Meredith Cruz, MD, MPH, MBA
Associate Professor
Location
- Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital Specialty Clinics
- 8850 William Coffey Dr.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
Maternal Fetal Care Center
Pleasant Valley Health Center
Town Hall Health Center
My expertise includes high risk obstetrics with a special interest in diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac disease in pregnancy.
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Hypertension
- Thrombophilias In Pregnancy
- Cervical Insufficiency
- Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder
Treatments and Services
- High Risk Obstetrics
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Prenatal Ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
- Fetal Interventions
- Virtual Visit
- Cesarean Hysterectomy
- Abdominal Cerclages
Patients Ages Seen
- Adult
- Adolescent
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
- Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend
- Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee
Board Certifications
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
Clinic Locations
- 8850 William Coffey Dr.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-6624
- 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd.
- West Bend, WI 53095
- (262) 836-7300
- W180 N8000 Town Hall Rd.
- Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
- (262) 255-2500
Biography
My research interests include hypertensive and cardiac disease in pregnancy. I have had multiple peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications in addition to research presentations at national meetings. I hold multiple positions in ACOG and SMFM and am active in the community. I have a special interest in public health and advocacy.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health - Madison, WI (2005)
Master of Public Health - University of Illinois School of Public Health - Chicago, IL (2001)
Master of Business Administration - University of Illinois - Chicago, IL (2001)
Publications
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(Palatnik A, Saffian E, Flynn KE, Pan AY, Yee LM, Basir MA, Cruz M.) Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Aug;131:107237 PMID: 37245726 PMCID: PMC10527045 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161020150 05/29/2023
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(Tvina A, Smith E, Cruz M.) Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2023;2023:4725663 PMID: 37180425 PMCID: PMC10169242 05/14/2023
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(Cui Y, Cruz M, Palatnik A, Olivier-Van Stichelen S.) Placenta. 2023 Jan;131:1-12 PMID: 36442303 PMCID: PMC9839643 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142764152 11/29/2022
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(Harrison RK, Johnson C, Cruz M, Wong A, Davitt C, Palatnik A.) J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec;35(23):4478-4484 PMID: 33243048 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096753728 11/28/2020
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(Harrison RK, Saravanan V, Davitt C, Cruz M, Palatnik A.) J Perinatol. 2022 Aug;42(8):1091-1096 PMID: 35194160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124956669 02/24/2022
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(Harrison RK, Cruz M, Wong A, Davitt C, Palatnik A.) BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Dec 11;20(1):773 PMID: 33308193 PMCID: PMC7731563 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097408497 12/15/2020
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(McCormick A, Kristianto J, Wang X, McIntosh J, Cruz M, Hibbard JU, Blank RD.) Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Apr;20:108-110 PMID: 32278308 PMCID: PMC7532811 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082836517 04/12/2020
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(McCormick AC, McIntosh JJ, Gao W, Hibbard JU, Cruz MO.) Am J Perinatol. 2019 Dec;36(14):1423-1430 PMID: 31200392 PMCID: PMC7539907 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075814299 06/15/2019
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(Johnson C, Davitt C, Harrison R, Cruz M.) Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2019;2019:8737080 PMID: 31687240 PMCID: PMC6800911 11/07/2019
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(Deering R, Pashibin T, Cruz M, Hunter SK, Hoeger Bement M.) Front Physiol. 2019;10:315 PMID: 30971949 PMCID: PMC6445131 04/12/2019
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(Cruz MO, Briller J, Hibbard JU.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;45(2):281-298 PMID: 29747731 05/12/2018
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(Deering RE, Senefeld J, Pashibin T, Neumann DA, Cruz M, Hunter SK.) J Womens Health Phys Therap. 2018;42(3):128-138 PMID: 30740039 PMCID: PMC6366649 02/12/2019