Pierre Buekens
W.H. Watkins Professor and Dean

Department(s):
Epidemiology

Email:
pbuekens@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Perinatal epidemiology; randomized controlled trials

Professional Achievements:
Chair, Global Health Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), 2004- present
President, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER), 2002-2003
Member, Advisory Committee for the Office of Data and Information Management (ODIM), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), 2000-present
Editor, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (US Office), 1996-2001
President, Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH), 1998-2000
Vice-President, Association of French Speaking Epidemiologists (Association des Epidémiologistes de Langue Française), 1993-1998

Educational Background:
MD, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
OB/GYN Certification, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
PhD, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
MPH, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

Publications:
Xiong X, Elkind-Hirsch KE, Vastardis S, Delarosa RL, Pridjian G, Buekens P. Periodontal disease is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a case-control study. J Periodontol. 2009 Nov;80(11):1742-9.

Tees MT, Harville EW, Xiong X, Buekens P, Pridjian G, Elkind-Hirsch K. Hurricane Katrina-Related Maternal Stress, Maternal Mental Health, and Early Infant Temperament. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Jun; epub ahead of print.

Sosa CG, Althabe F, Belizán JM, Buekens P. Risk Factors for Postpartum Hemorrhage in Vaginal Deliveries in a Latin-American Population. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun;113(6):1313-1319.

Buekens P, Althabe F, Belizan JM. Commentary: management of the third stage of labor can be changed. Birth. 2008 Dec;35(4):291-2.

Xiong X, Harville EW, Mattison DR, Elkind-Hirsch K, Pridjian G, Buekens P. Exposure to Hurricane Katrina, post-traumatic stress disorder and birth outcomes. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):111-5.

Buekens P, Bowler K, Dierker A. Expanding public health education in the years following Katrina. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):166-7.

Buekens P, Belizán JM, Jacquérioz FA. Foreword: Maternal and childbirth health systematic reviews. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2008 Jan;22 Suppl 1:1-3.

Jacquérioz FA, Belizán JM, Buekens P. Recommendations to increase the impact of maternal and childbirth health systematic reviews in the Americas. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2008 Jan;22 Suppl 1:61-6.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Vastardis S, Yu S. Peridontal disease and pregnancy outcomes: state-of-the-science. Obstet Gynecol Surv Sept 2007;62(9):605-615.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Vastardis S, Pridjian G. Periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006; 195(4);1086-1089.

Deneux-Tharaux C, Berg C, Bouvier-Colle MH, Gissler M, Harper M, Nannini A, Alexander S, Breart G, Buekens P. Underreporting of Pregnancy-related Mortality in the United States and Europe. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005;106:684-992.

Althabe F, Buekens P, Bergel E, Belizan J, Kropp N, Wright L, Goco N, Moss N. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Intervention to Facilitate the Development and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Latin American Maternity Hospitals: the Guidelines Trial: Study Protocol. BMC Women’s Health 2005; 5(4).

Buekens P, Keusch G, Belizan J, Bhutta ZA. Evidence-Based Global Health. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2004;291:2639-2641.

Gissler M, Berg C, Bouvier-Colle MH, Buekens P. Pregnancy-associated Mortality After Birth, Spontaneous Abortion or Induced Abortion in Finland, 1987-2000. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004;190:422-427.

Dole N, Savitz DA, Siega-Riz AM, Hertz-Picciotto I, McMahon MJ, Buekens P. Psychosocial Factors and Preterm Births among African American and White Women in Central North Carolina. American Journal of Public Health 2004;94:1358-1365.

Vahratian A, Buekens P, Bennett TA, Meyer R, Kogan MD, Yu SM. Preterm Delivery Rates in North Carolina: Are They Really Declining Among Non-Hispanic African Americans? American Journal of Epidemiology 2004;159:59-63.

Delvaux T, Buekens P, Thoumsin H, Dramaix M, Collette J. Cord C-peptide and Insuline-like Growth Factor-I, Birth Weight and Placenta Weight among North African and Belgian Neonates. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003;189:1779-1784.

Xiong X, Buekens P, Fraser WD, Guo Z. Anemia during pregnancy in a Chinese population. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2003;83:159-164.

Buekens P, Curtis S, Alayon S. Demographic and Health Surveys: Caesarean Section Rates in sub-Saharan Africa. British Medical Journal 2003;326:136.

Dole N, Savitz DA, Hertz-Picciotto I, Siega-Riz A, McMahon MJ, Buekens P. Maternal Stress and Preterm Birth. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;157:14-24.

Buekens P, Klebanoff M. Preterm Birth Research: From Disillusions to the Search for New Mechanisms. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2001;15:159-161.

Xiong X, Demianczuk NN, Buekens P, Duncan SL. Association of Preeclampsia with High Birth Weight for Gestational Age. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000; 183(1):145-155.

Buekens P, Notzon F, Kotelchuck M, Wilcox A. Why do Mexican Americans Give Birth to Few Low Birth Weight Infants? American Journal of Epidemiology 2000; 152(4):347-351.

Kogan MD, Alexander GR, Kotelchuck M, MacDorman MF, Buekens P, Martin JA, Papiernik E. Trends in Twin Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States, 1981-1997. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2000; 284(3):335-341.

Contact Information:
Dean's Office
1440 Canal St., Suite 2430
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504.988.5397
Fax: 504.988.5718
pbuekens@tulane.edu