ECKERT, MD, Linda O
Associate Professor
Gynecology Director, Harborview Sexual Assault Center
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Specialties:
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Women’s Health Care:
• Infectious disease • HIV
• Human Papillomavirus • Endometritis • Immunizations • Sexual assault |
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Licensure:
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• Washington, 1992
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Certification:
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• Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 (recertified annually)
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| Joined UW Medicine: |
6/1/92
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Education:
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• MD degree
(University of California, San Diego, 1987) • Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology (University of Texas, 1991) • Fellowship in Infectious Diseases (University of Washington, 1996) |
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Research Interests:
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• Sexual assault
• Vaginal flora • Endometritis • Chlamydia trachomatis • Immunizations • Global Health Policy Development |
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Professional Organizations:
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• Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • Seattle Gynecologic Society • American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association • Infectious Diseases Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society • Sabbatical Experience 2009 HPV Vaccine Focal Point, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switerland
Consultant, WHO Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines
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Selected Publications:
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MacKroth MS, Irwin K, Vandelear J, Hombach J, Eckert LO. Immunizing school-age children and adolescents: experience from low-and middle-income countries. Vaccine 2010; 28:1138-1147.
Wong CA, Saraiya M, Hariri S, Eckert LO, Hawlett RI, Markowitz LE, et al. Approaches to monitoring biological outcomes for HPV vaccination: challenges of early adopter countries. Vaccine 2010 Nov 4. [epub ahead of print]
Hoppe K, Eckert LO. Achieving high coverage of H1N1 influenza vaccine in an ethnically diverse obstetric population: success of a multifaceted aproach. Infectious Diseases of Obstetrics and Gynecology. in press
Eckert LO, Sugar NF. Older victims of sexual assault: an underrecognized population. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008, 198(6):668e1-7
Lentz GM, Ayala L, Eckert LO. A comprehensive women's health care center: Are gynecologists offering primary care? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;194(6):1660-6.
Ackerman D, Sugar N, Fine D, Eckert LO. Sexual assault victims: Factors associated with follow-up. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;194(6):1653-9.
Eckert LO, Thwin SS, Hillier SL, Kiviat NB, Eschenbach DA. The antimicrobial treatment of subacute endometritis: a proof of concept study. Am J Obstet & Gynecol 2004;190:71–6.
Sugar NF, Fine DN, Eckert LO. Physical injury after sexual assault: findings of a large case series. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:305–13.
Eckert LO, Watts DH, Thwin SS, Kiviat NB, Agnew KJ, Eschenbach DA. Histologic endometritis in asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus-infected women: characterization and effect of antimicrobial therapy. Obstet Gynecol 2003;102(5 pt. 1):962–9.
Eckert LO, Hawes SE, Wölner-Hanssen P, Kiviat NB, Wasserheit HN, Paavonen J, Eschenbach DA, Holmes KK. Endometritis: The clinical-pathological syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:690–5.
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