Erika Peterson, MD

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Location

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

Specialties

Maternal Fetal Medicine

My focus as a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist is to try to optimize the care of women and high risk pregnancies. I have a focus on prenatal diagnosis and helping families cope with pregnancies affected by congenital abnormalities. My clinical focus is on cardiac disease, and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, as well as isoimmunization and hemolytic diseases.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
Fetal Anomalies
Hemolytic Disease in Pregnancy

Treatments and Services

High Risk Obstetrics
Maternal Fetal Care
Prenatal Diagnosis
Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

Adolescent
Adult

Languages

English

Hospital Affiliations

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

Board Certifications

Maternal Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Clinic Locations

Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital Specialty Clinics

8850 William Coffey Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-6624
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Pleasant Valley Health Center

3200 Pleasant Valley Rd.
West Bend, WI 53095
(262) 836-7300
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Town Hall Health Center

W180 N8000 Town Hall Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 255-2500
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Biography

Dr. Erika Peterson joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in April, 2011. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Southern Illinois University in May 1999. She then went on to complete her residency in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Women’s Health in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. She attended Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts with a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine from 2004 to 2006.

Dr. Peterson’s practice has an emphasis in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Her areas of expertise include high risk obstetrics, prenatal diagnosis, fetal anomalies, cardiac disease in pregnancy, and hemolytic disease in pregnancy. She is the division head of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the Medical Director of the Froedtert Birth Center and the Medical Director of the Fetal Concerns Center. She also most recently received the Exceptional Women in Medicine award in 2019.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine - Springfield, IL (1999)
Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN (1999-2003)
Fellowship, Maternal Fetal Medicine - Tufts Medical Center - Boston, MA (2003-2006)

Prenatal diagnosis of a fetal inferiorrnvena cava thrombus.

(Fahl E, Livergood MC, Penzkover D, Peterson E..) Journal of Case Reports and Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Fahl E, Livergood MC, Penzkover D, Peterson E. Prenatal diagnosis of a fetal inferior vena cava thrombus. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2022;8: 100114Z08EF2022. 05/03/2022
The association between gestational age at delivery, closure type and perinatal outcomes in neonates with isolated gastroschisis.

(Palatnik A, Loichinger M, Wagner A, Peterson E.) J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Apr;33(8):1393-1399 PMID: 30173575 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054340074 09/04/2018
North American Fetal Therapy Network: Timing of and indications for delivery following laser ablation for twin-twin transfusion syndrome.

(Zaretsky MV, Tong S, Lagueux M, Lim FY, Khalek N, Emery SP, Davis S, Moon-Grady AJ, Drennan K, Treadwell MC, Petersen E, Santiago-Munoz P, Brown R, North American Fetal Therapy Network.) Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2019 03;1(1):74-81 PMID: 32832884 PMCID: PMC7437963 03/01/2019
National Practice Patterns for Prenatal Monitoring in Gastroschisis: Gastroschisis Outcomes of Delivery (GOOD) Provider Survey.

(Amin R, Domack A, Bartoletti J, Peterson E, Rink B, Bruggink J, Christensen M, Johnson A, Polzin W, Wagner AJ.) Fetal Diagn Ther. 2019;45(2):125-130 PMID: 29791899 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047425375 05/24/2018
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid as a predictor of poor outcomes in gastroschisis.

(Koehler SM, Loichinger M, Peterson E, Christensen M, Szabo A, Wagner AJ.) J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep;53(9):1665-1668 PMID: 29803305 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047296681 05/29/2018
Prenatal counseling and parental decision-making following a fetal diagnosis of trisomy 13 or 18.

(Winn P, Acharya K, Peterson E, Leuthner S.) J Perinatol. 2018 07;38(7):788-796 PMID: 29740195 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046694812 05/10/2018
Medical Disorders in Pregnancy.

(Peterson E, Hibbard JU.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 06;45(2):xv-xvi PMID: 29747739 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85043516807 05/12/2018
Cancer in Pregnancy.

(McCormick A, Peterson E.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;45(2):187-200 PMID: 29747725 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046629849 05/12/2018
Prenatal Counseling and Parental Decision-Making Following a Fetal Diagnosis of Trisomy 13 or 18

(Winn P, Acharya K, Peterson E, Leuthner S.) Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. 1 December 2018;73(12):663-665 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059017559 12/01/2018
The significance of organ prolapse in gastroschisis.

(Koehler SM, Szabo A, Loichinger M, Peterson E, Christensen M, Wagner AJ.) J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Dec;52(12):1972-1976 PMID: 28951014 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85029751025 09/28/2017
Can omphalocele ratio predict postnatal outcomes?

(Fawley JA, Peterson EL, Christensen MA, Rein L, Wagner AJ.) J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jan;51(1):62-6 PMID: 26541312 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952938992 11/07/2015
An unusual occurrence: a case of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy associated with heterotaxy syndrome.

(Epperla N, Peterson E, Foy P.) BMC Hematol. 2015;15:7 PMID: 26052441 PMCID: PMC4457096 06/09/2015