Meredith L. Kinsel-Ziter, RDCS, RDMS
Title
Fetal cardiac sonographer, Heart Institute, Fetal Heart Program
Email
meredith.kinsel@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-1234
Fax
513-636-9747
Bio
Meredith began work in the Pediatric Echocardiography Lab at CCHMC in 1999. She became the primary sonographer for the Fetal Heart Program in 2003 where she helped to establish research and training programs..
Credentials
RDCS: AE (Adult Echocardiography), 2000; PE (Pediatric Echocardiography), 2000; FE (Fetal Echocardiography), American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2004
RDMS: Obstetric/Gynecologic Sonography, American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2009
Research
Non-cardiac anomalies and their effects on the fetal cardiovascular system
Publications, Most Recent
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
Michelfelder EC, Gottliebson WM, Border WL, Kinsel ML, Polzin WJ, Livingston JC, Khoury P, Crombleholme TM. Early Manifestations and Spectrum of Recipient Twin Cardiomyopathy in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Relation to Quintero Stage. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007; 30(7):965-71
Kinsel-Ziter ML, Cnota JF, Crombleholme TM, Michelfelder EC. Twin-Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence: Pre- and Post- Operative Cardiovascular Findings in the Pump Twin.Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (in press).
Articles Published in Non-Peer Reviewed Journals:
Michelfelder EC, Kinsel ML. Fetal Echocardiography: Current Approach to Cardiac Assessment. Pediatric Ultrasound Today 2005; 10(3):pp.59-79
Franklin CM, Kinsel ML, Michelfelder EC. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews 2007;7(4):pp. 189-192
Presentations, Most Recent
Kinsel ML, Border WL, Michelfelder EC. Myocardial Performance Index in the Fetus: An Assessment of Diagnostic Feasibility and Reproducibility of Both Pulsed-Wave and Doppler Tissue Imaging Methods. Presented at the 17th Annual Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, Baltimore, MD, June 2006.
Kinsel ML, Crombleholme TM, Michelfelder EC. Fetal Cardiovascular Findings in the “Pump” Twin in Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence. Presented at the 18th Annual Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, Seattle, WA, June 2007.
Kinsel-Ziter ML, Cnota J, Crombleholme TM, Michelfelder EC. Acute Cardiac Changes in Pump Twins Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Twin-Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence. Presented at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dallas, TX, January 2008.
Divanovic A, Cnota JF, Hirsch RL, Kinsel-Ziter ML, Michelfelder EC. Prediction of Severely Restrictive Atrial Septum in Fetuses with Critical Left Heart Obstruction: Clinical Experience Using Pulmonary Venous Doppler Analysis. Presented at the 18th Annual Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, Washington, DC, June 2009.
Special Interests
Cardiac and non-cardiac anomalies and their effects on the fetal cardiovascular system
