Marc S. Eisenberg, MD

Maria Andrikopoulou MD, PhD is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She joined the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia after completing her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Winthrop University Hospital, and fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University. Dr. Andrikopoulou specializes in the care of high-risk pregnancies, including women with medical complications and fetal anomalies. Her primary clinical and research interests include prenatal diagnosis, sonographic evaluation of fetal malformations and fetal echocardiogram. Dr. Andrikopoulou has presented at many national conferences and published several peer-reviewed research manuscripts and book chapters, focusing on clinical obstetrics, fetal ultrasound and perinatal epidemiology. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Jessica Giordano, a New York native, completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Boston College and her Master of Science in Human Genetics/Genetic Counseling at Sarah Lawrence College, graduating in 2008. After graduation, Jessica worked in the public hospital system in the Bronx providing reproductive genetic counseling to patients at Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital. She subsequently worked at Weill Cornell in reproductive genetic counseling for four years before joining Columbia's Department of Ob/Gyn in 2014. Jessica is an ABGC board-certified genetic counselor with a passion for reproductive genomic medicine, working in clinical, research, and industry-related settings. In her clinical work, she has witnessed how non-invasive aneuploidy screening, diagnostic testing via microarray, and pan-ethnic screening has transformed prenatal practice, making complex genetics test part of primary obstetrical practice. Recently, she successfully led Columbia’s fetal exome sequencing study published in Lancet, the stillbirth exome study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and is the primary manager for the NICHD multi-center study PrenatalSEQ, aiming to study the use of genomic sequencing in pregnancy to change post-natal management. In these research roles, she consents patients, curates variants, and assesses genotype-phenotype correlations with the goal of ultimately communicating results to patients to impact decision-making and clinical management. Additionally, Jessica has been integral to the recent development and launch of Columbia’s Genetic Counseling Graduate Program and currently serves as a course director and scholarly projector mentor to their graduate students.

Dr. Ascherman is Site Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery and a Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He obtained his B.A. degree from Harvard University, and his M.D. from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He then completed his general and plastic surgery training at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. In addition, he completed a craniofacial fellowship in Paris. With more than two decades of experience, Dr. Jeffrey Ascherman, Site Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, is a highly regarded plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specializes in procedures that enhance appearance while preserving function and balance. He has been listed annually for the past 15 years in both New York Magazine’s Best Doctors and Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors. Dr. Ascherman offers a full spectrum of aesthetic and reconstructive services and has a deep commitment to personalized care. Beyond his clinical practice, he’s known for his humanitarian work, performing life-changing surgeries abroad in underserved communities across Asia and South America.