Fetal Cardiology

If you are expecting a baby and your provider has concerns for your developing baby’s heart, it is important to have this evaluated before birth. Your physician may also recommend a scan of your baby’s heart if you have certain pre-existing health conditions. These assessments will help guide your care before birth and anticipate care for your baby after birth.

The Fetal Cardiology Program at the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center is a national leader in the evaluation and diagnosis of fetal heart conditions prior to a baby’s birth. We are highly skilled in all types of fetal heart disease, performing more than 2,000 fetal echocardiograms year.

We offer the most advanced treatments available for maternal and fetal care under one roof — with exceptional outcomes in pediatric cardiac intensive care and pediatric cardiac surgery.

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Conditions We Treat

Aortic Stenosis
Aortopulmonary Window
Atrioventricular Canal Defect, Complete
Cardiomyopathies
Coarctation of the Aorta
Congenital Heart Block
Ebstein’s Anomaly

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Pulmonary Atresia
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of the Great Arteries, D-type
Ventricular Septal Defect

Why Johns Hopkins Medicine for Prenatal Cardiology Care?

Comprehensive Prenatal Care.

Our specialists provide prenatal cardiology care, including diagnostic ultrasound (fetal echocardiogram), prenatal counseling, collaborative multidisciplinary prenatal care, specialized delivery planning, and ongoing pediatric and adult congenital heart care.

Convenience.

In addition to our care center at the pediatric cardiology clinic at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, we have partnerships and outreach clinics with Maternal - Fetal Medicine groups at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis and Easton locations), and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Close to Baby at Birth.

If delivery is planned at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, you will be close to your newborn baby after delivery and your baby will be in the care of experts immediately upon birth. Our labor and delivery unit is directly next to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and close to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU),cardiac catherization suite, and cardiac operating rooms.

Team Approach.

We work closely with experts you may see throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine, including maternal-fetal medicine specialists, genetic counselors, and pediatric sub-specialists. If your doctors are outside of Johns Hopkins, we strive to work closely with them to ensure you and your baby receive the best care.

Meet Our Fetal Cardiology Specialists

The experience and knowledge of our team and the excellence of our facilities allow us to offer parents the utmost in care and planning during a most difficult time.

Benjamin Thea Barnes, M.D., M.S.

Expertise: Cardiac Imaging, Fetal Cardiology, Fetal Echocardiography, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
Ashish Nikhil Doshi, M.D., Ph.D.

Expertise: Echocardiography, Non-invasive Imaging, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, Transesophogeal Echocardiography (TEE)
Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.

Expertise: Cardiovascular Imaging, Congenital Heart Disease, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
Bret Allen Mettler, M.D.

Expertise: Aortic Coarctation, Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), Cardiothoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Melanie Kandt Nies, M.D.

Expertise: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Echocardiography, Fetal Echocardiography, Non-invasive Imaging, Pediatric Cardiology
William John Ravekes, M.D.

Expertise: Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Fetal Cardiology, Fetal Echocardiography, Heart Failure
Danielle Gottlieb Sen, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.

Expertise: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Aortic Coarctation, Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), Cardiothoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease
William R Thompson III, M.D.

Expertise: Cardiomyopathy, Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Muscular Dystrophies, Pediatric Cardiology
Rukmalee Erandika Vithana, M.D.

Expertise: Congenital Heart Disease, Fetal Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease
Caridad Maylin De La Uz, M.D.

Expertise: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Flutter, Atrial Tachycardia, Brugada syndrome, Cardiac Ablation
Hannah Yona Fraint, M.D.

Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
Sruti Rao, M.D.

Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology
John D. R. Thomson, M.B.B.S.

Expertise: Aortic Coarctation, Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiovascular Interventions, Congenital Heart Disease