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Adriana Rodriguez

Adriana Rodriguez

Assistant Professor (Limited Term Faculty)
EducationRM, MSc
OfficeDCC-668, Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex
Phone416-979-5000 ext. 553204

Adriana Rodriguez de Valentini graduated in 1989 from the Medical School of University of La Plata, Argentina and then, in 1996, completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology from the University Central of Venezuela. She moved to Canada in 2005 and initially worked for four years at Women’s College Hospital, where she completed a Master of Science at the Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Subsequently, she worked another four years at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto. Rodriguez has worked in the research areas of breast cancer in pregnancy and diabetes in pregnancy. 

She graduated from the International Midwifery Pre-registration Program at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2015, and since then, has been working at West End Midwives (WEM). WEM provides services to an underserved and marginalized population located in the northwest of Toronto. Rodriguez loves to work with this population and is a strong supporter of diversity, equity and antiracism. She has been a preceptor for the Midwifery Education Program for several years and has also played different roles as a teaching assistant, contract lecturer and now an assistant professor. In her spare time, she likes to do a little bit of everything, including gardening, jogging and even playing volleyball with friends, but her greatest love is spending time with her family.

Rodriguez’s thesis is  (PDF file) The Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Survival in Women Who Carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation (external link) .

Teaching

Teaching responsibilities 

  • MWF 120:      Normal Childbearing
  • MWF 220:      Interprofessional Placements I
  • MWF 305:      Interprofessional Midwifery Care
  • MWF 320:      Complications and Consultations
  • MWF 420:      Maternal and Neonatal Pathology

Teaching interests

  • Complex clinical scenarios in midwifery
  • Implementing advanced skills in midwifery such as ultrasound and surgical assistant

Research interests 

  • Rate comparison of cesarean sections among health care providers 
  • Breast cancer in pregnancy
  • Diabetes in pregnancy

 

Valentini A, Lubinski J, Byrski T, et al. The impact of pregnancy on breast cancer survival in women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (external link) . Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013;142(1):177-185. 

Valentini A, Finch A, Lubinski J, et al. Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea in patients with breast cancer with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (external link) . J Clin Oncol. 2013;31(31):3914-3919. 

Finch A, Valentini A, Greenblatt E, et al. Frequency of premature menopause in women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (external link) . Fertil Steril. 2013;99(6):1724-1728. 

Feig DS, Donovan LE, Corcoy R, et al. Continuous glucose monitoring in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (CONCEPTT): a multicentre international randomised controlled trial (external link)  [published correction appears in Lancet. 2017 Nov 25;390(10110):2346]. Lancet. 2017;390(10110):2347-2359. 

  • Awards of Excellence, Women’s College Research Institute, 2012
  • Outstanding Master Student, Familial Breast Cancer Unit WCH, 2010
  • Excellence and Allegiance, Maternity Concepcion Palacios, 2005
  • Second Place Degree Thesis, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1996