Fetal Heart Program
Expertise in Congenital Heart Problems Before Birth
消消消消消消消娼瞳 Childrens fetal heart specialists give babies born with heart conditions the best possible chance of survival, and quality of life. From before birth through delivery and beyond, you get complete care from a team of fetal cardiologists, coordinators, psychologists, maternal fetal medicine experts, obstetricians, perinatologists, surgeons, and many others.
Kids born with heart conditions do better with early and correct diagnosis, and appropriate treatment planning. 消消消消消消消娼瞳 offers highly accurate diagnostics using fetal echocardiograms, fetal MRI, and other tests as early as 12 weeks in pregnancy in some cases. If we find something, our team coordinates care for after delivery.
We partner closely with our油fetal medicine team and highly skilled advanced practice providers and nurses to care for you and your baby. You may even deliver at our childrens hospital in Delaware. We participate in national networks that measure quality and diagnostic accuracy. Our outcomes are among the best. 安艶r艶 also involved in research with multiple medical institutions to improve care for newborns everywhere.
Ranked Among the Very Best in the Nation in Pediatric Cardiology
As part of renowned pediatric heart centers in Delaware and Florida, we offer the most advanced heart care for kids. In fact, were named among the very best for pediatric heart care by .
Our Services
We go well beyond medicine to care for your whole family. We work with you and our hospital partners to coordinate delivery plans. This ensures you and your baby get the best care possible.
If your baby needs surgery or a procedure after birth, you meet your entire team before delivery. We empower you with information and support throughout the journey.
As a team, we coordinate services that may include:
- Fetal echocardiogram with diagnostics as early as the 12th to 14th week of pregnancy in high-risk situations
- Fetal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, if needed
- Additional testing such as maternal hyperoxygenation and MRI when needed to plan care around delivery in Delaware, and immediately after
- Complex medical management for conditions that affect a babys heart and blood vessels while they're in the womb
- Fetal arrhythmia and heart rhythm management
- Fetal heart failure and cardiomyopathy management
- Cardiac psychology support to help your family from diagnosis through birth and beyond
- Treatment planning and care after birth, which may include interventional procedures, electrophysiology procedures or newborn heart surgery
- Onsite delivery program in Delaware for healthy moms油
- Cardiovascular genetics testing and counseling for rare syndromes and hereditary heart diseases
- Cardiac critical care油and specialized heart monitoring
- Neonatal critical care, including the highest (Level IV) care designation and advanced life support for newborns
- Follow-up cardiology care and specialized programs from birth through age 40
- Cardiac neurodevelopmental services for your child as they grow
- Heart transplantation in Delaware
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Our heart centers offer highly advanced, integrated care just for kids and young adults with congenital heart disease. Learn about our focused programs, innovative research and exceptional outcomes.油油
Cardiac Conditions & Treatments
We see many conditions far too many to list here. The conditions we treat vary depending on the location and providers selected. Dont see a condition listed? Call us.
Anomalous Coronary Artery
Anomalous Origin of the Pulmonary Artery
Aortic Disease
Aortic Stenosis
Aortopulmonary Window
Arrhythmia
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Atrioventricular Canal Defect
Cardiomyopathy
Coarctation of the Aorta
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Mitral Valve Disease
Congenital Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm
Cor Triatriatum
Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)
Ebstein Anomaly
Heart Failure
Heart Murmurs
Heterotaxy Syndrome
High Blood Pressure
Hyperlipidemia
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
Interrupted Aortic Arch
Kawasaki Disease
Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
Mitral Valve Disease
Myocarditis
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pulmonary Artery Sling
Pulmonary Atresia - Intact Ventricular Septum
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Stenosis
Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation
Single Ventricle Physiology and Palliation
Tetralogy of Fallot
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
Tricuspid Atresia
Truncus Arteriosus
Unroofed Coronary Sinus Syndrome
Vascular Ring Anomaly and Vascular Sling
Ventricular Septal Defects
Related Specialties & Programs
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Advanced Delivery Program
Advanced Life Support
Airway Tracheal Surgery
Cardiac (Heart) Imaging
Cardiac Anesthesiology
Cardiac Center, Delaware Valley
Cardiac Center, Florida
Cardiac Critical Care
Cardiac Exercise Program
Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program
Cardiac Neuromuscular Disorders
Cardiac Outcomes
Cardiac Psychology
Cardiac Rehabilitation & Fitness
Cardiac Research
Cardiac Second Opinions
Cardio Oncology
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular Genetics
Catheterization/Interventional Cardiology
Coronary Anomalies Program
Dysautonomia (Autonomic Dysfunction)
Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Program
Endocrinology
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Feeding and Swallowing Therapy
Fetal Heart Program
Fetal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Health Care Professional Resources
Healthy Weight and Wellness Clinic
Heart Center Programs & Services
Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy Program
Heart Transplant Program
Inpatient Heart Care
Lymphatics Disease Program
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Meet Our Heart Center Team
Neonatology
Nephrology
Newborn Heart Surgery
Nutrition
Orthopedics
Pacemakers Defibrillators Implanted Devices
Preventive Cardiology
Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Pulmonology
Rehabilitation Medicine
Single Ventricle Program
Sleep Medicine
Surgery for Rare Heart-Related Genetic Syndromes
Williams Syndrome Program
Your Childs Heart Center Visit
Caring for the Tiniest Hearts
消消消消消消消娼瞳 fetal heart specialists are experts in developing hearts. We have years of training and experience in the full range of congenital heart defects. You can trust us when it matters most.
12 weeks
Earliest week we can diagnose certain heart conditions
3,000+
Number of fetal hearts cared for each year, across locations
300+
Heart surgeries we perform each year, 20 to 25% of which are newborns
We offer advanced fetal echocardiogram technology so we can see more of whats going on in your babys heart.
Our fetal heart specialists review cases and discuss treatment plans as a team. When we work together, your baby gets our very best.
消消消消消消消娼瞳 is researching new and better ways to help babies, including safer diagnostic imaging for newborns without contrast dye or sedation.
You can get routine, follow-up care for your baby at several convenient locations in Central, Northwest and Northeast Florida, at locations that may be closer to home.
Caring for the Tiniest Hearts
消消消消消消消娼瞳 fetal heart specialists are experts in developing hearts. We have years of training and experience in the full range of congenital heart defects. You can trust us when it matters most.
12 weeks油
Earliest week we can diagnose certain heart conditions
3,000+
Number of fetal hearts cared for each year, across locations
300+
Heart surgeries we perform each year, 20 to 25% of which are newborns
We offer advanced 12-lead fetal echocardiogram technology in Delaware. This means we can see more of whats going on in your babys heart.
Our fetal heart specialists meet every week to review cases and discuss treatment plans. When we work together, your baby gets our very best.
We provide the highest level of care with outcomes among the best, exceeding national averages.油
安艶r艶 researching new and better ways to help babies, including safer diagnostic imaging for newborns without contrast dye or sedation.
You can get routine, follow-up care at several convenient locations throughout the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia that may be closer to home.
Meet the Team
消消消消消消消娼瞳 fetal heart teams are experienced and focused on your child's healthiest future. Meet them now.油
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Abdul Majeed Bhat, MD
Cardiology Associate Professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Richard Owen Lorber, MD
Cardiology Medical Director, Fetal Heart ProgramPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Shannon Nees, MD
Cardiology Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Program; Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship; Co-Chair, Scholarly Oversight CommitteePrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Erica Dolores Sood, PhD
Psychology Director, Cardiac Learning and Development (LEAD) Associate Professor of Pediatric Psychology, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Abbas Haider Zaidi, MD
Cardiology Medical Director, Outpatient Cardiology Clinic Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE
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Alejandro Redaelli Arevalo, MD
Cardiology Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab-PensacolaPrimary Office
Pensacola, FL -
Katherine T. Braley, MD
Cardiology Medical Director, Fetal Heart Program, Director of Fetal EchocardiographyPrimary Office
Orlando, FL -
Erica Dolores Sood, PhD
Psychology Director, Cardiac Learning and Development (LEAD) Associate Professor of Pediatric Psychology, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE
Have Your Baby Here
The 消消消消消消消娼瞳 Advanced Delivery Program allows healthy moms to deliver at our childrens hospital in Delaware. This means your baby can get the critical care they need right away.油
If you cant deliver here, we have advanced neonatal transport equipped with lifesaving technology. Well get your baby here safely and quickly.油
Care That Goes Beyond Medicine
When your family comes to 消消消消消消消娼瞳, youre well cared for. We want you to understand your childs condition and how to help them stay healthy and succeed. We help you find community resources for your family. We also offer many supportive services, like social work, lodging at nearby Ronald McDonald Houses, creative therapies, pet therapy, Child Life programs, and much more.
Convenient Follow-Up Appointments by Video
We offer follow-up appointments through scheduled, live video visits. You can avoid waiting rooms and save travel time. Ask your doctor if this is an option for your family.