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.