Emery Research Group

Principal Investigator: Stephen Emery, MD

Magee is a member of the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet), a collaboration of twenty academic centers involved in fetal therapy that perform multi-centered collaborative research. Dr. Emery’s research interests are clinical and involve the diagnosis and management of fetal diseases such as twin-twin transfusion syndrome and critical aortic stenosis. He participates in multidisciplinary collaborative research and publications with other departments within UPMC such as Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Obstetric Anesthesia, and Pathology.

Dr. Emery studies the following areas:

  • Developing a database of intrauterine procedures and their outcomes at UPMC
  • Establishing the testing interval to survey for twin-twin transfusion syndrome in monochorionic gestations
  • Sonographic and histologic correlation in placenta accreta, increta, and percreta
  • Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of cesarean section

Selected Publications

  • Emery SP, Kreutzer, J, McCaffrey, F, Sherman F, Simhan H, & Keller B. The learning curve of a fetal cardiac intervention program. Minimal Invasiv Sur (in press).
  • McCann SM, Emery SP, & Vallejo MC.Anesthetic management of a parturient with fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma and mirror syndrome complicated by elevated hCG and subsequent hyperthyroidism. J Clin Anesth, 21(7):521-4, Nov. 2009.
  • Emery SP, Schneck FX, Kauffman DE, & Hill LM. Prenatal diagnosis of lower urinary tract obstruction associated with penoscrotal transposition. Prenat Diagn,29(11):1089-90, Nov. 2009.
  • Hache JJ, Emery SP, & Vallejo MC. Bilateral fetal hydrothorax requiring intrauterine fetal thoracoamniotic shunts: anesthetic considerations and management. Sci World J, 9:435-40, Jun. 12, 2009.
  • Von Bergen NH, Burkhart HM, Latson LA, Emery SP, Younoszai AK, & Bartlett HL. Complete cavopulmonary shunt completion after in utero balloon atrial septoplasty for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg,134(5):1355-6, Nov. 2007.
  • Younoszai AK, Saudek DE, Emery SP, & Thomas JD. Evaluation of myocardial mechanics in the fetus by velocity vector imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 21(5):470-8, 2008.                                                               
  • Emery SP, Kreutzer J, Sherman F. Fujimoto K, Branislov J, Nikou C, Tobita K, & Keller B. Computer-assisted navigation applied to fetal cardiac intervention. Int J Med Robot, 3:187-98, 2007.
  • Von Bergen NH, Burkhart HM, Latson LA, Emery SP, Younoszai AK, & Bartlett HL. Complete cavopulmonary shunt completion after in-utero balloon atrial septoplasty for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A case report. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 134(5):1355-6, 2007.

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