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Erinma Ukoha, MD, MPH
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
About Me
Erinma Ukoha, MD, MPH, is a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist and maternal-fetal medicine specialist at The Mount Sinai Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Ukoha focuses on high-risk pregnancies, with special interest in maternal disorders and comorbidities, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound-guided procedures, advancing health equity, and decriminalization of pregnancy.
Dr. Ukoha comes to Mount Sinai after completing her fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. During her time there, Dr. Ukoha was selected as a Physicians for Reproductive Health Leadership Training Academy fellow and served as a member of the New York Informed Consent Coalition.
Dr. Ukoha earned her medical degree and Master of Public Health from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and received the Global Health Initiative Award. She went on to complete her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco, where she served as Advocacy Chief Resident. During her residency, she was honored with the James R. Green, MD, Memorial Award for exemplifying a commitment to advocacy, compassionate care, and clinical excellence and was selected as a Foundation for Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Resident Scholar.
Dr. Ukoha has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented her research work at national conferences on topics such as the elimination of race-based risk factors for preeclampsia, equitable implementation of telemedicine in perinatal care, and decriminalization of substance use in pregnancy.
Dr. Ukoha is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is also a member of the Society of Family Planning and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, where she serves on the Health Policy and Advocacy Committee and Data to Action Training and Activation Academy Advisory Group.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Amniocentesis
- Anemia
- Birth Control / Contraception
- Blood Pressure Testing And Measurement
- Blood-Clotting Disorders in Pregnancy
- Cesarean Birth
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- DiGeorge Syndrome
- Diabetes
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Donor Egg
- Donor Sperm
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Down Syndrome
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Fetal Anomalies
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Gastrointestinal Disease in Pregnancy
- Gaucher Disease
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Mutations
- Genetic Screening
- Gestational Carrier/Surrogate
- Gestational Diabetes
- Glycogen Storage Diseases
- Group B Streptococcal Disease
- HIV and AIDS
- Heart Disease in Pregnancy
- High Risk Pregnancy
- History of Pre-Term Birth
- Hyperemesis Gravidarum
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- IUD and contraceptive implant placement
- Immunizations
- Infectious Disease in Pregnancy
- Kidney Disease in Pregnancy
- Labor And Delivery, Vaginal Birth
- Laceration Repair
- Low Birth Weight
- Lung Disease in Pregnancy
- Macrosomia
- Marfan Syndrome
- Medication Exposure in Pregnancy
- Miscarriage
- Mitochondrial Myopathy
- Oral-Facial Clefts
- Placenta Previa
- Placental Abruption
- Porphyria
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Preconception counseling
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Cramp(s)
- Pregnancy Testing/Options Counseling
- Pregnancy in Older Women
- Premature Birth
- Prenatal Care
- Pyelonephritis
- Shortness of Breath During Pregnancy
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Spina Bifida
- Swollen Limbs (Pregnancy)
- Syphilis
- Tay-Sachs Disease
- Thalassemia
- Thyroid Consultation
- Thyroid Diseases
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Ultrasound
- Umbilical Cord Prolapse
Education
MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of California San Francisco
Fellowship, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Ukoha has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.