Steven Bloom, M.D.

Jack A. Pritchard, M.D. Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrics and Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics

Biography

Steven Bloom, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Born in California, Dr. Bloom received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985. After graduating from medical school, he completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Parkland Memorial Hospital and then pursued a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology here. In 1995, he was awarded the Jack and Signe Pritchard Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Following the path of mentors like Drs. Paul MacDonald, Norman Gant, F. Gary Cunningham, and Kenneth Leveno, Dr. Bloom joined the faculty at UT Southwestern following his fellowship. He credits these faculty members, as well as Dr. Jack Pritchard (chairman 1955-1970), with influencing his decision to specialize in maternal-fetal medicine.

Dr. Bloom is board certified both in obstetrics and gynecology and in maternal-fetal medicine. He is an established clinical investigator and has served as co-investigator on several of the studies conducted by the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. A specialist in high-risk pregnancy, he has published widely on such topics as the recurrence of preterm birth, intrapartum management, and the complications of anesthesia for cesarean delivery. He is also an author of Williams Obstetrics – the leading textbook on obstetrics.

Dr. Bloom was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly in 2018.

Personal Note

Dr. Bloom is married and has two children.

Meet Dr. Bloom

Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences

Dr. Bloom’s responsibilities extend beyond his specialty of high-risk pregnancy and obstetrics, to gynecology and well-woman preventive care and the gynecologic specialties of women’s cancer, reproductive endocrinology/fertility, and urogynecology. His focus is on all of women’s health care.

“It’s not about me and what I do,” says Dr. Bloom. “It’s about the faculty in the department and the women we care for, the physicians and medical students we teach, and the clinical and basic research we conduct. We are a team.”

"We offer comprehensive care to women from childhood and adolescence, onto the childbearing years, and into the onset of menopause and the golden years. We pride ourselves on our comprehensive array of services as well as the research that is conducted behind the scenes.”

Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in maternal-fetal medicine, Dr. Bloom completed his undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin before attending UT Southwestern Medical School. After finishing an Ob/Gyn residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital, he pursued a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Bloom’s mentors were giants in the specialty – academicians like Drs. Jack Prichard, Paul MacDonald, Norman Gant, F. Gary Cunningham, and Kenneth Leveno. He credits them with inspiring him to join the faculty at his alma mater.

“Unless you ‘live’ here, it’s hard to explain why the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern is such a special place,” says Dr. Bloom. “Dr. Pritchard started it all when he was chair. He created a culture where everyone works together – an environment where excellence in patient care, teaching, and research is not just a mission, it’s a passion – something we strive for every day.”

Since the middle of the 20th century, UT Southwestern’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been acknowledged for its contributions to women’s health care. The Department is recognized for its commitment to evidence-based clinical medicine and for its unique partnership between clinical and basic-science faculty. Faculty members believe that such a partnership is essential to understanding the underlying mechanisms that affect a woman’s health and to providing each woman with the most effective treatment options.

With clinical practices in both the UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics and the Dallas County Parkland Health & Hospital System, departmental faculty physicians reach women across all socioeconomic strata and ethnicity and are committed to providing quality, accessible health care to all women.

Education & Training

Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1994-1996), Maternal Fetal Medicine
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1990-1994), Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (1986-1990)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Texas Medical Association
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Phi Beta Kappa
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Alpha Omega Alpha (2008), Medical Honor Society

Honors & Awards

Jack A. & Signe Pritchard Fellow 1995, Award in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Distinguished Physician Award 2005, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Research Excellence Award 2006, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Books & Publications

Books
- Williams Obstetrics, 25th Edition
  Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, Dashe JS, Hoffman BL, Casey BM, Spong CY (2018), New York, McGraw-Hill Education
- Williams Obstetrics, 24th edition
  F. Gary Cunningham, Kenneth J. Leveno, Steven L. Bloom, Catherine Y. Spong, Jodi S. Dashe, Barbara L. Hoffman, Brian M. Casey, Jeanne S. Sheffield (2014). New York, McGraw Hill Education/Medical. NLM ID: 101626979 (2014), New York, McGraw Hill Education/Medical
Publications
- Unproven Technologies in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the High Cost of US Health Care.
  Bloom SL, Leveno KJ JAMA 2017 03 317 10 1025-1026
- Impact of metabolic acidemia at birth on neonatal outcomes in infants born before 34 weeks gestation.
  Morgan JL, Nelson DB, Casey BM, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2016 Aug 1-15
- What we have learned about intrapartum fetal monitoring trials in the MFMU Network.
  Bloom SL, Belfort M, Saade G Seminars in perinatology 2016 Apr
- Association of Cervical Effacement With the Rate of Cervical Change in Labor Among Nulliparous Women.
  Langen ES, Weiner SJ, Bloom SL, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Reddy UM, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Iams JD Obstetrics and gynecology 2016 Mar 127 3 489-95
- Metabolic Acidemia in Live Births at 35 Weeks of Gestation or Greater.
  Morgan JL, Casey BM, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2015 Aug 126 2 279-83
- Population versus Customized Fetal Growth Norms and Adverse Outcomes in an Intrapartum Cohort.
  Costantine MM, Lai Y, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD American journal of perinatology 2012 Aug
- Relationship between Fetal Station and Successful Vaginal Delivery in Nulliparous Women.
  Segel SY, Carreño CA, Weiner SJ, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Grobman WA, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD American journal of perinatology 2012 May
- Timing of delivery and pregnancy outcomes among laboring nulliparous women.
  Tita AT, Lai Y, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Grobman WA, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2012 Mar 206 3 239.e1-8
- Increasing maternal body mass index and characteristics of the second stage of labor.
  Robinson BK, Mapp DC, Bloom SL, Rouse DJ, Spong CY, Varner MW, Ramin SM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Ehrenberg H Obstetrics and gynecology 2011 Dec 118 6 1309-13
- The diagnosis and natural history of false preterm labor.
  Chao TT, Bloom SL, Mitchell JS, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2011 Dec 118 6 1301-8
- Urodynamic indices and pelvic organ prolapse quantification 3 months after vaginal delivery in primiparous women.
  Wai CY, McIntire DD, Atnip SD, Schaffer JI, Bloom SL, Leveno KJ International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction 2011 May 1293-8
- Failed labor induction: toward an objective diagnosis.
  Rouse DJ, Weiner SJ, Bloom SL, Varner MW, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Grobman WA, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD, Anderson GD Obstetrics and gynecology 2011 Feb 117 2 Pt 1 267-72
- Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 32-2010. A pregnant woman with abdominal pain and fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
  Bloom SL, Uppot R, Roberts DJ The New England journal of medicine 2010 Oct 363 17 1657-65
- Neonatal outcomes and operative vaginal delivery versus cesarean delivery.
  Contag SA, Clifton RG, Bloom SL, Spong CY, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Iams JD American journal of perinatology 2010 Jun 27 6 493-9
- Second-stage labor duration in nulliparous women: relationship to maternal and perinatal outcomes.
  Rouse DJ, Weiner SJ, Bloom SL, Varner MW, Spong CY, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter MW, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Malone FD, Harper M, Iams JD, Anderson GD American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2009 Oct 201 4 357.e1-7
- Decreased preterm births in an inner-city public hospital.
  Leveno KJ, McIntire DD, Bloom SL, Sibley MR, Anderson RJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2009 Mar 113 3 578-84
- A randomizd trial of coached versus uncoached maternal pushing during the second state of labor. Reply to Letters to the Editor.
  Bloom SL, Casey BM, Schaffer JI, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ. American Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006 Dec 195 6 e6
- Fetal pulse oximetry and cesarean delivery.
  Bloom SL, Spong CY, Thom E, Varner MW, Rouse DJ, Weininger S, Ramin SM, Caritis SN, Peaceman A, Sorokin Y, Sciscione A, Carpenter M, Mercer B, Thorp J, Malone F, Harper M, Iams J, Anderson G The New England journal of medicine 2006 Nov 355 21 2195-202
- Decision-to-incision times and maternal and infant outcomes. Reply to Letters to the Editor.
  Bloom SL, Leveno KJ, Gilbert S, Spong CY for the National Insitute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006 Nov 108 5 1297-1298
- Risk of uterine rupture with a trial of labor in women with multiple and single prior cesarean delivery.
  Landon MB, Spong CY, Thom E, Hauth JC, Bloom SL, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, Carpenter M, Peaceman AM, O'sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM, Gabbe SG Obstetrics and gynecology 2006 Jul 108 1 12-20
- Decision-to-incision times and maternal and infant outcomes.
  Bloom SL, Leveno KJ, Spong CY, Gilbert S, Hauth JC, Landon MB, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, O'sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Gabbe SG Obstetrics and gynecology 2006 Jul 108 1 6-11
- A randomized trial of coached versus uncoached maternal pushing during the second stage of labor.
  Bloom SL, Casey BM, Schaffer JI, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2006 Jan 194 1 10-3
- The MFMU Cesarean Registry: factors affecting the success of trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery.
  Landon MB, Leindecker S, Spong CY, Hauth JC, Bloom S, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, Carpenter M, Peaceman AM, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O, Thorp JM, Ramin SM, Mercer BM, Gabbe SG American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2005 Sep 193 3 Pt 2 1016-23
- The MFMU Cesarean Registry: uterine atony after primary cesarean delivery.
  Rouse DJ, Leindecker S, Landon M, Bloom SL, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Spong CY, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai BM, Langer O American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2005 Sep 193 3 Pt 2 1056-60
- Complications of anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
  Bloom SL, Spong CY, Weiner SJ, Landon MB, Rouse DJ, Varner MW, Moawad AH, Caritis SN, Harper M, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, O'Sullivan MJ, Sibai B, Langer O, Gabbe SG Obstetrics and gynecology 2005 Aug 106 2 281-7
- Hospitalization for women with arrested preterm labor: a randomized trial.
  Yost NP, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2005 Jul 106 1 14-8
- A prospective observational study of domestic violence during pregnancy.
  Yost NP, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2005 Jul 106 1 61-5
- Obstetric antecedents for postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction.
  Casey BM, Schaffer JI, Bloom SL, Heartwell SF, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2005 May 192 5 1655-62
- A randomized trial of the effects of coached vs uncoached maternal pushing during the second stage of labor on postpartum pelvic floor structure and function.
  Schaffer JI, Bloom SL, Casey BM, McIntire DD, Nihira MA, Leveno KJ American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2005 May 192 5 1692-6
- A hospital-sponsored quality improvement study of pain management after cesarean delivery.
  Yost NP, Bloom SL, Sibley MK, Lo JY, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2004 May 190 5 1341-6
- Corticosteroid use in special circumstances: preterm ruptured membranes, hypertension, fetal growth restriction, multiple fetuses.
  Bloom SL, Leveno KJ Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 2003 Mar 46 1 150-60
- Cesarean delivery: a randomized trial of epidural analgesia versus intravenous meperidine analgesia during labor in nulliparous women.
  Sharma SK, Alexander JM, Messick G, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Wiley J, Leveno KJ Anesthesiology 2002 Mar 96 3 546-51
- Recurrence of preterm birth in singleton and twin pregnancies.
  Bloom SL, Yost NP, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2001 Sep 98 3 379-85
- Antenatal dexamethasone and decreased birth weight.
  Bloom SL, Sheffield JS, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2001 Apr 97 4 485-90
- An appraisal of treatment guidelines for antepartum community-acquired pneumonia.
  Yost NP, Bloom SL, Richey SD, Ramin SM, Cunningham FG American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2000 Jul 183 1 131-5
- Pregnancy outcomes after antepartum diagnosis of oligohydramnios at or beyond 34 weeks' gestation.
  Casey BM, McIntire DD, Bloom SL, Lucas MJ, Santos R, Twickler DM, Ramus RM, Leveno KJ American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2000 Apr 182 4 909-12
- Fetal pulse oximetry: duration of desaturation and intrapartum outcome.
  Bloom SL, Swindle RG, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 1999 Jun 93 6 1036-40
- Birth weight in relation to morbidity and mortality among newborn infants.
  McIntire DD, Bloom SL, Casey BM, Leveno KJ The New England journal of medicine 1999 Apr 340 16 1234-8
- Pitfalls in ultrasonic cervical length measurement for predicting preterm birth.
  Yost NP, Bloom SL, Twickler DM, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 1999 Apr 93 4 510-6
- Severe preeclampsia and the very low birth weight infant: is induction of labor harmful?
  Alexander JM, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 1999 Apr 93 4 485-8
- Atherosis revisited: current concepts on the pathophysiology of implantation site disorders.
  Rogers BB, Bloom SL, Leveno KJ Obstetrical & gynecological survey 1999 Mar 54 3 189-95
- Clinical outcome of mild fetal ventriculomegaly.
  Bloom SL, Bloom DD American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1998 Aug 179 2 562-3
- Lack of effect of walking on labor and delivery.
  Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Kelly MA, Beimer HL, Burpo RH, Garcia MA, Leveno KJ The New England journal of medicine 1998 Jul 339 2 76-9
- A randomized placebo-controlled evaluation of terbutaline for external cephalic version.
  Fernandez CO, Bloom SL, Smulian JC, Ananth CV, Wendel GD Obstetrics and gynecology 1997 Nov 90 5 775-9
- The developmental outcome of children with antenatal mild isolated ventriculomegaly.
  Bloom SL, Bloom DD, DellaNebbia C, Martin LB, Lucas MJ, Twickler DM Obstetrics and gynecology 1997 Jul 90 1 93-7
- A prediction rule for community-acquired pneumonia.
  Bloom SL, Ramin S, Cunningham FG The New England journal of medicine 1997 Jun 336 26 1913-4; author reply 1914-5
- Autosomal dominantly inherited Diamond-Blackfan anemia resulting in nonimmune hydrops.
  Rogers BB, Bloom SL, Buchanan GR Obstetrics and gynecology 1997 May 89 5 Pt 2 805-7
- The maternal-fetal transfer of lamivudine in the ex vivo human placenta.
  Bloom SL, Dias KM, Bawdon RE, Gilstrap LC American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1997 Feb 176 2 291-3
- Blood and blood component therapy.
  Bloom SL, Ramin SM, Gilstrap LC. Primary Care Update for OB/Gyns 1997 4 5 200-204
- Ampicillin for neonatal group B streptococcal prophylaxis: how rapidly can bactericidal concentrations be achieved?
  Bloom SL, Cox SM, Bawdon RE, Gilstrap LC American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1996 Oct 175 4 Pt 1 974-6

Clinical Focus

Obstetrics