Rate My Professor Kimberly Glazer

Kimberly B. Glazer, PhD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine. She earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the Brown University School of Public Health in 2019, her MPH in Population and Family Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2011, and her BS in Global Health, graduating summa cum laude, from Georgetown University in 2007. Dr. Glazer's mixed-methods research integrates epidemiology, health services research, and implementation science to bridge knowledge-to-action gaps, informing clinical practice and quality improvement across the preconception-pregnancy-postpartum continuum. She has published extensively on maternal and infant health disparities and the role of care quality in perinatal health outcomes.

Dr. Glazer's research focuses on the influence of weight and body size on reproductive and obstetric care processes and outcomes. Using a biopsychosocial lens, she examines the presentation, course, and clinical management of obesity, challenging weight-centric paradigms to develop person-centered models for counseling and decision-making. Her current work identifies optimal labor induction regimens for individuals with obesity, measures weight bias in obstetrics, and implements shared decision-making for labor and delivery interventions. Key publications include 'Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities' (Obesity, 2025), 'Development of a prediction model of postpartum hospital utilization using an equity-focused approach' (Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2024), 'Maternal characteristics and hospital rates of unexpected complications in term newborns' (JAMA Network Open, 2024), 'Postpartum hospital readmissions and emergency department visits among high-risk, Medicaid-insured women in New York City' (J Womens Health, 2022), 'Distinguishing high-performing from low-performing hospitals for severe maternal morbidity: A focus on quality and equity' (Obstet Gynecol, 2022), 'Hospital Quality of Care and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Unexpected Newborn Complications' (Pediatrics, 2021), and 'Intertwined disparities: Applying the maternal-infant dyad lens to advance perinatal health equity' (Semin Perinatol, 2021). She is supported by a Career Development Award (K01HS029525) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.