Julie S. Moldenhauer, MD, FACOG, FACMG

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Julie S. Moldenhauer, MD, FACOG, FACMG, is Medical Director of the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit and Director of Obstetrical Services in the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Fetal genetic disorders, Prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy
Locations: Main Hospital
Appointments and Referrals (800-IN UTERO): 800-468-8376

Background

Dr. Julie Moldenhauer is Medical Director of the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit and Director of Obstetrical Services in the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the George Leib Harrison Endowed Chair in Fetal Therapy. Her clinical focus is in prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy. She cares for mothers carrying babies with fetal anomalies that place both mother and baby at high risk.

One of Dr. Moldenhauer’s research interests lies in improving the prenatal management of gastroschisis, a defect that causes the fetal intestines to extend into the amniotic fluid through an opening in the abdominal wall. Dr. Moldenhauer also has a particular interest in outcomes after open fetal surgery and EXIT procedures, examining how fetal conditions and their treatment can place mothers at increased risk for complications. She believes that with a better understanding of the interrelation of mother and baby, we can improve the outcome for both.

Before joining CHOP in 2009, Dr. Moldenhauer was the Director of Reproductive Genetics in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina. Her extensive background in reproductive genetics gives her unique insight into the practice of prenatal diagnosis.

“I tell every patient that our job is to teach them everything they need to know about their baby’s condition. We need to give them the tools to help them feel comfortable making the best care decisions possible,” Dr. Moldenhauer says. “I speak to patients and families the way I would want to be spoken to myself — I am a mom, too.”

Dr. Moldenhauer has great compassion for her patients and their families, and is interested in how a prenatal diagnosis affects the mother from a psychological standpoint. “I hope to build on caring for the mental well-being of these families,” she says.

Dr. Moldenhauer is conducting further studies into post-partum depression as it relates to mothers carrying babies with fetal anomalies, with the goal of integrating that learning into patient care. “If we can define how often depression occurs and create management strategies to help women and their families, we may be able to make a significant impact.”

Dr. Moldenhauer earned her BS degree in chemistry from Hillsdale College and her medical degree from Wayne State University, both in Michigan. She performed her residencies in obstetrics and gynecology and human genetics at Wayne State University. She also completed her fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Wayne State University . She is board certified in obstetrics & gynecology, maternal-fetal medicine and clinical genetics.

In spring 2015, Dr. Moldenhauer appeared in a three-part documentary series airing on PBS called TWICE BORN: Stories from the Special Delivery Unit. The Emmy® Award-winning documentary offered a look inside the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and its unique Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit.

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Internship

Obstetrics and Gynecology - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Residency

Human Genetics - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Obstetrics and Gynecology - Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Fellowship

Maternal Fetal Medicine - Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Maternal Fetal Medicine - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Board Certification

Clinical Genetics
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Medical Director of the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit

Director of Obstetrical Services

George Leib Harrison Endowed Chair in Fetal Therapy

Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology in Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Conditions Treated

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Prenatal diagnostic imaging

Publications

Papers

2020

Teefey CP, Hertzog J, Morris ED, Moldenhauer JS, Cole JCM. The impact of our images: psychological implications in expectant parents after a prenatal diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 Dec;50(13):2028-2033. doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04765-3. Epub 2020 Nov 30. PMID: 33252767.

Cole JCM, Budney A, Howell LJ, Moldenhauer JS. Developing an Infrastructure for Bereavement Outreach in a Maternal-Fetal Care Center [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 31]. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2020;1-6. doi:10.1159/000507480. Read the abstract.

The Association of Fetal Thymus Size With Subsequent T Cell Counts in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Dou Y, Schindewolf E, Crowley TB, McGinn DM, Moldenhauer JS, Coleman BG, Oliver ER, Sullivan KE. J Clinical Immunol. 2020 Jun 25. doi: 10.1007/s10875-020-00807-5. Online ahead of print.

Oliver ER, Heuer GG, Thom EA, Burrows PK, Didier RA, DeBari SE, Martin-Saavedra JS, Moldenhauer JS, Jatres J, Howell LJ, Adzick NS, Coleman BG. Myelomeningocele Sac Associated With Worse Lower-Extremity Neurological Sequelae: Evidence for Prenatal Neural Stretch Injury? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jun;55(6):740-746. doi: 10.1002/uog.21891. Read the abstract.

2019

Russell MW, Moldenhauer JS, Rychik J, Burnham NB, Zullo E, Parry S, Simmons RA, Elovitz MA, Nicolson SC, Linn RL, Johnson MP, Yu S, Sampson M, Hakonarson H, Gaynor JW. Damaging variants in proangiogenic genes impair growth in fetuses with cardiac defects. [Published online ahead of print June 18, 2019] J Pediatr.

Moldenhauer JS, Flake AW. Open fetal surgery for neural tube defects. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2019 Mar 18;. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31078425 

Goodnight WH, Bahtiyar O, Bennett KA, Emery SP, Lillegard JB, Fisher A, Goldstein R, Jatres J, Lim FY, McCullough L, Moehrlen U, Moldenhauer JS, Moon-Grady AJ, Ruano R, Skupski DW, Thom E, Treadwell MC, Tsao K, Wagner AJ, Waqar LN, Zaretsky M. Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes After Open Maternal-Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Mar 15;. PMID: 30885769 

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia sacs: prenatal imaging and associated postnatal outcomes. Oliver ER, DeBari SE, Adams SE, Didier RA, Horii SC, Victoria T, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS, Howell LJ, Moldenhauer JS, Coleman BG. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s00247-018-04334-9. [Epub ahead of print]

2018

Fraga MV, Laje P, Peranteau WH, Hedrick HL, Khalek N, Gebb JS, Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP, Flake AW, Adzick NS: The influence of gestational age, delivery mode, and abdominal wall closure method in neonates with uncomplicated gastroschisis.  Pediatr Surg Int 34:415-9, 2018.

Campbell IM, Sheppard SE, Crowley TB, McGinn DE, Bailey A, McGinn MJ, Unolt M, Homans JF, Chen EY, Salmons HI, Gaynor JW, Goldmuntz E, Jackson OA2, Katz LE, Mascarenhas MR, Deeney VFX, Castelein RM, Zur KB, Elden L, Kallish S, Kolon TF, Hopkins SE, Chadehumbe MA, Lambert MP, Forbes BJ, Moldenhauer JS, Schindewolf EM1, Solot CB, Moss EM, Gur RE, Sullivan KE, Emanuel BS, Zackai EH, McDonald-McGinn DM. What is new with 22q? An update from the 22q and You Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 Oct;176(10):2058-2069. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40637.

Schindewolf E, Khalek N, Johnson MP, Gebb J, Coleman B, Crowley TB, Zackai EH, McDonald-McGinn DM, Moldenhauer JS. Expanding the fetal phenotype: Prenatal sonographic findings and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of patients with a confirmed 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 Jul 28. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38665. [Epub ahead of print]

Victoria T, Srinivasan AS, Pogoriler J, Kreiger PA, Laje P, Oliver ER, Danzer E, Johnson AM, Moldenhauer JS, Peranteau WH, Adzick NS. The rare solid fetal lung lesion with T2-hypointense components: prenatal imaging findings with postnatal pathological correlation. Pediatr Radiol. 2018 Jul 14; PMID: 30008034

Baumgarten HD, Gebb JS, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP, Peranteau WH, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS, Flake AW. Preemptive Delivery and Immediate Resection for Fetuses with High-Risk Sacrococcygeal Teratomas. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2018 May 7;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29734172 

Laje P, Fraga MV, Peranteau WH, Hedrick HL, Khalek N, Gebb JS, Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Complex gastroschisis: Clinical spectrum and neonatal outcomes at a referral center. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Mar 14;. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29628208 

Gebb JS, Khalek N, Qamar H, Johnson MP, Oliver ER, Coleman BG, Peranteau WH, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Adzick NS, Moldenhauer JS. High Tumor Volume to Fetal Weight Ratio Is Associated with Worse Fetal Outcomes and Increased Maternal Risk  in Fetuses with Sacrococcygeal Teratoma. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2018 Mar 1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29495013.

Gaynor JW, Parry S, Moldenhauer JS, Simmons RA, Rychik J, Ittenbach RF, Russell WW, Zullo E, Ward JL, Nicolson SC, Spray TL, Johnson MP. The impact of the maternal-fetal environment on outcomes of surgery for congenital heart disease in neonates. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Feb 13. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy015. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29447332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Riley JS, Urwin JW, Oliver ER, Coleman BG, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Spinner SS, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS, Peranteau WH. Prenatal growth characteristics and pre/postnatal management of bronchopulmonary sequestrations. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Feb;53(2):265-269. Epub 2017 Nov 16. PMID: 29229484; PMCID: PMC5828905.

2017

Pisapia JM, Akbari H, Rozycki M, Goldstein H, Bakas S, Rathore S, Moldenhauer JS, Storm PB, Zarnow DM, Anderson RCE, Heuer GG, Davatzikos C. Use of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Image Analysis and Machine Learning to Predict the Need for Postnatal Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion in Fetal Ventriculomegaly. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Dec 18. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.3993. [Epub ahead of print]

Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS. Fetal surgery for myelomeningocele: After the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS). Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Oct 11. pii: S1744-165X(17)30093-8. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2017.08.004. [Epub ahead of print]

Kim AG, Danzer E, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, McClain LE, Waqar LN, Hedrick HL, Johnson MP, Adzick NS, Peranteau WH, Flake AW. Amniotic Fluid Concentrations of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Do Not Correlate with Prenatal Metrics in Fetuses with Myelomeningocele. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2017 Jul 29. Doi: 10.1159/000478258. [Epub ahead of print].

Cole, J, Moldenhauer, J, Jones, T, Shaughnessy, E, Coursey, A, Zarrin, H, Munson, D: A Multidisciplinary Perinatal Palliative Care Model. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Nov - Dec;46(6):904-911. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2017.01.014. Epub 2017 Jun 8.

Cole JCM, Olkkola M, Zarrin H, Berger K, Moldenhauer JS. Universal Postpartum Mental Health Screening for Parents of Newborns with Prenatally Diagnosed Birth Defects. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Jun 21. Pii:S0884-2175(17)30270-8. Doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2017.04.131. [Epub ahead of print]

Cole JCM, Moldenhauer JS, Jones TR, Shaughnessy EA, Zarrin HE, Coursey AL, Munson DA. A proposed model for Perinatal Palliative Care. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Jun 8. Pii: S0884-2175(17)30086-2. Doi: 10.1016/j/jogn.2017.01.014. [Epub ahead of print].

Heuer GG, Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS. Prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele: review of the literature and future directions. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jul;33(7):1149-1155. Doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3440-z. Epub 2017 May 17.

Pisapia JM, Rozycki M, Akbari H, Bakas S, Thawani JP, Moldenhauer JS, Storm PB, Zarnow DM, Davatzikos C, Heuer GG. Correlations of atrial diameter and frontooccipital horn ratio with ventricle size in fetal ventriculomegaly. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Mar;19(3):300-306.

Peranteau WH, Iyoob SD, Boelig MM, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Coleman BG, Adzick NS. Prenatal growth characteristics of lymphatic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jan;52(1):65-68.

Oliver ER, Coleman BG, DeBari SE, Victoria T, Looney DM, Horii SC, Moldenhauer JS, Langer JE, Howell LJ, Pawel BR, Adzick NS. Fetal Lymphatic Malformations: More Variable Than We Think? J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Jan 27. Doi:10.7863/ultra.16.04071. [Epub ahead of print]

2016

Lin EE, Moldenhauer JS, Tran KM, Cohen DE, Adzick NS. Anesthetic Management of 65 Cases of Ex Utero Intrapartum Therapy: A 13-Year Single-Center Experience. Anesth Analg. 2016 Aug;123(2):411-7. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001385.

Cole JC, Moldenhauer JS, Berger K, Cary MS, Smith H, Martino V, Rendon N, Howell LJ. Identifying expectant parents at risk for psychological distress in response to a confirmed fetal abnormality. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 June;19(3):443-53.

Soni S, Moldenhauer JS, Spinner SS, Rendon N, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson MP, Adzick NS. Chorioamniotic membrane separation and preterm premature rupture of membranes complicating in utero myelomeningocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May;214(5):647.e1-7.

Moise KJ Jr, Moldenhauer JS, Bennett KA, Goodnight W, Luks FI, Emery SP, Tsao K, Moon-Grady AJ, Moore RC, Treadwell MC, Vlastos EJ, Wetjen NM. Current Selection Criteria and Perioperative Therapy Use for Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Mar;127(3):593-7.

Reichert SL, McKay EM, Moldenhauer JS. Identification of a novel nonsense mutation in the FOXP3 gene in a fetus with hydrops — Expanding the phenotype of IPEX syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 Jan;170A(1):226-32.

Peranteau WH, Boelig MM, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Martinez-Poyer J, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Adzick NS. Effect of single and multiple courses of maternal betamethasone on prenatal congenital lung lesion growth and fetal survival. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jan;51(1):28-32.

2015

Soni S, Moldenhauer JS, Spinner SS, Rendon N, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson MP, Adzick NS. Chorioamniotic Membrane Separation and Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes Complicating In Utero Myelomeningocele Repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec 12.

Peranteau WH, Boelig MM, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Martinez-Poyer J, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Adzick NS. Effect of single and multiple courses of maternal betamethasone on prenatal congenital lung lesion growth and fetal survival. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct 23.

Olive A, Moldenhauer JS, Laje P, Johnson MP, Coleman BG, Victoria T, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Axillary lymphatic malformations: Prenatal evaluation and postnatal outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct;50(10):1711-5.

Olive A, Moldenhauer JS, Laje P, Johnson MP, Coleman BG, Victoria T, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Axillary lymphatic malformations: Prenatal evaluation and postnatal outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Apr 29. pii: S0022-3468(15)00312-7. doi: 10.1016.

Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP. Diagnosis and Management of Complicated Monochorionic Twins. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2015;58(3):632-42.

Cole JC, Moldenhauer JS, Berger K, Cary MS, Smith H, Martino V, Rendon N, Howell LJ. Identifying expectant parents at risk for psychological distress in response to a confirmed fetal abnormality. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2015 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Reichert SL, McKay EM, Moldenhauer JS. Identification of a novel nonsense mutation in the FOXP3 gene in a fetus with hydrops – Expanding the phenotype of IPEX syndrome.  Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Sep 23 (Epub ahead of print).

Ferraro NM, Reamer CB, Reynolds TA, Howell LJ, Moldenhauer JS. Capacity Planning for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Using Discrete Event Simulation. Day TE. Am J Perinatol. 2015 Jul;32(8):761-70. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396074. Epub 2014 Dec 17. 

Peranteau WH, Adzick N Scott, Boelig MM, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Howell LJ, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson MP. Thoracoamniotic shunts for the management of fetal lung lesions and pleural effusions: a single-institution review and predictors of survival in 75 cases. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Feb;50(2):301-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.11.019. Epub 2014 Nov 7.

Laje P, Peranteau WH, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS. Ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) in the management of cervical lymphatic malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Feb;50(2):311-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.11.024. Epub 2014 Nov 10.

Rychik J, Cohen D, Tran KM, Szwast A, Natarajan SS, Johnson MP, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS. The role of echocardiography in the intraoperative management of the fetus undergoing myelomeningocele repair. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2015;37(3):172-8.

Moldenhauer JS, Soni S, Rintoul NE, Spinner SS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Rendon N, Koh J, Howell LJ, Heuer GG, Sutton LN, Johnson MP, Adzick NS. Fetal myelomeningocele repair: the post-MOMS experience at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2015;37(3):235-40.

2014

Ferraro NM, Reamer CB, Reynolds TA, Howell LJ, Moldenhauer JS, Day TE. Capacity planning for maternal-fetal medicine using discrete event simulation. Am J Perinatol 2014 Dec 17 (epub ahead of print).

Vrecenak JD, Howell LJ, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP, Coleman BG, Victoria T, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Outcomes of prenatally diagnosed lung lesions in multigestational pregnancies. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2014 Dec;36(4):312-9.

Vrecenak JD, Howell LJ, Khalek N, Moldenhauer JS, Johnson MP, Coleman BG, Victoria T, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Outcomes of prenatally diagnosed lung lesions in multigestational pregnancies. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2014;36(4):312-9. doi: 10.1159/000358325. Epub 2014 Nov 5.

Moldenhauer JS, Soni S, Rintoul NE, Spinner SS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Peranteau WH, Rendon N, Koh J, Heuer GG, Sutton LN, Johnson MP, Adzick NS.  Fetal myelomeningocele repair: The post-MOMS experience at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Fetal Diag Ther 2015;37(3):235-40.

Moldenhauer JS. In utero repair of spina bifida. Am J Perinatol 2014;31(7):595-604.

Bebbington M, Victoria T, Danzer E, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Johnson M, Hedrick H, Adzick NS. Comparison of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging parameters in predicting survival in isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jun;43(6):670-4.

Cohen AR, Couto MA, Cummings JJ, Johnson A, Joseph G, Kaufman BA, Litman RS, Menard MK, Moldenhauer JS, Pringle KC, Schwartz MZ, Walker WO, Warf BC, Wax JR, MMC Maternal-Fetal Management Task Force. Position statement on fetal myelomeningocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb;210(2):107-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.09.016. Epub 2013 Sep 18. 

Peranteau WH, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer JL, Howell LJ, Johnson MP, Flake AW, Adzick NS, Hedrick HL. Open fetal surgery for central bronchial atresia. Fetal Diagn Ther 2014;35(2):141-7.

Moldenhauer JS. In utero repair of spina bifida. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Aug;31(7):595-604.

2013

Hackney DN, Khalek N, Moldenhauer J, Ozcan T. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome presenting as polyhydramnios in both fetuses secondary to spontaneous microseptostomy. AJP Rep 2013;3(2):83-6.

Skupski DW, Luks FI, Walker M, Bebbington M, Ryan G, O’Shaughnessy R, Moldenhauer J, Bahtiyar O; North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet).  Laser ablation of placental anastomoses in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: preoperative predictors of death by recursive partitioning. Prenat Diagn 2013;33(3):279-83.

Books

2011

Moldenhauer JS, contributing editor. Abnormalities and Complications of Labor and Delivery. In Beers MH (ed). The Merck Manual, 19th edition. 

Moldenhauer JS, contributing editor. Postpartum Care. In Beers MH (ed). The Merck Manual, 19th edition.

2010

Moldenhauer JS, contributing editor. Postpartum Care. In Beers MH (ed). The Merck Manual, 18th edition.

Chapters
2003

Moldenhauer JS, Sibai BM.  Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. In Scott J, Gibbs RS, Karlan B, Haney A (eds). Danforth’s Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9th  edition.  Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2003; 257-271.

Posters and Presentations

2015

Khalek N, Goldberg J, Villa A, McKay E, Ruchelli E, Huff D, Johnson M, Adzick NS, Moldenhauer J.  Comparative placental pathology from fetuses who underwent fetal MMC repair versus postnatal MMC repair.  Poster presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 2-7, 2015, San Diego, CA.

Khalek N, Villa A, Huepenbecker S, Jeffers S, Getrajdman C, Moldenhauer J, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson M.  Quintero stage based outcomes in TTTS pregnancies undergoing selective laser photocoagulation.  Poster presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 2-7, 2015, San Diego, CA.

Soni S, Khalek N, Moldenhauer J, Johnson M, Rintoul N, Flake A, Peranteau W, Adzick NS, Hedrick H.  Influence of gestational age and mode of delivery on neonatal outcomes in prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia.  Poster presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 2-7, 2015, San Diego, CA.

2014

Soni S, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Moldenhauer J, Johnson M, Howell L, Peranteau W, Flake A, Adzick NS, Hedrick H.  Perinatal outcomes in fetuses prenatally diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and concomitant lung lesions.  Poster presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 3-8th, 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Soni S, Spinner S, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson M, Adzick NS, Moldenhauer J.  Chorioamniotic membrane separation complicating in utero myelomeningocele repair.  Poster presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 3-8th, 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Khalek N, Villa A, Johnson M, Moldenhauer J, Martinez-Poyer J, Rychik J.  Echocardiography follow up performed at two years in monochorionic pairs affected by twin twin transfusion syndrome who underwent selective laser photocoagulation.  Poster presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 3-8th, 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Khalek N, Villa A, Soni S, Grill E, Ruchelli E, McKay E, Huff D, Moldenhauer J, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson M.  Qualitative and quantitative review of placental pathology in pregnancies affected by twin twin transfusion syndrome undergoing selective laser photocoagulation.  Poster presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 3-8th, 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Shelly Soni, Julie S Moldenhauer, Nahla Khalek, Juan Martinez-Poyer, Alan W Flake, Holly L Hedrick, William H Peranteau, Lori J Howell, Gregory G Heuer, Leslie N Sutton, Mark P Johnson, N Scott Adzick.  Predictors for postnatal shunt placement at one year of age after fetal myelomeningocele repair.  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Shelly Soni, Julie S Moldenhauer, Susan S Spinner, Nahla Khalek, Juan Martinez-Poyer, Alan W Flake, Holly L Hedrick, William H Peranteau, Norma Rendon, Jamie Koh, Lori J Howell, Gregory G Heuer.  Preoperative predictors of patch use in fetal myelomeningocele repair.  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Mark Johnson, William Peranteau, Julie Moldenhauer, Nahla Khalek, Juan Martinez-Poyer, Holly Hedrick, Alan Flake, Matthew Boelig, Lori Howell, N Scott Adzick.  Thoracoamniotic shunts for the management of fetal lung lesions and pleural effusions: a single institution review and predictors of survival in 75 cases.  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Shelly Soni, Juan Martinez-Poyer, Nahla Khalek, Julie S Moldenhauer, Deborah M Zarnow, Erin S Schwartz, N Scott Adzick, Mark P Johnson.  Is heterotopia an additional risk factor for seizure disorder in children undergoing prenatal myelomeningocele repair?  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Julie S Moldenhauer, Shelly Soni, Natalie Rintoul, Susan Spinner, Nahla Khalek, Juan Martinez-Poyer, Alan W Flake, Holly L Hedrick, William H Peranteau, Norma Rendon, Jamie Koh, Lori J Howell, Gregory G Heuer, Leslie N Sutton, Mark P Johnson, N Scott Adzick.  Fetal myelomeningocele repair: the post-MOMS experience at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Joanna Cole, Julie Moldenhauer, Victoria Martino, Lori Howell.  Screening for antepartum depressive risk among expectant parents with a confirmed fetal abnormality.  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Elaina E Lin, Julie S Moldenhauer, Kha M Tran.  Anesthetic management and outcomes of 65 cases of Ex-Utero Intrapartum Therapy (EXIT).  Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, September 7-11, 2014, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA.

Khalek N, Gerdes M, Bebbington M, Hoffman-Craven C, Villa A, Elci O, Moldenhauer J, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson M.  Two year neurodevelopmental outcomes in monochorionic twins after selective laser photocoagulation for twin twin transfusion syndrome: the first North American cohort. Oral presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 3-8th, 2014, New Orleans, LA.

Invited Lectures

2015

Moldenhauer J. Updates in Fetal Surgery: Life After the MOMS Trial, Westchester Ob/Gyn Society, Westchester, NY, May 2015.

2014

Moldenhauer J. Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Teratomas. Neo-Surgical Education Day, Department of Nursing, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Open Fetal Surgery: Life After the MOMS Trial, New Jersey Maternal Fetal Medicine Society, Brunswick, NJ, February 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Maternal Considerations in Maternal-Fetal Surgery, January 2014

Moldenhauer J. Establishing a Fetal Treatment Center: The CHOP Model. Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Common Anomalies and Common Mistakes. Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Minimally Invasive Fetal Procedures. Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 2014.

Moldenhauer J. EXIT Procedure. Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Fetal Surgery, An Update. Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Fetal Surgery, An Update Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery. Specialty Group in Paediatric Surgery of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 2014.

Peranteau WH, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer JL, Howell LJ, Johnson MP, Flake AW, Adzick NS, Hedrick HL. Open fetal surgery for central bronchial atresia. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2014;35(2):141-7.

2013

Moldenhauer J. Inpatient Care: Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit. Neo-Surgical Education Day, Department of Nursing, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, September 2013.

Continuing Education Lectures
2015

Moldenhauer J. Inpatient Care: Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit. Neo-Surgical Education Day, Department of Nursing, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Myelomeningocele: Perinatal Management and Outcomes. Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. The Bridge from Mom to Baby: Updates. Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. On Perinatal Therapies and Surviving Loss. Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Life After MOMS: Indications and Outcomes For Open Fetal Surgery. Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Stump the Professor. Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Advances in Fetal Therapy. Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cleveland, OH, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Managing the Pregnancy and Delivery When There Is Congenital Heart Disease: The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist’s Perspective. Advanced Fetal Cardiovascular Imaging and Care Symposium, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Choreographing the Multidisciplinary Delivery. Update on Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Union League of Philadelphia, May 14-16, 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Impact of Palliative Care and Bereavement Programs. Update on Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Union League of Philadelphia, May 14-16, 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Prenatal Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Update on Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Union League of Philadelphia, May 14-16, 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Gastroschisis. Update on Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Union League of Philadelphia, May 14-16, 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Fetal Therapy Research Networks. Update on Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Union League of Philadelphia, May 14-16, 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Management of Complicated Monochorionic Twin Gestations. Masters’ Series Luncheon Roundtables,The 35th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Pregnancy Meeting, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, CA, February 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Continuing the MOMS Trial Criteria Debates in Fetal Intervention. The 35th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Pregnancy Meeting, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, CA, February 2015.

Moldenhauer J. Consortium for Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair. The 35th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Pregnancy Meeting, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, CA, February 2015.

Moldenhauer J. The Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at CHOP: A Unique Perinatal Care Paradigm. CHOP Talks CME Series, Virtua Hospital, Voorhees, NJ. January 2015.

2014

Moldenhauer J. Fetal Repair of Myelomeningocele: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Experience. CHOP CME Series. Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Perinatal Management of Neural Tube Defects: The Fetal Surgery Option. CHOP CME Series. Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Life After MOMS: Indications and Outcomes for Open Fetal Surgery, Current Trends in Fetal Surgery: CHOP CME Series, Gleacher Center,Chicago, IL, September 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Choreographing a Multidisciplinary Delivery of a Newborn with Complex CHD. Continuing Medical Education Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Care. Continuing Medical Education Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, April 2014.

Moldenhauer J. Complicated Monochorionic Twins, Triplets and Beyond: Evidence-Based Care for Multiple Gestations. Postgraduate Course at the 34th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting – The Pregnancy Meeting, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, February 3-8, 2014.

2013

Moldenhauer J. Choreographing a Multidisciplinary Delivery: The Special Delivery Unit. Advances in Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, November 15-16, 2013.

Moldenhauer J. CDH: Prenatal Diagnosis, counseling and Obstetrical Management. Advances in Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Continuing Medical Education Conference, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, November 15-16, 2013.

Moldenhauer J. Prenatal Diagnosis and Obstetrical Management of the High Risk Fetus. Continuing Medical Education Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2013.

Moldenhauer J. Integrated Perinatal Management of Fetuses With complex Anomalies. Continuing Medical Education Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2013.

Moldenhauer J. Prenatal Diagnosis and Obstetrical Management of the High Risk Fetuses. Continuing Medical Education Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 2013.

Moldenhauer J. Integrated Perinatal Management of Fetuses with Complex Anomalies. Continuing Medical Education Series, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 2013.

Moldenhauer J. Ultrasound and MRI: Complimentary Tools in Evaluating Fetal Anomalies. Texas Two-Step: Improving Maternal and Fetal Care, Memorial Hermann Hospital System, Houston, Texas,  January 2013.

Awards and Honors

2013-2014, Best Physicians for Women, Philadelphia Life Magazine

 2009-2014, Best Doctors in America     

2008, Bowes Cefalo Research Award, University of North Carolina

2001, Nurse Midwifery Award, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State University

2001, Vincent Award for Excellence in Obstetrical Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State University

2000, Case Report Recognition Award: Non-surgical management of post cesarean endomyometritis with local gas formation. District V Fellows and Junior Fellows of the Michigan Section – ACOG

2000 - 2001, Executive Chief Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State University

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2014–present, Reviewer: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
2013, Reviewer: Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine
2013, Reviewer: Neonatology
2012-present, Reviewer: Obstetrics & Gynecology    
2011, Reviewer: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2008, Chapter Reviewer, Women’s Health Across the Lifespan (textbook)