Moving quickly matters most when something isn't right with an unborn baby. The Prenatal Pediatrics Institute gets diagnosis and treatment advances to families faster.
Sometimes babies show signs of potential health risks even before they’re born. At Children’s National Hospital, the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute provides the diagnosis, treatment and support you and your baby need. Through research, expertise, coordinated and advanced care, personalized treatment plans and more, the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute is dedicated to helping your baby get the best possible start in life.
Our team – which includes top physicians in every specialty – can diagnose your baby and provide consultation with other specialists all in the same day. That way, we can create a treatment plan that’s just right for your family. We provide:
Our experts also work closely with you and your obstetrician or maternal-prenatal medicine specialist to help you understand your baby’s condition. This helps make sure your baby has a seamless transition from the womb to receiving the best care after birth.
For questions about the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute or to schedule an in-person appointment or telehealth visit, please call 202-476-7409.
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Adre Du Plessis Division Chief, Prenatal and Transitional PediatricsDirector, Prenatal Pediatrics InstituteDirector, Prenatal Brain Program
Jeffrey Becker Cardiologist
Sarah Clauss Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Mary Donofrio Medical Director, Prenatal Cardiology ProgramCo-Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Program Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Anita Krishnan Associate Director, EchocardiographyAdvance Imaging Cardiologist
Craig Sable Associate Division Chief, CardiologyDirector, Echocardiography
Kate Cilli Genetic Counselor
Anne Lawrence Genetic Counselor
Kimberly Chapman Medical Geneticist
Jamie Fraser Director, Myelin Disorders Program Director, Fetal Genetics Program Medical and Biochemical Geneticist
Kenneth Rosenbaum Medical Geneticist
Veronica Gomez-Lobo Director, Positive Reevaluation of Urogenital Differences (PROUD) Clinic Director, Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyPediatric and Adolescent Gynecologist
Michael Guerrera Director, Comprehensive Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program Hematologist
Roberta L. DeBiasi Division Chief, Infectious DiseasesCo-Director, Congenital Zika ProgramCo-Director, Congenital Infection Program Investigator, Children's National Research Institute
Billie Lou Short Division Chief, Neonatology
Taeun Chang Director, Neonatal Neurology and Neonatal Neurocritical Care ProgramNeonatal and Prenatal Neurologist
Sarah Mulkey Co-Director, Congenital Infection Program Director, Prenatal and Neonatal Fellowship Prenatal and Neonatal Neurologist
Sarah Schlatterer Director, Neurocardiac Critical CarePrenatal and Neonatal Neurologist
Robert Keating Division Chief, Neurosurgery
John Myseros Vice Chief, Neurosurgery Neurosurgeon
Benjamin Martin Associate Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports MedicineSpine, Hip and Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist
Matthew Oetgen Division Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports MedicineSpine, Hip and Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist
Laura Tosi Director, Bone Health ProgramOrthopaedic SurgeonRare Bone Disease, Bone Health and Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist
Megan Young Orthopaedic SurgeonLimb Lengthening and Deformity, Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist
Brian Reilly Co-Director of the Cochlear Implant Program Otolaryngologist
Rahul Shah Senior Vice President for the Children’s National Hospital-Based Specialties Center Otolaryngologist
Michael Boyajian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Albert Oh Director, Cleft and Craniofacial ProgramDirector, Plastic Surgery FellowshipPlastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Gary Rogers Division Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Folasade Ogunlesi Pulmonologist
Dorothy Bulas Division Chief, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Anna Blask Radiologist
Judyta Loomis Radiologist
Jonathan Murnick Neuroradiologist
Eva Rubio Radiologist
L Gilbert Vezina Director, Neuroradiology Program Neuroradiologist
Andrea Badillo Director, Colorectal & Pelvic ReconstructionAssociate Program Director, Pediatric Colorectal FellowshipSurgeon
Anthony Sandler Senior Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief Joseph E. Robert Jr., Center for Surgical Care
Tazim Dowlut-McElroy Gynecologist
Roopa Kanakatti Shankar Endocrinologist
Hans Pohl Division Chief, UrologyUrologistCo-director, Spina Bifida Program
Naida Kalloo Medical Unit Director, Prince George's CountyUrologist
Harry Rushton Jr. Emeritus Chair and Faculty, UrologyUrologist
Olivia Ackerman Nurse Practitioner