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Karin Blakemore

Karin Blakemore, MD

Medical Genetics

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Obstetrics

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Female

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.

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

  1. Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
    • 10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II Suite 245, Lutherville, MD 21093

    Expertise

    Education

    Barnes-Jewish Hospital

    Fellowship, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, 1987

    Yale School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Genetics, 1985

    NYU Langone Medical Center

    Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982

    University of Toledo College of Medicine

    Medical Education, Medicine, MD, 1978

    Board Certifications

    Maternal and Fetal Medicine

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1990

    Obstetrics and Gynecology

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988

    Clinical Genetics (MD)

    American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1984

    Insurance

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    • 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)