Abigail Garbarino, MD

Dr. Abigail Garbarino is an OG/GYN specialist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 2013 from Harvard University, graduating cum Iaude. She earned her medical degree in 2018 at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, graduating with highest honors. In 2022, she completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where she was administrative chief resident from 2020 to 2022.

Dr. Garbarino is certified in laparoscopic and DaVinci robotic surgery. She joined Kelsey-Seybold in September 2022.

Dr. Garbarino enjoys playing the violin and guitar, running, amateur photography, and exploring Houston with her husband and daughter.

Fun Facts

The most exotic/interesting place Dr. Garbarino has lived is Algiers, Algeria, where she spent the first two years of her life.

Not everyone knows this about Dr. Garbarino, but she was a professional ballet dancer.

Her guilty pleasure is a Chick-fil-A cookies-and-cream milkshake.

Awards

• ACGME ‘Back to Bedside’ Collaborative Grant Recipient: The Postpartum Polaroid Project, 2019 – 2022
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Resident Research Award “The Postpartum Polaroid Project,” 2022
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society – Junior Inductee, 2017 – 2022
• Merit scholarship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2016 – 2018
• Glickman Fellow: Rotation in Gynecology Oncology Weill Cornell, 2017
• Finalist for Excellence in Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Ratan BM, Garbarino AH, Sellner AA, Miao D, Hollier LM. Social Determinants of Gestational Weight Gain in an Obese, Low-Income Population. Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(3):296-303. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1678606. PMID: 30743269
• Garbarino AH, Kohn JR, Coverdale JH, Kilpatrick CC. Current Trends in Psychiatric Education Among Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs. Acad Psychiatry. 2019;43(3):294-299. doi:10.1007/s40596-019-01018-w. PMID: 30693464.
• Garbarino AH. In Pursuit of Unfettered Empathy. Acad Psychiatry. 2017;41(6):722-723. doi:10.1007/s40596-017-0710-8. PMID: 28390053
• Noll K, Garbarino A, Turner C, Verhaak AMS, Wefel J. NC-12: Depression and Executive Functioning in Relation to Survival Among Patients With Glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol. 2014;16(Suppl 5):v136. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nou263.12. PMCID: PMC4218321

Presentations

• Garbarino A., Zafman, K., Salva, C. The Postpartum Polaroid Project: Creating an Intervention for Mindful Interaction and Physical Documentation of a Birth Through Polaroid Photos. Poster at APGO/CREOG Annual meeting; Virtual. February 2021.
• Garbarino A, Zafman K, Salva C. The Postpartum Polaroid Project: A Back to Bedside Initiative. Poster at ACGME Annual Education Conference; Virtual. March 2021.
• Garbarino AH, Kohn JR, Coverdale JH., Kilpatrick CC. Psychiatric Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs. Oral presentation at APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting; National Harbor, MD. February 2018.
• Ratan B, Garbarino A, Sellner A, Miao D, Hollier L. Factors That Affect Weight Gain in an Obese Pregnant Population. Poster at 2018 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting; Austin, TX, April 2018.
• Ratan B, Sellner A, Garbarino A, Miao D, Hollier L. Concordance of Self-Reported Weight and Initial Prenatal Weight in an Obese Pregnant Population. Poster at 2018 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting; Austin, TX, April 2018.
• Moon L, Garbarino AH, Zhang W, Adeyemi-Fowode O. Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injection Intervals and Effect on Breakthrough Bleeding, Weight Gain, and Side Effects in Adolescents. Poster at 2018 NASPAG; West Palm Beach, Florida; April 2018.
• Garbarino AH, Kohn JR, Coverdale JH, Kilpatrick CC.. Psychiatric Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs. Poster at ACOG Districts VI, VII, & XI Annual Meeting; San Antonio, TX, September 2017.
• Garbarino A, Turner C, Strange C, Noll K, Wefel JS. A brain-plasticity based computerized intervention to treat attention and memory problems in adult brain tumor survivors. Keynote oral presentation at the Cancer Survivorship Research Symposium, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, January 2014.

Research

• Garbarino AH, Zafman K, Salva C. The Postpartum Polaroid Project: creating an intervention for mindful interaction and physical documentation of a birth through polaroid photos. Status: IRB approved in data collection, 2019
• Leitner K, Garbarino AH, Victoria L, Levine L. The CALMS study: Mindfulness practice in pregnancy as an intervention to decrease stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic, a randomized control trial. Status: IRB approved in data collection, 2021
• Cai F, Garbarino AH, Morrison A, Dawodu L. Salva C. CREOGS Over Coffee Podcast: A Randomized Control Trial to Assess Resident Education through Podcasts. IRB approved in data collection, 2020