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EASTERLING, MD, Thomas R

Professor
Adjunct Professor Pharmacology
Director, Maternal Hypertension Clinic

Specialties:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine:
• Preeclampsia, chronic hypertension, medical
  complications in pregnancy
• Maternal heart disease, renal disease, transplantation
• Pharmacology in pregnancy
Licensure:
• Washington, 1985
Certification:
• Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988 (recertified 1998)
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1989 (recertified 1998)
Joined UW Medicine:
7/1/85
Education:
• MD degree
  (University of North Carolina, 1981)
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  (Oregon Health Sciences University, 1985)
• Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  (University of Washington, 1987)
Research Interests:
• Obstetrical hypertension
• Preeclampsia
• Obstetrical pharmacology
Professional Organizations:
• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• The International Society for the Study of Hypertension in
  Pregnancy
• North American Society for the Study of Hypertension in
  Pregnancy
• Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Preeclamspsia Foundation, Director of Medical Board
  (2000–present)
• 10th International Congress of the International Society
  for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, Seattle
Honors:
• Founders Award, Preeclampsia Foundation (2006)
• Guardian of Women's Health Award, Aradia Women's
  Health Center (2001)
• CREOG Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident
  Education (2000)
• Founders Award, HELLP Syndrome Society (2000)
• Department Research Initiative Award, American
  Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1999)
• Seattle’s top physicians in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
  Seattle Magazine (March 1998)
• Best Posters, Sessions I and IV, Society of Perinatal
  Obstetricians Annual Meeting (1991)
• Society Award, Society of Perinatal Obstetricians,
  Annual Meeting (1989)
• Young Investigator Award, 6th International Congress
  of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension
  in Pregnancy, Montreal (1988)
• Resident Teaching Award, University of Washington
  (1988)
• Frank Lynch Memorial Essayist, Pacific Coast Obstetrics
  and Gynecological Society (1988)
Selected Publications:
Hebert M, Easterling T, Kirby B, Carr D, Buchanan M, Rutherford T, Thummel K, Fishbein D, Unadkat J. Effects of pregnancy on CYP3A and P-glycoprotein activities as measured by disposition of Midazolam and Digoxin: a University of Washington specialized center of research study. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Feb 20

Andrew MA, Easterling TR, Carr DB, Shen D, Buchanan ML, Rutherford T, Bennet R, Vicini P, Hebert MF. Amoxicillin pharmacokinetics in pregnant women: modeling and simulations of dosage strategies. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Apr;81:547-56. Epub 2007 Feb 28.

Carr DB, Koontz GL, Gardella C, Holing EV, Brateng DA, Brown ZA, Easterling TR. Diabetic nephropathy in pregnancy: suboptimal hypertensive control associated with preterm delivery. Am Jrnl Hypertens 2006;26:5005-12.

Hebert MF, Carr DB, Anderson GD, Blough D, Green GE, Brateng DA, Kantor E, Benedetti TJ, Easterling TR. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of atenolol during pregnancy and postpartum. J Clin Pharmacol. 2005 Jan;45(1):25-33.

Lydon-Rochelle M, Holt VL, Easterling TR, Martin DP. Risk of uterine rupture during labor in women with a prior Cesarean delivery. N Eng J Med. 2001;345:3-8.

Carr DB, McDonald GB, Brateng D, Diederichs C, Desai M, Thach C, Easterling TR. The relationship between hemodynamics and inflammatory activation in women at risk for preeclampsia. Obstet Gynecol. 2001;98:1109-16.

Easterling TR, Carr DB, Brateng D, Diederichs C, Schmucker B. Treatment of hypertension in pregnancy: the impact on maternal disease, preterm delivery, and fetal growth. Obstet Gynecol. 2001;98:427-33.

EasterlingTR, Brateng D, Schmucker B, Brown Z, Millard SP. Prevention of preeclampsia: A randomized trial of atenolol in hyperdynamic patients prior to the onset of hypertension. Obstet Gynecol 1999; 93(5): 725–33.

Easterling TR, Benedetti TJ, Carlson KL, Brateng DA, Wilson J, Schmucker BC. The effect of maternal hemodynamics on fetal growth in hypertensive pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991;165:902–906.

Easterling TR, Benedetti TJ, Schmucker BC, Millard SP. Maternal hemodynamics in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies: A longitudinal study. Obstet Gynecol 1990;76:1061–1069.

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Contact Information

Clinic Appts
206-598-4070
Academic Phone
206-543-1521
Office
UW Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Box Number
356460