Hanns Helmer

EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND LOCATION University of Vienna, Austria MD 06/1987 General Medicine Cornell University, NY Hospital Postdoctoral 1988-1990 Reproductive Biology Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital Board certified specialist 1996 Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical University of Vienna Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification 03/2002 Obstetrics & Gynecology A. Positions and Honors 1987 - 1988: Compulsory military service at the Army Hospital, Vienna 1988 - 1990: Fellowship at Cornell University Medical College- New York Hospital, Div.of Reproductive Biology, Head: Anna-Riitta Fuchs DSc., 1990 - 1992 Internship Vienna, Wilhelminenspital 1993 - 1996 Residency at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna, General Hospital, Head: Prof. Peter Husslein M.D 1997- 2002 Assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology 2002- present Assoc. professor of obstetrics & gynecology, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology,Medical University Vienna International member of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) Past president of the Preterm Birth International Collaboration (PREBIC) Board of the Austrian Society of Perinatal Medicine (ÖGPPM) Board of the German Society of Prenatal Medicine and Obstetrics (DGPGM) B. Selected Peer-reviewed Publications Commentary on a combined approach to the problem of developing biomarkers for the prediction of spontaneous preterm labor that leads to preterm birth. Lamont RF, Richardson LS, Boniface JJ, Cobo T, Exner MM, Christensen IB, Forslund SK, Gaba A, Helmer H, Jørgensen JS, Khan RN, McElrath TF, Petro K, Rasmussen M, Singh R, Tribe RM, Vink JS, Vinter CA, Zhong N, Menon R. Placenta. 2020 Sep 1;98:13-23. Barusiban, a selective oxytocin receptor antagonist: placental transfer in rabbit, monkey, and human†. Helmer H, Saleh L, Petricevic L, Knöfler M, Reinheimer TM. Biol Reprod. 2020 Jun 23;103(1):135-143. Hematopoietic stem cells in neonates: any differences between very preterm and term neonates? Wisgrill L, Schüller S, Bammer M, Berger A, Pollak A, Radke TF, Kögler G, Spittler A, Helmer H, Husslein P, Gortner L. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 2;9(9):e106717. Preterm neonates display altered plasmacytoid dendritic cell function and morphology. Schüller SS, Sadeghi K, Wisgrill L, Dangl A, Diesner SC, Prusa AR, Klebermasz-Schrehof K, Greber-Platzer S, Neumüller J, Helmer H, Husslein P, Pollak A, Spittler A, Förster-Waldl E. J Leukoc Biol. 2013 May;93(5):781-8. The diagnosis of rupture of fetal membranes (ROM): a meta-analysis. Ramsauer B, Vidaeff AC, Hösli I, Park JS, Strauss A, Khodjaeva Z, de la Cruz ÁA, Martínez-Astorquiza T, Horovitz J, Coatleven F, Helmer H. J Perinat Med. 2013 May;41(3):233-40. Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of spontaneous preterm birth: a European perspective. Chandiramani M, Di Renzo GC, Gottschalk E, Helmer H, Henrich W, Hoesli I, Mol B, Norman JE, Robson S, Thornton S, Shennan A. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Feb;24(2):330-6. Safety concerns for the use of calcium channel blockers in pregnancy for the treatment of spontaneous preterm labour and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Khan K, Zamora J, Lamont RF, Van Geijn Hp H, Svare J, Santos-Jorge C, Jacquemyn Y, Husslein P, Helmer H H, Dudenhausen J, Di Renzo GC, Roura LC, Beattie B. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Sep;23(9):1030-8. Atosiban versus usual care for the management of preterm labor. Husslein P, Cabero Roura L, Dudenhausen JW, Helmer H, Frydman R, Rizzo N, Schneider D. J Perinat Med. 2007;35(4):305-13. Continuing challenges in treating preterm labour: preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes. Helmer H. BJOG. 2006 Dec;113 Suppl 3:111-2. Erratum in: BJOG. 2008 Apr;115(5):674-5. Amnionitis with Ureaplasma urealyticum or other microbes leads to increased morbidity and prolonged hospitalization in very low birth weight infants. Kirchner L, Helmer H, Heinze G, Wald M, Brunbauer M, Weninger M, Zaknun D. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2007 Sep;134(1):44-50. Frequently asked questions on tocolytics. Helmer H. BJOG. 2005 Mar;112 Suppl 1:94-6. Review. Production of oxytocin receptor and cytokines in primary uterine smooth muscle cells cultivated under inflammatory conditions. Helmer H, Tretzmüller U, Brunbauer M, Kaider A, Husslein P, Knöfler M. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2002 Jan-Feb;9(1):15-21. Oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptor gene expression in the cycling or pregnant human uterus. Helmer H, Hackl T, Schneeberger C, Knöfler M, Behrens O, Kaider A, Husslein P. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Dec;179(6 Pt 1):1572-8. Oxytocin and bovine parturition: a steep rise in endometrial oxytocin receptors precedes onset of labor. Fuchs AR, Helmer H, Behrens O, Liu HC, Antonian L, Chang SM, Fields MJ. Biol Reprod. 1992 Dec;47(6):937-44. Oxytocin and vasopressin binding sites in human and bovine ovaries. Fuchs AR, Behrens O, Helmer H, Vangsted A, Ivanisevic M, Grifo J, Barros C, Fields M. Am J Obstet Gynecol