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Meredith Cruz, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor

Location

  • Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital Specialty Clinics
  • 8850 William Coffey Dr.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine

Maternal Fetal Care Center

Pleasant Valley Health Center

Town Hall Health Center

My expertise includes high risk obstetrics with a special interest in diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac disease in pregnancy.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
  • Diabetes in Pregnancy
  • Hypertension
  • Thrombophilias In Pregnancy
  • Cervical Insufficiency
  • Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder

Treatments and Services

  • High Risk Obstetrics
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Prenatal Ultrasound
  • Prenatal Care
  • Fetal Interventions
  • Virtual Visit
  • Cesarean Hysterectomy
  • Abdominal Cerclages

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Adolescent

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend
  • Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine

Clinic Locations

map of clinics' locations

Biography

My research interests include hypertensive and cardiac disease in pregnancy. I have had multiple peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications in addition to research presentations at national meetings. I hold multiple positions in ACOG and SMFM and am active in the community. I have a special interest in public health and advocacy.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health - Madison, WI (2005)
Master of Public Health - University of Illinois School of Public Health - Chicago, IL (2001)
Master of Business Administration - University of Illinois - Chicago, IL (2001)

Publications

  • (Palatnik A, Saffian E, Flynn KE, Pan AY, Yee LM, Basir MA, Cruz M.) Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Aug;131:107237 PMID: 37245726 PMCID: PMC10527045 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161020150 05/29/2023

  • (Tvina A, Smith E, Cruz M.) Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2023;2023:4725663 PMID: 37180425 PMCID: PMC10169242 05/14/2023

  • (Cui Y, Cruz M, Palatnik A, Olivier-Van Stichelen S.) Placenta. 2023 Jan;131:1-12 PMID: 36442303 PMCID: PMC9839643 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142764152 11/29/2022

  • (Harrison RK, Johnson C, Cruz M, Wong A, Davitt C, Palatnik A.) J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec;35(23):4478-4484 PMID: 33243048 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096753728 11/28/2020

  • (Harrison RK, Saravanan V, Davitt C, Cruz M, Palatnik A.) J Perinatol. 2022 Aug;42(8):1091-1096 PMID: 35194160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124956669 02/24/2022

  • (Harrison RK, Cruz M, Wong A, Davitt C, Palatnik A.) BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Dec 11;20(1):773 PMID: 33308193 PMCID: PMC7731563 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097408497 12/15/2020

  • (McCormick A, Kristianto J, Wang X, McIntosh J, Cruz M, Hibbard JU, Blank RD.) Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Apr;20:108-110 PMID: 32278308 PMCID: PMC7532811 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082836517 04/12/2020

  • (McCormick AC, McIntosh JJ, Gao W, Hibbard JU, Cruz MO.) Am J Perinatol. 2019 Dec;36(14):1423-1430 PMID: 31200392 PMCID: PMC7539907 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075814299 06/15/2019

  • (Johnson C, Davitt C, Harrison R, Cruz M.) Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2019;2019:8737080 PMID: 31687240 PMCID: PMC6800911 11/07/2019

  • (Deering R, Pashibin T, Cruz M, Hunter SK, Hoeger Bement M.) Front Physiol. 2019;10:315 PMID: 30971949 PMCID: PMC6445131 04/12/2019

  • (Cruz MO, Briller J, Hibbard JU.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;45(2):281-298 PMID: 29747731 05/12/2018

  • (Deering RE, Senefeld J, Pashibin T, Neumann DA, Cruz M, Hunter SK.) J Womens Health Phys Therap. 2018;42(3):128-138 PMID: 30740039 PMCID: PMC6366649 02/12/2019