Dr. Ruben Alberto Quintero, MD

Dr. Quintero developed the field of operative fetoscopy to treat birth defects in utero via a minimally-invasive approach by designing surgical instruments and techniques.
He pioneered the selective laser surgery technique to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and the staging classification of TTTS that is used worldwide. He is one of a few physicians who performs laser surgery to correct the syndrome.
Dr. Quintero is known for creating the field of operative
fetoscopy. He has invented several surgical procedures, including the selective
laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels (SLPCV) technique to treat
twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), umbilical cord occlusion for
discordant anomalous twins, fetal cystoscopy, direct fetal laryngoscopy, lysis
of amniotic bands, amniopatch and the percutaneous fetoscopic approach for the
antenatal correctionof open spina bifida, among others.
He proposed the staging
classification of TTTS that is used worldwide for this …condition, as well as an
ultrasound index to measure fetal lung, independent of gestational age (the
Quantitative Lung Index). He has designed fetoscopic instruments and medical
devices specifically for fetal therapy.
Dr. Quintero has authored more than 120 scientific papers as
well as abstracts and book chapters. He is the editor of the first book on
minimally invasive fetal surgery, Diagnostic and Operative Fetoscopy, published
in 2002, and the editor of the first book on TTTS, Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome,
published in 2007.
He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of
Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine and a peer reviewer for the American
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, British
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and
Gynecology, the Lancet, Prenatal Diagnosis, Fetal Therapy, among others.
Dr.
Quintero is founder of the USFetus, a fetal therapy research consortium with
over 45 publications. He is currently at The Fetal Institute in Miami, FL.

• Joe Dimaggio Childrens Hospital

The Fetal Institute

3850 Bird Rd Ste 401

Miami

FL

33146

USA

(786) 438-0711

https://the-fetal-institute.com/

• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Maternal & Fetal Medicine

• Ultrasound
• 3D & 4D Ultrasounds
• Echocardiogram
• Pregnancy Testing
• Pregnancy ultrasound
• Fetal Echocardiogram
• Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
• Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Amnioinfusion
• Cordocentesis
• Fetal Thoracentesis
• Fetoscopy
• Fetal Cystoscopy
• Doppler Ultrasound
• Amniotic Membrane Patching
• Amniocentesis
• High Resolution Ultrasound
• Amnioreduction
• Intravascular Transfusion
• Umbilical Cord Transection
• Umbilical Cord Occlusion
• Vesico Peritoneal Fistula
• Blood transfusion

• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Medicaid
• Self Pay

• Spina Bifida
• High Risk Pregnancy
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
• Complicating Pregnancy or Childbirth
• Conditions of Pregnancy and Delivery
• Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS)
• Pulmonary Sequestration
• Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
• Chorioangioma
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Fetal Anemia
• Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
• Fetal Tumor
• Monoamniotic Twins
• Premature Rupture of Membranes
• Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction
• Pericardial Effusion
• Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
• Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion
• Pleural Effusion
• Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction
• Fetal Sclerosis
• Fetal Goiter
• Vasa Previa
• Discordant Anomalies
• Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence