Top Doctors 2021: Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Part of our 21st annual list of the region's best physicians
By CASTLE CONNOLLY MEDICAL LTD and Seattle Magazine Staff
May 13, 2021
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of Seattle Magazine.
These obstetricians and gynecologists are experts in high-risk pregnancy, focusing on the management of care during pregnancy and childbirth.
Carolyn R. Kline, M.D.: diabetes in pregnancy, perinatal medicine, prenatal ultrasound, fetal diagnosis and therapy; Eastside Maternal-Fetal Medicine at EvergreenHealth, 12333 N.E. 130th Lane, Suite 240, Kirkland, 425-899-2200; Overlake Medical Center
Brigit Brock, M.D.: diabetes in pregnancy, pregnancy-high risk, infectious disease in pregnancy; Swedish Maternal & Fetal Specialty Center, First Hill Campus, Nordstrom Tower, 1229 Madison St., Suite 750, Seattle, 206-386-2101; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Edith Y. Cheng, M.D.: prenatal diagnosis, genetic disorders, fetal therapy; birth center at UW Medical Center – Montlake, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Suite 350, Seattle, 206-598-4070; Seattle Children’s Hospital
Jane E. Hitti, M.D.: AIDS/HIV in pregnancy, infectious disease in pregnancy, prematurity prevention, obstetric ultrasound; Birth Center at UW Medical Center – Montlake, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Suite 350, Seattle, 206-598-4070; Seattle Children’s Hospital
Alyssa B. Stephenson-Famy, M.D.: perinatal medicine, prematurity prevention, multiple gestation, fetal abnormalities; Birth Center at UW Medical Center – Montlake, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., floor 3, Suite 350, Seattle, 206-598-4070; Seattle Children’s Hospital
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