
Karin Blakemore, MD
Medical Genetics
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Karin Blakemore
Professional Titles
- Director, Prenatal Genetics
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Background
Karin Blakemore, M.D., is the director of prenatal genetics at the prenatal diagnostic center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and she is a member of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include fetal imaging and fetal genetic disorders. Dr. Blakemore also serves as a professor of oncology and of gynecology and obstetrics in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Blakemore earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. She completed her residency at New York University Medical Center and performed fellowships in genetics at Yale University School of Medicine and in maternal and fetal medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.
Her research interests include Fetal Genetic Disorders; Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Treatment; In Utero Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Hemoglobinopathies; Red cell and platelet alloimmunization; Intrapartum physiology and outcomes; Placental development and abnormalities.
Centers and Institutes
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests
Fetal genetic disorders, Hemoglobinopathies, In Utero Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Intrapartum physiology and outcomes, Placental development and abnormalities, Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Treatment, Red cell and platelet alloimmunization
Memberships
- Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Editorial Board Member
- Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Editorial Board Member
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Member, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Network Units Advisory Board
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Member, Committee on Ethics
- The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Board of Directors
- Working Group 3 - Discussion of Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, Prenatal Gene Transfer: Scientific, Medical and Ethical Issues, The Third Gene Therapy Policy Conference, National Institutes of Health, Member
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II Suite 245, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 443-997-0400
- fax: 410-367-3312
Expertise
Education
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Fellowship, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, 1987Yale School of Medicine
Fellowship, Genetics, 1985NYU Langone Medical Center
Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982University of Toledo College of Medicine
Medical Education, Medicine, MD, 1978Board Certifications
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1990Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988Clinical Genetics (MD)
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1984Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)