Current research project/interest:

Randomized control trial assessing the maternal and neonatal outcomes for Black birthing patients paired with doula support versus standard prenatal care within a large academic center

Publications:

• Jasthi D, Lappen J, Garber S, Kennedy S, McCarther N, Nagle-Yang S, Moore T, Frank S, Huth-Bocks A. (May 2023). Associations between adverse childhood experiences and obstetric outcomes in a predominantly Black-identifying and low-income pregnant population. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 5. 101008. 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101008. 
• McCarther N (2023). Does oxygen administration in labor management have value for concerning FHR tracings? The periFACTS OB/GYN Academy, Activity #23003P. 
• Winchester ML, McCarther N, Cancino D, Fitzgerald S, Parrish M. (Jun 2021) Second trimester cerebroplacental ratio versus umbilicocerebral ratio for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcomes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 20:1-7. DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1938530. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34151683 

Leadership Positions/Committees and Appointments: 

• Fellow Director of Ultrasound at JayDoc Student-Run Free Clinic
• OB Quality Committee, member
• Morbidly Adherent Placenta Committee, member
• Cardio-Obstetrics Committee, member
• Center for Advanced Fetal Care (CAFC) OB/Neonatology Committee, member
• Kansas Birth Equity Network, member

Teaching/Educational Activities:

• “Fetal Heart Tracing”, Orientation/Education for 3^rd Year Medical Students, KUMC Department of OB/GYN
• “The Role of Doulas on Labor and Delivery”, co-organized Grand Rounds educational session on the crucial roles of a doula in enhancing and supporting the birthing experience for Black mothers and families and their role in improving Black maternal health outcomes.
• Birth Equity Scholar (BEST Program)
• Resident Scholar Alumni (formerly Quilligan Scholars), SMFM Foundation

Posters and Oral Presentations:

• Esteban M. Dominguez,1 Ayelen Moreno-Irusta,1 Khursheed Iqbal,1 Alex Finlinson2, Marc Parrish2, and Michael J. Soares1,2,3 March 2024. Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma on Trophoblast Cell Invasion and Placenta Development. Society for Reproductive Investigation. Vancouver, Canada.
• Bollig, K., Finlinson, A.R., Coutifaris, C., Schust, D., Barnhart, K., October, 2021. When Abnormal HCG levels Result in a Normal Pregnancy. Poster presented at: American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo – Baltimore, MD USA.
• Finlinson, A.R., Woldu, H.G., Stern, J.E., Hsu, A. October, 2020. Women with Endometriosis Associated Infertility Have Decreased Live Birth Rates After Frozen Embryo Transfer- Analysis of the “eIVF” Database. Poster presented at: American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo – Virtual; Portland, OR, USA.
• Finlinson, A.R., Ogunremi, O.O., Carson B.N., Goldstein, A., Quraishi, S., Hsu, A. October, 2020. Comparing Vitamin D Protocols in Women Seeking Fertility Care. Poster presented at: American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo – Virtual; Portland, OR, USA.

Publications

• Bollig, Kassie J. MD; Finlinson, Alex MD; Barnhart, Kurt T. MD, MSCE; Coutifaris, Christos MD, PhD; Schust, Danny J. MD. Evaluation of a New Model for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Rise in Pregnancies of Unknown Viability. Obstetrics & Gynecology 142(1):p 139-146, July 2023.
• Finlinson, A.R., Bollig, K.J. & Schust, D.J. Differentiating pregnancies near the uterotubal junction (angular, cornual, and interstitial): a review and recommendations. Fertil Res and Pract 6, 8 (2020).