Weill Cornell hosts Newborn Medicine/ Maternal-Fetal Medicine conference on June 6th
 

On Saturday, June 6th, the Departments of Pediatrics and OB/GYN at Weill Cornell Medical College hosted "Advances in In-Utero Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities: Impact on Postnatal Neonatal Management, " a collaborative conference at Weill Cornell by the Divisions of Newborn Medicine and Maternal/Fetal Medicine. Led by course directors Dr. Jeffrey Perlman (Professor of Pediatrics) and Dr. Stephen Chasen (Associate Professor of OB/GYN), the session targeted OB/GYN physicians, pediatricians, neonatologists, students and other interested health care providers.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Introduction
Dr. Jeffrey Perlman, Professor of Pediatrics

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Advances in Fetal Diagnostic Techniques
Dr. Stephen Chasen, Associate Professor of OB/GYN

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Advances in Fetal Neuro-Imaging Case Presentation
Dr. Stephen Chasen , Associate Professor of OB/GYN
Fetal MRI
Dr. Linda Heier, Professor of Clinical Radiology
Neurosurgical Implications
Dr. Mark Souweidane, Professor of Neurological Surgery

9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Fetal Urogenital Abnormalities Case Presentation
Dr. Stephen Chasen, Associate Professor of OB/GYN
Postnatal Urological Management
Dr. Dix Poppas, Professor of Urology

10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Fetal Cardiac Abnormalities
Case Presentation
Dr. Stephen Chasen, Associate Professor of OB/GYN
Fetal Cardiac Echocardiogram
Dr. Patrick Flynn, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
New Postnatal Cardiac Surgical Strategies
Dr. Jonathan Chen, Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery

11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
The EXIT Procedure: Indications and Implications
Dr. Vikash Modi, Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Questions and Answers