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New Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Perinatologist Joins St. David's Medical Center's High-Risk Obstetrics Program and Transport Team

Thursday, December 01, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas—Recently, St. David’s Medical Center welcomed Linda Fonseca, M.D., a perinatologist, (also known as maternal-fetal medicine specialist), to its team of maternal-fetal medical specialists, which supports the hospital’s high-risk obstetrics program and transport team providing live-saving care to women and their babies throughout Central Texas. The program is designed to improve response times and outcomes for high-risk patients.

“Dr. Fonseca is a valuable addition to our team, which supports the largest Level III NICU in Central Texas—providing the highest level of care to mothers and babies throughout the region,” Susan Griffin, chief nursing officer at St. David’s Medical Center, said. “Her depth of experience in treating high-risk mothers and their unborn babies is unmatched.”

Prior to joining St. David’s Medical Center, Dr. Fonseca was an Assistant Professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She joined the faculty in September 2006, after completing her three-year Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston-Memorial Hermann Hospital. Dr. Fonseca completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at The University of Texas at Houston’s Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital and medical school at The University of Texas at Houston.

Dr. Fonseca is board certified in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal medicine. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, as well as the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine. Her interests include prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies, multiple gestations, second trimester pregnancy loss, management of abnormal labor, operative vaginal delivery and the effects of antenatal corticosteroids.

St. David’s Medical Center
St. David’s Medical Center is part of St. David’s HealthCare, one of the largest health systems in Texas. Founded in 1924, St. David’s Medical Center is a full-service medical center offering comprehensive medical care at three locations—St. David’s Medical Center, located at 919 East 32nd Street in Austin; Heart Hospital of Austin, located at 3801 North Lamar Blvd.; and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, located in Georgetown at 2000 Scenic Drive. The three campuses offer a full range of medical specialties, as well as many other innovative health care services.

St. David’s Medical Center in central Austin includes a 350-bed acute care hospital and a freestanding, 64-bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. St. David’s Medical Center is home to the internationally acclaimed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute; NeuroTexas Institute (including the TIA Center for Stroke Prevention and designation as a Primary Stroke Center); complete range of women's services , including its acclaimed maternity unit, maternal fetal medicine, the region’s largest and most sophisticated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Breast Center, and a fertility center; complex surgical services; a Bariatric Center of Excellence; and a 24-hour emergency department.

In 2011, for the second consecutive year, St. David’s Medical Center was named to the list of 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. St. David’s Medical Center was the only hospital in Central Texas to be included on the list. For more information, please visit StDavids.com.

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