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Gynecology & Obstetrics

The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Maternal-Fetal Skeletal Disorders Program

Baby spine ultrasound

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

Watch educational videos on skeletal dysplasia from the Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium, featuring Dr. Angie Jelin.

Watch SDMC skeletal dysplasia videos

Our Team

Perinatal Geneticists

  • 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

  • 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

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 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
  • 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
    • Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
    • Professor of Oncology
    • Professor of Surgery
    • Professor of Urology

    Expertise: Diagnostic Radiology, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer

  • 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: Diagnostic Radiology, 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: Achondroplasia, Genetics, Medical 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 Groves, M.D.

    • Assistant Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
    • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

    Expertise: Brain Tumors, Chiari Malformations, Epilepsy Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors

  • Eric M. Jackson, M.D.

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

    Expertise: Brain Hemorrhage, Brain Injury, Brain Tumors, Chiari Malformations, Craniosynostosis

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: Cerebral Palsy, Fractures, Hip Dysplasia, Kyphosis, Marfan Syndrome

Pediatric Otolaryngology

David 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: Airway Disorders, Cholesteatoma, Chronic Sinonasal Infection and Ear Disease, Diseases of the Ear and Nose, Diseases of the Throat in Children

Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Rick 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: Bell's Palsy, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate

  • 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: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Sleep Apnea