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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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A Study of Nipocalimab in Reducing the Risk of Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) (FREESIA-1)
Pacheco, L. (PI)
Janssen Pharmaceutical Research and Development ( Award # )
8/4/25 → 1/30/30
Project: Research project
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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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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)
2/1/23 → 5/23/26
Project: Research project
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CAPITATION - Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER)
Pacheco, L. (PI)
George Washington University ( Award #OT2HL16184701)
2/1/23 → 5/23/26
Project: Research project
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(TIME PE Study) The IMpact of the Roche Elecsys sFlt-1/PlGF ratio on clinical decision making in suspected PreEclampsia
Pacheco, L. (PI)
9/5/23 → 6/10/24
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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Molecular subtyping of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Elovitz, M. A., Gee, E. P. S., Delaney-Busch, N., Moe, A. B., Reddy, M., Khodursky, A., La, J., Abbas, I., Mekaru, K., Collins, H., Siddiqui, F., Nolan, R., Boelig, R. C., Kiefer, D. G., Simmons, P. M., Saade, G. R., Saad, A., Carter, E. B., McElrath, T. F. & Quake, S. R. & 17 others, , Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 2948.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reference Range Determination for the sFlt-1/PlGF Ratio in a Diverse Cohort of Pregnant Women in the United States
Saad, A., Haas, D. M., Chang, E., Shainker, S. A., Denbo, M., Silasi, M., Saade, G., Rana, S., Kawakita, T., Pacheco, L. D., Powers Carson, J., Dietl, A., Allegranza, D., Guo, G. & Stamilio, D., Jul 1 2025, In: Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 10, 4, p. 937-948 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sepsis and Septic Shock during Pregnancy and Postpartum
Bauer, M. E. & Pacheco, L. D., Aug 2025, In: Obstetrics and gynecology. 146, 2, p. 207-222 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Utility of the US Preventive Services Task Force for Preeclampsia Risk Assessment and Aspirin Prophylaxis
McElrath, T. F., Jeyabalan, A., Khodursky, A., Moe, A. B., Lee, M., Jain, M., Goetzl, L., Sutton, E. F., Simmons, P. M., Saade, G., Saad, A., Pacheco, L. D., Park-Hwang, E., Frolova, A. I., Carter, E. B., Collier, A. R. Y., Kiefer, D. G., Berghella, V., Boelig, R. C. & Elovitz, M. A. & 6 others, , Jul 2025, In: JAMA network open. 8, 7, e2521792.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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