Dr. Julia Bregand-White, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Dr. Julia Bregand-White is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as maternal-fetal medicine and manages complicated pregnancies in Orange County. Her clinical interests include caring for women whose pregnancies are complicated by fetal anomalies, at risk for preterm birth or complicated by maternal medical conditions. She participates in the CHOC UCI Fetal Care Center of Southern California to provide accurate diagnosis of complex fetal conditions and to facilitate prenatal collaboration with pediatric subspecialists to improve the care and outcome of these complicated pregnancies.

Dr. Bregand-White earned her medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, where she also completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology. She received fellowship training in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.

Dr. Bregand-White has a special interest in graduate medical education and health care administration. She is the residency program director for the UC Irvine Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency. She is the director of programming for the CHOC UCI Fetal Care Center of Southern California. In addition, she is leading a collaborative initiative to address the clinical, educational and interpersonal environment of the UCI Perinatal Service Line.

Locations

Fetal Care Center of Southern California
505 S. Main St., Suite 650
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 833-OC-FETAL

UCI Medical Center
200 S. Manchester Ave., Suite 600
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 714-456-2911
fax: 877-853-4613

Education

• Medical School
  University of Illinois Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL
• Residency
  University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship
  Magee Women’s Hospital of University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Instructor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science Pittsburgh, PA
• Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chicago, IL
  Clinical Associate, Community Hospital Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Munster, IN
• Assistant Professor, University of California at Irvine Medical Center (UCIMC) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Orange, CA

Awards and Honors

• Gold Humanism Honor Society
  University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
• Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
  University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
• Monash Mitchell Residency Scholarship Recipient
• National Medical Fellowships
• Outstanding Latino Alumni
  Hispanic Center of Excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Resident Teaching Award- PGY2
  University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Best CREOG Score Award- PGY2
• University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Administrative Chief Resident
  University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Outstanding Chief Resident Teaching Award
  University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• SMFM Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics
  University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence- Associate Junior Faculty Scholar University of Chicago

Publications

1. Chor J, Bregand-White J, Golobof A, Harwood B, Cowett A. Ibuprofen prophylaxis for levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system insertion: a randomized controlled trial. Contraception. 2012 Jun
30;85(6):558-62.

2. Bregand-White J, Saller DN, Clemens M, Surti U, Yatsenko SA, Rajkovic A. Genotype-phenotype correlation and pregnancy outcomes of partial trisomy 14q: A systematic review. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 Sep;170(9):2365-71. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.37793. Review. PMID: 27286879.

3. Gandley RE, Althouse A, Jeyabalan A, Bregand-White JM, McGonigal S, Myerski AC, Gallaher M, Powers RW, Hubel CA. Low soluble Syndecan-1 precedes preeclampsia. PLoS One. 2016 Jun
14;11(6):e0157608. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157608. PMID: 27299886. PMCID: PMC4907460.

4. Bregand-White JM, Kominiarek MA, Hibbard JU. Hypertension and patterns of induced labor at term. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women’s Cardiovascular Health. 2017 Jun 8.

5. Minhas R, Young D, Naseem R, Mueller A, Chinthala S, Perdigao JL, Yeo KT, Chan SL, Tung A, White JB, Shahul S. Association of antepartum blood pressure levels and angiogenic profile among women with chronic hypertension. Pregnancy hypertension. 2018 Oct 1;14:110-4.