Dr. Gary Helmbrecht is an Obstetrician, Gynecologist, and certified maternal-fetal medicine specialist practicing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Gary Helmbrecht’s clinic, Prenatal Diagnosis Center, is comprised of healthcare professionals whose mission is to provide non-intrusive and sensitive medical treatment to women during high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Gary Helmbrecht focuses on treatments in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, and maternal-fetal medicine. Such treatments involve fetal testing and therapy including amniocentesis, cordocentesis, fetal blood transfusions, and other fetal surgeries. Dr. Gary Helmbrecht and the Prenatal Diagnosis Center website advise many women to visit the clinic for prenatal testing and genetic counseling, especially those who fit into the high-risk category. Women at high risk include those who are 35 years or older, pregnant with unusually high AFP test results, and those whose ultrasounds reveal a possible fetal birth defect. High risk parents include those who share a recessive gene for genetic diseases, parents who carry X-linked diseases like hemophilia or muscular dystrophy, partners who are closely related, and those exposed to radiation, medication, or other agents before or during pregnancy. Among the many services that Dr. Gary Helmbrecht and the Prenatal Diagnosis Center provide include first trimester screening, fetal exams for pregnancies at 11 through 14 weeks and 20 through 22 weeks, birth defect screening and counseling, amniocentesis, and prenatal and gynecologic ultrasounds. When he is not working or travelling around the country to provide lectures, Dr. Gary Helmbrecht enjoys boating, water-skiing, and riding motorcycles. His favorite authors are Glenn Beck, Mark Levine, and Carl Rove.
