Peter S. Heyl, MD - Associate Professor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Chief of Service, Emory University Hospital Midtown
Medical Director, Emory Perinatal Center
Academic & Clinical Office Emory University Hospital Midtown
Emory Perinatal Center Medical Office Tower 9th Floor
550 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone · 404.686.2011
E-Mail · peter.heyl@emoryhealthcare.org
Education
Medical School: Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Residency: Harvard Medical School, Boston Hospital for Women
Fellowship: Brigham & Women's Hospital
Board Certification
Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Awards, Honors, and Leadership Positions
Editorial Consultant, Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Co-Director, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Course on Maternal Mortality 2010
Professional Societies and Memberships
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Research focus and special interests
Maternal Mortality
Preterm Diagnosis and the Prevention of Preterm Delivery
Publications
Stubblefield P, Heyl PS. Treatment of premature labor with subcutaneous terbutaline. Obstet Gynecol. 1982 April, 59(4): 457-62. Heyl PS, Stubblefield P, Phillippe M. Recurrent inversion of the puerperal morbidity resulting from placenta previa. Obstet Gynecol. 1984 Feb; 63(2): 263-264.
McShane PM, Heyl PS, Epstein, MS. Maternal and perinatal morbidity resulting from placenta previa. Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Feb, 65(2): 176-182.
Landy HJ, Khoury AN, Heyl PS. Antenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of fetal seizure activity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Aug;161(2): 308.
Landy HJ, Daly V, Heyl PS, Khoury AN. Fetal thoracentesis with unsuccessful outcome. J Clin Ultrasound. 1990 Jan:18(1):50-3. Heyl PS, Miller W, Canick JA. Maternal serum screening for aneuploid pregnancy by alpha-fetoprotein, hCG, and unconjugated estriol. Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Dec, 76(6): 1025-31.
Abuhamad A, Bass T, Katz EM, Heyl PS. Familial recurrence of pulmonary sequestration. Obstret Gynecol. 1996 May; 87(5 Pt): 843-5.
Silver DF, Heyl PS, Linfert JB. Delayed uterine re-inversion: a unique symptom complex. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Jul;191(1):378-9.
Kavanaugh VM, Fierro MF, Suttle DE, Heyl PS, Bendheim SH, Powell V. Psychosocial Risk Factors and Contributors to Pregnancy-Associated Death in Virginia 1999-2001. J Women's Health. 2009 18(7):1041-1048.
Manuscripts in preparation: Kavanaugh VM, Heyl PS. Retrospective Review of Maternal Deaths Due to Pulmonary Embolism over a Five-Year Period in Virginia, in preparation.
Book chapters:
Heyl PS. The fetal alcohol syndrome. Chapter 13, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Complications in Pregnancy. Rustgi VK & Cooper JN, editors. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1986.
Heyl PS. Fetal heart rate monitoring. Chapter 6B, Common Problems in Obstetric Anesthesia. Datta S & Ostheimer GW, editors. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., 1987.
Contributing Author, Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Fourth Edition, AAP/ACOG, 1997.
Heyl PS. Renal complications. Chapter 5, Manual of Obstetrics, Evans AT & Niswander KR, editors. New York: Lipponcott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
Heyl PS. Preterm delivery. Chapter 29, Manual of Obstetrics, Evans AT & Niswander, KR, editors. New York: Lipponcott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
Book reviews: Color Atlas of Childbirth and Obstetric Techniques, by Farook Al-Azzawi, New England Journal of Medicine, 327(27):576-book review.
Other publications: Virginia Maternal Mortality Review: Virginia Maternal Mortality Review Team. Maternal Mortality Report Preview: Maternal Death in Virginia, 1999-2001. Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. April 2006. http://www.vdh.state.va.us/medExam/documents/MatMortRpt.pdf
Virginia Maternal Mortality Review Team. Pregnancy-Associated Maternal Death in Virginia, 1999-2001. Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. October 2007. http://www.vdh.state.va.us/medExam/pdfs/MMRT9901-FINAL.pdf
Virginia Maternal Mortality Review Team. Pregnancy-Associated Maternal Death in Virginia, 1999-2001. Executive Summary and Recommendations. Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. October 2007. http://www.vdh.state.va.us/medExam/pdfs/MMRT9901-exsumFINAL.pdf
Virginia Maternal Mortality Review Team. Obesity and Maternal Death in Virginia, 1999-2002. Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. March 2009. http://www.vdh.state.va.us/medExam/documents/2009/pdfs/MMRT_obesity_final.pdf
Magazine Articles: Heyl PS. Pre-eclampsia: a case presentation. Audio Digest Foundation, 1982 Feb 2, 29(3).
Heyl PS & Heyl AR. Banking on a Cure. You and Your Family. Fall 2007;33-36.
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Countdown to Birth. You and Your Family. Fall 2007;14-23
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Falling in Love Again: Take charge of planning your future pregnancies. You and Your Family. Spring 2008;70-75
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Showtime! You and Your Family. Spring 2008;52-55.
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. A Head Start for Your Baby. You and Your Family. Spring 2008;46-51.
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Planning for Delivery. You and Your Family. Spring 2008;42-44.
Heyl PS. Ask an Expert: Pregnancy Q & A - Peter S. Heyl, M.D., responds to your questions. You and Your Family. Spring 2008; 40.
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Family Planning. You and Your Family. Fall 2009; 76-81.
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Delivery. You and Your Family. Fall 2009; 52-58.
Heyl AR & Heyl PS. Screening. You and Your Family. Fall 2009; 48-50.
Abstracts: Lazarte R, Huntington D, Kramer L, Heyl PS. Morbidity and mortality of very low birth weight infants with and without IVH. Pediatric Research Program, APS-SPR, April, 1984.
Chambers LA, Pacini DG, Malynn E, Heyl PS, Kruskall, MS. Antenatal intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia may jeopardize maternal donor suitability. American Association of Blood Banking Annual Meeting, Jan./Feb., 1991.
Rayburn W, Lucas M, Gitten L, Goodwin TM, Baxi L, Gall S, Mostello D, Heyl P. Attempted vaginal birth after cesarean section: a multicenter comparison of outpatient prostaglandin E2 gel with expectant management. ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting, May, 1998.
Heyl PS, Heyl AR, Briton BS, Slotnick RN, Hopson SC, Lee LW. Reproductive Hazards in the Medical Environment, 2002 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO)/Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics & Gynecology (CREOG), Dallas, TX, March 6-9, 2002.
Posters: Heyl PS, Beckwith B, Horowitz G. Standardized Fetal Lung Maturity Testing: A Goal Whose Time Has Come. Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 29, 1992.
Robinson JN, Heyl PS, Peters DR, Kolm P, Abuhamad AZ. A Statistical Comparison of the TDxFLM Assay to Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio in the Assessment of Fetal Lung Maturity in a Diabetic Population. ACOG District IV Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA, October 25-28, 1997.