Our Team

At the Johns Hopkins Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, our team collaborates to provide state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services for normal and high-risk pregnancies. We are a national leader in treating expectant mothers and their babies at this very important time in their lives.

Our team is made up of:

Maternal-fetal medicine specialists (perinatologists)
Fellows
Ultrasonographers
Genetic counselors

Our team provides care in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. metro area.

The Johns Hopkins Standard of Care

At Johns Hopkins, our patients receive the highest level of care. Our experts receive additional training and undergo examinations to stay knowledgeable of the latest standards and innovation in gynecology and obstetrics. When you receive care at Johns Hopkins, you are in the hands of board-certified health care leaders who are recognized by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology for their exceptional training.

Learn why board certification is important.

Maryland Care Locations

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists

Our Director

Jeanne Steinbronn Sheffield, M.D.

Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Expertise: High Risk OB, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics

Our Team

Abimbola Aina, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Maternal Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics
Cynthia Holcroft Argani, M.D.
- Director, Labor and Delivery at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology and Obstetrics, High Risk OB, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics
Ahmet Alexander Baschat, M.D., M.B. B.CH. B.A.O.
- Director, Center for Fetal Therapy
- Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Joint Appointment in Surgery
Expertise: Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, EXIT Procedure, Fetal Cardiac Defects, Fetal Echocardiography
Jessica Linda Bienstock, M.D., M.P.H.
- Director, Division of Education, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education/DIO
- Director of Graduate Clinical Education
- Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrical Ultrasound, Obstetrics
Karin J Blakemore, M.D.
- Director, Prenatal Genetics, Prenatal Diagnostic Center
- Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Professor of Oncology
Expertise: Dysmorphology, Fetal Ultrasound, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hematologic Disorders in Pregnancy, Human Genetics
Ahizechukwu C Eke, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., M.P.H.
- Director of Research, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Autoimmune Diseases, Cervical Cerclage, Genetic Diseases, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High-risk Pregnancy
Ernest Marshall Graham, M.D.
- Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
- Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics
Torre Leigh Halscott, M.D., M.S.
- Medical Director of Nelson 2 Clinic
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Cancer During Pregnancy, Complex Obstetric Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Janice Lynn Henderson, M.D.
- Director, Fetal Assessment Center
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Fetal Cardiology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, High Risk OB, Multiple Gestations, Obesity
Nancy Hueppchen, M.D., M.S.
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Medicine
- Director of Medical Student Education, GYN/OB
- Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology and Obstetrics, High Risk OB, Medical Education, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics
Angie Child Jelin, M.D.
- Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
- Director, First Trimester Screening Program
- Associate Director, Prenatal Genetics, Prenatal Diagnostic Center
- Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villus Sampling, Fetal Anomalies, Fetal Ultrasound, High Risk OB
Michelle Lynn Kush, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics
Ichchha Madan, M.B.B.S.
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pregnancy and Childbirth
Lorraine Anne Milio, M.D.
- Co-Director, HALO Program
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics
Jena Lyn Miller, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
Expertise: Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, EXIT Procedure, Fetal Cardiac Defects, Fetal Echocardiography
Mara Rosner, M.D., M.P.H.
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, EXIT Procedure, Fetal Cardiac Defects, Fetal Echocardiography
Andrew J. Satin, M.D.
- Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Dorothy Edwards Professor of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Obstetrics
Marika Anna Toscano, M.D., M.S.
- Assistant Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
- Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Expertise: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics
Katelyn Ann Uribe, M.D.

Expertise: Complex Obstetric Surgery, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations
Jason Vaught, M.D.
- Director, Labor and Delivery
- Director, Advanced Obstetric Surgery Center
- Robert E. Meyerhoff Professor
- Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Expertise: Complex Obstetric Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS)

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellows

Kristin Darwin, M.D., Bobby Karandeep Singh Brar M.D. - 3^rdyear fellows
Shriddha Nayak, M.D., Mara Black, M.D., Lauren Meiss, M.D., MSc. - 2^ndyear fellows
Alexandra Forrest, M.D. - 1^styear fellow

Ultrasonographers

Kristen Beckman, BS, RDMS, RVT

Chief Obstetrical Sonographer

Kristen Blattner, BS, RDMS, RVT
Danielle Curry, AAS, RDMS
Jennifer Gordon, BS, RDMS
Kristina Graham, AA, RDMS
Brittany Fields, AAS, RDMS
Jorden Henneman, AAS, RDMS
Marianna Holman, AAS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT
Sonia Kim, BS, RDMS, RVT
Rachel Mazumder, BS, RDMS, RVT
Jeanne Miklos, BS, RDMS
Melissa Parris, BA, RDMS, RVT
Jamie Rosencranse BS, RDMS
Rebecca Ryan, AAS, RDMS
Stephanie Schwarz, AAS, RDMS, RVT
Karin Van Landeghem, BSRT, RDMS
Cynthia Walker, AA, RDMS
Maria Zaharieva, BA, RDMS, RVT

Genetic Counselors

Christine Hertenstein, M.G.C.
Cathleen Lawson, M.S.
Kristen Miller, M.G.C.

Washington, D.C. Metro Area Care Locations