Treating the Unborn
Fetal surgeon joins University of Miami/Jackson
The University of Miami/Jackson has become one of the few medical centers in the country to offer fetal therapy services, with the recent hiring of a world leader in fetal surgery who has launched a unique program to treat previously untreatable, life-threatening disorders discovered in unborn babies.
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| Rubén A. Quintero, M.D., a world leader in fetal surgery, has developed procedures to correct birth defects in utero. |
Rubén A. Quintero, M.D., joined the Miller School and Women’s Hospital Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in March as director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and professor of obstetrics and gynecology. He also complements the internationally renowned neonatal and pediatrics program at Holtz Children’s Hospital.
“This is a unique opportunity and an unparalleled venue that will allow us, among other things, to take fetal therapy to a new level,” says Quintero.
Quintero is a leader in the maternal-fetal subspecialty that’s existed since 1980.
He is best known for developing a minimally invasive approach for the correction of birth defects in utero, also known as operative fetoscopy. He also developed the selective laser technique to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a condition resulting from the unbalanced flow of blood between two fetuses sharing a common placenta.
“The addition of Dr. Quintero
to our team of maternal-fetal medicine specialists will result in a true transformation of the services we will be able to
offer our pregnant patients,” says Leo B. Twiggs, M.D., professor and chair of obstetrics and gynecology. “This is a
great opportunity to build on the quality of care at the Women’s Hospital Center
at Jackson Memorial and University
of Miami Health System.” |
