Zane A Brown, MD

Zane A Brown, MD
Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Education
Associate Residency Program Director

University of Washington
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Box 356460
Seattle, WA 98195-6460

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Academic Office:
Clinic Appts:
(206) 685-2464
(206) 598-4070
Specialties:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine:
• Diabetes in pregnancy
• Herpes virus infections in pregnancy
Licensure:
• Washington, 1977
• Alaska, 1995
• Montana, 2001
Certification:
• Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1979
Joined UW Medicine: 3/10/77
Education:

• MD degree
    (Temple University, 1966)
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    (University of Utah, 1974)
• Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    (University of Utah, 1976)

Research 
Interests:
• Herpes virus infections in pregnancy
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Professional 
Organizations:

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• King County Medical Society
• Washington State Obstetrical Association
• Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• International Herpes Management Forum
• Seattle Gynecological Association
• Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Honors:
• Best Abstract Award, Annual Meeting of the Society for Perinatal Obstetricians, 1998
• Seattle’s top physicians in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seattle Magazine, March 1998, 1999
• Best Abstract Award, Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1994, 1995
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993
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Selected 
Publications:

Brown ZA, Wald A, Ashley-Morrow R, Selke S, Zeh J, Corey L. Effect of serologic status and Cesarean delivery on transmission rates of herpes simplex virus from mother to infant. JAMA 2003;289:203–209

Brown ZA, Selke, S, Zeh J, Kopelman J, Maslow R, Ashley R, Watts DH, Berry S, Herd M, Corey L. The acquisition of Herpes Simplex Virus during pregnancy. N Engl J Med 1997;337:509–15.

Brown ZA, Benedetti J, Watts DH, Berry S, Selke S, Ashley R, Corey L. Asymptomatic maternal shedding of the herpes simplex virus at the onset of labor: relationship to preterm labor. Obstet Gynecol 1996;87:483–8.

Brown ZA, Benedetti JK, Watts DH, Selke S, Berry S, Ashley RL, Corey L. A comparison between detailed and simple histories in the diagnosis of genital herpes complicating pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995;172:1299–1303.

Brown ZA, Benedetti J, Ashley R, Burchett S, Selke S, Berry S, Vontver LA, Corey L. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection in relation to asymptomatic maternal infection at the time of labor. N Engl J Med 1991;324:1247–52.

Brown ZA, Watts DH. Antiviral therapy in pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol 1990;33:276–88.

Brown ZA, Vontver LA, Benedetti J, Critchlow CW, Hickok DE, Sells CJ, Berry S, Corey L. Effects on infants of a first episode of genital herpes during pregnancy. New Eng J Med 1987;317:1246–51.

Brown ZA, Douglas J, Corey L: Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: Transmission from a mother with Erythema Multiforme and asymptomatic shedding and relapse after therapy with Acyclovir. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1987;6:1057–61.

Brown ZA, Vontver LA, Berry S. Genital herpes simplex virus infections complicating pregnancy: Natural history and peripartal management. J Reprod Med 1986;31:420–5.

Brown ZA, Vontver LA, Benedetti J, Critchlow CW, Hickok DE, Sells CJ, Berry S, Corey L. Recurrent genital herpes in pregnancy: Variation of recurrence rates by trimester and risk factors associated with asymptomatic viral shedding. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985;153:24–30.

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