Biographical summary
Mauro H. Schenone, M.D. is a board certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist with extensive experience in the management of high-risk pregnancies. Before joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Schenone served as the Maternal Fetal Medicine Division Director at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He had a key role in establishing the fetal therapy program in Memphis, where he performed many successful fetal therapy procedures. During Dr. Schenone's tenure, the program became recognized as a member of the North American Fetal Therapy Network.
He received his Medical Degree - Cum Laude from the University of Carabobo, Venezuela and completed his residency in OB/GYN at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He later completed his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
He has coauthored guidelines in the field of fetal anemia that are currently used worldwide.
Dr. Schenone's passion for fetal diagnosis and therapy has led him to pioneer an ultrasound method for prediction of fetal lung maturity using Doppler. A summary of the work on non-invasive methods of predicting fetal lung maturity is included in his chapter within a widely used OBGYN ultrasound textbook.
He has also led research on middle cerebral artery Doppler to predict fetal anemia and fetal infection. He has participated on studies on fetal endotracheal occlusion, fetal gastroschisis, as well as methods on improving and measuring the quality of prenatal ultrasound. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications including more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, many abstracts and book chapters, and he serves as a reviewer for high impact journals in the field of OBGYN.
Dr. Schenone is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and a member of several professional societies including the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in medicine.
Conditions treated
- Amniotic band syndrome
- Bladder outlet obstruction
- CCAM
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Congenital heart disease
- Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome
- Conjoined twins
- Fetal anemia
- Fetal heart disease
- Fetal isoimmunization
- Hydrops fetalis
- Myelomeningocele
- Pleural effusion
- Sacrococcygeal teratoma
- TRAP sequence
- TTTS
- Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence
Procedures performed
- Amniotic band release surgery
- Chorionic villus sampling
- Cordocentesis
- EXIT procedure
- Fetal shunt placement
- Fetal surgery
- Fetal ultrasound
- Fetoscopic laser ablation
- Fetoscopy
- Intrauterine transfusion
- Radiofrequency ablation
Interests
- Fetal surgery
- Fetal diagnosis and imaging
- Congenital anomalies
- Multiple gestations
- Fetal growth restriction
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2013
Fellowship - Maternal Fetal MedicineUniversity of Tennessee
- 2010
Residency - Obstetrics and GynecologyWayne State University
- 2007
Internship - Obstetrics and GynecologyWayne State University
- 2004
Other - Mandatory Rural Medicine YearUniversity of Carabobo
- 2003
MDUniversity of Carabobo
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Maternal & Fetal MedicineAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2014
Obstetrics & GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Awards and honors
- 2013
International Federation of Placenta Associations. For the abstract “Reduced uterine perfusion pressure does not influence the endocannabinoid system transcripts in the rat model”. (2013), Volume 4, Issue 9, page A27, P1.46. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Travel Award for Early Career Researchers
- 2012
Best Poster Session II at the 32nd Annual SMFM MeetingSociety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Award of Research Excellence
- 2010
The Seski Award/Chairman's Award for Overall Excellence in Obstetrics and GynecologyWayne State University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2010
The Theodore Jones Award for Academic ExcellenceDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University
- 2009
Best Overall ResidentDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University
- 2009
Best Overall ResidentDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University
- 2008
Best Overall ResidentDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University
- 2004
Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine IIEnrique Tejera's Hospital, University of Carabobo
- 2003
Honors Merit Award - 3rd Best Student out of a 218-Student ClassUniversity of Carabobo
- 2000
Honors Merit Award for Best Medical StudentsUniversity of Carabobo
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Pharmaceutical Formulary Subcommittee (MCPFS) General Medicine/Surgery - Women's Health Task Force
- 2022 - present
MemberInternational Society for Prenatal Diagnosis
- 2022 - present
Committee Member and Reviewer, Futures Grants InvestigatorInternational Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2021 - present
MemberObGyn Specialty Council, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- 2021
Abstract ReviewerSociety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- 2021 - present
Committee MemberNeonatal Outcomes Sub-Committee for NAFTNet (North American Fetal Therapy Network)
- 2021 - present
MemberNAFTnet Steering Committee
- 2020 - present
MemberOB/GYN Executive Committee, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- 2020 - present
MemberDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, OB/GYN Clinical Practice Committee
- 2020 - present
MemberDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, OB Hospitalist Search Committee
- 2020 - present
MemberPractice Chairs Forum
- 2019 - present
Active MemberNorth American Fetal Therapy Network
- 2019 - present
Active MemberInternational Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society
- 2017 - 2020
Clinical Operations CommitteeUniversity of Tennessee Regional One Physicians Group
- 2017 - 2020
Chair, Clinical Competency Committee, MFM Fellowship ProgramUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center
- 2015 - 2020
Clinical Competency Committee, OBGYN Residency ProgramUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center
- 2014 - 2016
Perinatal Quality CommitteeBaptist Women's Hospital
- 2014 - present
Active MemberAmerican Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
- 2011 - 2014
Labor and Delivery CommitteeRegional One Health
- 2011 - present
Active MemberInternational Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2009 - present
Active MemberSociety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- 2006 - present
Active FellowAmerican College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Publications