Best Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist?

[Anonymous]

Looking for recommendations for MFM dr. I’m in the Fairfax area but I’d prefer to find the best care possible and will drive anywhere in the DMV. We had a bad experience with our MFM the first time around. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

In NoVa, it’s Dr. Khoury’s group. In Maryland, I’d look into Dr. Pinckert

[Anonymous]

Dr Luiz Gomez in Inova Fairfax Hospital is excellent.

If you have a specific issue that you would like to address with an expert, then Dr Irina Burd at Hopkins is your regional expert. She is a director of MFM research at JHH, and is very caring.

Best wishes.

[Anonymous]

I like Dr. Helain Landy at Georgetown. She's experienced and direct. You'll find different reviews of her in the pregnancy forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like Dr. Helain Landy at Georgetown. She's experienced and direct. You'll find different reviews of her in the pregnancy forum.

I liked doctor Landy too - she is direct but I found her to be empathetic. My husband was at risk of a rare genetic disorder that would have been fatal and fortunately tested negative. Most doctors when we mentioned this just kinda checked it off their list and had a "great, one less thing to worry about" attitude. But when we told her, she put her notepad/laptop down, made eye contact and said "wow, that testing process must have been very stressful, knowing you tested negative must be a huge relief." It was a little thing, but it made us feel like less of a number, and that she was really paying attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like Dr. Helain Landy at Georgetown. She's experienced and direct. You'll find different reviews of her in the pregnancy forum.

I liked doctor Landy too - she is direct but I found her to be empathetic. My husband was at risk of a rare genetic disorder that would have been fatal and fortunately tested negative. Most doctors when we mentioned this just kinda checked it off their list and had a "great, one less thing to worry about" attitude. But when we told her, she put her notepad/laptop down, made eye contact and said "wow, that testing process must have been very stressful, knowing you tested negative must be a huge relief." It was a little thing, but it made us feel like less of a number, and that she was really paying attention.

I liked Landy as well, but had a couple of issues. She is very busy and I had a lot of trouble scheduling appointments with her. And when we did find issues, I really felt like the practice held back on advising us of our options and implications of the condition because of GT being a Catholic hospital. I ended up self-referring to CHOP.

[Anonymous]

I really liked Dr. Driggers at Sibley. She’s direct and candid but also warm.

[Anonymous]

Dr Landy wrote me a really nice letter after I updated her about my birth (I lived to another city at the end) and my health issues. My RE did not respond at all.

So I agree that she is direct but also empathetic.