The UTHealth Houston Fetal Institute consists of a multidisciplinary team of experts from various fields such as genetics, imaging, neonatal-perinatal medicine, and neurosurgery. Faculty Collaborators from UTHealth Houston and external institutions bring their expertise to advance research and clinical care in fetal medicine.
UTHealth Houston Faculty Collaborators
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Biomotion |
Payam Zandiyeh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston |
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CLAMC |
Christopher F. Janssen, DVM |
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CLAMC |
Mary Robinson, DVM |
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Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, MMS |
Juan Herrera, PhD, Associate Professor |
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Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, MMS |
Shuning Huang, PhD, MS |
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Fetal Surgery Research |
KuoJen Tsao, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of General & Thoracic Pediatric Surgery |
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Fetal Surgery Research |
Mary Austin, MD Assistant Professor, Division of General & Thoracic Pediatric Surgery |
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Fetal Surgery Research |
Stephen Fletcher, Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery |
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Genetics |
Hope Northrup, MD, Professor and Director of the Division of Medical Genetics |
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Genetics |
Kit Sing Au, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics |
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GSBS |
Blair Stevens, MS, CGC, Associate Professor, Director of Prenatal Genetic Counseling Services, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences |
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Imaging |
Jennifer Johnston, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology |
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Marketing and Outreach |
Courtney Rupp, Director, Business Development and Training, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences |
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Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
Suzanne Lopez, MD, FAAP, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Director of Neonatal Services |
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Neurodevelopment |
Gabriel Anzueto, MD, Assistant Professor, Children’s Learning Institute, Medical Director, Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic |
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Neurosurgery |
Peng Roc Chen, MD, Professor, Director of Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Fellowship Program |
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Pediatric Genetics |
Paul R. Hillman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor |
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Pediatric Neurologist |
Sarah L. Wilson, MD, Assistant Professor |
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Perinatal Mental Health Program/School of Nursing |
Candice Triulzi, PhD, MSN Assistant Professor, Cizik School of Nursing (SoN) |
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SBMI |
Xiaoquian Jing, PhD, Associate VP for Medical AI Chair, Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
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SBMI |
Xiaobo Zhou, PhD, Professor in Clinical Informatics |
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Statistician/School of Public Health |
Dejian Lai, PhD School of Public Heatlh, Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (CCCT) |
External Faculty Collaborators
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Fetal Intervention |
Eric Bergh, MD, Principal Investigator, Long-term Pediatric Outcomes Program Director |
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Genetics |
Elin Grundberg, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine |
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Genetics |
Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Genomic Medicine Center, Children’s Mercy Research Institute in Kansas City |
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Spina Bifida Radiology |
Rajan Patel, MBBS Faculty Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging Neuroradiology, Baylor College of Medicine |