
Overview
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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Uterine Prolapse. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Placenta Previa, and Polyhydramnios.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. 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
16261 Bass Road, Suite 100, Fort Myers, FL 33908
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Pediatrix Medical Group Of Florida Inc
Kathryn Villano is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Brandon, Florida. Dr. Villano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Uterine Prolapse. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Gestational Diabetes, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, and Preeclampsia. Dr. Villano is currently accepting new patients.
Verlee Fines-Hernandez is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Fines-Hernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Uterine Prolapse. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Cervical Polyps, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, and Placenta Previa. Dr. Fines-Hernandez is currently accepting new patients.
JH All Children's Maternal Fetal Medicine Trinity
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 Uterine Prolapse. His top areas of expertise are Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy, Polyhydramnios, Preeclampsia, and Premature Infant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Fetal Enterovirus SyndromeDr. Perni isAdvanced. Learn about Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome.
- Gestational DiabetesDr. Perni isAdvanced. Learn about Gestational Diabetes.
- Placenta PreviaDr. Perni isAdvanced. Learn about Placenta Previa.
- PolyhydramniosDr. Perni isAdvanced. Learn about Polyhydramnios.
- PreeclampsiaDr. Perni isAdvanced. Learn about Preeclampsia.
- Premature InfantDr. Perni isAdvanced. Learn about Premature Infant.
- Experienced
- ABO IncompatibilityDr. Perni isExperienced. Learn about ABO Incompatibility.
- AngiomyomaDr. Perni isExperienced. Learn about Angiomyoma.
- Asherman SyndromeDr. Perni isExperienced. Learn about Asherman Syndrome.
- Cervical PolypsDr. Perni isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Polyps.
- Hyperemesis GravidarumDr. Perni isExperienced. Learn about Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
- InfertilityDr. Perni isExperienced. Learn about Infertility.
