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Neda Ghaffari, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine • Obstetrics and Gynecology
Complex Obstetric Medicine Mission Bay
415-353-3400
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Neda Ghaffari, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine • Obstetrics and Gynecology
Complex Obstetric Medicine Mission Bay
415-353-3400

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About me

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.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Clinical Informatics, American Board of Preventive Medicine
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fellowship

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

Residency

  • Obstetrics, LAC - USC Medical Center

Degree

  • MD, Keck School of Medicine at USC

Locations

    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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