Current Fellows
Meet the current fellows at Saint Louis University's Maternal-Fetal Fellowship program in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health.
PGY VII

Alexandra Schroeder, M.D.
Research projects:
- Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy – Impact on the Placenta and Neonatal Outcomes
- QI Project: Diabetes in the 4th Trimester - Setting Patients Up for Success
- Multiple projects examining substance use disorder and adverse pregnancy outcomes utilizing the National Inpatient Database

Zachary Stanley, M.D.
- Association of low and high fetal fraction among pregnant individuals undergoing cell free DNA screening with adverse perinatal outcomes and placental pathology
- Implementation of an iron-deficit based protocol for antepartum IV iron administration
PGY VI

Michelle Petrich, M.D.
Hometown: O'Fallon, Illinois
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University
Favorite restaurant: Seamus McDaniels (Dogtown)
Favorite activity: Trying new restaurants and going out to support our local teams,
the Blues and the Cardinals!
Research projects:
- Predictors of maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant individuals with substance use disorder
- How does social vulnerability influence substance use patterns in pregnant persons with substance use disorder?
- Impact of a Statewide Quality Collaborative on Screening and Referral for Perinatal Substance Use Disorders
- Universal cervical length screening at the time of the fetal anatomic survey for patients at low risk of spontaneous preterm birth
- Improving RSV vaccine hesitancy amongst pregnant individuals at a single academic tertiary care center

Tucker Doiron, M.D.
Hometown: Morgan City, Louisiana
Undergrad: Baylor University
Medical school: Louisiana State University — New Orleans
Residency: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Favorite STL restaurant: Fiddlehead Fern Café
Favorite STL activity: Walking around Tower Grove Park in the fall and events at the
Botanical Gardens!
Hobbies/interests: I recently started watercolor painting! Otherwise, I love exploring
STL and walking my dog, Walter!
Career interests: I decided MFM because I feel passionate about walking patients through high risk pregnancies. I have a special interest in the fetal side of MFM and hope to pursue fetal intervention.
Favorite part of SLU fellowship: We have a great group of fellows and faculty that I feel like I can rely on both professionally and personally. We also have great exposure to both fetal and maternal pathologies.
Research projects:
- Class III Obesity SSI Prevention
- Placental Changes in CHD
- Antihypertensive choice in Severe Preeclampsia and FGR
- Fetal UTD Outcomes after a New Classification System
PGY V

Katherine Chen, M.D.
Hometown: Strongsville, Ohio
Undergrad: Case Western Reserve University
Medical school: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Favorite STL restaurant: TAI KE
Favorite STL activity: Post-clinic Sasha’s
Hobbies/Interests: brewing my own kombucha, plant propagating, walks in the park!
Career interests (Why MFM): I love taking care of women during their high risk pregnancies and I love ultrasound!
Favorite part of SLU Fellowship: This is so cliche but truly the fellows! They have all been so supportive and have become some of my closest friends!
Research projects:
- Smoking Cessation Among Women with Perinatal Substance Use Disorders: A Mixed Methods Implementation Science Study
- Racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity: Identifying Predictors for Designing Interventions and Risk Reduction – presented as SMFM
- Randomized Control Trial to compare post-op Pain control in SUD population
- Buprenorphine Metabolites

Andrew Storm, M.D.
Hometown: Chicago
Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Medical school: Rush Medical College
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Favorite STL restaurant: Basso
Favorite STL activity: post-clinic dinner at Sasha's, exploring St. Louis, and running
in Forest Park
Research projects:
- Success of vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) following induced versus spontaneous labor
- Sociodemographic and clinical predictors of severe maternal morbidity: Opportunities for prevention of maternal morbidity
- Provider Perspectives about smoking cessation programming for patients with substance use disorder: mixed methods approach
- Piperacillin-tazobactam and clindamycin based standardized treatment of chorioamnionitis: non-inferiority study
- Maternal immune microenvironment in fetal congenital disease