Deirdre J. Lyell, M.D.

Dunlevie Endowed Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Clinical Focus

Maternal - Fetal Medicine
Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Academic Appointments

Professor - University Medical Line, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

Co-Director, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (2024 - Present)
Director, Perinatal Epidemiology and Population Health, Dunlevie Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021 - Present)
Medical Director, Labor and Delivery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018 - Present)
Associate Division Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2016 - Present)
Co-Chair, Maternal Child Health Research Initiative Clinician Educator Grant Review Committee, Stanford (2014 - Present)
Alternate Principal Investigator, Eunice Kennedy Shriver N.I.C.H.D. Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, Washington DC (2013 - 2016)
Credentials Committee, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2011 - Present)
Fellowship Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2011 - Present)
Director, Program in Placental Disorders, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2010 - Present)
Associate Fellowship Program Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2006 - 2011)

Honors & Awards

Harvard Medical Student Teaching Award, Harvard Medical School (1999)
Stanford University Residents Outstanding Fellow Award, Stanford University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2001)
Residents Obstetrics Teaching Award, Stanford University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2004)
Roy M. Pitkin Research Award, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2009)
Resident's Obstetrics Teaching Award, Stanford University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2012)

Professional Education

Fellowship: Stanford University Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship (2003) CA
Medical Education: George Washington University (1996) DC
B.A.S., Stanford University, Biology and History (1990)
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School (2000) MA
Fellowship, Stanford School of Medicine, Maternal- Fetal Medicine (2003)
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (2004)
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine (2007)

Contact

Academic dlyell@stanford.edu

Alternate Contact Jacquie Laskey Administrative Assistant jlaskey@stanfordchildrens.org Tel: 725-8623

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Obstetrics Clinic 770 Welch Rd Ste 201 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 498-4069 Fax: (650) 725-2062

Additional Clinical Info

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Preterm labor prevention and management, preeclampsia prevention and treatment, short and long-term impact of surgical techniques at cesarean, depression during pregnancy, fetal heart rate monitoring and long-term neurologic outcome, randomized clinical trials.

Clinical Trials

Comparison of Oral Ferrous Sulfate to Intravenous Ferumoxytol in Antepartum Iron Deficiency Anemia Not Recruiting
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Evaluate the extent to which treatment of iron deficiency anemia beyond 24-34 weeks' gestation of pregnancy with intravenous iron increases hemoglobin compared to oral iron. The investigators will test the hypothesis that pregnant women who are anemic in the second and third trimester are more likely to significantly increase their hemoglobin with intravenous iron as opposed to the usual standard of care, oral iron.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial. For more information, please contact Anna Girsen, PhD, 650-725-5720.

Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stanford Investigators
- Deirdre J. Lyell, M.D.
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2024-25 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  OBGYN 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Early Clinical Experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  OBGYN 280 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research in Reproductive Biology
  OBGYN 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  OBGYN 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Research in Reproductive Biology
  OBGYN 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)

Stanford Advisees

Med Scholar Project Advisor
Francesca Noelette

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