Meredith Cruz, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor

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Location

Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital
8750 William Coffey Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Maternal Fetal Medicine

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

Treatments and Services

High Risk Obstetrics
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal Ultrasound
Prenatal Care
Fetal Interventions
Virtual Visit

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

Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital

8750 William Coffey Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-6624
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Pleasant Valley Health Center

3200 Pleasant Valley Rd.
West Bend, WI 53095
(262) 836-7300
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Town Hall Health Center

W180 N8000 Town Hall Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 255-2500
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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)

The Impact of Fetal Anomalies on Contemporary Labor Patterns.

(McCormick AC, McIntosh JJ, Gao W, Hibbard JU, Cruz MO.) Am J Perinatol. 2019 12;36(14):1423-1430 PMID: 31200392 PMCID: PMC7539907 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075814299 06/15/2019
Fatiguing Trunk Flexor Exercise Decreases Pain Sensitivity in Postpartum Women.

(Deering R, Pashibin T, Cruz M, Hunter SK, Hoeger Bement M.) Front Physiol. 2019;10:315 PMID: 30971949 PMCID: PMC6445131 04/12/2019
Fatigability of the Lumbopelvic Stabilizing Muscles in Women 8 and 26 Weeks Postpartum.

(Deering RE, Senefeld J, Pashibin T, Neumann DA, Cruz M, Hunter SK.) J Womens Health Phys Therap. 2018 Sep-Dec;42(3):128-138 PMID: 30740039 PMCID: PMC6366649 02/12/2019
Impaired Trunk Flexor Strength, Fatigability, and Steadiness in Postpartum Women.

(Deering RE, Cruz M, Senefeld JW, Pashibin T, Eickmeyer S, Hunter SK.) Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 08;50(8):1558-1569 PMID: 29554014 PMCID: PMC6045430 03/20/2018
New Insights in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.

(Cruz MO, Briller J, Hibbard JU.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;45(2):281-298 PMID: 29747731 05/12/2018
Neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes compared with non-diabetic twins.

(Foeller ME, Zhao S, Szabo A, Cruz MO.) J Perinatol. 2015 Dec;35(12):1043-7 PMID: 26513454 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84948082121 10/30/2015
Does Induction with Misoprostol Impact the Small for Gestational Age Neonate?

(Foeller ME, Cruz MO, Kominiarek MA, Hibbard JU.) Am J Perinatol. 2015 Dec;32(14):1311-7 PMID: 26352682 09/10/2015
Elucidating discrepant results in a prenatal diagnosis of 48,XXY,+18 (Edwards and Klinefelter syndromes).

(Peterson JF, Mikulec K, Grignon JW Jr, Behmaram B, Cruz MO, van Tuinen P.) Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Nov;167A(11):2855-7 PMID: 26227211 08/01/2015
Ambulatory arrhythmia monitoring in pregnant patients with palpitations.

(Cruz MO, Hibbard JU, Alexander T, Briller J.) Am J Perinatol. 2013 Jan;30(1):53-8 PMID: 22814871 07/21/2012
What is the optimal time for delivery in women with gestational hypertension?

(Cruz MO, Gao W, Hibbard JU.) Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Sep;207(3):214.e1-6 PMID: 22831812 07/27/2012
PP028. To assess maternal and neonatal outcomes of women on an antihypertensive agent with gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension or preeclampsia.

(Holcomb L, Cruz MO, Hibbard JU.) Pregnancy Hypertens. 2012 Jul;2(3):257 PMID: 26105351 07/01/2012
OS015. What is the optimal time for delivery in women with gestationalhypertension?

(Cruz MO, Gao W, Hibbard JU.) Pregnancy Hypertens. 2012 Jul;2(3):182 PMID: 26105229 07/01/2012