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Dr. Luis Pacheco is the Division Chief of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine as well as Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Surgical Critical Care at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Dr. Pacheco has been a member of the faculty of UTMB since 2008 and serves as the Director of Obstetrical Critical Care and Director of the Residency Education Program for the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. He is the Departmental Director of the Obstetrical Patient Safety Committee and Chair of the Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee.
Dr. Pacheco completed medical school and his first residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Costa Rica. He then completed a second residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and two fellowships, one in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the other in Anesthesiology Critical Care, all at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He is triple board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Pacheco’s work in both maternal fetal medicine and critical care medicine is unique in that he is the only maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the country who actually staffs a non-obstetrical surgical critical care unit along with other critical care specialists. His publications have contributed significantly to the education of maternal fetal medicine doctors and general obstetricians regarding medical complications during pregnancy. He has written a textbook addressing medical diseases in pregnancy and has directed courses around the United States in similar topics. Dr. Pacheco has written expert opinion papers for the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine in topics such as amniotic fluid embolism.
His research interest is in critical care obstetrics.
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EXpanding Prenatal cell free DNA screening Across moNogenic Disorders (EXPAND)
Pacheco, L. (PI)
8/1/24 → 7/31/29
Project: Research project
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(RefRange study-ROCHE) United States Sample Collection Study for Reference Range Determination of sFlt-1 and PlGF
Pacheco, L. (PI)
11/4/22 → 11/3/25
Project: Research project
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CAPITATION - Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER)
Pacheco, L. (PI)
George Washington University ( Award #OT2HL16184701)
10/1/21 → 5/23/25
Project: Research project
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NIH RECOVER: A Multi-site Observational Study of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults, and NIH RECOVER: A Multi-site Observational Study of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Populations. Pregnancy cohort
Pacheco, L. (PI)
University of Utah ( Award #OT2HL16184701)
10/1/21 → 5/23/25
Project: Research project
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network
Pacheco, L. (PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ( Award #5UG1HD05309720)
4/1/21 → 3/31/25
Project: Research project
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A practical approach to diagnosing and managing long QT syndrome from pregnancy through postpartum
Saad, A., Yang, E., Nguyen, A. H., Sharma, G., Sullivan, S. A., Maxwell, G. L., Pacheco, L. D. & Saade, G., Jan 2025, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 7, 1, 101577.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy
Pacheco, L. D. & Omere, C. I., Jan 1 2024, Critical Care Obstetrics, Seventh Edition. wiley, p. 291-304 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A practical approach to the diagnosis and initial management of acute right ventricular failure during pregnancy using point-of-care ultrasound
Martins, J. G., Saad, A., Saade, G. & Pacheco, L. D., Dec 2024, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 6, 12, 101517.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Critical Care Obstetrics, Seventh Edition
Pacheco, L. D., Phelan, J. P., Halscott, T. L., Moroz, L. A., Vaught, A. J., Saad, A. & Shamshirsaz, A. A., Jan 1 2024, wiley. 1190 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Early vs delayed amniotomy following transcervical Foley balloon in the induction of labor: a randomized clinical trial
Berry, M., Lamiman, K., Slan, M. N., Zhang, X., Arena Goncharov, D. D., Hwang, Y. P., Rogers, J. A., Pacheco, L. D., Saade, G. & Saad, A. F., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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