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Thomas L. Pinckert, M.D.

Thomas L. Pinckert, M.D., physician at the Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice specializing in care of high-risk pregnancy using ultrasound, 3-D ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, first trimester screening, instant risk, cerclage, multiples and genetic counseling.Dr. Thomas Pinckert graduated from Arizona State University summa cum laude and earned his medical degree from the University Oregon Health sciences Center. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in California. He has completed fellowships in Maternal-Fetal medicine and Medical Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco, gaining expertise in high-risk pregnancies, fetal surgery and genetic conditions.

Dr. Pinckert is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Medical Genetics. He is one of the few physicians in the United States who have achieved this level of specialization and triple board certification. In addition, he is a member of the prestigious International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. Before starting the Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Genetics practice, Dr. Pinckert was Director of Clinical Genetics and co-director of the Fetal Therapy Program at Georgetown University Medical Center. Following his time at Georgetown University, he was the Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Adventist HealthCare. Currently, Dr. Pinckert serves as the Chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital as well as the Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Holy Cross Hospital.

Michael W. Gallagher, M.D.

Michael W. Gallagher, M.D., physician at the Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice specializing in care of high-risk pregnancy using ultrasound, 3-D ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, first trimester screening, instant risk, cerclage, multiples and genetic counseling.After graduating from Fordham University in New York with a BA degree in philosophy, Dr. Michael Gallagher earned a Master of Divinity degree from Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He later attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency in OB/GYN at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He then completed his fellowship at the John Hopkins Hospital. Following a career in Navy medicine, which included a position of Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the National Naval Medical Center, he practiced Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital and had a faculty position at Harvard Medical School. He was also Director of Obstetrics at Cambridge hospital in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Michael Gallagher is board certified in Ob/Gyn and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He has returned to this area to join Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Genetics. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.

Pamela Lewis Matia, M.D.

Pamela Lewis Matia, M.D., physician at the Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice specializing in care of high-risk pregnancy using ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, first trimester screening, instant risk, cerclage, multiples and genetic counseling.Dr. Pamela Matia earned her undergraduate degree in biology form Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. She later graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine where she did her residency in OB/GYN at Metro Health Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Matia completed her fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Hospital, gaining expertise in fetal surgery and fetal therapy. She is board certified in both Ob/Gyn and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Prior to joining Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Genetics, Dr. Matia was a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and an assistant professor at the John Hopkins School of Medicine. She is the Co-Chairperson of the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Board of Montgomery County, Maryland and is also of member of its Community Action Team.

Gena T. Manley, M.D., F.A.C.O. G

Gena T. Manley, M.D., F.A.C.O. G, physician at the Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice specializing in care of high-risk pregnancy using ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, first trimester screening, instant risk, cerclage, multiples and genetic counseling.After graduating from Duke University earning degrees in biology and psychology, Dr. Gena Manley earned her medical degree from the University of South Alabama. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC.

Dr. Manley practiced general OB/GYN in the Atlanta, GA area leaving to pursue her interest in high-risk obstetrics. She completed fellowships in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center and then in Prenatal Diagnosis and Obstetrical Ultrasound at Yale University Hospital in New Haven, CT.

Dr. Manley returned to the Washington DC/Baltimore area where she practiced maternal-fetal medicine at INOVA Fairfax Hospital and Sinai Hospital in Baltimore before joining Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr. Manley is married and the mother of four children - identical twin boys and boy/girl twins.

Our Genetic Counselors Jill Fonda

Jill Fonda, a genetic counselor at the Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice specializing in care of high-risk pregnancy using ultrasound, 3-D ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, first trimester screening, instant risk, cerclage, multiples and genetic counseling.Jill is a graduate of Penn State University. She received her Master's degree in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College and is a Certified Genetic Counselor.

Before joining Greater Washington MFM and Genetics, she was coordinator for The Center for Prenatal Evaluation at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Prior to that she was a pediatric genetic counselor and coordinated the Tay-Sachs carrier testing program at Children's Hospital.


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