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.

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
    • 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

  • 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
    • Associate Director, Prenatal Genetics
    • 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.

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    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. - 3rd year fellows
  • Shriddha Nayak, M.D., Mara Black, M.D., Lauren Meiss, M.D., MSc. - 2nd year fellows
  • Alexandra Forrest, M.D. - 1st year fellow

Ultrasonographers

Kristen Beckman, BS, RDMS, RVT

Chief Obstetrical Sonographer

Kristen Beckman headshot
  • 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

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists

Our Director

Rita Wesley Driggers, M.D.

  • Medical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sibley Memorial Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Expertise: Gynecology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, High Risk OB, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics

Our Team

  • Christopher Michael Novak, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Expertise: Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Sarah Hougen Poggi, M.D.

    • Associate Professor (PAR) of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Expertise: High-risk Pregnancy, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Multiple Gestations, Prenatal Ultrasound, Shoulder Dystocia

  • Julia Timofeev, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Expertise: Gynecology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, High Risk OB, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics

Ultrasonographers

  • Laurie L. King, RDMS
    Chief Obstetrical Sonographer, Sibley Memorial Hospital
  • Laura Berg, B.S., RDMS, RVT
  • Parisa Samari, B.S., RDMS

Nurse Practitioners

  • Jill Verneret, RNC-OB, C-EFM
  • Carrie Konn, RN, BSN, C-EFM
  • Christina Patel, RN, BSN, C-EFM

Genetic Counselors

  • Michelle Martin, M.S., LCGC
  • Jennifer Razak, M.G.C., CGC