Topics in Prenatal Pediatrics: Monthly Web Series
Topics in Prenatal Pediatrics is a monthly video conference featuring subject matter experts from Children’s National Hospital and elsewhere as they facilitate the discussion of compelling topics in the field of prenatal and transitional medicine.
This series is presented as a live Zoom meeting on the third Tuesday of every month. Participants are welcome to attend in person at the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute on the main campus of Children’s National or join remotely through Zoom.
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Past Sessions
2022
Title: Prenatal Perspectives and Care for Turner Syndrome: Beyond the Classic XO
Presenter: Roopa Kanakatti Shankar, M.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 21 at 12 p.m., EST
Title: Fetal Hypoxia: Short and Long-term Effects on Cardiovascular Function
Presenter: Dino Giussani M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D., F.R.C.O.G.
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 17 at 12 p.m. EST
Title: Normal and Abnormal CSF Regulation in the Developing Brain: A Three-Part Series
Part Three: Neonatal Hydrocephalus: Rationale Approaches to Evaluation and Management
Presenter: Dave Limbrick, M.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19, 12 p.m. EST
Title: Normal and Abnormal CSF Regulation in the Developing Brain: A Three-Part Series
Part Two: Causes and Effects of Hydrocephalus in Fetuses and Neonates
Presenter: Marc R. Del Bigio, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.C.A.H.S.
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 15, 12 p.m. EST
Title: Normal and Abnormal CSF Regulation in the Developing Brain: A Three-Part Series
Part One: Evolving Concepts of Intracranial Hydrodynamics in the Developing Brain
Presenter: James Pat McAllister, Ph.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 12 p.m. EST
Title: Behind the Electroencephalogram of Premature Neonates: A Window on Early Neurodevelopment
Presenter: Fabrice Wallois, M.D., Ph.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 12 p.m. EST
2021
Title: Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease: A Stepwise Guide to Management
Presenter: Anitha John, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: December 7, 2021
Title: Causes of Fetal Death after 20 weeks Gestation
Presenter: Melissa H. Fries, M.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 16 at 12 p.m. EST
Title: Holistic Care of Fetal Congenital Heart Disease - The Importance of Neurologic and Genetic Evaluations
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 19 at 12 p.m. EST
Title: Fetal Programming of Brain Development and Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
Speaker: Claudia Buss,Ph.D. professor, Institute of Medical Psychology in Berlin, Charité, adjunct associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine
Date/Time: September 21, 2021
Topic: New Insights into Placental-Maternal-Fetal Communication and Pregnancy Health
Presenter: Dr. Yoel Sadovsky
Date: June 15, 2021
Topic: Congenital Heart Disease and the Developing Brain: Is quantitative fetal MRI ready for clinical implementation?
Presenter: Catherine Limperopolous, Ph.D.
**The May presentation of Topics in Prenatal Pediatrics has been postponed, and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Topic: The Promise of Prenatal Pediatrics
Presenter: Diana Bianchi, M.D., director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
Date: April 20, 2021
Details: This presentation was a re-broadcast of a recorded talk.
Topic: Congenital Bowel Obstruction – Prenatal Imaging Assessment
Presenter: Dorothy Bulas, M.D.
Date: March 16, 2021
Topic: Gaining new insights into placental health and disease
Presenter:Nickie Niforatos-Andescavage, M.D.
Date: February 16, 2021
Topic: Neuroscience Mechanisms in Inflammation: Clinical Implications for Bioelectronic Medicine
Presenter: Kevin Tracey, M.D.
Date: January 19, 2021
2020
Topic: Holoprosencephaly Spectrum: Prenatal Diagnosis of with MRI
Presenter: Gilbert Vezina, M.D., FACR
Date: December 15, 2020
Topic: Maternal Diabetes and In Utero Health: The Roles of Environment, Oxidative Stress and Epigenetics, the "9/90" Concept
Presenter: E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., MBA
Date: November 17, 2020
Topic: Developmental Origins of Childhood Metabolic Diseases (Recording Part 1 | Part 2)
Presenter: Jami Josefson, M.D.
Date: October 20, 2020
Topic: Prenatal Evaluation of a Fetus With a Difference in Sex Development: Limitations and Controversies
Presenter: Veronica Gomez-Lobo, M.D.
Date: September 15, 2020
Topic: Normal and Abnormal Development of the Fetal Cerebral Venous System
Presenter: Jonathan Murnick, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: August 18, 2020
Topic: Do Maternal Stress and Depression Affect Fetal Brain Development?
Presenter: Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.
Date: July 21, 2020
Topic: Ciliopathies in the Fetus
Presenter: Jamie Fraser, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: May 19, 2020
Topic: Hydronephrosis
Presenter: Hans Pohl, M.D.
Date: April 21, 2020
Topic: The Colorectal Center Collaboration with Fetal Medicine at Children’s National
Presenter: Marc Levitt, M.D., and Andrea Badillo, M.D.
Date: March 17, 2020
Topic: Shared Decision-making in Prenatal Counseling (Presentation)
Presenter: Vanessa Madrigal, M.D.
Date: February 18, 2020
Topic: Toward an In-utero Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Presenter: Mary Donofrio, M.D.
Date: January 21, 2020
2019
Topic: Toward an In-utero Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Presenter: Allistair Abraham, M.D.
Date: December 17, 2019
Topic: Anomalies of the Posterior Fossa - Origins, Diagnosis and Outcomes
Presenter: Sarah Schlatterer, M.D.
Date: November 19, 2019
Topic: Diagnosing, Preventing and Treating Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Presenter: Rima McLeod, M.D.
Date: October 15, 2019
Topic: Congenital Limb Anomalies: Evaluation Prenatally
Presenter: Judyta Loomis, M.D.
Date: September 17, 2019
Topic: Challenges In The Diagnosis And Management Of Cytomegalovirus Infection During Pregnancy
Presenter: Luis Gomez, M.D.
Date: August 20, 2019
Topic: Fetal Imaging of GU Anomalies
Presenter: Dorothy Bulas, M.D.
Date: July 16, 2019
Topic: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the Opioid Crisis
Due to technical difficulties, this presentation is not available.
Presenter: Ashley Lucke, M.D.
Date: June 18, 2019
Topic: Cardiology
This presentation is not available.
Presenter: Anita Krishnan, M.D.
Date: May 21, 2019
Topic: Look What The Mouse Brought In - Congenital LCM Virus Infection
Presenter: Daniel Bonthius, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: April 16, 2019
Topic: MR Fetal Imaging
Presenter: Teresa Victoria, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: February 19, 2019
Topic: Congenital Hearing Loss: Diagnosis and Treatment
Presenter: Tracey Ambrose, AuD, CCC-A
Date: January 15, 2019
2018
Topic: Fetal Cardiac Intervention: Changing Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease
Presenter: Anita Moon-Grady, M.D., F.A.A.P., FACC, FASE, (UC San Francisco)
Date: December 18, 2018
Topic: Differences of Sex Development (DSD): The Uncertainty Begins in the Womb
Presenter: Eric Vilain, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: November 20, 2018
Topic: Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Maternal-Fetal Care
Presenter: Jamie L. Fraser, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, DABMGG
Date: October 16, 2018
Topic: Brain Oxygenation at Birth
Presenter: Adré J. du Plessis, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H.
Date: August 21, 2018
Topic: Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Presenter: Michael Lantz, M.D.
Date: June 19, 2018
Topic: Prenatal Diagnosis of Cleft Palate
Presenter: Albert Oh, M.D.
Date: May 15, 2018
Topic: Psychological Aspects of Dealing with Families Concerning Perinatal Loss
Presenter: Lynda Mullhauser, Ph.D.
Date: April 17, 2018
Presenter: Carlos Ferreira Lopez, M.D.
Date: March 20, 2018
Topic: Advanced Imaging of the Fetal GI tract: What does MRI add?
Presenter: Eva Rubio, M.D.
Date: February 20, 2018
Topic: Holoprosencephaly Spectrum
Presenter: Max Muenke, M.D.
Date: January 16, 2018
2017
Topic: Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
Presenter: Marva Moxey-Mims, M.D.
Date: December 19, 2017
Topic: Below Deck: Fetal MR Imaging of the Posterior Fossa
Presenter: Matt Whitehead, M.D.
Date: November 21, 2017
Topic: Amniotic Banding — What is it? Where do we go from here?
Presenter: Emily Hattwick, M.D.
Date: October 17, 2017
Topic: When Neural Tube Formation Goes Wrong
Presenter: Adre Du Plessis, M.D.
Date: September 9, 2017
Topic: International Symposium on the Fetal Brain
Date: August 24-25, 2017
Topic: Disorders of Sex Differentiation: US and MRI Imaging
Presenter: Anna Blask, M.D.
Date: July 18, 2017
Topic: Fetal Microcephaly
Presenter: Sarah Mulkey, M.D., Ph.D.
Date: June 20, 2017
Topic: From Coarctation of the Aorta to Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes of Left-sided Obstructive Lesions in the Fetal Heart
Presenter: David Schidlow, M.D.
Date: May 16, 2017
Topic: Congenital Lower Extremity Anomalies
Presenter: Matthew Oetgen, M.D.
Date: April 18, 2017
Topic: Fetal Hydrocephalus
Presenter: Taeun Chang, M.D.
Date: March 21, 2017
Topic: Fetal Hydronephrosis
Presenter: Michael Hsieh, M.D.
Date: February 21, 2017
Topic: Controversies in Genetics: Disclosure of Incidental Findings in Clinical Whole Exome Sequencing
Presenter: Sophia Hufnagel, M.D.
Date: January 17, 2017
2016
Topic: Caring for the Mother and Family of a Fetus with a Serious Malformation or a Genetic Problem
Presenter: Michael Gallagher, M.D.
Date: December 20, 2016
Topic: Fetal Arrythmia: How to Diagnose and Updates in Management
Presenter: Anita Krishnan, M.D.
Date: November 15, 2016
Topic: Prediction of Birthweight from Third-trimester Ultrasound in Morbidly Obese Women
Presenter: Homa Ahmadzia, M.D.
Date: October 18, 2016
Topic: International Symposium on the Fetal Brain
Date: September 15-16, 2016
Topic: Prenatal Evaluation of Skeletal Dysplasia - the Basics
Presenter: Dorothy Bulas, M.D.
Date: August 16, 2016
Topic: Delivery Management of CDH
Presenter: Billie Lou Short, M.D.
Date: June 21, 2016
Topic: Fetal Spinal Anomalies: Impact of Prenatal and Postnatal Management
Presenter: John Myseros, M.D.
Date: May 17, 2016
Topic: SPECIAL EDITION: The Zika Virus and the Fetal Brain
Speakers: Roberta DeBiasi, M.D., and Adré J. du Plessis, MB.Ch.B, M.P.H.
Date: May 5, 2016
Topic: Advanced Fetal MR Imaging: The Future is Here
Presenter: Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.
Date: April 19, 2016
Topic: Too Many Cesareans: The Impact of Placenta Accretas
Presenter: Rachael Overcash, M.D.
Date: March 15, 2016
Topic: Lymphatic Malformations- Impact on Prenatal Counseling and Postnatal Management
Presenter: Philip C. Guzzetta, M.D.
Date: January 19, 2016
2015
Topic: Cloacal Anomalies- Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Management
Presenter: Hans G. Pohl, M.D.
Date: December 8, 2015
Topic: Fetal Limb Anomalies- Impact on Prenatal Counseling and Postnatal Management
Presenter: Emily A. Hattwick, M.D.
Date: November 17, 2015
Topic: Disturbances in Fetal Forebrain Development
Presenter: Matthew Whitehead, M.D.
Date: October 20, 2015
Topic: Ethical Issues Surrounding the Postnatal Management of a Severe Congenital Anomaly
Presenter: Meg Menzel, M.S., CGC, and Tomas Silber, M.D.
Date: August 18, 2015
Topic: Understanding Fetal Supratentorial Brain Development: Role of MRI
Presenter: Gilbert Vezina, M.D.
Date: July 21, 2015
Topic: Update on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Presenter: Andrea Badillo, M.D., and Eva Rubio, M.D.
Date: June 16, 2015
Topic: Fetal Hematological Conditions and Implications for Pregnancy and Delivery
Presenter: Jennifer Webb, M.D.
Date: May 19, 2015
Topic: Prenatal Diagnostic Imaging of Cleft Lip/Palate
Presenter: Albert Oh, M.D.
Date: April 21, 2015
Topic: Clinical Implications of Fetal Pyelectasis: The Urologist's Perspective
Presenter: Craig Peters, M.D.
Date: March 17, 2015
Topic: Prenatal Diagnostic Imaging of Cleft Lip/Palate
Presenter: Albert Oh, M.D.
Date: February 17, 2015
Topic: Perinatal CMV Infection: New Horizons for Evaluation and Treatment
Presenter: Roberta DeBiasi, M.D.
Date: January 20, 2015
2014
Topic: The Rise and Fall of the Placenta—In 266 Days
Presenter: Melissa H. Fries, M.D.
Date: December 16, 2014
Topic: Posterior Fossa Lesions in the Fetus: A Diagnostic Approach to a Complicated Issue
Presenter: Adré J. du Plessis, MB.Ch.B, M.P.H.
Date: November 18, 2014
Title: Diagnosis of Fetal Heart Disease: Importance for Delivery Planning
Presenter: Mary T. Donofrio, M.D.
Date: October 21, 2014