Specialties

Women's Health (Gynecology & Obstetrics) 

The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins, repeatedly ranked #1 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, provides a broad range of services for women, including high-risk obstetric care, prenatal testing, fetal assessment, routine obstetrics, reproductive endocrinology gynecologic oncology, and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of all gynecologic disorders.  Obstetricians are available for the management of normal pregnancies.

For women with pregnancy problems such as diabetes lupus, hypertension, cardiac or renal disease, neoplasia, or previous prematurity and still birth, the departmental faculty includes an experienced group of high-risk obstetric specialists.  In addition, the Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center provides multidisciplinary consultation to parents at high risk for bearing children with birth defects, including chromosomal disorders, metabolic errors and abnormal maternal serum screening.

Genetic counseling, high-resolution ultrasound, amniocentesis, CVS and fetal blood sampling are offered.  Johns Hopkins also has vast expertise in areas of endocrinology and infertility, in vitro fertilization, pelvic pain, dyspareunia, vulvar pain, urinary incontinence, male infertility and sexually transmitted diseases.    Special centers exist for the treatment of Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, and Cervical Dysplasia.