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
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Vermont 1971
Research
Current areas of interest: Vulvar Disease, Vulvodynia, Interstitial Cystitis
Patents
Device and Method for Separation, Concentration, and/or Purification of Cells
Issue date: March 19, 2013
Patent #: 8,399,205
Country: United States
Inventors: Bryce A Allio, David C Foster, Michael R King, Han Woo Jin
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.
Vulvodynia: Definitions, Diagnosis and Management. A State-of-the-Art Consensus
Bachmann GA; Rosen, R; Pinn VW; Utian WH; Ayers C; Basson R; Binik YM; Brown C; Foster DC; Gibbons, Jr. JM; Goldstein I; Graziottin A; Haefner HK; Harlow BL; Kellogg Spadt S; Leiblum SR; Masheb RM; Reed BD; Sobel JD; Veasley C; Wesselmann U; Witkin SS;.
J Reprod Med.,. 2006; 51(6): 447-56.
Foster DC, Dworkin RH, Wood RW
Pain.. 2005 September 117 (1-2):128-36. Epub 1900 01 01.
Contributions of physical and sexual abuse to women's experiences with chronic pelvic pain
Poleshuck EL; Dworkin RH; Howard FM; Foster DC; Shields CG; Giles DE; Tu X.
J Reprod Med. 2005; 2(50): 91-100.
The vulvodynia guideline.
Haefner, HK; Collins, ME; Davis,GD; Edwards, L; Foster, DC; Hartmann, EH; Kaufman, RH; Lynch, PJ; Margesson, L J; Moyal-Barracco, M; Piper, CK; Reed, BD; Stewart, EG; Wilkinson, EJ;.
J Lower Genital Tract Dis. 2005; 9(1): 40-51.
Turner CK, Blieden TM, Smith TJ, Feldon SE, Foster DC, Sime PJ, Phipps RP
Journal of immunological methods.. 2004 August 291 (1-2):63-70. Epub 1900 01 01.
Foster DC, Sazenski TM, Stodgell CJ
The Journal of reproductive medicine.. 2004 July 49 (7):503-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Vulvar lesions: differential diagnosis and treatment
Mercurio MG; Foster DC; Maguluri S.
Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality. 2002; : 1-7.
Wood R, Pittelli R, Foster D, Mayer R, Messing EM
Urology.. 2001 June 57 (6 Suppl 1):131-2. Epub 1900 01 01.
Chronic Vulval Pain
Foster DC.
Pain in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2001; 17: 189-208.
Effect of vulvovaginal estrogen on sensorimotor response of the lower genital tract: a randomized controlled trial
Foster DC; Palmer M; Marks J.
Obstet and Gynecol. 1999; : 232-237.
Foster DC, Hasday JD
Obstetrics and gynecology.. 1997 February 89 (2):291-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Presacral blockade for evaluation of chronic plevic pain
Bourke DL; Foster DC; Valley MA; Robinson JC.
Am J Pain Management. 1996; 6: 9-12.
Effects of estrogen or estrogen/progestin regimens on heart disease risk factors in postmenopausal women
The Writing Group for the PEPI Trial.
JAMA. 1995; 3(273): 199-208.
Long-term outcome of perineoplasty for vulvar vestibulitis
Foster DC; Butts C; Woodruff JD.
J Women's Health. 1995; : 669-75.
A Case Control Study of Vulvar Vestibulitis
Foster DC; Woodruff JD.
J Women's Health. 1995; 6: 677-80.
Woodruff JD, Pickar JH
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.. 1994 May 170 (5 Pt 1):1213-23. Epub 1900 01 01.
Archer DF; Pickar JH, Bottilioni F.
Obstet Gynecol. 1994; : 686-92.
Foster DC, Robinson JC, Davis KM
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.. 1993 July 169 (1):107-12. Epub 1900 01 01.
Subcutaneous Injection of Triamcinolone acetonide in Treatment of Chronic Vulvar Pruritus
Kelly RA; Foster DC; Woodruff JD.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993; 3(169).
The Impact of Prenatal Care on Fetal and Neonatal Death Rates for Uninsured Patients: A "Natural Experiment" in West Virginia
Foster DC; Guzick DS; Pulliam RP.
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1992; 1(79).
Foster DC, Woodruff JD
Gynecologic oncology.. 1981 June 11 (3):330-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Pleural and Parenchymal Endometriosis
Foster DC; Stern JL; Buscema J; Rock JA; Woodruff JD.
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1981; 5(58): 552-556.
Books
Tissue Repair Contraction and Myofibroblasts (2006)
Chapter: Functional assessment of fibroblast heterogeneity by the cell-surface glycoprotein Thy-1
Authors: Baglole CJ, Smith TJ, Foster D, Sime PJ, Feldon S, Phipps RP.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media 2006
Primary Care for Women (2004)
Chapter: Premalignant Lesions in the Cervix, Vagina, and Vulva
Authors: Foster DC
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2004
Primary Care for Women (2004)
Chapter: Vulvar Disease
Authors: Foster DC
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA 2004
Ambulatory Gynecology (1995)
Chapter: Non-infectious Diseases of the Vulva
Authors: Woodruff JD; Foster DC
Publisher: JB Lippincott, Philadelphia PA 1995
Obstetrics and Gynecology on Call (1993)
Chapter: Cord Prolapse
Authors: Foster DC
Publisher: Appleton, Lange, Norwalk, Connecticut 1993
Obstetrics and Gynecology On Call (1993)
Chapter: Abdominal Pain
Authors: Foster DC
Publisher: Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, Connecticut 1993