Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
At a Glance
Program Leadership
- Program Director, Fellowship Program
- Director, MFM Division
Program Contacts
Clinical Experience
The Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University offers a comprehensive curriculum that progresses from basic obstetrical and ultrasound skills to advanced MFM diagnostics, therapeutics and counseling. As a major tertiary referral center, our fellows have an intensive and varied clinical experience in high-volume clinical settings with patients of diverse backgrounds and pathology.
Rotation Schedule
Our fellows have extensive clinical exposure in all areas of perinatal medicine through structured training rotations in inpatient and outpatient settings.
23 months of clinical rotations are divided into:
Six months of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Inpatient MFM Service and L&D
Six months of University Outpatient Fetal Ultrasound
Two months of University Outpatient Genetics
Six months of Thomas Jefferson University Outpatient Clinical MFM
One month of Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital Hands-on Obstetric Ultrasound
One month of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit
One month of elective
Year One
- Four months of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Inpatient MFM Service and L&D
- One month of University Outpatient Clinical MFM
- One month of Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hands-on Obstetric Ultrasound
- One month of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Two months of Genetics
- Three months of Research
Year Two
- Two months of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Inpatient MFM Service and L&D
- Three months of University Outpatient Fetal Ultrasound
- Three months of University Outpatient Clinical MFM
- Four months of Research
Year Three
- Three months of University Outpatient Fetal Ultrasound
- Two months of University Outpatient Clinical MFM
- Six months of Research
- One month of Elective
Volumes & Facilities
Fellows gain clinical experience at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital constitutes as one of the major tertiary referral centers in the greater Philadelphia area. While many of the referrals are seen primarily for antenatal evaluation and/or co-management, up to 25 per month are transferred to the in-city hospitals for primary perinatal management of significant complications diagnosed either in the mother or fetus.
Labor & Delivery
There are 12,000+ births per year at Jefferson Health Hospitals. Nearly 3,000 patients deliver at TJUH per year and nearly 2,000 patients deliver at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital per year.
The combined programs provide fellows with a substantial inpatient base for both clinical experience and research opportunities.
High-Risk Obstetrical Unit
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has a large, dedicated antepartum unit. Outpatient opportunities on our antepartum unit include antepartum fetal and obstetric ultrasound, testing services, maternal consultations and prenatal care for large populations of both publicly and privately insured patients.
Surgical Facilities
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is a referral center for morbidly adherent placenta, fetal transfusion and fetal reduction, and offers fellows unique opportunities in education, patient counseling and performance procedures. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is continually expanding and renovating its operating room space with over 30 operating rooms equipped with the latest operative technology.
Intensive Care Units
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has surgical, medical and other intensive care units, with capability for both invasive hemodynamic monitoring and ventilatory support. Full-time obstetric anesthesia support is on-site, teaching fellows the importance of co-managing critically ill patients with the expertise of these colleagues.
In addition, we have an Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital through our partnership with Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. The 40-bed combined intensive care and transitional nursery is a Level III tertiary referral center. Nemours duPont Hospital is an internationally recognized center of excellence, providing neonatal, pediatric and adolescent care to patients from throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond.