Erika Peterson, MD
Associate Professor
Location
- Maternal Fetal Care Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
Maternal Fetal Care Center
Pleasant Valley Health Center
Town Hall Health Center
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
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
- 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-6624
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Town Hall Health Center
- W180 N8000 Town Hall Road
- Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
- (262) 255-2500
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Pleasant Valley Health Center
- 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd.
- West Bend, WI 53095
- (262) 836-7300
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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)
Publications
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(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.
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(Palatnik A, Loichinger M, Wagner A, Peterson E.) J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Oct 01:1-7.
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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.
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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.
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(McCormick A, Peterson E.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;45(2):187-200.
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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy.
(Peterson E, Hibbard JU.) Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 06;45(2):xv-xvi.
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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.
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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.
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(Epperla N, Peterson E, Foy P.) BMC Hematol. 2015;15:7.
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A critical review of early-onset and late-onset preeclampsia.
(Raymond D, Peterson E.) Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2011 Aug;66(8):497-506.
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Risk factors for postpartum antihypertensive medication requirement in severe preeclampsia.
(Peterson E, Craigo S, House M.) Hypertens Pregnancy. 2010;29(3):350-6.
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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.