User profiles for Sarah Bjorkman

Sarah Bjorkman, MD

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Verified email at uiowa.edu
Cited by 332

MicroRNAs in endometriosis: biological function and emerging biomarker candidates

S Bjorkman, HS Taylor - Biology of Reproduction, 2019 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small noncoding RNA molecules, have been recognized
as key post-transcriptional regulators associated with a multitude of human diseases. Global …

OPA1 deletion in brown adipose tissue improves thermoregulation and systemic metabolism via FGF21

…, A Marti, AC Olvera, SM Tadinada, SH Bjorkman… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Adrenergic stimulation of brown adipocytes alters mitochondrial dynamics, including the
mitochondrial fusion protein optic atrophy 1 (OPA1). However, direct mechanisms linking OPA1 …

Rural women family physicians: strategies for successful work-life balance

J Phillips, C Hustedde, S Bjorkman… - The Annals of Family …, 2016 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Women family physicians experience challenges in maintaining work-life balance
while practicing in rural communities. We sought to better understand the personal and …

[HTML][HTML] ATF4 expression in thermogenic adipocytes is required for cold-induced thermogenesis in mice via FGF21-independent mechanisms

SH Bjorkman, A Marti, J Jena, LM García-Peña… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
In brown adipose tissue (BAT), short-term cold exposure induces the activating transcription
factor 4 (ATF4), and its downstream target fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). Induction of …

The role of rural communities in the recruitment and retention of women physicians

…, A Wendling, O Sola, R Prasad, S Bjorkman… - Women & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Rural communities in the United States have a shortage of primary care physicians. Women
physicians are more likely than male physicians to choose primary care specialties but less …

Women in rural family medicine: a qualitative exploration of practice attributes that promote physician satisfaction

…, R Prasad, O Sola, S Bjorkman… - Rural and remote …, 2018 - search.informit.org
Introduction: The USA needs more rural physicians. Although women represent half of all US
trained medical students, the rural physician workforce has remained predominantly male. …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of routine screening fetal echocardiogram in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization

KR Bjorkman, SH Bjorkman, DJ Ferdman… - Fertility and sterility, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To study the incidence and clinical significance of congenital heart defects (CHDs)
detected by fetal echocardiography in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF). …

GDF15 is required for cold-induced thermogenesis and contributes to improved systemic metabolic health following loss of OPA1 in brown adipocytes

…, ET Weatherford, A Marti, SH Bjorkman… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
We previously reported that mice lacking the protein optic atrophy 1 (OPA1 BKO) in brown
adipose tissue (BAT) display induction of the activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), which …

The details matter: personalized prediction of live birth following in vitro fertilization in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

…, MA Clapp, M Goldsammler, E Scott, S Bjorkman… - Fertility and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To derive and internally validate a clinical prediction model for live birth in women
with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) Design …

Prevalence of clinically significant congenital heart defects in low-risk IVF pregnancies

SH Bjorkman, KR Bjorkman, AK Sfakianaki… - Fertility and …, 2019 - fertstert.org
Objective Current research has shown increased prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHD)
among in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies compared to spontaneous pregnancies. We …