Northside Hospital launches fetal therapy center partnership
Dr. Noelle Breslin is a board-certified physician in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine. She serves as medical director of the Northside Hospital Center for Advanced Fetal Intervention, in partnership with Georgia Perinatal Consultants. Before joining Georgia Perinatal Consultants, Dr. Breslin held an academic appointment at Columbia University, where she trained residents and fellows and was part of the fetal therapy team performing advanced prenatal interventions, including fetoscopic laser surgery, fetal shunt placement, EXIT procedures and fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair. Read the Article >>
What does it mean to be Board Certified?
“Is your perinatologist board certified?” Many patients are told they should ask about this, but what does it really mean to be board certified? Is that something you should ask when looking for a doctor? While this may seem like a question with an easy answer, but it is truly a bit complicated. So, let’s break it down. First, before a perinatolgist can become a specialist in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, they must become board certified as an Ob/Gyn. All Ob/Gyn doctors complete four years of medical school after college. During medical school, there are three major exams, or “Steps”, of certification [...]