A photo of Jerzy Stanek.

Staff Pathologist, Division of Pathology

Director, Placental & Perinatal Pathology

Professor, UC Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineUC Department of Pediatrics

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513-636-3924

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My Biography & Research

Biography

Intrauterine hypoxia takes place when the uterus does not have an adequate supply of oxygen. Once this occurs, intrauterine growth restriction could occur and damage the brain and spinal cord. This condition may lead to a higher mortality rate, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). As such, it is essential to pursue scientific research into in utero-fetal hypoxia and other perinatal complications.

My primary research interests are in placental and perinatal pathology. In particular, I want to refine the placental diagnostic criteria of in utero-fetal hypoxia and perinatal complications.

At the beginning of my career, I was an obstetrician, gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist and clinical perinatologist in Poland. In 1994, I came to Cincinnati Children’s as a perinatal and placental pathologist.

In the field of gynecology, I developed a new approach for operative treatment of female urinary incontinence. In the discipline of placental pathology, I described multiple placental hypoxia-related lesions, including:

  • Chorionic microcysts of placental membranes and chorionic disc
  • Increased amount of extravillous trophoblasts, occult placenta accreta and perivascular stem edema
  • Laminar necrosis of placental membranes

My recognitions include receiving five residency teaching awards from the University of Cincinnati and an award from the President of the Washington State Society of Pathologists.

I am an author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and 100 abstracts. In addition, I am a co-author of three academic textbooks on clinical perinatology. Some respected journals that have published my studies include Pediatric and Developmental Pathology: The Official Journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society, Placenta, Journal of Medical Primatology and Archives of Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine.

Additional Languages

Polish

Clinical Interests

Perinatal and placental pathology

Research Interests

Pathology of in-utero hypoxia and placental pathophysiology

Academic Affiliation

Professor, UC Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineUC Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Divisions

Pathology

Research Divisions

Pathology

My Education

MD: College of Medicine, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 1968.

Internship: Jagiellonian University Hospital, Kraków, Poland, 1968-1970.

PhD: College of Medicine, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 1974.

Residencies: University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 1970-1976; Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, and Rush Presbyterian-St.Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1990-1994.

Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kraków, Poland; 1976-1977; Postgraduate Medical Center, Warsaw, Poland.

Certifications: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Polish Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976; Endocrinology, Postgraduate Medical Center, Poland, 1977; Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology, 1994; Pediatric Pathology, American Board of Pathology, 1999.

My Publications

Temporal heterogeneity of placental segmental fetal vascular malperfusion: timing but not etiopathogenesis. Stanek, J. Virchows Archiv. 2021; 478:905-914.

CD34 immunostain increases sensitivity of the diagnosis of fetal vascular malperfusion in placentas from ex-utero intrapartum treatment. Stanek, J. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2021; 49:203-208.

Grading placental fetal vascular malperfusion and short-term perinatal outcome. Stanek, J. Polish Journal of Pathology. 2021; 71:291-300.

Lymphocytic Colitis With Increased Apoptosis: A Marker of Mutation in T-Cell-Mediated Immunity?. Bernieh, A; Hakar, M; Stanek, J. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2020; 23:443-447.

Placenta Creta: A Spectrum of Lesions Associated with Shallow Placental Implantation. Stanek, J. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2020; 2020.

XY Gonadal Dysgenesis in a Phenotypic Female Identified by Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing. Kim, A; Abell, K; Johnson, J; Cizek, S; Breech, L; Ernst, MM; Hopkin, RJ; Kennedy, K; Stanek, J; Strine, AC; et al. Pediatrics. 2020; 146.

A 13-year-old boy with a red-brown plaque on his leg. Wu, SZ; Lucky, AW; Stanek, JW; Spicknall, KE. Pediatric Dermatology. 2020; 37:1156-1157.

Patterns of Placental Injury in Congenital Anomalies in Second Half of Pregnancy. Stanek, J. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2019; 22:513-522.

Segmental villous mineralization: A placental feature of fetal vascular malperfusion. Stanek, J. Placenta. 2019; 86:20-27.

Histological Features of Shallow Placental Implantation Unify Early-Onset and Late-Onset Preeclampsia. Stanek, J. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2019; 22:112-122.