Meredith Cruz, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor

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Location

Maternal Fetal Care Center
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Maternal Fetal Care Center

(414) 805-6624

Town Hall Health Center

(262) 255-2500

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

Patients Ages Seen

Adult
Adolescent

Languages

English
Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
Community Memorial Hospital – Menomonee Falls

Board Certifications

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine

Clinic Locations

Maternal Fetal Care Center

9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-6624
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Community Memorial Hospital

W180 N8085 Town Hall Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 251-1000
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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 Jun 14.
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.
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.
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.
New Insights in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.

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