Accreta Expert Series:
Dr. Yalda Afshar
“Accreta Expert Series” is a National Accreta Foundation produced interview series that showcases the researchers, providers and public health experts who are leading the way in advances related to the pregnancy complication placenta accreta spectrum.
Save the date: October 19, 2026
Accreta Expert: Dr. Yalda Afshar
In honor of Accreta Awareness Month, Dr. Yalda Afshar, M.D., Ph.D., will be joining NAF for an engaging live presentation followed by an interview and community Q&A.
Join us via our Facebook and YouTube channels to watch the live presentation and participate by posting your own questions and comments real time throughout the live stream event, or you can submit in advance using the form below.
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Dr. Yalda Afshar, M.D., Ph.D., is a maternal-fetal medicine physician-scientist and tenured Associate Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is Co-Director of the UCLA Advanced Hemorrhage and Accreta Care Program and Director of Research in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Her work is centered on improving care for people with complex pregnancies, including placenta accreta spectrum.
In her basic science laboratory, she studies the underlying biology of accreta, with the goal of turning discoveries at the bench into better options for patients. This work has helped lead to clinical studies focused on uterine preservation for PAS. Across her clinical care and research, she is committed to advancing safer, more personalized care for pregnant people and their families.
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previous Event recordings:
In October 2021 in honor of Accreta Awareness Month, Dr. Brett Einerson, MD MPH joined NAF for an engaging live presentation. Discussion topics included who is at risk of accreta, the importance of pre-delivery diagnosis, why you should get a second opinion and how better outcomes are achieved by receiving care from a multidisciplinary team at a hospital that has experience treating accreta.
For the December 2021 installment of our Accreta Expert Interview Series Dr. Daniela Carusi, MD & Dr. Kara Brown, MD joined NAF to discuss Placenta Accreta Spectrum & Maternal Mental Health. Topics included medical aspects of placenta accreta as well as maternal mental health, the patient experience and how to fully support women through their accreta experience.
In October 2022 in honor of Accreta Awareness Month, Dr. Karin Fox, MD joined NAF for an engaging live presentation on placenta accreta spectrum followed by an interview and community Q&A. Topics included how placenta accreta is a spectrum, the importance of individualized care and factors to consider when interpreting the literature.
A history of prior C-Section is the most common risk factor for developing the pregnancy complication Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS). In honor of Cesarean Awareness Month 2022, Obstetrician Dr. Neel Shah, MD joined NAF for a special live presentation on how cesareans have become the most common surgery in the United States, how this has affected rates of placenta accreta and what we can do about it. Watch the recording here.
In November 2022 Dr. Lisa Zuckerwise, MD joined NAF for an engaging live presentation on conservative management of placenta accreta spectrum (alternative to hysterectomy) followed by an interview and community Q&A.
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