Our Team | Fetal Care and Treatment Center | UC Davis Children's Hospital

Our expert team

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.

Our clinical leaders
  • Surgeon-in-Chief, Director

    Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.

    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.

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  • Co-director

    Amelia S. McLennan, M.D.

    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. 

    View full bio for Amelia S. McLennan, M.D.
  • Amy Powne, M.S.N., R.N., P.C.N.S.-B.C.
    Nurse practice manager

    Amy Powne, M.S.N., R.N.

    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.

Our specialists

Simran Sekhon, M.B.B.S.

Professor

Associate Division Chief, Abdominal Imaging

Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship

Specialties
Abdominal Imaging
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Timothy Pirolli, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties
Heart Failure Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Gary Raff, M.D.

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

Specialties
Surgery - Thoracic
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456

Jonathan Dayan, M.D.

Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology
Adult Congenital Cardiology
Congenital Anomalies
Physiology
Lakshmi Nagaraju, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.

Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialties
Fetal Cardiology
Fetal Echocardiography
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Jay Yeh, M.D.

Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Echocardiography
Fetal Echocardiography
Fetal Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011

Sara Aghamohammadi, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Chief Wellness Officer

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Geoanna Bautista, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Hema Bhargava, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Echocardiography
Pediatric Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Nina Boe, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6900
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Erin Brown, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Blair Colwell, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Jonathan Dayan, M.D.

Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology
Adult Congenital Cardiology
Congenital Anomalies
Physiology
Lee Donohue, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Diana Farmer, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.

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

Specialties
Fetal Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Brian Goudy, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Moonjoo Han, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Brian Haus, M.D.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Specialties
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-734-2700
Clinic Fax:
916-734-7137
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Sarah Haynes, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Herman Hedriana, M.D.

Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Fetal Well-being Assessment and Treatment
Safety and Quality Initiatives
Non-invasive Prenatal Screening
Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.

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

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Kristin Hoffman, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
John Holcroft, M.D.

Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Frank Ing, M.D., FACC, MSCAI

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Codirector, UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center

Professor of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Jonathan Kohler, M.D., M.A.

Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Kara Kuhn-Riordon, M.D.

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Eric Kurzrock, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology

Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Urology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-2222
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Satyan Lakshminrusimha, M.D., M.B.B.S.

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital

Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Jennifer Lee, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Holly Leshikar, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-734-2700
Clinic Fax:
916-734-7137
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Michelle Lim, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
James Marcin, M.D., M.P.H.

Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research

Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Stephanie Mateev, M.D.

Medical Director, PICU and PCICU

Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Steven McElroy, M.D.

Chief, Division of Neonatology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Amelia McLennan, M.D.

Co-Director UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center

Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6900
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Theresa Murdock-Vlautin, M.D.

Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment

Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Lakshmi Nagaraju, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
JoAnne Natale, M.D., Ph.D.

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

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Arzu Ozturk, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Radiology

Specialties
Radiology
Neuroradiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Katherine Phelps, M.D.

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Timothy Pirolli, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties
Heart Failure Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5177
Francis Poulain, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Kavitha Pundi, M.D., F.A.C.C., M.H.M.

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Gary Raff, M.D.

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

Specialties
Surgery - Thoracic
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Catherine Rottkamp, M.D., Ph.D.

NICU Medical Director

Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Payam Saadai, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Fetal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-7844
Cameron Sadegh, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Deepika Sankaran, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Simran Sekhon, M.B.B.S.

Professor

Associate Division Chief, Abdominal Imaging

Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship

Specialties
Abdominal Imaging
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Critical Care
Heather Siefkes, M.D., M.S.C.I.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Jessica Signoff, M.D.

Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Krishna Singh, M.D.

Director, Prenatal Diagnosis Center

Associate Professor

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Genetics and Genomics
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Christina Sollinger, M.D.

Associate Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Emily Stieren, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Leanna Sudhof, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6900
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.

Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialties
Fetal Cardiology
Fetal Echocardiography
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Payam Vali, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Minna Wieck, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery

Specialties
Surgery - Pediatric
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-453-2180
Clinic Fax:
916-453-2373
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Granger Wong, M.D., D.M.D.

Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery

Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Cosmetic Facial Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery - Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-7844
Jay Yeh, M.D.

Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Echocardiography
Fetal Echocardiography
Fetal Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Marike Zwienenberg, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Nina Boe, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6900
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Herman Hedriana, M.D.

Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Fetal Well-being Assessment and Treatment
Safety and Quality Initiatives
Non-invasive Prenatal Screening
Amelia McLennan, M.D.

Co-Director UC Davis Fetal Care and Treatment Center

Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6900
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Krishna Singh, M.D.

Director, Prenatal Diagnosis Center

Associate Professor

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Genetics and Genomics
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Leanna Sudhof, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Specialties
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-6900
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Geoanna Bautista, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Lee Donohue, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Kristin Hoffman, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Kara Kuhn-Riordon, M.D.

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Satyan Lakshminrusimha, M.D., M.B.B.S.

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital

Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Steven McElroy, M.D.

Chief, Division of Neonatology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Francis Poulain, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Catherine Rottkamp, M.D., Ph.D.

NICU Medical Director

Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Deepika Sankaran, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Christina Sollinger, M.D.

Associate Professor

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Emily Stieren, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Payam Vali, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Neonatology
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Cameron Sadegh, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Marike Zwienenberg, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Arzu Ozturk, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Radiology

Specialties
Radiology
Neuroradiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Brian Haus, M.D.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Specialties
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-734-2700
Clinic Fax:
916-734-7137
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Brian Haus, M.D.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Specialties
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-734-2700
Clinic Fax:
916-734-7137
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Hema Bhargava, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Echocardiography
Pediatric Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Jonathan Dayan, M.D.

Director, UC Davis Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology
Adult Congenital Cardiology
Congenital Anomalies
Physiology
Frank Ing, M.D., FACC, MSCAI

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Codirector, UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center

Professor of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Lakshmi Nagaraju, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Fetal Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Kavitha Pundi, M.D., F.A.C.C., M.H.M.

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.

Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Specialties
Fetal Cardiology
Fetal Echocardiography
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Imaging
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Jay Yeh, M.D.

Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Echocardiography
Fetal Echocardiography
Fetal Cardiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011

Sara Aghamohammadi, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Chief Wellness Officer

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Blair Colwell, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Brian Goudy, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Moonjoo Han, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Sarah Haynes, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
John Holcroft, M.D.

Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Jennifer Lee, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Michelle Lim, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
James Marcin, M.D., M.P.H.

Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research

Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Stephanie Mateev, M.D.

Medical Director, PICU and PCICU

Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Theresa Murdock-Vlautin, M.D.

Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment

Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011
JoAnne Natale, M.D., Ph.D.

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

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Katherine Phelps, M.D.

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5177

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Critical Care
Heather Siefkes, M.D., M.S.C.I.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Jessica Signoff, M.D.

Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Brian Haus, M.D.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Specialties
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-734-2700
Clinic Fax:
916-734-7137
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Holly Leshikar, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Surgery
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-734-2700
Clinic Fax:
916-734-7137
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Erin Brown, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Diana Farmer, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.

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

Specialties
Fetal Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.

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

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Fetal Intervention
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Jonathan Kohler, M.D., M.A.

Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Pediatric
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Timothy Pirolli, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties
Heart Failure Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Gary Raff, M.D.

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

Specialties
Surgery - Thoracic
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Payam Saadai, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Pediatric Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Fetal Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-7844
Minna Wieck, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery

Specialties
Surgery - Pediatric
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-453-2180
Clinic Fax:
916-453-2373
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)

Eric Kurzrock, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology

Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Urology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-2222
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Eric Kurzrock, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology

Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Urology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-2222
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Granger Wong, M.D., D.M.D.

Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery

Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

Professor, Department of Surgery

Specialties
Cosmetic Facial Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery - Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery - Plastic Surgery
Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-7844
Other team members

Melissa Barbato, fetal care nurse coordinator

Melissa Barbato, BA, RN
Fetal care nurse coordinator

Cassie Brockmeyer, fetal care nurse coordinator

Cassie Brockmeyer, BSN, RN
Fetal care nurse coordinator

Simran Sandhu, fetal care nurse coordinator

Simran Sandhu, BSN, RN
Fetal care nurse coordinator

Gabriela Navarrete Hernandez

Gabriela Navarrete Hernandez, RMA
Registered Medical Assistant / Certified Medical Interpreter

Laila Elizabeth Rhee, M.S., genetic counselor

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,

Debra Johnson, RDMS
Perinatal ultrasound supervisor

Nia Oliver

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,

Lindsay Macias, LCSW
Clinical social worker

Kristi Ortiz,

Kristi Ortiz
PSR supervisor

Darla Da Silva

Darla Da Silva
PSR III / Surgery Scheduler

Marlene Munoz

Marlene Munoz
PSR III

Sonia Chaudhary

Sonia Chaudhary
PSR III

Fabian Santana

Fabian Santana
PSR II

Aerial photo of UC Davis Children's Hospital and Shriners Children's in Sacramento
A partnership for comprehensive care

Nationally recognized spina bifida program

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.

Getting in touch with us

Contact us or make a referral

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.

UC Davis Children’s Hospital

4301 X Street, 1st Floor, Suite 1501
Sacramento, CA 95817

The Fetal Care and Treatment Center is located within UC Davis Children’s Hospital.

View map and directions

For consults, diagnostics and referrals

916-794-2229

To send a fax

916-734-4452