Your Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetics Team at University of Colorado Hospital

The prenatal diagnosis and genetics team at UCH provides a team approach to care. Our specialists offer patients the most advanced technologies available to diagnose and treat prenatal abnormalities.

Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetics Specialists

Perinatologist – a doctor who provides care for mother and fetus who have higher-than-normal risk for complications

Radiologist – a doctor who diagnoses diseases by obtaining and interpreting medical images

Diagnostic medical sonographer – a technician who uses sound wave equipment to produce and interpret pictures of internal organs. This technique is commonly called ultrasound

Other Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetics Staff

Registered nurse – graduated from a formal nursing education program and is licensed by the state of Colorado

Genetic counselor – a health care provider who meets with expectant parents to provide education and counseling regarding chromosome abnormalities, syndromes and various methods of prenatal testing

Getting a Second Opinion Regarding Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetics

The perinatologists at the Prenatal Diagnosis & Genetics Clinic are available for second opinions on any fetal abnormality detected prenatally.