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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstetrics & Gynecology)American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Sub: Maternal-Fetal Medicine)Patient Rating
5.0 /5( out of 16 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.April 29, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Thielen provided excellent, thorough, tailored counseling. She answered all my questions in great detail and was warm and empathetic.
August 19, 2023EXTERNAL SITEMakes sure not only me as mom is safe and healthy but that your unborn child gets what they need as well!
May 14, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Theilen is an amazing doctor who listens and makes you feel comfortable.
March 19, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Theilen is a great listener and takes her time to give you the information you are asking for.
January 30, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Theilen is an exceptional doctor and made me feel good about my future pregnancy's
September 19, 2022UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSThe doctor was very knowledgeable when explain each option.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Obstetrics & Gynecology -Primary Academic Divisions Maternal Fetal Medicine
Board Certification American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstetrics & Gynecology)American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Sub: Maternal-Fetal Medicine)Education history
Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine - University of ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê School of Medicine Clinical Fellow University of ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê School of Medicine M.S.C.I Chief Resident Obstetrics & Gynecology - Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis Chief Resident Obstetrics & Gynecology - Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis Resident Professional Medical Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio M.D. Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program - University of Texas at Austin B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Theilen LH, Varner MW, Esplin MS, Horne BD (2024). Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertens, 36, 101122. ()
- Orton M, Theilen L, Clark E, Baserga M, Lauer S, Ou Z, Presson AP, Dupont T, Katheria A, Singh Y, Chan B (2023). Thermoregulation-Focused Implementation of Delayed Cord Clamping among <34 Weeks' Gestational Age Neonates. Am J Perinatol. ()
- Theilen LH, Hammad I, Meeks H, Fraser A, Manuck TA, Varner MW, Smith KR (2023). Long-term maternal mortality risk following spontaneous preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study. BJOG, 130(12), 1483-1490. ()
- Khan SS, Petito LC, Huang X, Harrington K, McNeil RB, Bello NA, Bairey Merz CN, Miller EC, Ravi R, Scifres C, Catov JM, Pemberton VL, Varagic J, Zee PC, Yee LM, Ray M, Kim JK, Lane-Cordova AD, Lewey J, Theilen LH, Saade GR, Greenland P, Grobman WA, NICHD nuMoM2b and NHLBI nuMoM2b Heart Health Study Networks (2023). Body Mass Index, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Circ Res, 133(9), 725-735. ()
- Schliep KC, Shaaban CE, Meeks H, Fraser A, Smith KR, Majersik JJ, Foster NL, Wactawski-Wende J, stbye T, Tschanz J, Padbury JF, Sharma S, Zhang Y, Facelli JC, Abdelrahman CS, Theilen L, Varner MW (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and subsequent risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 15(2), e12443. ()
- Workalemahu T, Page JM, Meeks H, Yu Z, Guinto E, Fraser A, Varner MW, Theilen LH, Quinlan A, Coon H, Enquobahrie DA, Ananth CV, Tekola-Ayele F, Jorde LB, Silver RM (2022). Familial aggregation of stillbirth: A pedigree analysis of a matched case-control study. BJOG, 130(5), 454-462. ()
- Bruno AM, Allshouse AA, Metz TD, Theilen LH (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy pre- and postaspirin guideline publication in individuals with pregestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 5(4), 100877. ()
- Theilen LH, Greenland P, Varagic J, Catov J, Shanks A, Thorsten V, Parker CB, McNeil R, Mercer B, Hoffman M, Wapner R, Haas D, Simhan H, Grobman W, Chung JH, Levine LD, Barnes S, Bairey Merz N, Saade G, Silver RM (2022). Association between aspirin use during pregnancy and cardiovascular risk factors 2-7Â years after delivery: The nuMoM2b Heart Health Study. Pregnancy Hypertens, 28, 28-34. ()
- Theilen LH, Greenland P, Varagic J, Catov J, Shanks A, Thorsten V, Parker CB, McNeil R, Mercer B, Hoffman M, Wapner R, Haas D, Simhan H, Grobman W, Chung JH, Levine LD, Barnes S, Bairey Merz N, Saade G, Silver RM (2022). Association between aspirin use during pregnancy and cardiovascular risk factors 2-7Â years after delivery: The nuMoM2b Heart Health Study. Pregnancy Hypertens, 28(4), 28-34. ()
- Theilen LH, McNeil RB, Hunter S, Grobman WA, Parker CB, Catov JM, Pemberton VL, Ehrenthal DB, Haas DM, Hoffman MK, Chung JH, Mukhtar F, Arzumanyan Z, Mercer B, Parry S, Saade GR, Simhan HN, Wapner RJ, Silver RM, NHLBI nuMoM2b Heart Health Study Network (2021). Serum Cotinine and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Cross-sectional Secondary Analysis of the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study. Am J Perinatol. ()
- de Havenon A, Delic A, Stulberg E, Sheibani N, Stoddard G, Hanson H, Theilen L (2021). Association of Preeclampsia With Incident Stroke in Later Life Among Women in the Framingham Heart Study. JAMA Netw Open, 4(4), e215077. ()
- Theilen LH, Campbell HD, Mumford SL, Purdue-Smithe AC, Sjaarda LA, Perkins NJ, Radoc JG, Silver RM, Schisterman EF (2020). Platelet activation and placenta-mediated adverse pregnancy outcomes: an ancillary study to the Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 223(5), 741.e1-741.e12. ()
- Theilen LH (2020). Pregnancy as a window to future health: what next? BJOG, 127(12), 1498. ()
- Bushman ET, Theilen LH, Monson M, Hammad I, Esplin I, Esplin MS (2019). Effect of blood contamination on amniotic fluid detection in vitro using immunoassays. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 33(17), 2909-2912. ()
- Sean Esplin M, Hoffman MK, Theilen L, Kupchak P (2019). Prospective evaluation of the efficacy of immunoassays in the diagnosis of rupture of the membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 33(15), 2594-2600. ()
- Hammad IA, Meeks H, Fraser A, Theilen LH, Esplin MS, Smith KR, Varner MW (2019). Risks of cause-specific mortality in offspring of pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disease of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 222(1), 75.e1-75.e9. ()
- Haas DM, Parker CB, Marsh DJ, Grobman WA, Ehrenthal DB, Greenland P, Bairey Merz CN, Pemberton VL, Silver RM, Barnes S, McNeil RB, Cleary K, Reddy UM, Chung JH, Parry S, Theilen LH, Blumenthal EA, Levine LD, Mercer BM, Simhan H, Polito L, Wapner RJ, Catov J, Chen I, Saade GR, NHLBI nuMoM2b Heart Health Study (2019). Association of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With Hypertension 2 to 7Â Years Postpartum. J Am Heart Assoc, 8(19), e013092. ()
- Curtin K, Theilen LH, Fraser A, Smith KR, Varner MW, Hageman GS (2019). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase the risk of developing neovascular age-related macular degeneration in later life. Hypertens Pregnancy, 38(3), 141-148. ()
- Theilen LH (2018). Pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular risk: comparing apples with apples. BJOG, 125(13), 1655. ()
- Theilen LH, Meeks H, Fraser A, Esplin MS, Smith KR, Varner MW (2018). Long-term mortality risk and life expectancy following recurrent hypertensive disease of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 219(1), 107.e1-107.e6. ()
- Heuser CC, Gibbins KJ, Herrera CA, Theilen LH, Holmgren CM (2018). Moms in medicine: Job satisfaction among physician-mothers in obstetrics and gynecology. Work, 60(2), 201-207. ()
- Theilen LH, Mellnick VM, Shanks AL, Tuuli MG, Odibo AO, Macones GA, Cahill AG (2017). Acute Appendicitis in Pregnancy: Predictive Clinical Factors and Pregnancy Outcomes. Am J Perinatol, 34(6), 523-528. ()
- Theilen LH, Fraser A, Hollingshaus MS, Schliep KC, Varner MW, Smith KR, Esplin MS (2016). All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality After Hypertensive Disease of Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol, 128(2), 238-244. ()
- Theilen LH, Mellnick VM, Longman RE, Tuuli MG, Odibo AO, Macones GA, Cahill AG (2015). Utility of magnetic resonance imaging for suspected appendicitis in pregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 212(3), 345.e1-6. ()
- Macones GA, Carter E, Theilen L, Fjeldstad H (2013). Expectant management of severe preeclampsia: Vigil-De Gracia et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 209(5), 493-4. ()
- McNeil JD, Propper B, Walker J, Holguin L, Evans L, Lee K, Fox PT, Michalek JE, Baisden CE (2011). A bovine hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier as pump prime for cardiopulmonary bypass: reduced systemic lactic acidosis and improved cerebral oxygen metabolism during low flow in a porcine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 142(2), 411-7. ()
Review
- Schliep KC, Mclean H, Yan B, Qeadan F, Theilen LH, de Havenon A, Majersik JJ, stbye T, Sharma S, Varner MW (2022). Association Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Dementia: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [Review]. Hypertension, 80(2), 257-267. ()
Book Chapter
- Forrest AD, Hunt JT, Lamale-Smith L, Theilen LH (2024). Complicated Pregnancy and Delivery. In Hurt KJ (Ed.), Pocket Obstetrics & Gynecology (3rd). Wolters-Kluwer.
- Theilen LH, Adesomo AA, Varner MW (2024). Pregnancy as a Window to Future Maternal and Child Health. In Landon MB, Galan HL, Jauniaux ERM et al (Eds.), Gabbe's Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies (9th). Elsevier.
- Theilen LH, Varner MW (2020). Pregnancy as a window to maternal and child health. In Gabbe's Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies (8). Elsevier.
Letter
- Bruno AM, Allshouse AA, Metz TD, Theilen LH (2022). Trends in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in the United States From 1989 to 2020. [Letter to the editor]. Obstet Gynecol, 140(1), 83-86. ()
- Bruno AM, Allshouse AA, Metz TD, Theilen LH (2022). Trends in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in the United States From 1989 to 2020. [Letter to the editor]. Obstet Gynecol, 140(1), 83-86. ()
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