS. Risk comparison for prenatal use of analgesics and selected birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 1997-2011. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Oct; 27(10):645-653.e2. PMID: 28993061.

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  • Published on 9/1/2017

    Speltz ML, Wallace ER, Collett BR, Heike CL, Luquetti DV, Werler MM. Intelligence and Academic Achievement of Adolescents with Craniofacial Microsomia. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Sep; 140(3):571-580. PMID: 28841618.

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