Alexander Saucedo, MD

Dr. Alexander Saucedo is an Assistant Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine who specializes in the care of high-risk pregnancies. His professional interests include caring for patients with high-risk pregnancies, surgical obstetrics, placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder, obesity in pregnancy, and labor induction management strategies. He has been the primary investigator on a randomized clinical trial on labor induction management and has been published recently in peer-reviewed journals such as The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG), AJOG MFM and the American Journal of Perinatology. He is a current member of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Saucedo has a strong passion for mentoring academic trainees and was awarded the Fellow teacher of the year award twice during his fellowship at UT Austin. He enjoys giving didactic lectures to medical students and OB/GYN residents. He has assisted with a number of formal operative delivery simulation sessions.

Personal Statement

I have a strong passion for caring for patients with high-risk pregnancies, surgical obstetrics and operative delivery, and academic mentoring of trainees. I strive to provide a full spectrum of equitable reproductive health care to all patients no matter what their backgrounds, especially those patients in underserved communities.

Clinical Interests

Operative delivery, Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder, Labor & Delivery management

Education

Organizations

Board Certification

American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Honors and awards

2024

Fellow teacher of the year, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

2022

Fellow teacher of the year, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

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Research interests

Strategies to improve labor induction regimens; Obesity in pregnancy management

Saucedo AM, Alvarez M, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Harper LM. Optimal Misoprostol Dosing Among Patients with a BMI Greater Than 30: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 2024. PMID 38367750

Saucedo AM, Ceesay M, Ravi S, Mumford K, Alvarez M, Ghartey J, Harper LM, Cahill AG. The Impact of Telehealth on Obstetrical Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Perinatology, May 2024. PMID 38744421

Saucedo AM, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Harper LM. Elective Induction of Labor Following Prior Cesarean Delivery. American Journal of Perinatology, May 2024. PMID 38648851

Saucedo AM, Moise E, Nwokocha M, Bebbington M, Moise KJ. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis versus Kleihauer Betke to Determine Bone Marrow Suppression in Fetuses Undergoing Intrauterine Transfusion. American Journal of Perinatology, May 2024. PMID 38806157

Saucedo AM, Calvert C, Chiem A, Groves A, Ghartey K, Cahill AG, Harper LM. Periviable Premature rupture of Membranes – Maternal and Neonatal Risks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Perinatology April 2024. PMID 38593987

Saucedo AM, Bromwich K, Alvarez M, Ghartey J, Harper LM, Levine LD, Raghuraman N, Cahill AG. GBS Colonization and Risk of Infection with Foley Catheter Inductions. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM, March 2024. PMID 38342308

Saucedo AM, Cahill AG. Optimizing Management of the Second Stage of Labor: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2024. PMID 38224277