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Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program Care Team
Our Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program provides you with access to world-renowned experts in medical and surgical care for expectant mothers, infants, and children.
When you become our patient, we assemble a team of specialists unique to your and your baby’s needs because every pregnancy is unique. We all work together to ensure the best possible treatment and outcomes for you and your baby. We also coordinate your multidisciplinary care through a single point of contact to simplify care and provide you and your family with a seamless experience. Your core care team will include the following:
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine—Obstetricians who specialize in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies.
- Neonatology—Pediatricians who specialize in treating babies with complex problems and providing intensive care for newborns.
- Genetics and Perinatal Genetics Counselors—Experts and counselors in disorders and syndromes that may be at least partially caused by genes or heredity.
- Pediatric Radiology and Fetal Imaging—Specialists in fetal, infant, and childhood diagnostic imaging.
Your team will include all specialists with expertise relevant to your unique pregnancy and fetal diagnosis. These may include specialists in general surgery; Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center specialists in fetal cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery; and specialists in urology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesia, and any of our comprehensive medical and surgical services. They will work together to plan for and address your needs and your baby’s needs before birth, for delivery, in the neonatal period, and through childhood.
Our highly trained social workers are also important members of your care team. They can help you understand the hospital experience, provide support, and connect you with resources including lodging and housing assistance.
Other team members may include parent mentors, chaplains, and lactation specialists.
Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program directors and staff
Susan Hintz, MD, MS Epi, is the Director of the Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program and the Robert L. Hess Family Professor in Neonatal and Developmental Medicine. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Areas of expertise: neonatal-perinatal medicine, neonatology, complex fetal care
Yair Blumenfeld, MD, is the Director of Fetal Therapy. He is board certified in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Areas of expertise: high-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy
Karl Sylvester, MD, is the Executive Director of the Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program. He is board certified in Pediatric Surgery.
Areas of expertise: pediatric surgery
Yasser Y. El-Sayed, MD, is the Obstetrician-in-Chief at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, the Co-Director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services, and the Chief of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics Division at Stanford University. He is board certified in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Areas of expertise: high-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy
Deirdre Lyell, MD, is the Director of the Program for Placental Disorders and the Pete Harman Endowed Faculty Scholar. She is board certified in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Areas of expertise: high-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy
Jane Chueh, MD, is the Director of Prenatal Diagnosis. She is board certified in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Areas of expertise: high-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy
Richard Barth, MD, is the Chief of Pediatric Radiology, Director of Pediatric Imaging, and Radiologist in Chief. He is board certified in Radiology and Pediatric Radiology.
Areas of expertise: imaging
Dena Matalon, MD, is the Director of Perinatal Genetics. She is board certified in Clinical Genetics.
Valerie Chock, MD, is a neonatologist. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Areas of expertise: neonatology and neonatal neurology
Ritu Chitkara, MD, is a neonatologist. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Areas of expertise: neonatology
Alexis Davis, MD, is a neonatologist.
Areas of expertise: neonatology
Paul Grimm, MD, is board certified in Pediatric Nephrology.
Areas of expertise: nephrology
Calvin Kuan, MD, is board certified in Anesthesiology.
Areas of expertise: anesthesia
Mai Thy Truong, MD, is board certified in Otolaryngology.
Areas of expertise: otolaryngology
Krisa Van Meurs, MD, is a neonatologist. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Areas of expertise: neonatology, neonatal neurology
Courtney Wusthoff, MD, is board certified in Neurology.
Areas of expertise: neurology
Barbora Pugh, is the supervising perinatal sonographer.
Areas of expertise: imaging
Meg Homeyer, MS, CGC, is a genetic counselor, prenatal supervisor, and patient care coordinator.
Areas of expertise: fetal health
Carly Smith, MGC, LCGC, is a genetic counselor.
Karina Talreja, MS, LCGC, is a genetic counselor.
Iliana Flores, is an administrative coordinator.
Stephanie Neves, is an administrative coordinator.
Beth Fluharty, NP, is a neonatal nurse practitioner.
Diana Kobayashi, NP, is a neonatal nurse practitioner.
Nicole Weigel, NP, is a neonatal nurse practitioner.
Amy Quirin, BSN, RN, is a fetal cardiology coordinator.
April Schwegel, RN, MSN, FNP, is an OB nurse.
Mary Jane Ajlouny, BSN, MSN, CNM, is a certified midwife.
Marianela Lobato, LCSW, is a social worker.
Natalie Cruz Navarro, LCSW, is a social worker.
Karen Jensen, MSW, is a social worker.
Elizabeth Cauley, is a medical social worker.
Kim Curtis, MSW, is a social worker.
Caitlin Greenberg, MSW, is a social worker.
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