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Anna Palatnik, MD

Associate Professor

Location

  • Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital Specialty Clinics
  • 8850 William Coffey Dr.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine

Maternal Fetal Care Center

Pleasant Valley Health Center

Town Hall Health Center

As a maternal fetal medicine physician, my goal is to provide women and their unborn babies with the most comprehensive, compassionate and up-to-date care, while taking an individual approach and working together as a team in order to achieve the best outcome possible.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Cervical Insufficiency
  • Multiple Gestations

Treatments and Services

  • High Risk Obstetrics
  • Maternal Fetal Care
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Ultrasonography
  • Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adolescent
  • Adult

Languages

  • English
  • Hebrew
  • Russian

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend
  • Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine

Clinic Locations

Pleasant Valley Health Center

Town Hall Health Center

map of clinics' locations

Biography

Dr. Anna Palatnik joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in September, 2016 in our Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Palatnik received her Medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, in 2009. She went on to complete her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee from 2009 to 2013 and then completed her fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Northwestern University in Chicago from 2013-2016, prior to joining the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Palatnik’s areas of expertise include high risk obstetrics with an emphasis on pregnancies complicated by maternal chronic medical condition, as well as fetal growth restriction, multiple gestations, preterm birth and cervical insufficiency. Her other areas of expertise are prenatal diagnosis and ultrasonography.

Dr. Palatnik’s research interests include clinical obstetrics, fetal growth restriction and prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease. She has presented her research in several national and international meetings and has multiple peer-review publications.

Dr. Palatnik is actively involved in the education of residents and medical students and has received "The Northwestern University Best Residents’ Teacher award" in 2016, as well as "Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Medical Students Teaching Award" in 2012.

Dr. Palatnik sees patients in the Maternal Feta Care Center clinic at Froedtert Hospital, as well as the perinatology clinics at Froedtert Menomonee Fall Hospital and St. Joseph’s Health Center.

Outside of work, she likes to spend time with her family and friends, enjoys traveling, yoga, piano playing and musicals.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - University of Tel-Aviv School of Medicine - Tel-Aviv (2008)
Internship - Rabin Medical Center, Belinson Hospital - Petah Tikva (2008-2009)
Residency in OBGYN - Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI (2009-2012)
Chief Resident in OBGYN - Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI (2012-2013)
Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine - Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine - Chicago, IL (2013-2016)