Fetal Cardiology
- Drs. Bremer and Liske are the only pediatric cardiologists in Knoxville with advanced fellowship training in fetal echocardiography, diagnosis, management, and counseling. They have been in the area for a cumulative time of 12 years, are published authors in their field, and have personally scanned more than 1000 patients. One of our doctors has recently held a faculty position with the Vanderbilt Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, training the next generation of cardiologists in advance fetal imaging.
- Our fetal echocardiography lab is the only one in Knoxville that is certified by the Intersociatal Commission on the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories.
- Our doctors personally scan each patient. The family is then counseled without delay in a comfortable setting, using patient-friendly diagrams to explain the cardiac condition and surgical approaches if needed.
- Some of our most frequent referrals from obstetricians include:
- suspected heart disease on obstetrical scanning
- fetal arrhythmias
- family history of congenital heart disease
- fetal chromosomal defects such as trisomy 21
- presence of other congenital anomalies that may be associated with heart defects
- maternal conditions such as PKU, rubella exposure, certain anticonvulsant exposures, or insulin dependent diabetes if there are concerns of cardiac involvement
- complex twinning
