Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program Care Team

Our Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program provides you with access to world-renowned experts in medical and surgical care for expectant mothers, infants, and children.

When you become our patient, we assemble a team of specialists unique to your and your baby’s needs because every pregnancy is unique. We all work together to ensure the best possible treatment and outcomes for you and your baby. We also coordinate your multidisciplinary care through a single point of contact to simplify care and provide you and your family with a seamless experience.

Directors and staff

Susan Hintz, MD, MS Epi

Dr. Hintz is the director of the Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program and the Robert L. Hess Family Professor in Neonatal and Developmental Medicine. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine, neonatology, complex fetal care

Yair Blumenfeld, MD

Dr. Blumenfeld is the director of Fetal Therapy. He is board certified in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Areas of expertise:High-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy

Karl Sylvester, MD

Dr. Sylvester is the executive director of the Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program. He is board certified in Pediatric Surgery.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric surgery

Yasser El-Sayed, MD

Dr. El-Sayed is the Ford Family Endowed Obstetrician-in-Chief at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, the co-director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services, and the chief of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics Division at Stanford University. He is board certified in Maternal & Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Areas of expertise:High-risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy