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CHOP at the SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting

CHOP at the SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will be at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 44th Annual Pregnancy Meeting, Feb. 10-14, 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. 

We invite you to visit us at booth #605 throughout the conference to talk to team members and get clinical resources for the management of pregnancies complicated by birth defects, research updates and more. 

Who will be there

Many members of our team will be on site at the booth and presenting in various sessions. Stop by to say hello!  

Haley M. Crane, MS, LCGC

Haley M. Crane, MS, LCGC
Genetic Counselor

Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, FACOG, MSEd

Nahla Khalek, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Juliana Sanchez Gebb, MD

Juliana Sanchez Gebb, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Joy N. Macdonald, BSN, RN

Joy N. Macdonald, BSN, RN
Fetal Therapy Coordinator

William H. Peranteau, MD

William H. Peranteau, MD
Attending Surgeon

Katie M. Schmidt, MSN, CRNP

Katie M. Schmidt, MSN, CRNP
Surgical Nurse Practitioner

Shelly Soni, MD

Shelly Soni, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Susan S. Spinner, MSN, RN

Susan S. Spinner, MSN, RN
Senior Director, Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment

Christina Paidas Teefey, MD, PMH-C

Christina Paidas Teefey, MD, PMH-C
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist

Post-graduate Courses

Feb. 10:

  • Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MMedEd: “Pearls and Paradigms: Collaboration between MFM and subspecialities in maternal fetal surgery presented jointly with the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet)”
  • Christina Paidas Teefey, MD, PMH-C: “Psychological Impact of Fetal Diagnosis and Intervention in Expectant Parents”
  • Katie M. Schmidt, MSN, CRNP: “Supporting Patients and Families with Multidisciplinary Collaboration and a Fetal ONTD Advanced Practice Nurse Program Coordinator”

Feb. 12:

  • Christina Paidas Teefey, MD, PMH-C: “Psychosocial Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Anomalies”
  • William Peranteau, MD: “Solve the Problem Before It Happens: Fetal Genome Editing with Q&A”

Posters and Presentations

Feb. 13:

  • Juliana S. Gebb, MD, poster: “Value of ‘lethal’ ultrasound markers identifying fetuses with lethal skeletal dysplasia before/after 28 weeks”

Feb. 14:

  • Juliana S. Gebb, MD, oral presentation: “Reliability of ‘lethal’ ultrasound markers in identifying fetuses with truly life-limiting skeletal dysplasia”
  • Haley Crane, MS, poster: “Utility of genetic testing in fetuses with suspected lethal skeletal dysplasia on sonography”
  • Shelly Soni, MD, posters:
    • “Outcomes in monochorionic diamniotic pregnancies with proximate placental cord insertions”
    • “Influence of growth restriction on perinatal outcomes in singleton pregnancies with fetal congenital heart disease”
    • “Risk factors for preterm delivery in monochorionic diamniotic pregnancies undergoing selective cord occlusion”

For the latest presentation schedule, locations, and details, please refer to the conference website.

Resources

We encourage you to explore our library of educational materials and clinical resources, which include:

Visit fetalsurgery.chop.edu/professionals for more. If you have questions or would like to request any educational materials, please contact us at any time.

Get to know us

Tour our Fetal Center: A video tour walks families through what to expect when they're referred to our center.

Tour our Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit: In this video, a mom who delivered her daughter in the SDU introduces viewers to the unit, what makes it unique, and what families can expect if they deliver there.

Expert Care for CDH: CHOP cares for more babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia than any hospital in the world. This video follows one family on their journey from prenatal diagnosis of CDH through delivery, treatment, and discharge home.

Contact Us

To refer a patient, get a second opinion, or for a general conversation, please call us at 800-468-8376 (800-IN-UTERO) or use our online contact form.

To arrange a virtual meeting with any of our CHOP team members, please email Kristen Behrens at BEHRENSK1@email.chop.edu.

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