Nahla Khalek, MD, MPH, MSEd
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology in Surgery
Attending Physician, Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment/Special Delivery Unit at
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Fellowship in Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment, Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Course Director, Doctoring II, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Advisory Dean, Mossell House, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Co-Course Director OBG 325, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Advisory Committee Member, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science Genetic Counseling Program
Department: Surgery
Contact information
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration at CHOP
3500 Civic Center Blvd
2nd Floor, General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Blvd
2nd Floor, General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-5190
Fax: 215-590-2447
Fax: 215-590-2447
Email:
khalekn@chop.edu
khalekn@chop.edu
Links
Elective for MFM fellows in training
Obstetrics and Gynecology [OBG] OBG 325 PSOM MS Elective Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy
Fellowship in Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy
Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment: Physician page
Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment
Elective for MFM fellows in training
Obstetrics and Gynecology [OBG] OBG 325 PSOM MS Elective Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy
Fellowship in Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy
Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment: Physician page
Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment
Education:
BS (Biomedical Education)
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York/CUNY, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
New York Medical College, 1999.
MPH (Healthcare Policy and Management)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 2010.
Cert (Patient Oriented Research)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Cert (Leadership)
Academy for Leadership and Development, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 2014.
MSEd (Medical Education)
Graduate School of Education at The University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
Cert (Physician Leadership)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019.
Cert (Medical Education Research)
Association of American Medical Colleges , 2020.
Cert (Clinician Communication Skills for Serious Illness)
VITALtalk Faculty Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Permanent linkBS (Biomedical Education)
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York/CUNY, 1997.
MD (Medicine)
New York Medical College, 1999.
MPH (Healthcare Policy and Management)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 2010.
Cert (Patient Oriented Research)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Cert (Leadership)
Academy for Leadership and Development, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, 2014.
MSEd (Medical Education)
Graduate School of Education at The University of Pennsylvania, 2016.
Cert (Physician Leadership)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2019.
Cert (Medical Education Research)
Association of American Medical Colleges , 2020.
Cert (Clinician Communication Skills for Serious Illness)
VITALtalk Faculty Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Selected Publications
Whitehead MT, Manteghinejad A, Alves CAPF, Simsek O, Khalek N, Schwartz ES: Frontal Paraventricular Cysts: Refined Definitions and Outcomes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Jan 2025.Padiyath A, Lynch JM, Montenegro LM, Nicolson SC, Nelson O, Szwast AL, Shillingford AJ, Falkensammer CB, Savla JJ, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Rychik J.: Transitioning from the safety of the womb to the outside world for neonates with life-threatening cardiovascular conditions: The IMmediate Postpartum Access to Cardiac Therapy (IMPACT) Procedure. Pediatr Cardiol Jan 2025.
Soni S, Gebb JG, Paidas Teefey C, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N: Risk factors for spontaneous preterm delivery in monochorionic diamniotic pregnancies undergoing selective fetal reduction via radiofrequency ablation. Fet Diag and Ther Jan 2025.
Crane HM, Schindewolf E, Burrill N, Debari S, Khalek N, Paidas Teefey C, Soni S, Coleman B, Moldenhauer JS, Gebb J.: The Reliability of Ultrasound Markers in Identifying Fetuses With a Life-Limiting Skeletal Dysplasia. Prenat Diagn 44(11), Oct 2024.
Berger JA, Nelson O, Staben J, Javia LR, Simpao AF, Khalek N, Oliver ER, Adzick NS, Lin EE: Immediate postdelivery airway management of neonates with prenatally diagnosed micrognathia: A retrospective observational study. Paediatric Anaesthesia 34(3): 267-273, Mar. 2024 Notes: Epub Dec. 9, 2023.
Bose SK, Stratigis JD, Ahn N, Pogoriler J, Hedrick HL, Rintoul NE, Partridge EA, Flake AW, Khalek N, Gebb J, Teefey CP, Soni S, Hamaguchi R, Moldenhauer J, Adzick NS, Peranteau WH: Prenatally diagnosed large lung lesions: Timing of resection and perinatal outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 58(12): 2384-2390, Dec. 2023 Notes: Epub Sept. 9, 2023.
Soni S, Paidas Teefey C, Gebb JS, Khalek N, Neary K, Miller K, Moldenhauer JS: Amnioreduction vs expectant management in pregnancies with moderate to severe polyhydramnios. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 5(12): 101192, Dec. 2023 Notes: Epub Oct. 18, 2023.
Sheppard SE, March ME, Seiler C, Matsuoka LS, Kim SE, Kao C, Rubin AI, Battig MR, Khalek N, Schindewolf E, O'Connor N, Pinto E, Priestley JR, Sanders VR, Niazi R, Ganguly A, Hou C, Slater D, Frieden IJ, Huynh T, Shieh JT, Krantz ID, Guerrero JC, Surrey LF, Biko DM, Laje P, Castelo-Soccio L, Nakano TA, Snyder K, Smith CL, Li D, Dori Y, Hakonarson H.: Lymphatic disorders caused by mosaic, activating KRAS variants respond to MEK inhibition. JCI Insight 8(9): 1-17, May 2023.
Matalon DR, Bhoj EJ, Li D, McDougall C, Schindewolf E, Khalek N, Wilkens A, McManus M, Deardorff MA, Zackai EH: Genomic sequencing in a cohort of individuals with fibular aplasia, tibial campomelia, and oligosyndactyly (FATCO) syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics 191(4): 977-982, Apr. 2023 Notes: Epub Jan. 6, 2023.
Soni S, Gebb JS, Moldenhauer JS, Hwang R, Paidas Teefey C, Oliver ER, Khalek N: Predictors of dual demise within the first week after selective cord occlusion via radiofrequency ablation for complex monochorionic pregnancies. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 5(3): 100842, Mar. 2023 Notes: Epub Dec. 18, 2022.