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Claude Lebernian Hughes Jr.

Medical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke Box 12194, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Ellis Rd, Iqvia, Durham, NC 27703

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025 - Present Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Association of maternal depression and hypothyroidism with infant gastroschisis: a population-based cohort study in Canada.

Journal Article Sci Rep · May 9, 2023 Gastroschisis has increased globally over recent decades, and this increase has not been explained by identified risk factors. We conducted a population-based study of infants born in Canada, 2004-2020. We used "winter" months (i.e., September through June ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Pre-birth acquisition of personhood: Incremental accrual of attributes as the framework for individualization by serial and concurrently acting developmental factors.

Journal Article Front Reprod Health · 2023 Discrete events and processes influence development of individual humans. Attribution of personhood to any individual human being cannot be disconnected from the underlying biological events and processes of early human development. Nonetheless, the philos ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

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Recent Grants


Developmental Effects Of Dietary Soy Phytoestrogens

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Environmental Protection Agency · 1997 - 2001

Ovarian Toxicity Of Galactose

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 1999

The Efficacy Of Leuprolide Therapy During Ovulation Induct

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 1986 - 1986

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1980 M.D.
Duke University · 1980 Ph.D.