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Doctors Michelle Kush, Ahmet Baschat and Katelyn Uribe Dr. Michelle Kush, Dr. Ahmet Baschat and Dr. Katelyn Uribe

At the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy, we offer rapid access to subspecialty consultation and advanced in-utero procedures for complex fetal conditions.

Our physicians collaborate closely with referring colleagues to deliver individualized care for mothers and babies with a suspected or confirmed complex fetal conditions. Whether through consultation or co-management, we provide the most advanced fetal therapies available—supported by multidisciplinary expertise, leading research, and continuous outcomes review that define our program.

Intervention Criteria

General Exclusion Criteria

  • Additional fetal anomalies or genetic abnormalities identified by invasive testing
  • Fetal findings that are incompatible with long-term survival or quality of life
  • Active infection, fetal demise risk, or nonamenable etiologies
  • Maternal risks and significant preexisting conditions
  • Increased and unmanageable preterm delivery risk
  • Specific exclusion criteria for treatments offered under protocol

Refer a Patient

If you would like to discuss a complex fetal case or arrange an urgent referral, our team is available to you 24 hours a day. Connect directly with our fetal therapy physicians — typically within an hour for urgent consultations. 

Consultations & Co-Managed Care

The Center for Fetal Therapy offers flexible models of collaboration to meet the needs of each patient and referring physician.

Collaborative Care Highlights

Our “all under one roof” approach unites maternal–fetal medicine specialists, fetal and pediatric surgeons, cardio-obstetrics, anesthesiology, neonatology, and our Level IV NICU — ensuring continuity from prenatal diagnosis through postnatal care.

  • Integrated team of MFMs, fetal and pediatric surgeons, neonatologists, and specialty consultants
  • Access to subspecialty expertise in fetal cardiology, neuroimaging, anesthesia, and critical care — all within a single system
  • Genetic counseling and advanced prenatal diagnostic services available for early risk assessment and management planning
  • Multidisciplinary case review and real-time care planning
  • Seamless coordination from prenatal management through delivery and neonatal transition

Support and Coordination Services

For some cases, our role is consultative — providing expert review or second opinions through in-person or telemedicine visits. In others, we work more intensively in a co-managed care model, coordinating diagnostics, intervention, and delivery planning within an integrated system.

  • Our coordination team oversees logistics and patient navigation to support efficient, coordinated care
  • Insurance authorization and referral documentation
  • Scheduling and coordination of diagnostic imaging
  • Transfer and delivery coordination, if care at Johns Hopkins Hospital is required
  • On-staff social worker provides family support services and assistance with accommodations 

How to Refer

Contact Our Team Directly

Connect with the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy via call or text to initiate a consultation or referral. A fetal therapy physician reviews every inquiry and responds promptly — typically within an hour for urgent cases.

Provide Records and Imaging

To expedite scheduling, please complete our referral form and send it with relevant patient records and imaging via fax to 410-367-2912.

Additional Resources

GYNOB Clinical Trials

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Publications from the Center for Fetal Therapy

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Refer a Patient

speak directly to a physician through our referral lines, with operators available 24/7 to take your call.

Fetal Therapy: Call 1-844-JH-FETAL (1-844-543-3825)

MFM: 410-502-3200 (option 4)

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Placental Dysfunction and Fetal Growth Restriction: Getting Ahead of the Game

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 12-1 p.m. EST

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