Our maternal-fetal care expertise is expansive and brings together skilled professionals from across our healthcare
system, including attending physicians, fellows and residents. As a teaching hospital, DMC has the honor
of training the next generation of physicians; our residents and fellows work closely with our attending
physicians to optimize care for all our patients. Across your care within the DMC, you may interact and
receive care from different team members; rest assured, our care team works closely together to ensure
seamless care for all our patients.

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Dr. Kara Patek

Having recently graduated fellowship, Dr. Kara Patek is the newest member of the Maternal Fetal Medicine division at the Detroit Medical Center. She spends almost half of her time in the Fetal Care Center and is excited to be a part of the team, where together with the Pediatric sub-specialists at CHM, multidisciplinary collaboration allows provision of the most up-to-date, evidence-based, and compassionate patient care for pregnant patients and their fetuses. Dr. Patek has particular interest in first trimester fetal ultrasound, the provision of obstetric interventions at the cusp of neonatal viability, and development of local obstetric policy and protocol. She is also an investigator at the DMC sites in an upcoming Michigan state-wide study which will enroll patients to evaluate the standardization of preterm birth and pre-eclampsia prevention strategies. Dr. Patek is passionate about caring for and empowering the patients of South East Michigan who are facing pregnancy complications.

Wayne State University School of Medicine Maternal - Fetal Medicine Fellows

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Dr. Kara Patek

Having recently graduated fellowship, Dr. Kara Patek is the newest member of the Maternal Fetal Medicine division at the Detroit Medical Center. She spends almost half of her time in the Fetal Care Center and is excited to be a part of the team, where together with the Pediatric sub-specialists at CHM, multidisciplinary collaboration allows provision of the most up-to-date, evidence-based, and compassionate patient care for pregnant patients and their fetuses. Dr. Patek has particular interest in first trimester fetal ultrasound, the provision of obstetric interventions at the cusp of neonatal viability, and development of local obstetric policy and protocol. She is also an investigator at the DMC sites in an upcoming Michigan state-wide study which will enroll patients to evaluate the standardization of preterm birth and pre-eclampsia prevention strategies. Dr. Patek is passionate about caring for and empowering the patients of South East Michigan who are facing pregnancy complications.

Wayne State University School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents

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