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Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute Referral Guidelines

The Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute at Children’s National Hospital is proud to offer outstanding tertiary and quaternary diagnostics and patient management for obstetric and maternal prenatal medicine practices throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.

How to Refer a Patient

To refer a patient please download our request for services form and email or fax us the completed form.
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Contact by Phone

To speak with a clinician regarding your referral, call us at 202-476-7409.

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Contact by Email

Email us your completed referral form.

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Send us a fax

Fax us your completed referral form.

Required Paperwork

All patient visits require patient records from your practice to be faxed or emailed to our institute at the contact information provided above. Key documents include:

  • Ultrasound reports
  • First or second trimester screen results
  • Results of amniocentesis or CVS, if applicable
  • Results of TORCH titers, if applicable
  • Any significant family history
  • Current patient/family contact information

Provider Communications

Visit Results

  • Following your patient's visit, we will email or fax reports to your office as soon as they become available, typically within 3-5 business days of the visit.
  • The medical team on each case is always available if you’d like to speak directly with a physician, nurse practitioner or genetic counselor.

Delivery Letters

Approximately 30 days prior to the estimated delivery date, our team will send a report of our findings and recommendations for the perinatal period together with a copy of all diagnostic and consultation reports to the delivery hospital, the referring physician and the patient.

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Physician Access Line

Need to reach a Children's National specialist for a quick consult about a patient in your care? Call our Physician Access Line at 202-476-4880.

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Reach Out to Your Physician Liaison

Our physician liaisons help providers with referring a patient for treatment, providing referral pads and obtaining medical records. Leave us a message and we'll follow up with you.

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Outpatient Appointment Referral Pads

Children's National Hospital offers convenient outpatient locations for specialty care. To help connect your patients with our specialists, please complete the form to request a referral pad from your physician liaison.