Martina Steurer, MD

Martina Steurer, MAS is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and the associate Fellowship Program Director for research for the Sub-Specialty Training Program in Pediatric Critical Care at UCSF. Her academic career focus is in clinical research with a focus on outcomes after preterm birth and congenital heart disease. She is a Co-Investigator for the Preterm Birth Initiative in California.
Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
2014 - Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care, University of California
MAS, 2014 - Training in clinical Research, University of California
2010 - Fellowship in Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Lucerne
2008 - Residency in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Lucerne
MD, 2004 - Medical School, University of Zurich
Websites
  1. Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Amsalu R, Bandoli G, Chambers CD, Cho H, Dagle JM, Karvonen KL, Kingsmore SF, McKenzie-Sampson S, Momany A, Ontiveros E, Protopsaltis LD, Rand L, Kobayashi ES, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Early Newborn Metabolic Patterning and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. JAMA pediatrics 2024. PMID: 39250160


  2. Higgins BV, Levy PT, Ball MK, Kim M, Peyvandi S, Steurer MA. Double Jeopardy: A Distinct Mortality Pattern Among Preterm Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric cardiology 2024. PMID: 38864860




  3. Morell E, Colglazier E, Becerra J, Stevens L, Steurer MA, Sharma A, Nguyen H, Kathiriya IS, Weston S, Teitel D, Keller R, Amin EK, Nawaytou H, Fineman JR. A single institution anesthetic experience with catheterization of pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients. Pulmonary circulation 2024. PMID: 38618291



  4. Duhaney L, Steurer MA, Baer R, Chambers C, Rajagopal S, Mercer-Rosa LM, Reddy VM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Peyvandi S. The Association of Gestational Age and Size with Management Strategies and Outcomes in Symptomatic Neonatal Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatric cardiology 2024. PMID: 38167967


  5. Tsoi SM, Nawaytou H, Almeneisi H, Steurer M, Zhao Y, Fineman JR, Keller RL. Prostaglandin-E1 infusion in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Pediatric pulmonology 2023. PMID: 37975485




  6. Guardado M, Steurer M, Chapin C, Hernandez RD, Ballard PL, Torgerson D. The Urinary Metabolomic Fingerprint in Extremely Preterm Infants on Total Parenteral Nutrition vs. Enteral Feeds. Metabolites 2023. PMID: 37755251



  7. Chaudhry PM, Sen S, Steurer M, Levy VY, Gowda S, Ball MK, Ashrafi A, Emani SM, Bacha EA, Checchia PA, Levy PT, Krishnamurthy G. Perioperative Care Models for Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: Evolving Role of Neonatology Within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery 2023. PMID: 37309123


  8. Fineman DC, Keller RL, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Steurer MA. Fertility treatment increases the risk of preterm birth independent of multiple gestations. F&S Reports 2023. PMID: 37719103


  9. Torgerson D, Guardado M, Steurer M, Chapin C, Hernandez RD, Ballard PL. The hydrocortisone-responsive urinary metabolome of premature infants. Pediatric research 2023. PMID: 37138028



  10. Stephenson JJ, Hook JE, Beall J, Delany DR, Buckley JR, Chowdhury SM, Steurer MA, Kavarana MN, Costello JM. Correction to: Association Between Birth Weight Z-Scores and Early Outcomes Following Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Pediatric cardiology 2023. PMID: 36905433


  11. Smith MA, Steurer MA, Mahendra M, Zinter MS, Keller RL. Sociodemographic factors associated with tracheostomy and mortality in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric pulmonology 2023. PMID: 36700394


  12. Stephenson JJ, Hook JE, Beall J, Delany DR, Buckley JR, Chowdhury SM, Steurer MA, Kavarana MM, Costello JM. Association Between Birth Weight Z-Scores and Early Outcomes Following Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Pediatric cardiology 2023. PMID: 36749356


  13. Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Baer RJ, Costello J, Oltman SP, McCulloch CE, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. Developing a resiliency model for survival without major morbidity in preterm infants. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2022. PMID: 36220984


  14. Colglazier E, Stevens L, Parker C, Nawaytou HM, Amin EK, Becerra J, Steurer M, Fineman JR. Hemodynamic assessment of transitioning from parenteral prostacyclin to selexipag in pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary circulation 2022. PMID: 36514390


  15. Fineman DC, Steurer MA. Reply. The Journal of pediatrics 2022. PMID: 36007578


  16. Santana S, Peyvandi S, Costello JM, Baer RJ, Collins JW, Branche T, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Adverse Maternal Fetal Environment Partially Mediates Disparate Outcomes in Non-White Neonates with Major Congenital Heart Disease. The Journal of pediatrics 2022. PMID: 35803301


  17. Levy PT, Thomas AR, Wethall A, Perez D, Steurer M, Ball MK. Rethinking Congenital Heart Disease in Preterm Neonates. 2022. PMID: 35641458


  18. Steurer MA, Schuhmacher K, Savla JJ, Banerjee M, Chanani NK, Eckhauser A, Elhoff J, Jacobs JP, Mikesell K, Peyvandi S, Romano J, Zhang W, Gaynor JW, Tabbutt S. Fetal growth and gestational age improve outcome predictions in neonatal heart surgery. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2022. PMID: 35750509



  19. Blauvelt DG, Inany HS, Furlong-Dillard JM, Bailly DK, Oishi P, Steurer MA, Mahendra M. Association of Ventilator Settings with Mortality in Pediatric Patients Treated with Extracorporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure. 2022. PMID: 35671443


  20. Lau-Braunhut SA, Smith AM, Steurer MA, Murray BL, Sawe H, Matthay MA, Reynolds T, Kortz TB. Functional Outcomes and Morbidity in Pediatric Sepsis Survivors: A Tanzanian Experience. 2022. PMID: 35111705


  21. Parekh SA, Cox SM, Barkovich AJ, Chau V, Steurer MA, Xu D, Miller SP, McQuillen PS, Peyvandi S. The Effect of Size and Asymmetry at Birth on Brain Injury and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease. 2021. PMID: 34853878



  22. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Costello J, Franck LS, McKenzie-Sampson S, Pacheco-Werner TL, Rajagopal S, Rogers EE, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Peyvandi S. Mortality and Major Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants with Serious Congenital Heart Disease. The Journal of pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34454949


  23. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Petersen MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021. PMID: 33782533



  24. Bandoli G, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Schumacher B, Baer RJ, Felder JN, Fuchs JD, Oltman SP, Steurer MA, Marienfeld C. Cannabis-related diagnosis in pregnancy and adverse maternal and infant outcomes. 2021. PMID: 34049105


  25. Fineman DC, Keller RL, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Steurer MA. Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants Conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technologies. The Journal of pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34023343


  26. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. Brief report: Acute care visits vary by race and ethnicity among publicly insured preterm infants. Pediatric research 2021. PMID: 33958716


  27. Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental healthcare utilization among California birthing people. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2021. PMID: 33932629


  28. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Petersen MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2021. PMID: 33514879


  29. Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Costello JM, Moon-Grady AJ, Habib RH, Hill KD, Jacobs ML, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Keller RL, Pasquali SK, Reddy VM, Tabbutt S, Rajagopal S. Association between Z-score for birth weight and postoperative outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021. PMID: 33640137



  30. Guslits E, Steurer MA, Nawaytou H, Keller RL. Reply. The Journal of pediatrics 2020. PMID: 33197491


  31. Savorgnan F, Elhoff JJ, Guffey D, Axelrod D, Buckley JR, Gaies M, Ghanayem NS, Lasa JJ, Shekerdemian L, Tweddell JS, Werho DK, Yeh J, Steurer MA. Relationship Between Gestational Age and Outcomes After Congenital Heart Surgery. 2020. PMID: 33080235


  32. Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Jasper EA, Anderson JG, Steurer MA, Pantell MS, Petersen MA, Partridge JC, Karasek D, Ross KM, Feuer SK, Franck LS, Rand L, Dagle JM, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Newborn metabolic vulnerability profile identifies preterm infants at risk for mortality and morbidity. Pediatric research 2020. PMID: 33003189





  33. Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady A, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors Influence the Live-Born Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Study in California. Journal of the American Heart Association 2020. PMID: 32306820



  34. Steurer MA, Costello J, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Feuer SK, Pacheco-Werner T, Rogers E, Jankowska MM, Block J, McCarthy M, Pantell MS, Chambers C, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Cohort study of respiratory hospital admissions, air quality and sociodemographic factors in preterm infants born in California. Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 2020. PMID: 32026503



  35. Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Shiboski SC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Impaired Fetal Environment and Gestational Age: What Is Driving Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease? Journal of the American Heart Association 2019. PMID: 31726960


  36. Steurer MA. Reply. 2019. PMID: 31679635


  37. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Oltman S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Rogers E, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Morbidity of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn in the First Year of Life. The Journal of pediatrics 2019. PMID: 31399244


  38. Fineman DC, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Rajagopal S, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Fineman JR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Outcomes of pulmonary vascular disease in infants conceived with non-IVF fertility treatment and assisted reproductive technologies at 1 year of age. Pediatric pulmonology 2019. PMID: 31328432


  39. Steurer MA, Nawaytou H, Guslits E, Colglazier E, Teitel D, Fineman JR, Keller RL. Mortality in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Data from cardiac catheterization. Pediatric pulmonology 2019. PMID: 30938937



  40. McCarthy ME, Oltman SP, Baer RJ, Ryckman KK, Rogers EE, Steurer-Muller MA, Witte JS, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Newborn Metabolic Profile Associated with Hyperbilirubinemia With and Without Kernicterus. Clinical and translational science 2018. PMID: 30369069


  41. Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Moon-Grady AJ, Oltman SP, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Socioeconomic Mediators of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes: A Population-Based Study in California. Journal of the American Heart Association 2018. PMID: 30371284


  42. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Burke E, Peyvandi S, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Liang L, Paynter RA, McCarthy M, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Effect of Fetal Growth on 1-Year Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association 2018. PMID: 30371167


  43. Martina A. Steurer Rebecca J. Baer Edmund Burke Shabnam Peyvandi Scott Oltman Christina D. Chambers Mary E. Norton Larry Rand Satish Rajagopal Kelli K. Ryckman Sky K. Feuer Liang Liang Randi A. Paynter Molly McCarthy Anita J. Moon-Grady Roberta L. Keller Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski. Effect of Fetal Growth on 1‐Year Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease 2018. PMID:



  44. Steurer MA, Oltman S, Baer RJ, Feuer S, Liang L, Paynter RA, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Altered metabolites in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Pediatric research 2018. PMID: 29895840


  45. Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Anderson JG, Steurer MA, Pantell MS, Partridge JC, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Initial Metabolic Profiles Are Associated with 7-Day Survival among Infants Born at 22-25 Weeks of Gestation. The Journal of pediatrics 2018. PMID: 29661562


  46. Wai KC, Hibbs AM, Steurer MA, Black DM, Asselin JM, Eichenwald EC, Ballard PL, Ballard RA, Keller RL, Trial of Late Surfactant (TOLSURF) Study Group. Maternal Black Race and Persistent Wheezing Illness in Former Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. The Journal of pediatrics 2018. PMID: 29627188


  47. Balkin EM, Steurer MA, Delagnes EA, Zinter MS, Rajagopal S, Keller RL, Fineman JR. Multicenter mortality and morbidity associated with pulmonary hypertension in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pulmonary circulation 2017. PMID: 29251545



  48. Schmidt T, Schwarz JM, Steurer M, Goetz M, Olthof SC, Malek NP, Boozari B. The impact of high-end ultrasound in the management of a patient with neuroendocrine tumor of the ileum. Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie 2017. PMID: 29113001


  49. Anderson JG, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Paynter R, Partridge JC, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preterm Infant Mortality and Severe Morbidity: A Population-Based Study. Neonatology 2017. PMID: 29073624


  50. Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Keller RL, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Peyvandi S, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Gestational Age and Outcomes in Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28885171



  51. Berger TM, Steurer MA, Bucher HU, Fauchère JC, Adams M, Pfister RE, Baumann-Hölzle R, Bassler D, Swiss Neonatal End-of-Life Study Group. Retrospective cohort study of all deaths among infants born between 22 and 27 completed weeks of gestation in Switzerland over a 3-year period. 2017. PMID: 28619775


  52. Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, MacKenzie T, Li BC, Norton ME, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Moon-Grady AJ. Epidemiology of Live Born Infants with Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis-Insights from a Population-Based Dataset. The Journal of pediatrics 2017. PMID: 28533037


  53. Steurer MA, Norton ME, Baer RJ, Shaw GM, Keating S, Moon-Grady AJ, Chambers CD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. The association of maternal lymphatic markers and critical congenital heart defects in the fetus-A population based case-control study. American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2017. PMID: 28323386


  54. Steurer MA, Anderson J, Baer RJ, Oltman S, Franck LS, Kuppermann M, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Partridge JC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. Dynamic outcome prediction in a socio-demographically diverse population-based cohort of extremely preterm neonates. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2017. PMID: 28206998


  55. Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Partridge JC, Rogers EE, Keller RL. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn in Late Preterm and Term Infants in California. Pediatrics 2016. PMID: 27940508



  56. Steurer MA, Adams M, Bacchetti P, Schulzke SM, Roth-Kleiner M, Berger TM, Swiss Neonatal Network. Swiss medical centres vary significantly when it comes to outcomes of neonates with a very low gestational age. 2015. PMID: 26014127



  57. Morgillo D, Morgillo-Mitchell J, Fontanta M, Steurer M, Schmitt-Mechelke T, Bauder F, Berger TM. Outcome of extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGANs) following a pro-active treatment approach: a Swiss single centre experience over 10 years. 2014. PMID: 25255015


  58. Steurer MA, Moon-Grady AJ, Fineman JR, Sun CE, Lusk LA, Wai KC, Keller RL. B-type natriuretic peptide: prognostic marker in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatric research 2014. PMID: 25188741


  59. Steurer MP, Steurer MA, Baulig W, Piegeler T, Schläpfer M, Spahn DR, Falk V, Dreessen P, Theusinger OM, Schmid ER, Schwartz D, Neff TA, Beck-Schimmer B. Late pharmacologic conditioning with volatile anesthetics after cardiac surgery. 2012. PMID: 23062276


  60. Berger TM, Steurer MA, Woerner A, Meyer-Schiffer P, Adams M, Swiss Neonatal Network. Trends and centre-to-centre variability in survival rates of very preterm infants (<32 weeks) over a 10-year-period in Switzerland. 2012. PMID: 22933089


  61. Steurer MA, Berger TM. [Infusion therapy for neonates, infants and children]. 2011. PMID: 21181098



  62. Steurer M, Schläpfer M, Steurer M, Z'graggen BR, Booy C, Reyes L, Spahn DR, Beck-Schimmer B. The volatile anaesthetic sevoflurane attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced injury in alveolar macrophages. 2008. PMID: 19032551



  63. Yue T, Roth Z'graggen B, Blumenthal S, Neff SB, Reyes L, Booy C, Steurer M, Spahn DR, Neff TA, Schmid ER, Beck-Schimmer B. Postconditioning with a volatile anaesthetic in alveolar epithelial cells in vitro. 2007. PMID: 17898018





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