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
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
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
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
Assistant Professor
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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
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
Chief, Division of Neonatology Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Radiology
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Nurse Practice Manager
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
Professor
Assistant Clinical Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
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 Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor
Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Clinical Professor
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
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Radiology
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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
Director, Fetal Cardiology & Echocardiography Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Director, UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant 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
Nurse Practice Manager
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
Fetal care nurse coordinator
Cassie Brockmeyer
Fetal care nurse coordinator
Amber Lindgren
Fetal care nurse coordinator
Simran Sandhu
Fetal care nurse coordinator
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
Ultrasound supervisor
Nia Oliver
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
Clinical social worker
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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