Skip to Main Content
Back to search results
Roxanna A. Irani
Roxanna A. Irani

Roxanna A. Irani, MD, PhD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Perinatal Specialties at Mission Bay – Fourth Street
1825 Fourth St., Third Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94158

Dr. Roxanna Irani is a perinatologist, a doctor who cares for pregnant women and their developing fetuses. She specializes in treating expectant mothers with health conditions that can affect pregnancy, women whose pregnancies are considered high risk and those who develop pregnancy-related diseases, as well as fetuses with health problems. She performs fetal ultrasounds and interprets genetic tests. She also cares for women who need monitoring in the hospital, and performs labor and delivery services.

In her research, Irani seeks to understand how the immune system responds to pregnancy. She also investigates processes that can lead to preterm labor and preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that includes high blood pressure affecting both mother and baby. She has worked on drug therapies that could help mothers who develop preeclampsia. While preparing her thesis for her doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas, she studied how autoantibodies – immune cells the body may make to target its own tissues – can contribute to the disease.

Irani has published research on preeclampsia, cardiovascular disease in pregnancy, fetal intervention options in twin-related syndromes, and Zika virus in pregnancy.

After completing her doctorate, Irani earned her medical degree at McGovern Medical School. She then completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. She is a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

In her free time, Irani loves to escape to the ocean or go camping in the redwoods with her spouse, two young children and gigantic fluffy dog.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, 2021

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017

  • Fellowships

    Yale University School of Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, 2018

  • Residencies

    Drexel University College of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015

  • Internship

    Drexel University College of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2011

  • Education

    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2011

  • Languages

    English

"Part of my job is to be the calm in the storm, and I love that."

Caring for pregnant women and their unborn children is a great honor and responsibility, one I take with the utmost diligence.

Where I see patients (6)

    My work

    Battling cancer during pregnancy

    Dr. Irani's patient, Amanda, was diagnosed with colon cancer and successfully treated while pregnant, thanks to routine screening and expert follow-up.

    Share