Overview
"Rachelle Schwartz, D.O., specializes in maternal-fetal medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. She joined the medical staff in July 2012 after completing a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Dr. Schwartz is a graduate of Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Bayfront Medical Center, where she served as chief academic resident. While at Bayfront she received the Laparoscopic Surgeon of the Year Award, Resident Academic Achievement Award and Academic Excellence Award. During her fellowship, Dr. Schwartz was first author for numerous poster and oral presentations for the annual meetings of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and Society for Gynecologic Investigation. Her interests are in gestational diabetes and multiple gestations. She has authored multiple papers including ""Glyburide Transport Across the Human Placenta"" (Schwartz R, et al.) in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ""Can a Single Preterm Ultrasound Accurately Predict Birth Weight in Gestational Diabetes?"" (Schwartz R, et al), and ""Can Third Trimester Ultrasound Predict the Presentation of the First Twin at Delivery?"" (Schwartz R, Fuchs A, Rosenn B), both published in the Journal of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Videos Meet Rachelle Schwartz, D.O.".
Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of ABO Incompatibility. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Macrosomia, Premature Infant, and Placental Insufficiency.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 340, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
501 6th Avenue South, St Petersburg, FL 33701
9332 State Road 54, Suite 407, Trinity, FL 34655
Clinical Research
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Dr. Apostolakis-Kyrus specializes in maternal-fetal medicine in the Johns Hopkins All Children's Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute. She earned her medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg, Florida. She completed a fellowship in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Apostolakis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of ABO Incompatibility. Her top areas of expertise are Placental Insufficiency, Premature Infant, ABO Incompatibility, and Polyhydramnios.
Johns Hopkins All Children's - Bayfront Bayboro Building
Dr. Perni is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute. Her clinical interests include prenatal diagnosis, maternal medical complications and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. She joined the hospital staff in 2024. She sees patients at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Center for Women and Families, HCA Florida Hospital Brandon and MCR Health in Bradenton. She was previously vice director and section chief of obstetrics in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hillcrest Hospital, assistant professor of OB/GYN and reproductive biology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and assistant program director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Institute. Dr. Perni earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at MCP/Hahnemann University Hospitals (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia. She completed the Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program at Weill-Cornell/New York Hospital in Queens, New York, followed by a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. She then completed the T32 Research Training Program at University of Michigan Health Systems. She also earned her Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Perni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of ABO Incompatibility. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Placenta Previa, and Polyhydramnios.
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- Gestational DiabetesDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Gestational Diabetes.
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- ABO IncompatibilityDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about ABO Incompatibility.
- Intrahepatic Cholestasis of PregnancyDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy.
- MacrosomiaDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Macrosomia.
- Placental InsufficiencyDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Placental Insufficiency.
- Premature InfantDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Premature Infant.