MEET THE FETAL THERAPY TEAM

Background:

The CHLA-USC Institute of Maternal Fetal Health Fetal Therapy Program at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center provides minimally invasive surgical treatment for select fetal conditions that may afflict an unborn child. The primary fetal surgeon, Dr. Ramen Chmait, was recruited from Tampa, Florida to spearhead this program. Having worked in the nation’s busiest fetal surgery program with Dr. Ruben Quintero, the pioneer of operative fetoscopy, Dr. Chmait has accrued fetoscopic surgical experience that is unparalleled in the Western United States. Questions that prospective patients or their physicians may have can be addressed directly to Dr. Chmait via e-mail (chmait@usc.edu). Terri Maitino, RN, also recruited from Tampa, Florida, and familiar with the unique needs of parents whose unborn child require treatment, is the Fetal Therapy Program Nurse Coordinator, and may be reached by telephone at 323-671-6074 or 1-800-OUR-BABY (1-800-687-229), by e-mail (mspatz@chla.usc.edu), or by fax 323-671-6099.

Team Members:

Director of Fetal Therapy: Ramen Chmait, MD

Fetal Therapy Coordinator: Terri Maitino, RN

Directors of the Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health:

T. Murphy Goodwin, MD
David Miller, MD IMFH@ourbaby.org
Istvan Seri, MD, PhD

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