SMFM | Boston Children's Hospital

Bringing our latest breakthroughs to SMFM 2026

Join us in booth 303 for hands-on simulation and face-to-face conversations about how we’re advancing complex fetal care — from diagnostics to surgery to follow-up. Free coffee included.

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Meet Our On-Site Team

Eyal Krispin , MD

Interim Director, Fetal Care and Surgery Center; Director, Perinatal Surgery Fellowship Program

Assistant Professor of Surgery & Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School

Cassandra Duffy , MD, MPH

Faculty, Fetal Care and Surgery Center

Instructor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School

Mohak Mhatre , MD

Attending Physician, Fetal Care and Surgery Center; Associate Program Director, Perinatal Surgery Fellowship

Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Scott Shainker , DO, MS

Faculty, Fetal Care and Surgery Center

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School

Giulia Bonanni , MD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Maternal Fetal Care Center (MFCC)

Research Fellow in Surgery, General Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Nikan Zargarzadeh , MD

Research Fellow, Fetal Care and Surgery Center

Rebecca Ybarra , MBA

Department Director, Fetal Care and Surgery Center

Ghadi Saikaly

Research Computing Data Scientist, Fetal Care and Surgery Center

Michael Silver, MA

Senior Development Engineer, Immersive Design Systems (IDS)

Julia Thompson , BSN

Staff Nurse I, Fetal Care and Surgery Center

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See our presenters

Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

10:50 to 11:10 a.m.: Genital Tract Trauma and Hematoma: Identification and Repair. Presenter: Scott A. Shainker, DO, MS
11:50 a.m. to noon: Complex Obstetric Delivery: Expecting the Unexpected from the Bedside to the OR: Q&A and Panel Discussion. Panelist: Scott A. Shainker, DO, MS
2:40 to 3 p.m.: Complex Obstetric Delivery: Expecting the Unexpected from the Bedside to the OR: Panel Discussion. Panelist: Scott A. Shainker, DO, MS
4:10 to 4:45 p.m.: Interactive Case Discussion: “What Would You Do?” Presenter: Scott A. Shainker, DO, MS

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

8:05 to 8:40 a.m.: Management of Complex Monochorionic Twins: Diagnosis, Intervention, and Delivery. Presenter: Eyal Krispin, MD
9:45 to 10 a.m.: Q&A on Complex Monochorionic Twins. This session provides an opportunity to ask questions and discuss key points from Dr. Krispin's earlier presentation in the “Antepartum & Peripartum Considerations in the Management of Fetal Anomalies” session.

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

1 to 3:30 p.m.: Prenatal Surgical-to-Delivery Interval and 30-Month Neurodevelopment: A Secondary Analysis of the MOMS Cohort. Presenter: Nikan Zargarzadeh, MD