Prenatal aneuploidy screening tests for cell free DNA, or small fragments of DNA found in maternal blood during pregnancy. Many of these fragments come from the placenta and can be used to test for the chances of chromosomal disorders in the fetus during pregnancy. Chromosomal disorders most commonly include trisomy 21 or Down syndrome where
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What is Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
If you have ever heard the term “maternal-fetal medicine specialist”, you may have asked yourself “what exactly do those specialists do?” In short, maternal-fetal medicine specialists take care of complicated pregnancies, which can encompass many things. Their duties may include: Regular prenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies. Helping to manage a mother’s existing health
Doctor Spotlight: Meet Dr. Ana Monteagudo
Dr. Monteagudo has been working at Carnegie Imaging since 2015. Prior to joining Carnegie imaging, she spent 18 years at New York University School of Medicine. She grew up in the New York area and went to medical school in the Bronx at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine was completed
Testing for Fetal Abnormality
Over the past several years, the ability to test for genetic fetal abnormalities has increased exponentially. In the past, women who were under the age of 35 were often told that they were low risk and that there was nothing they could do, while women 35 years and older were told that they needed to
Doctor Spotlight: Meet Dr. Nathan Fox
Dr. Nathan Fox is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates, and also works at Carnegie Imaging for Women. In addition, Dr. Fox delivers babies on the labor floor at Mount Sinai. Read on to learn more about him and his love for maternal-fetal medicine. Starting Out When Dr. Fox began medical school,
Carnegie Physicians Selected by Castle Connolly for NY Magazine’s “New York Best Doctor” Edition

Castle Connolly, America’s most trusted source for identifying the nation’s top physicians, has again named members of the Carnegie Imaging’s Maternal Fetal Medicine staff for New York Magazine’s annual New York Best Doctors edition. To be selected for inclusion in New York Magazine, doctors must rank within the top 10% of the 6,000 New York