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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstetrics & Gynecology) -
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Obstetrics & Gynecology -Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Maternal Fetal Medicine
Board Certification American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstetrics & Gynecology)Education history
Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine - Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Fellow Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology - Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Resident Doctoral Training Cellular and Molecular Biology - University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School Ph.D. Professional Medical Medical Scientist Training Program - University of Michigan Medical School M.D. Undergraduate Major: Molecular Biology & Biochemistry; Minor: Chinese - Middlebury College B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Griffin LB, Passarelli N, Whelan A, Russo M, Zitek E, Hardy E, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK (2025). Assessment of Obstetric Providers' Practice Surrounding Vaccine Counseling and Administration for Non-Birthing Partners. R I Med J (2013), 108(9), 36-41. ()
- Griffin LB, Polnaszek BE, Shin J, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK, Amanullah S, Gjelsvik A (2025). Parental status and gender are associated with differences in Tdap vaccination rates among United States adults. Vaccine, 52, 126901. ()
- Whelan AR, Griffin LB, Russo ML, Ayala NK, Miller ES, Clark MA (2024). Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Obstetricians with Personal Experience of Birth Trauma. Am J Perinatol. ()
- Griffin LB, Sinkey R, Tita A, Rouse DJ (2024). Nonsevere hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and oral antihypertensive medications: an argument against use. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 101560. ()
- Siegel MR, James K, Bromley B, Koelper NC, Chasen ST, Griffin L, Roman AS, Limaye M, Ranzini A, Clifford C, Biggio JR, Subramaniam A, Seasely AR, Page JM, Nicholas SS, Idler J, Rao R, Shree R, McLennan G, Dugoff L, Twin cfDNA Study Consortium (2024). First-Trimester Cell-Free DNA Fetal Fraction and Birth Weight in Twin Pregnancies. Am J Perinatol. ()
- Polnaszek BE, Griffin LB, Amanullah S, Tuuli MG, Lewkowitz AK, Gjelsvik A (2024). Parental Health and Flourishing Among Young US Children. JAMA Netw Open, 7(10), e2443975. ()
- Polnaszek BE, Griffin LB, Whelan AR, Soehl J, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK, Hamel M (2024). Obstetric Emergency Simulation: A Pre/Post Survey Analysis of High-Fidelity Teamwork Among Emergency Department Physicians. R I Med J (2013), 107(7), 36-38. ()
- Griffin LB, McCarthy M, Russo ML (2023). Navigation of Prenatal Care With Sex Discordance Between Cell-free DNA and Ultrasound Findings. Clin Obstet Gynecol, 66(3), 616-623. ()
- Murphy LM, Whelan AR, Griffin LB, Hamel MS (2023). A pilot randomized control trial of topical capsaicin as adjunctive therapy for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 5(7), 100997. ()
- Lewkowitz AK, Griffin LB, Miller ES, Howard ED (2022). A Missed Opportunity? How Prenatal Care, Birth Hospitalization, and Digital Health Could Increase Nonbirthing Partners' Access to Recommended Medical and Mental Healthcare. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs, 36(4), 330-334. ()
- Griffin LB, Ding JJ, Has P, Ayala N, Kole-White MB (2021). Lactation Consultation by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Improves Breastfeeding Rates for Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. J Hum Lact, 38(1), 141-147. ()
- Griffin LB, Lpez JD, Ranney ML, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Lewkowitz AK (2021). Effect of Novel Breastfeeding Smartphone Applications on Breastfeeding Rates. Breastfeed Med, 16(8), 614-623. ()
- Kole-White MB, Griffin L, Ding JJ, Ayala NK, Has P, Werner EF (2021). Breastfeeding Success Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Managed by Diet Only Compared with Those Requiring Medications. Breastfeed Med, 16(5), 419-423. ()
- Morelli KH, Griffin LB, Pyne NK, Wallace LM, Fowler AM, Oprescu SN, Takase R, Wei N, Meyer-Schuman R, Mellacheruvu D, Kitzman JO, Kocen SG, Hines TJ, Spaulding EL, Lupski JR, Nesvizhskii A, Mancias P, Butler IJ, Yang XL, Hou YM, Antonellis A, Harper SQ, Burgess RW (2019). Allele-specific RNA interference prevents neuropathy in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D mouse models. J Clin Invest, 129(12), 5568-5583. ()
- Williams KB, Brigatti KW, Puffenberger EG, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Griffin LB, Martinez ED, Wenger OK, Yoder MA, Kandula VVR, Fox MD, Demczko MM, Poskitt L, Furuya KN, Reid JG, Overton JD, Baras A, Miles L, Radhakrishnan K, Carson VJ, Antonellis A, Jinks RN, Strauss KA (2018). Homozygosity for a mutation affecting the catalytic domain of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS) causes multisystem disease. Hum Mol Genet, 28(4), 525-538. ()
- Antonellis A, Oprescu SN, Griffin LB, Heider A, Amalfitano A, Innis JW (2018). Compound heterozygosity for loss-of-function FARSB variants in a patient with classic features of recessive aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-related disease. Hum Mutat, 39(6), 834-840. ()
- Abbott JA, Meyer-Schuman R, Lupo V, Feely S, Mademan I, Oprescu SN, Griffin LB, Alberti MA, Casasnovas C, Aharoni S, Basel-Vanagaite L, Zchner S, De Jonghe P, Baets J, Shy ME, Espins C, Demeler B, Antonellis A, Francklyn C (2017). Substrate interaction defects in histidyl-tRNA synthetase linked to dominant axonal peripheral neuropathy. Hum Mutat, 39(3), 415-432. ()
- Oprescu SN, Griffin LB, Beg AA, Antonellis A (2016). Predicting the pathogenicity of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutations. Methods, 113, 139-151. ()
- Griffin LB, Farley FA, Antonellis A, Keegan CE (2016). A novel FGD1 mutation in a family with Aarskog-Scott syndrome and predominant features of congenital joint contractures. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud, 2(4), a000943. ()
- Malissovas N, Griffin LB, Antonellis A, Beis D (2016). Dimerization is required for GARS-mediated neurotoxicity in dominant CMT disease. Hum Mol Genet, 25(8), 1528-42. ()
- Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Harel T, Gambin T, Kousi M, Griffin LB, Francescatto L, Ozes B, Karaca E, Jhangiani SN, Bainbridge MN, Lawson KS, Pehlivan D, Okamoto Y, Withers M, Mancias P, Slavotinek A, Reitnauer PJ, Goksungur MT, Shy M, Crawford TO, Koenig M, Willer J, Flores BN, Pediaditrakis I, Us O, Wiszniewski W, Parman Y, Antonellis A, Muzny DM, Baylor-Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics, Katsanis N, Battaloglu E, Boerwinkle E, Gibbs RA, Lupski JR (2015). Exome Sequence Analysis Suggests that Genetic Burden Contributes to Phenotypic Variability and Complex Neuropathy. Cell Rep, 12(7), 1169-83. ()
- Safka Brozkova D, Deconinck T, Griffin LB, Ferbert A, Haberlova J, Mazanec R, Lassuthova P, Roth C, Pilunthanakul T, Rautenstrauss B, Janecke AR, Zavadakova P, Chrast R, Rivolta C, Zuchner S, Antonellis A, Beg AA, De Jonghe P, Senderek J, Seeman P, Baets J (2015). Loss of function mutations in HARS cause a spectrum of inherited peripheral neuropathies. Brain, 138(Pt 8), 2161-72. ()
- Abrams AJ, Hufnagel RB, Rebelo A, Zanna C, Patel N, Gonzalez MA, Campeanu IJ, Griffin LB, Groenewald S, Strickland AV, Tao F, Speziani F, Abreu L, Schle R, Caporali L, La Morgia C, Maresca A, Liguori R, Lodi R, Ahmed ZM, Sund KL, Wang X, Krueger LA, Peng Y, Prada CE, Prows CA, Schorry EK, Antonellis A, Zimmerman HH, Abdul-Rahman OA, Yang Y, Downes SM, Prince J, Fontanesi F, Barrientos A, Nmeth AH, Carelli V, Huang T, Zuchner S, Dallman JE (2015). Mutations in SLC25A46, encoding a UGO1-like protein, cause an optic atrophy spectrum disorder. Nat Genet, 47(8), 926-32. ()
- Motley WW, Griffin LB, Mademan I, Baets J, De Vriendt E, De Jonghe P, Antonellis A, Jordanova A, Scherer SS (2015). A novel AARS mutation in a family with dominant myeloneuropathy. Neurology, 84(20), 2040-7. ()
- Simons C, Griffin LB, Helman G, Golas G, Pizzino A, Bloom M, Murphy JL, Crawford J, Evans SH, Topper S, Whitehead MT, Schreiber JM, Chapman KA, Tifft C, Lu KB, Gamper H, Shigematsu M, Taft RJ, Antonellis A, Hou YM, Vanderver A (2015). Loss-of-function alanyl-tRNA synthetase mutations cause an autosomal-recessive early-onset epileptic encephalopathy with persistent myelination defect. Am J Hum Genet, 96(4), 675-81. ()
- Griffin LB, Sakaguchi R, McGuigan D, Gonzalez MA, Searby C, Zchner S, Hou YM, Antonellis A (2014). Impaired function is a common feature of neuropathy-associated glycyl-tRNA synthetase mutations. Hum Mutat, 35(11), 1363-71. ()
- Schimenti KJ, Feuer SK, Griffin LB, Graham NR, Bovet CA, Hartford S, Pendola J, Lessard C, Schimenti JC, Ward JO (2013). AKAP9 is essential for spermatogenesis and sertoli cell maturation in mice. Genetics, 194(2), 447-57. ()
- Grohar PJ, Woldemichael GM, Griffin LB, Mendoza A, Chen QR, Yeung C, Currier DG, Davis S, Khanna C, Khan J, McMahon JB, Helman LJ (2011). Identification of an inhibitor of the EWS-FLI1 oncogenic transcription factor by high-throughput screening. J Natl Cancer Inst, 103(12), 962-78. ()
- Grohar PJ, Griffin LB, Yeung C, Chen QR, Pommier Y, Khanna C, Khan J, Helman LJ (2010). Ecteinascidin 743 interferes with the activity of EWS-FLI1 in Ewing sarcoma cells. Neoplasia, 13(2), 145-53. ()
- Ward JO, Reinholdt LG, Motley WW, Niswander LM, Deacon DC, Griffin LB, Langlais KK, Backus VL, Schimenti KJ, OBrien MJ, Eppig JJ, Schimenti JC (2007). Mutation in mouse hei10, an e3 ubiquitin ligase, disrupts meiotic crossing over. PLoS Genet, 3(8), e139. ()
Editorial
- Boudova S, Griffin L, Martinez-King C, Soehl J, Watkins V, Yang T (2024). Increasing dialogue surrounding controversies in antepartum management among trainees. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 7(1), 101558. ()
Letter
- Griffin LB, Whelan J, Passarelli N, Zitek E, Hardy E, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK (2025). Impact of prenatal vaccination counseling on nonbirthing partners' vaccination rates. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 7(7), 101635. ()