Physicians are regularly involved in the prenatal diagnosis and obstetrical management of spina bifida patients. The Division of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology provides medical and surgical treatment for patients from birth through teen years. Fellowship-trained physicians provide this level of expertise. Residents regularly rotate through this division. Ultrasonography Open six days per week, the department's Ultrasound Laboratory offers a wide array of diagnostic services, including traditional ultrasonography and transvaginal studies.
Residents complete a one-month rotation through the laboratory.
Equipped with two ultrasound units, as well as portable real-time ultrasound for use in the operating room or on the nursing unit, laboratory staff members perform about 30 studies per day. Services are used to diagnose such fetal abnormalities as neural tube defects, ovarian cysts, molar and ectopic pregnancies, leiomyoma evaluation, intrauterine growth retardation, pelvic masses and multiple gestations. The Ultrasound Laboratory staff also assists physicians with amniocentesis and cordocentesis. An intense educational experience, including virtually all aspects of the discipline of obstetrics and gynecology, is provided for the residents. Excellent preparation for a career focused on either academic medicine or private practice reflects the mission, goals and objectives of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.