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Our experts diagnose and treat heart defects in unborn babies.
In most pregnancies, heart defects can be identified before a baby is born. When this happens, fetal cardiologists from our Fetal Heart Disease Program develop a treatment plan that harnesses the expertise of doctors across various specialties. Everyone works together toward one goal: meeting your baby’s health needs before and after birth.
The Fetal Heart Disease Program is part of the Pediatric Congenital Heart Program at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone. Our imaging experts offer the most advanced ultrasound testing, starting in the first trimester of pregnancy in certain situations. Our doctors perform more than 2,000 fetal echocardiograms per year to provide early diagnosis of congenital heart defects.
The fetal heart team assesses the medical and surgical needs of a birthing parent and their baby before birth to prepare an individualized care plan for when the baby is born. High-risk pregnancies are discussed at monthly multidisciplinary meetings that include fetal cardiologists, maternal–fetal medicine physicians, and neonatologists.
When a heart defect is identified that requires immediate treatment after birth, parents often choose to deliver their baby at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital. This gives them access to care from the entire fetal heart team. The team is often present at the birth, allowing for early recognition and treatment of any changes in the baby’s condition, with the goal of ultimately ensuring better outcomes during and after birth.
The Fetal Heart Disease Program is a sponsor of the Fetal Heart Society. This allows NYU Langone to be part of cutting-edge research and find ways to improve care for unborn babies with congenital heart disease across the country.
Our team of experts treats many types of congenital heart defects, including but not limited to the following:
We offer the following services:
To schedule an appointment for a fetal echocardiogram, please call 212-263-5940. For any emergency appointments within 48 hours, email FinkCenter@NYULangone.org.
Our pediatric experts provide the best care possible for children with conditions ranging from minor illnesses to complex, more serious conditions.
Dr. Ranjini Srinivasan is the director of the Fetal Heart Disease Program at NYU Langone. She completed her cardiology fellowship at Columbia University/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, before completing a two-year fellowship in advanced imaging at the National Institutes of Health. She is one of our imaging experts, and specializes in echocardiography, fetal cardiology, and cross-sectional imaging (MRI and CT). She has a research interest in fetal cardiology and improving outcomes for our most vulnerable patients and participates in NIH-funded projects. Her most recent research focuses on fetal MRI. When she is not busy with her clinical responsibilities at NYU Langone, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three girls.
Akilah Smith joined us as a fetal nurse coordinator after dedicating 12 years to pediatric nursing. She has extensive experience working in the PICU, NICU, and cardiac ICU at NYU Langone, before shifting to outpatient pediatric nursing at our Fink Children’s Ambulatory Care Center. She was instrumental in building the fetal cardiology program during a period of rapid growth at NYU Langone. In her role, she participates in numerous research projects, quality improvement, and organizing of the fetal program and provides compassionate care to our families who are dealing with the prospect of a child with heart disease. When she is not keeping the fetal heart program running, Akilah enjoys being with her husband and two children, playing tennis, and volunteering in school activities.
Melanie Siegal has a master’s in nursing from Johns Hopkins University, where she developed an interest in maternal–fetal health. She spent two years working in the pediatric cardiac ICU at NYU Langone before joining us as our fetal heart center clinical nurse. She is an integral part of our care team.
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New York, NY 10016
Phone:
212-263-5940
Fax:
929-455-9218
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