Overview
Dr. Kouba is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute. She joined the hospital staff in 2024. She sees patients at the hospital’s main campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, and at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital. She was previously clinical assistant professor and associate program director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. Dr. Kouba earned her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Roseau, Dominica. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology and served as chief resident at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York. She then completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Northwell at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York. Driven by a deep commitment to improving maternal health, Dr. Kouba’s research focuses on maternal mortality, morbidity, social determinants of health, and other key areas in maternal-fetal medicine. Her dedication is evident through numerous publications and presentations at leading conferences both nationally and internationally. She speaks Spanish, Arabic and French.
Dr. Kouba is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome, Newborn Transient Tachypnea, Preeclampsia, and Eclampsia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome.
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625 6th Avenue South, Suite 340, Suite 340, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
16261 Bass Road, Suite 100, Fort Myers, FL 33908
9332 State Road 54, Suite 407, Trinity, FL 34655
Clinical Research
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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 Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Placenta Previa, and Polyhydramnios.
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Sarah Obican is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Obican is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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Dr. Bivins is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. He sees patients at All Children’s Specialty Physicians Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Trinity. He joined the medical staff in 2025. He was most recently a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with AdventHealth Tampa. Dr. Bivins earned his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. He completed an internship and residency at Medical Center of Central Georgia/Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercer University School of Medicine. He then completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Bivins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy, Polyhydramnios, Preeclampsia, and Premature Infant.
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- EclampsiaDr. Kouba isExperienced. Learn about Eclampsia.
- Fetal Enterovirus SyndromeDr. Kouba isExperienced. Learn about Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome.
- Gestational DiabetesDr. Kouba isExperienced. Learn about Gestational Diabetes.
- Infant Respiratory Distress SyndromeDr. Kouba isExperienced. Learn about Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
- Newborn Transient TachypneaDr. Kouba isExperienced. Learn about Newborn Transient Tachypnea.
- PreeclampsiaDr. Kouba isExperienced. Learn about Preeclampsia.