Fetal surgery and other consultative and diagnostic services at the Fetal Care and Treatment Center are made possible by the breadth and depth of expertise at UC Davis Health, including specialists from the children’s hospital, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. Your coordinated services at the center can involve any number of maternal-fetal, neonatal and pediatric physicians along with other providers from a number of other specialty and support services.
Shinjiro Hirose is surgeon-in-chief at UC Davis Children’s Hospital and founder and director of the UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center. Hirose has a joint appointment as the director of pediatric surgery at Shriners Children’s Northern California. He treats the full spectrum of complex surgical conditions from fetuses with birth defects to children with cancer.
Amelia S. McLennan, M.D., is co-director of the Fetal Care and Treatment Center where she performs in-utero fetal procedures along with a team of specialists including pediatric surgery and cardiology. She specializes in maternal fetal medicine, offering care for women with a range of high-risk medical, surgical, and fetal conditions during pregnancy.
Amy B Powne, M.S.N., R.N., is nurse practice manager for the Fetal Care and Treatment Center (FCTC), overseeing all the FCTC operations. Powne received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from California State University, Sacramento and began her nursing career as a bedside registered nurse in the UC Davis Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in May 2005. She received her master’s degree in nursing in December 2011 from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and, in November 2016, began formalizing and building the FCTC.
Professor
Associate Division Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
Co-Chair, Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Continuous Quality Assurance Committee
Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Center
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Clinical Professor
Chief Wellness Officer
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Assistant Professor
Chairperson, Department of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Distinguished Professor and Pearl Stamps Stewart Endowed Chair
Founder and Co-Director, Department of Surgery Center for Surgical Bioengineering
Associate Clinical Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Director of Pediatric Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California
Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma
Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Codirector, UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology
Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital
Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research
Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, PICU and PCICU
Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program
Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Director UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment
Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics
UC Davis Children's Hospital Director Quality & Safety
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Children's Health
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Radiology
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Professor
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Chair, Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Continuous Quality Assurance Committee
Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Center
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Clinical Surgery
NICU Medical Director
Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor
Associate Division Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Prenatal Diagnosis Center
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Co-Director UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Prenatal Diagnosis Center
Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital
Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
NICU Medical Director
Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Radiology
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Codirector, UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Clinical Professor
Chief Wellness Officer
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Associate Clinical Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Professor
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research
Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, PICU and PCICU
Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program
Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment
Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics
UC Davis Children's Hospital Director Quality & Safety
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Children's Health
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Professor
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Chairperson, Department of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Distinguished Professor and Pearl Stamps Stewart Endowed Chair
Founder and Co-Director, Department of Surgery Center for Surgical Bioengineering
Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Director of Pediatric Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California
Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma
Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
Co-Chair, Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Continuous Quality Assurance Committee
Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Center
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology
Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology
Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
Professor, Department of Surgery
Melissa Barbato, BA, RN
Fetal care nurse coordinator
Cassie Brockmeyer, BSN, RN
Fetal care nurse coordinator
Simran Sandhu, BSN, RN
Fetal care nurse coordinator
Gabriela Navarrete Hernandez, RMA
Registered Medical Assistant / Certified Medical Interpreter
Laila Rhee, M.S., C.G.C.
Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Kathryn Rice, M.S., L.C.G.C.
Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor
Debra Johnson, RDMS
Perinatal ultrasound supervisor
Nia Oliver, RDMS
Perinatal ultrasound practitioner
Michelle Guilbault, RDMS
Perinatal ultrasound practitioner
Our social workers provide support and information for parents and their families throughout their time and treatment at the Fetal Care Treatment Center.
Lindsay Macias, LCSW
Clinical social worker
Kristi Ortiz
PSR supervisor
Darla Da Silva
PSR III / Surgery Scheduler
Marlene Munoz
PSR III
Sonia Chaudhary
PSR III
Fabian Santana
PSR II
UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Shriners Children’s offer one of the largest and well-known spina bifida programs in the nation. Through this partnership, children and their families have access to renowned physicians and surgeons for the care and management of spinal cord disorders throughout childhood.
UC Davis Health specialties in the spina bifida program include physical medicine and rehabilitation, pediatric urology, pediatric orthopaedics, fetal surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery.
Physicians, patients and families can contact the Fetal Care and Treatment Center to find out more about our fetal care services.
Wondering about what types of conditions should be referred to us? View list of conditions to refer.
Referring physicians from other facilities, please use our Fetal Care and Treatment Center Referral form to refer patients and request services.
4301 X Street, 1st Floor, Suite 1501
Sacramento, CA 95817
The Fetal Care and Treatment Center is located within UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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