Sarah D. Schlatterer, M.D., Ph.D.
Prenatal-Neonatal Neurologist
Sarah D. Schlatterer, M.D., Ph.D., became a prenatal-neonatal neurologist in the Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute at Children’s National Hospital in 2020. Dr. Schlatterer’s unique training at the intersection of maternal-child health, neurology and pediatrics has cultivated her passion for clinical care and research. Her research interests include neurodevelopmental outcomes and brain injury in survivors of congenital heart disease and prevention of brain injury in the fetus and newborn.
Key Studies
| March 2026 | Asch A, Govindan RB, Bartolini E, Chirumamilla VC, Pleau C, O'Donnell M, Schlatterer SD. Skin-to-Skin Contact Significantly Impacts Maternal Anxiety, Mother-Infant Bonding, and Autonomic Function in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Their Mothers. Scientific Reports. 2026 Mar 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-43506-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41826416 | view |
| November 2022 | Pickup EES, Schlatterer SD, du Plessis AJ, Mulkey SB. Isolated Absent Septum Pellucidum: A Retrospective Study of Fetal Diagnosis and Postnatal Outcomes. Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Nov;136:8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2022.07.011. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PMID: 36030624 | view |
Date: April 2022
Seed M, Limperopoulos C. In Utero Brain Growth Matters for Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2022 Apr 12;145(15):1120-1122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058683. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35404677
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35404677
Date: January 2010
Limperopoulos C, Tworetzky W, McElhinney DB, Newburger JW, Brown DW, Robertson RL Jr, Guizard N, McGrath E, Geva J, Annese D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Trainor B, Laussen PC, du Plessis AJ. Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease: Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2010 Jan 5;121(1):26-33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865568. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID: 20026783; PMCID: PMC2819908
View: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2819908
Date: February 2024
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. Brain Structural and Functional Outcomes in the Offspring of Women Experiencing Psychological Distress During Pregnancy. Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;29(7):2223-2240. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02449-0. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38418579; PMCID: PMC11408260
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418579
Date: April 2022
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Association of Elevated Maternal Psychological Distress, Altered Fetal Brain, and Offspring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes at 18 Months. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403