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Dr Celia Devenish

PositionClinical Senior Lecturer
DepartmentDepartment of Women's and Children's Health (Dunedin)
QualificationsMB BS MRCOG FRANZCOG
Research summaryMaternity care and outcomes

Research

I am an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. My research has two major aims. The first is to advance the understanding and management of obstetric conditions associated with poor outcomes for both women and babies, especially relating to placental dysfunction and untimely birth. The second major aim of my research is to excel in the delivery of obstetric care through research into best methods.

Publications

Almomani, S. N., Alsaleh, A. A., Weeks, R. J., Chatterjee, A., Day, R. C., Honda, I., … Fukuzawa, R., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C., Morison, I. M., & Macaulay, E. C. (2021). Identification and validation of DNA methylation changes in pre-eclampsia. Placenta, 110, 16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.05.005

Reily-Bell, A. L., Fisher, A., Harrison, B., Bowie, S., Ray, S., Hawkes, M., … Fukuzawa, R., Macaulay, E. C., Devenish, C. J., Hung, N. A., & Slatter, T. L. (2020). Human papillomavirus E6/E7 expression in preeclampsia-affected placentae. Pathogens, 9(3), 239. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030239

Chatterjee, A., Macaulay, E. C., Rodger, E. J., Stockwell, P. A., Parry, M. F., Roberts, H. E., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C. J., & Morison, I. M. (2016). Placental hypomethylation is more pronounced in genomic loci devoid of retroelements. Genes Genomes Genetics, 6(7), 1911-1921. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.030379

Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. G. L. Y., Clow, W. M., Royds, J. A., Devenish, C. J., & Hung, N. A. (2015). A clinicopathological study of episomal papillomavirus infection of the human placenta and pregnancy complications. Modern Pathology, 28, 1369-1382. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2015.88

Slatter, T. L., Hsia, H., Samaranayaka, A., Sykes, P., Clow, W., Devenish, C. J., … Royds, J. A., … Hung, N. A. (2015). Loss of ATRX and DAXX expression identifies poor prognosis for smooth muscle tumours of uncertain malignant potential and early stage uterine leiomyosarcoma. Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, 1(2), 95-105. doi: 10.1002/cjp2.11

Devenish, C., & Tuohy, J. (2005). Loss and grief in women's lives. In M. Finn, L. Bowyer, S. Carr, V. O'Connor & B. Vollenhoven (Eds.), Women's health: A core curriculum. (pp. 282-285). Marrickville, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia.

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Almomani, S. N., Alsaleh, A. A., Weeks, R. J., Chatterjee, A., Day, R. C., Honda, I., … Fukuzawa, R., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C., Morison, I. M., & Macaulay, E. C. (2021). Identification and validation of DNA methylation changes in pre-eclampsia. Placenta, 110, 16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.05.005

Journal - Research Article

Reily-Bell, A. L., Fisher, A., Harrison, B., Bowie, S., Ray, S., Hawkes, M., … Fukuzawa, R., Macaulay, E. C., Devenish, C. J., Hung, N. A., & Slatter, T. L. (2020). Human papillomavirus E6/E7 expression in preeclampsia-affected placentae. Pathogens, 9(3), 239. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030239

Journal - Research Article

Chatterjee, A., Macaulay, E. C., Rodger, E. J., Stockwell, P. A., Parry, M. F., Roberts, H. E., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C. J., & Morison, I. M. (2016). Placental hypomethylation is more pronounced in genomic loci devoid of retroelements. Genes Genomes Genetics, 6(7), 1911-1921. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.030379

Journal - Research Article

Slatter, T. L., Hsia, H., Samaranayaka, A., Sykes, P., Clow, W., Devenish, C. J., … Royds, J. A., … Hung, N. A. (2015). Loss of ATRX and DAXX expression identifies poor prognosis for smooth muscle tumours of uncertain malignant potential and early stage uterine leiomyosarcoma. Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, 1(2), 95-105. doi: 10.1002/cjp2.11

Journal - Research Article

Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. G. L. Y., Clow, W. M., Royds, J. A., Devenish, C. J., & Hung, N. A. (2015). A clinicopathological study of episomal papillomavirus infection of the human placenta and pregnancy complications. Modern Pathology, 28, 1369-1382. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2015.88

Journal - Research Article

Slatter, T. L., Park, L., Anderson, K., Lailai-Tasmania, V., Herbison, P., Clow, W., Royds, J. A., Devenish, C., & Hung, N. A. (2014). Smoking during pregnancy causes double-strand DNA break damage to the placenta. Human Pathology, 45(1), 17-26. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.07.024

Journal - Research Article

Slatter, T. L., Tan, X., Yuen, Y. C., Gunningham, S., Ma, S. S., Daly, E., Packer, S., Devenish, C., Royds, J. A., & Hung, N. A. (2012). The alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway operates in non-neoplastic human cells. Journal of Pathology, 226(3), 509-518. doi: 10.1002/path.2981

Journal - Research Article

Lim, K. H., Brooks, H., McDougal, R., Burton, J., Devenish, C., & De Silva, T. (2010). Is there a correlation between bacterial vaginosis and preterm labour in women in the Otago region of New Zealand? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 50(3), 226-229. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01149.x

Journal - Research Article

Paterson, H., Miller, D., & Devenish, C. (2009). A survey of New Zealand RANZCOG Fellows on their use of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device in adolescents. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 49(2), 220-225. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2009.00973.x

Journal - Research Article

Alqumber, M. A., Burton, J. P., Devenish, C., & Tagg, J. R. (2008). A species-specific PCR for Lactobacillus iners demonstrates a relative specificity of this species for vaginal colonization. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 20(3), 135-139. doi: 10.1080/08910600802340967

Journal - Research Article

Dobson, I., Devenish, C., Skeaff, C. M., & Green, T. J. (2006). Periconceptional folic acid use among women giving birth at Queen Mary Maternity Hospital in Dunedin. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 46, 534-537.

Journal - Research Article

Burton, J. P., Chilcott, C. N., Al-Qumber, M., Brooks, H. J. L., Wilson, D., Tagg, J. R., & Devenish, C. (2005). A preliminary survey of Atopobium vaginae in women attending the Dunedin gynaecology out-patients clinic: Is the contribution of the hard-to-culture microbiota overlooked in gynaecological disorders? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 45, 450-452.

Journal - Research Article

Devenish, C. (2007). Elder friendly clinics. O & G Magazine, 9(1), 11-12.

Journal - Research Other

Devenish, C. (2007). Preconception care. O & G Magazine, 9(4), 21-22.

Journal - Research Other

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