Neda Ghaffari

Neda Ghaffari

MD

Perinatologist

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Dr. Neda Ghaffari is a perinatologist, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, prenatal diagnoses of disorders or complications, and prenatal ultrasound. Her expertise includes caring for pregnant patients with heart disease or cancer, as well as women whose pregnancies involve birth defects. She also performs prenatal tests such as fetal echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), nuchal translucency screening and amniocentesis.

Ghaffari's research investigates ways to improve maternal-fetal medicine, patient safety, and care for pregnant patients with obesity and diabetes.

Ghaffari earned her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at LAC + USC Medical Center and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ghaffari is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and she is a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and American Medical Association.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Informatics

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

  • Fellowships

    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine GME, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

  • Residencies

    LAC - USC Medical Center, Obstetrics

  • Degree

    MD, Keck School of Medicine at USC

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    My work

    I’m having a baby: Is a home birth or the hospital safer?

    Dr. Ghaffari discusses the benefits to giving birth in a hospital, and recommendations for those who chose a home birth.

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    Fetal surgery firsts

    The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.

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