Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Advancing clinical care, minimizing risks during pregnancy and improving outcomes for mother and baby.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

From the bench to the bedside

Maternal-Fetal Medicine investigators are conducting translational research that leads to better clinical care for difficult pregnancies.

Alfred Abuhamad, MD, President, Provost and Dean of the School of Medicine, Mason C. Andrews Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is leading a $2.725 million NIH study that aims to identify early signs of pregnancy complications within the placenta.

Drs. Abuhamad and Levitov with students.

Our fellowship

Become a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and help navigate difficult pregnancies.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellows train with experts in the field and gain extensive experience in medical and surgical complications of obstetrics, invasive procedures and prenatal ultrasonography.

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Explore high-risk obstetrics or reproductive genetics during your fourth-year rotations.

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Outstanding patient care

Portia Harrell was an estrogen-positive breast cancer survivor. Recently remarried to a man who was told he couldn’t father children, Portia wasn’t concerned about pregnancy – until she was with child.

Portia was scared the cancer would return, and her weight and a past miscarriage added further complications. Maternal-Fetal Medicine took on her high-risk case when others would not. With their care and support, Portia welcomed a healthy baby boy.

Meet the faculty

Alfred Abuhamad, MD

Dr. Abuhamad, Mason C. Andrews Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, has been a pioneering figure in ultrasound education, putting our institute at the forefront of handheld ultrasound curriculum. The current chair of the Ob Right program, Dr. Abuhamad has served as president of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Foundation and the Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education. He has authored 31 book chapters, 156 articles in peer-reviewed journals and two textbooks on fetal echocardiography.

Steven Warsof, MD

Dr. Warsof, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis, has research expertise in prenatal diagnosis, screening for chromosomal abnormalities and clinical obstetrics. Dr. Warsof has received many accolades for his work in education and patient care. He was made an honorary member of the Israeli Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology for his longstanding volunteer efforts at the Azoraeli School of Medicine of the Galilee at Bar Ilan University in Sfat, Israel. Dr. Warsof has also been recognized as a Top Doc by Coastal Virginia Magazine and was named in the 2018 Best Doctors in America list.

Camille Kanaan, MD

Dr. Kanaan, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has advanced experience in chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, fetal therapy, multiple gestation and abnormal placenta. Dr. Kanaan is a passionate educator and enjoys teaching medical students, residents and fellows. He has conducted research in prenatal diagnosis, pregnancy screening, gynecologic surgery, labor and delivery and more.

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Contact Us

Macon & Joan Brock
Virginia Health Sciences
at Old Dominion University

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
P.O. Box 1980
Norfolk, VA 23501

Phone: 757.446.7900

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