Congenital Tumors
Congenital Tumors
1:30 PM – Fetal Liver, Kidney and Adrenal Masses
Amir Alhajjat, MD
2:00 PM – Teratoma: From Head to Tail
Aimen Shaaban, MD
2:30 PM - Diagnosis and Management Placental Chorioangiomas
Tiffany Deihl, MD, UPMC-Magee-Womens Hospital
Moderator: Aimen Shaaban, MD
Amir Alhajjat, MD
Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery; Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)
The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Alhajjat is a pediatric surgeon and specialist in the area of surgical fetal intervention. He completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Mayo Clinic Arizona, as well as a one-year fellowship in Fetal Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Iowa.
As a physician scientist, Dr. Alhajjat’s research has focused on the maternal and fetal immune response to In-Utero Stem Cell Transplantation and Prenatal Tolerance following Hematopoietic Cellular Transplantation. He also focuses on understanding of the delicate maternal-fetal immune tolerance during pregnancy and the imbalances that occur with various fetal procedures.
Clinically, Dr. Alhajjat practices pediatric general and thoracic surgery with a range of conditions spanning newborns through young adults. He has a strong interest in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic newborn surgery.
Aimen Shaaban, MD
Fetology Chicago Course Director; Attending Pediatric Surgeon; Professor of Surgery
Lurie Children’s Hospital; The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Attending Pediatric Surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Director of The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health, and Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. A globally renowned expert in surgical fetal intervention with over 20 years of experience in diagnosing and treating complex fetal conditions including spina bifida, twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and more. Educated at the University of Illinois College of Medicine (MD, 1991), he completed residency in general surgery at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (1991–1996), followed by advanced training and fetal surgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (1996–2002).
Tiffany Deihl, MD
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
UPMC
Tiffany Deihl, MD, specializes in maternal and fetal medicine and practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is affiliated with UPMC Mercy, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Bedford, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Horizon, and UPMC Hamot. She completed her medical degree at Penn State College of Medicine - Hershey and fellowship at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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