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David C. Foster, M.D., M.P.H.
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David C. Foster, M.D., M.P.H.
About Me
Faculty Appointments
Professor Emeritus - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD)
Credentials
Education
MPH | Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Epidemiology. 1995
M.D. | Thomas Jefferson University. 1976
B.A. | University of Vermont. 1972
Awards
CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, University of Rochester 1997
J. Donald Woodruff Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins University 1996
Alpha Omega Alpha, Thomas Jefferson University 1975
Research
Patents
Device and Method for Separation, Concentration, and/or Purification of Cells
Issue date: March 19, 2013
Publications
Journal Articles
The Tampon Test for vulvodynia research: reliability, construct validity, responsiveness
Foster, DC; Kotok, MB; Huang, L; et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 113(4): 825-32.
Enhanced synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines by vulvar vestibular fibroblasts: Implications for vulvar vestibulitis.
Foster DC; Piekarz KH; Murant TI; LaPoint R; Haidaris CG; Phipps RP;.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007; 346(4): e1-8.
A genital mass due to HSV in a renal transplant recipient
Hanjani NM; Foster DC; Scott GA; Mercurio MG;.
J Lower Genital Tract Dis. 2007; 11(3): 173-6.
Books
Tissue Repair Contraction and Myofibroblasts (2006)
Chapter: Functional assessment of fibroblast heterogeneity by the cell-surface glycoprotein Thy-1
Primary Care for Women (2004)
Chapter: Premalignant Lesions in the Cervix, Vagina, and Vulva
Primary Care for Women (2004)
Chapter: Vulvar Disease
Ambulatory Gynecology (1995)
Chapter: Non-infectious Diseases of the Vulva
Obstetrics and Gynecology on Call (1993)
Chapter: Cord Prolapse
Obstetrics and Gynecology On Call (1993)
Chapter: Abdominal Pain