Samuel T Bauer | Scholars@Duke

Samuel T Bauer
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Samuel T. Bauer, MD, FACOG is a board-certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and an Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Medical Director of Perinatal Quality and Medical Director for Obstetrical Telemedicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Dr. Bauer has had held multiple leadership roles including the Physician Executive for Obstetrics and Gynecology for the Beaumont Medical Group, a 1,000-physician strong multispecialty group, employed by Beaumont Health, Michigan’s largest health care system, based on inpatient admissions and net patient revenue.

Dr. Bauer’s leadership style is grounded in the concepts from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard University) Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers curriculum, the Beaumont Health Physician Leadership Academy, and the American Association for Physician Leadership.

Dr. Bauer’s research focuses on strategies to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality through the establishment of quality metrics and safety bundle development and implementation. He is a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Maternal Safety and Quality Committee. Dr. Bauer is an ACOG Physician Champion for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and has served on the Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance medical and injury committees.

Current Research Interests

Dr. Bauer's research focuses on strategies to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality through the establishment of quality metrics and safety bundle development and implementation.

Hemostatic markers in the peripartum period. #Pro00106337. Andra James, MD, FACOG (PI). Study Collaborator. (11/2020 - Present)

Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 7:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021

Contact Information

2608 Erwin Road, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27705
PO Box 3967, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
samuel.bauer@duke.edu (919) 681-5220
Samuel T. Bauer, MD, FACOG

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow - Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons 2007 - 2010
- Residency, Obstetrics And Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2003 - 2007
- M.D., University of Kansas, School of Medicine 2003
- B.A. (hons), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1999
- B.Mus. (hons), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1999
Medical Licensure
- 2020-03873. North Carolina. 2020
- 4301081593. Michigan. 2006
- 5315028268. Michigan. 2006
Duke Appointment History
- Instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020 - 2021
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Medical Director, Perinatal Quality, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020 to present.
  Medical Director, Obstetric Telemedicine, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020 to present.
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (Rochester, MI). 2018 - 2020
- Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (Rochester, MI). 2012 - 2018
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 25, 2021 Everyday Health
  
  Miscarriage Could Signal Other Health Problems, Study Suggests
- FEB 19, 2020 New York Times
  
  Welcoming a Grandchild, Right in the Delivery Room
- DEC 10, 2016 Macomb Daily
  
  Mother and baby survive and thrive after rare open-heart surgery at 20 weeks of pregnancy
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Kountanis, Joanna A., Christie Vahabzadeh, Samuel Bauer, Maria Muzik, Ruth Cassidy, Casey Aman, Mark MacEachern, and Melissa E. Bauer. “Labor epidural analgesia and the risk of postpartum depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies.” J Clin Anesth 61 (May 2020): 109658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.109658.
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  - Bauer, Melissa E., Michelle Housey, Samuel T. Bauer, Sydney Behrmann, Anthony Chau, Caitlin Clancy, Erin A. S. Clark, et al. “Risk Factors, Etiologies, and Screening Tools for Sepsis in Pregnant Women: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.” Anesth Analg 129, no. 6 (December 2019): 1613–20. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003709.
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  - Bauer, Melissa E., Laura K. Price, Mark P. MacEachern, Michelle Housey, Elizabeth S. Langen, and Samuel T. Bauer. “Maternal leukocytosis after antenatal corticosteroid administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” J Obstet Gynaecol 38, no. 2 (February 2018): 210–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2017.1342614.
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  - Bahado-Singh, R. O., A. Citil-Dogan, S. Wayne, S. Bauer, D. Ogunyemi, S. K. Kulkarni, D. Maulik, and C. F. Carpenter. “Zika virus and pregnancy.” The Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 30, no. 13 (July 3, 2017): 1539–1539. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2016.1199295.
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  - Bahado-Singh, Ray O., Argyro Syngelaki, Rupsari Mandal, Stewart F. Graham, Ranjit Akolekar, Beomsoo Han, Trent C. Bjondahl, et al. “Metabolomic determination of pathogenesis of late-onset preeclampsia.” The Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 30, no. 6 (March 19, 2017): 658–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2016.1185411.
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  - Citil Dogan, Ayse, Sandra Wayne, Samuel Bauer, Dotun Ogunyemi, Santosh K. Kulkharni, Devika Maulik, Christopher F. Carpenter, and Ray O. Bahado-Singh. “The Zika virus and pregnancy: evidence, management, and prevention.” The Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 30, no. 4 (February 16, 2017): 386–96. https://doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2016.1174210.
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  - Goncalves, Luis F., Julie A. Berger, Jacqueline K. Macknis, Samuel T. Bauer, and David A. Bloom. “Grebe dysplasia — prenatal diagnosis based on rendered 3-D ultrasound images of fetal limbs.” Pediatric Radiology 47, no. 1 (January 2017): 108–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-016-3705-9.
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  - Bahado-Singh, Ray O., Argyro Syngelaki, Ranjit Akolekar, Rupsari Mandal, Trent C. Bjondahl, Beomsoo Han, Edison Dong, et al. “Validation of metabolomic models for prediction of early-onset preeclampsia.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 213, no. 4 (October 2015): 530.e1-530.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.044.
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  - Bauer, Melissa E., Robert P. Lorenz, Samuel T. Bauer, Krishna Rao, and Frank W. J. Anderson. “Maternal Deaths Due to Sepsis in the State of Michigan, 1999-2006.” Obstet Gynecol 126, no. 4 (October 2015): 747–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000001028.
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  - Mirza, Fadi G., Samuel T. Bauer, Anne Van der Veer, and Lynn L. Simpson. “Gastroschisis: incidence and prediction of growth restriction.” Journal of Perinatal Medicine 43, no. 5 (January 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2014-0283.
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  - Bauer, Melissa E., Samuel T. Bauer, Baskar Rajala, Mark P. MacEachern, Linda S. Polley, David Childers, and David M. Aronoff. “Maternal physiologic parameters in relationship to systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Obstet Gynecol 124, no. 3 (September 2014): 535–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000000423.
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  - Bauer, Melissa E., Brian T. Bateman, Samuel T. Bauer, Amy M. Shanks, and Jill M. Mhyre. “Maternal sepsis mortality and morbidity during hospitalization for delivery: temporal trends and independent associations for severe sepsis.” Anesth Analg 117, no. 4 (October 2013): 944–50. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a009c3.
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  - Bronsteen, Richard, Amy Whitten, Mamtha Balasubramanian, Wesley Lee, Robert Lorenz, Mark Redman, Luis Goncalves, David Seubert, Sam Bauer, and Christine Comstock. “Vasa Previa.” Obstetrics & Gynecology 122, no. 2 (August 2013): 352–57. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0b013e31829cac58.
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  - Bauer, Melissa E. B., Samuel T. Bauer, Amir B. Rabbani, and Jill M. Mhyre. “Peripartum management of dual antiplatelet therapy and neuraxial labor analgesia after bare metal stent insertion for acute myocardial infarction.” Anesth Analg 115, no. 3 (September 2012): 613–15. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e31825ab374.
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  - Mirza, Fadi, Samuel Bauer, Ismee Williams, and Lynn Simpson. “Early Fetal Echocardiography: Ready for Prime Time?” American Journal of Perinatology 29, no. 04 (April 2012): 313–18. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1295640.
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  - Bauer, Samuel, Catherine Monk, Mark Ansorge, Cynthia Gyamfi, and Michael Myers. “Impact of antenatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure on pregnancy outcomes in mice.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 203, no. 4 (October 2010): 375.e1-375.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2010.05.008.
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  - Bauer, Samuel, Catherine Monk, Mark Ansorge, Cynthia Gyamfi, and Michael Myers. “707: Impact of antenatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure on length of gestation and pregnancy loss in mice.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 201, no. 6 (December 2009): S256–S256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.724.
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  - Bauer, Samuel, Catherine Monk, Mark Ansorge, Cynthia Gyamfi, and Michael Myers. “99: Pregnancy outcomes in mice following antenatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure.” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 201, no. 6 (December 2009): S52–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.114.
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  - Mirza, F., S. Bauer, I. Williams, and L. L. Simpson. “P25.12: Early fetal echocardiography: ready for prime time?” Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 34, no. S1 (September 2009): 275–275. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.7401.
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  - Bauer, Samuel Thomas, and Kirsten Lawrence Cleary. “Cardiopulmonary Complications of Pre-eclampsia.” Seminars in Perinatology 33, no. 3 (June 2009): 158–65. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semperi.2009.02.008.
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  - Bauer, Samuel T., and Clarissa Bonanno. “Abnormal Placentation.” Seminars in Perinatology 33, no. 2 (April 2009): 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semperi.2008.12.003.
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  - Shadigian, Elizabeth M., and Samuel T. Bauer. “Pregnancy-Associated Death: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Homicide and Suicide.” Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 60, no. 3 (March 2005): 183–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000155967.72418.6b.
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  - Shadigian, E. M., and S. T. Bauer. “Screening for partner violence during pregnancy.” International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 84, no. 3 (March 2004): 273–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.07.001.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Advising & Mentoring
- 07/2013 - 06/2014: Melissa Kennedy, MD, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, Senior Research Project Advisor: Chorioamnionitis in labor and relationship to maternal and fetal outcomes.
  
  07/2013 - 06/2015: Franny Bechek, MD, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, Senior Resident Research Advisor: Risk factors for postpartum preeclampsia
  
  07/2013 - 06/2015: Paul Sobolewski, MD, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, Senior Resident Research Project Advisor: Maternal sepsis case-control study
  
  07/2014 - 06/2016: Laura Price, MD, Beaumont, Royal Oak, Senior Resident Research Project Advisor: Maternal leukocytosis after antenatal steroid administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  
  09/2016 - 06/2017: Michelle Keeley, MD, Beaumont, Royal Oak, Resident Education Support Program
  
  07/2017 - 01/2020: James Liu, MD, Beaumont, Royal Oak, Resident Education Support Program
Teaching Activities
- Courses Taught at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  
  2012 - 2020: M2 Male and Female Reproductive Course, Lecturer
  
  2013 - 2020: M3 Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Lecture Series, Lecturer
  
  Courses Taught at Other Universities
  09/1997 - 04/1998: Biological Chemistry 415: Introductory Biochemistry, Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  
  01/2003: Women's Studies 220: Perspectives in Women's Health, Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  
  02/2004: Women's Studies 220: Perspectives in Women's Health, Lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  
  Lectures
  
  01/2003: Women's Studies 220: Perspectives in Women's Health. Understanding the dynamics of intimate partner violence, University of Michigan
  
  02/2004: Women's Studies 220: Perspectives in Women's Health. Understanding the dynamics of intimate partner violence, University of Michigan
  
  05/2012 - 10/2020: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Education Series Lecturer, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  10/2012 - 10/2020: OUWB M3 Lecture: Third trimester bleeding and perinatal mortality, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  10/2012 - 10/2020: OUWB M3 Lecture: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  11/2012: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Lecture: Complications of multiple gestations, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  01/2013: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents CREOG Review: Obstetrics, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  11/2013: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Lecture: Preterm labor management, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  01/2014: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents CREOG Review: Obstetrics, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  11/2014: OUWB M2 Lecture: Maternal and Fetal Physiology, OUWB Campus
  
  11/2015: OUWB M2 Lecture: Maternal and Fetal Physiology, OUWB Campus
  
  02/2016: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Lecture: Thromboembolism in pregnancy, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  07/2016: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow Lecture: Complications of multiple gestations, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  07/2016 - 10/2020: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Education Series Lecturer, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  11/2016: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Lecture: Prenatal care, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  11/2016: OUWB M2 Lecture: Maternal and Fetal Physiology, OUWB Campus
  
  03/2017: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents Lecture: Eclampsia presentation and case simulation, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  04/2017: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident and M3 Lecture: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  03/2018: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents Lecture: Alcohol Exposure in Pregnancy, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  
  03/2021: Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Group: Gestational Diabetes, Duke University, Durham
  
  04/2021: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Lecture Series: Maternal Safety Bundle Implementation, Duke University, Durham
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
Academic & Administrative Activities
- Administrative Appointments
  
  Physician Executive, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialties, Beaumont Medical Group, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI. 09/2017 - 07/2018.
  
  Physician Executive, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Medical Group, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI. 08/2018 - 10/2020.
  
  Chief, Women's and Children’s Clinical Care Program, Beaumont Health, Southfield, MI. 05/2019 - 10/2020.
  
  Administrative Appointments with Clinical Privileges
  Medical Director of High Risk Ultrasound and Fetal Testing, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, St. David's North Austin Medical Center - Women's Center of Texas, Austin, TX. 08/2010 - 04/2012.
  
  Medical Director, Perinatal Outpatient Services and Perinatal Outreach, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI. 01/2014 - 10/2020.
  
  Medical Director, Troy Family Birth Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Troy, MI. 08/2014 - 12/2018.
  
  Clinical Director, Reproductive Genetics Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI. 01/2015 - 10/2020.
  
  Section Head, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health, Beaumont Troy, Troy, MI. 01/2019 - 10/2020.
Clinical Activities
- Dr. Bauer has extensive training in all forms of prenatal diagnosis and therapy for high-risk pregnancies including fetal echocardiography, management of multiple gestations, and invasive procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis, fetal cordocentesis, and fetal transfusions.

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Medical Licensure

Duke Appointment History

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Academic Positions Outside Duke

In the News

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Advising & Mentoring

Teaching Activities

Presentations & Appearances

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke

Academic & Administrative Activities

Clinical Activities