Doctor's Bio
Dr. Suchitra Chandrasekaran, MD, is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Associate Professor with a clinical and research passion in the field of maternal cardiometabolic health. Specifically, she focuses her research on understanding mechanisms driving the development of glucose dysregulation and hypertension in pregnancy and impacts on long term maternal and child health.
Board Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Internship: The Ohio State University
- Residency: Ohio State University
Fellowships
University of Pennsylvania
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Food desert residence and prenatal diet quality.
Al-Shibli N, Dunlop AL, Ferranti EP, Chandrasekaran S
Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.). 2026;2(3):e70307.
PMID: 42596970 - Longitudinal Changes in Fear Learning across Pregnancy: Moderation by Sexual Trauma.
Rocha M, Karra S, Ravi M, Minton ST, Merrill N, Hinrichs R, Nugent NR, Lathan EC, Wallace S, Chandrasekaran S, Smith AK, Powers A, Michopoulos V
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.). 2026;
PMID: 42553512 - Impact of Abortion-Limiting Legislation on Preterm and Early Term Birth in Atlanta, Georgia, 2020-2023.
Eick SM, Zheng X, Chang HH, Chandrasekaran S, Dunlop AL, Goin DE
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2026;
PMID: 42504922 - Neighborhood Deprivation and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Does Social Support Modify the Association?
Dixon MA, Chandrasekaran S, Chang HH, Kramer MR, Lewis TT, Howards PP
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2026;
PMID: 42479542 - Obesity and Diabetes: A Complex Connection.
Chandrasekaran S
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology. 2026;69(2):225-232.
PMID: 41989028 - The Role of Social Support as a Buffer Against Adverse Birth Outcomes Among People Experiencing Neighbourhood Deprivation.
Dixon MA, Chandrasekaran S, Chang HH, Kramer MR, Lewis TT, Howards PP
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology. 2026;40(4):529-540.
PMID: 41521419 - Longitudinal effects of pregnancy on PTSD symptoms in black female participants: Moderation by sexual trauma and progesterone.
Rocha M, Lipschutz R, Ravi M, Nugent NR, Lathan EC, Wallace S, Arthur M, Karra S, Hinrichs R, Stevens JS, Braden A, Chandrasekaran S, Smith AK, Powers A, Michopoulos V
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2025;
PMID: 40997494 - Decomposing the Disparity in 1-Year Postpartum Readmission between People with and without a Potentially Traumatic Birth Event.
Stanhope KK, Young MR, Boulet SL, Vuncannon D, Michopoulos V, Powers A, Chandrasekaran S
American journal of perinatology. 2026;43(6):807-815.
PMID: 40889762 - Reproductive history, menopause and cardiometabolic health in women: a multicountry analysis.
Quarpong W, Chandrasekaran S, Narayan KMV, Ramakrishnan U, Tandon N, Patel SA
Journal of epidemiology and community health. 2025;79(11):858-865.
PMID: 40784744 - Clustering in gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review.
Hannah W, Bhavadharini B, Baskar V, Anjana RM, Chandrasekaran S, Uma R, Popova P, Deepa M, Mohan V
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2025;171(3):1081-1091.
PMID: 40497571
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