The Maternal-Fetal Skeletal Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins combines the specific expertise of prenatal specialists in Maternal-Fetal Medicine with pediatric and adult specialists in the Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias. We provide prenatal ultrasound and other imaging, genetic counseling, diagnostic testing and high risk obstetrical consultation for a variety of bone conditions that present in the mother or fetus. We also provide fetal echocardiography to specifically evaluate for a cardiac anomaly as well as 3D/4D ultrasound to assist with diagnosis. Multidisciplinary care during pregnancy can be coordinated with your provider and our care team, tailored to each couple's unique needs including the transition through the birth process and neonatal care. 

Conditions We Evaluate & Manage

• Skeletal disorders and dysplasias
• Craniosynostosis
• Shortened long bones
• Craniofacial findings
• Clubbed feet
• Cleft lip and palate
• Cystic hygroma
• Joint contractures

Our Team

Perinatal Geneticists

Karin J Blakemore, M.D.

Director, Prenatal Genetics, Prenatal Diagnostic Center
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Dysmorphology, Fetal Ultrasound, Hematologic Disorders in Pregnancy, Human Genetics, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Medical Genetics-Inherited Disorders, Obstetrics, Skeletal Dysplasias

 

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, Disease and Conditions: Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villus Sampling, Fetal Anomalies, Fetal Ultrasound, High Risk OB, Obstetrics, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women's Reproductive Health

 

Prenatal Genetic Counselors

• Christine Hertenstein, M.G.C., C.G.C.
• Cathleen Lawson, M.S., C.G.C
• Carol Nowlen, M.S., C.G.C.
• Kristen Miller, M.G.C., C.G.C.
• Sabrina Southwick, M.S., C.G.C.

Sonographers

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
• Shannon Trebes, AAS, RDMS, RVT
• Karin Van Landeghem, BSRT, RDMS
• Cynthia Walker, AA, RDMS
• Maria Zaharieva, BA, RDMS, RVT

Multidisciplinary Approach

Imaging

Elliot K Fishman, M.D.

Elliot K. Fishman Professorship in Radiology
Director, Diagnostic Imaging and Body CT, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Radiology
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Urology

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Gastrointestinal Cancers, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)

 

Aylin Tekes, M.D.

Section Chief, Pediatric Neuroradiology
Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship Director
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Joint Appointment in Pediatrics

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Pediatric Neuroradiology, Pediatric Radiology, Radiology

 

Pediatric Genetics

Julie Elizabeth Hoover-Fong, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Achondroplasia, Genetics, Skeletal Dysplasias

 

• Natalie Beck, M.G.C., C.G.C., Genetic Counselor
• Colleen Gioffreda, B.A., Clinical Operations Program Administrator
• Kira Lurman, R.N.

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Mari Louise Groves, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Brain Tumors, Chiari Malformations, Epilepsy Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors, Lipoma, Myelomeningocele, Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Spinal Deformity, Scoliosis, Skeletal Dysplasias, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Dysraphism

 

Eric Michael Jackson, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Brain Hemorrhage, Brain Injury, Brain Tumors, Chiari Malformations, Craniosynostosis, Hydrocephalus, Pediatric Brain Tumors, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumors, Skull Lesions, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Dysraphism, Tethered Spinal Cord, Traumatic Brain Injury

 

Pediatric Orthopedics

Paul David Sponseller, M.D.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Sponseller Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Urology

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Cerebral Palsy, Fractures, Hip Dysplasia, Kyphosis, Marfan Syndrome, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Pediatric Spinal Deformity, Scoliosis, Skeletal Dysplasias, Spina Bifida, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spondylolisthesis

 

Pediatric Otolaryngology

David Eric Tunkel, M.D.

Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Airway Disorders, Cholesteatoma, Chronic Sinonasal Infection and Ear Disease, Diseases of the Ear and Nose, Diseases of the Throat in Children, Ear infections, Head and Neck Surgery, Hearing Loss, Hoarseness, Neck Masses, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pediatric Chronic Sinonasal Infection and Ear Disease, Pediatric Neck Masses, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pediatric Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea

 

Pedatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Richard James Redett, III, M.D.

Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Center
Director, Genitourinary Transplant Program
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Bell's Palsy, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Complex Skull Reconstruction, Cranial Nerve Palsies, Craniofacial Injuries, Craniofacial Reconstruction, Craniofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Cranioplasty, Cutaneous Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Ear Surgery, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Face Transplant, Facial Lesions, Facial Nerve Disorders, Facial Pain, Facial Paralysis, Facial Reanimation, Facial Reconstruction, Facial Scar Revision, Facial Surgery, Facial Trauma, Facial Trauma Reconstructive Surgery, Flaps, General Reconstruction, Genital Reconstruction, Keloids, Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Transplant, Nasal Reconstruction, Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy, Pediatric Brachial Plexus, Pediatric Burn Reconstruction, Pediatric Burns, Pediatric Craniofacial Disorders, Pediatric Facial Trauma, Penile Deformities, Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury, Polydactyly (extra fingers), Reconstruction After Cancer, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Reconstructive Transplants, Scars, Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin Graft, Skin Lesions, Skull Base Surgery, Skull Lesions, Syndactyly-Webbed Fingers, Transplant Surgery, Transplants

 

• Kim Seifert, R.N., B.S.N., Nurse Coordinator

Pediatric Pulmonology

Laura Marie Sterni, M.D.

Director, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Sleep Apnea