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Dr. Susan Hintz, MD

Dr. Susan Hintz, MD

Palo Alto, CA

27 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

    Who is Dr. Hintz, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist in Palo Alto, CA?

    Dr. Susan Hintz, MD is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist, who primarily practices in Palo Alto, CA. She has been practicing for over 27 years and is board certified. Dr. Hintz completed her residency at Stanford Univ Hosp, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Stanford Univ Hosp, Pediatrics. Dr. Hintz is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Hintz’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Hintz’s office at (650) 497-8800.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Hintz?

    Dr. Susan Hintz, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions and procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Hintz empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Palo Alto, CA community, Dr. Hintz is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Hintz go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

    • Residency: Stanford Univ Hosp, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Stanford Univ Hosp, Pediatrics | Stanford University Medical Center

    • Medical School: Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca

    Is Dr. Hintz board certified as a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist?

    Yes, Dr. Susan Hintz, MD is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology

    What languages does Dr. Hintz speak?

    Dr. Hintz and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist like Dr. Hintz typically treat?

    As a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Hintz diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Hintz. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology here.

    Also known as:

    • Fetal Heart Anomalies
    • Fetal Digestive System Anomalies
    • Congenital Heart Defects in Fetus
    • Fetal Cardiac Malformations
    • Fetal Heart Problems
    • Fetal GI Tract Defects
    • Congenital Gastrointestinal Malformations in Fetus
    • Fetal Gut Problems

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • O35BXX0: Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, fetal cardiac anomalies, not applicable or unspecified
    • O35DXX0: Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, fetal gastrointestinal anomalies, not applicable or unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Nutrition Counseling
    • Nutrition
    • Dietary advice
    • Nutritional guidance
    • Healthy eating counseling

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z713: Dietary counseling and surveillance

    Also known as:

    • Other Fetal Central Nervous System Malformation
    • Fetal Brain Malformation
    • Fetal Spinal Cord Defect

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • O3509X0: Maternal care for (suspected) other central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, not applicable or unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Fetal Pulmonary Anomalies
    • Fetal Lung Defects
    • Congenital Lung Malformation in Fetus

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • O35CXX0: Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, fetal pulmonary anomalies, not applicable or unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Fetal Abnormality
    • Birth Defects
    • Health Problems in Pregnancy
    • Congenital Anomaly
    • Fetal Malformation
    • Developmental Abnormality
    • Birth Defect

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • O358XX0: Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, not applicable or unspecified

    What procedures does a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist like Dr. Hintz typically perform?

    As a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist, procedures performed by Dr. Susan Hintz may include:

    Please contact Dr. Hintz's office directly to confirm care for your specific procedure, for more information, or to schedule a consultation.

    Does Dr. Hintz accept my insurance?

    Dr. Hintz accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 497-8800 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Hintz accept in Palo Alto, CA?

    Dr. Hintz in Palo Alto, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Shield of California

    • Cigna Group

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Health Plan of San Joaquin

    • Kaiser Permanente

    • Santa Cruz County

    • State of California

    • UnitedHealth Group

    • Unknown

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    Where is Dr. Hintz's office located?

    Dr. Susan Hintz's Primary Practice

    750 Welch Rd Ste 315

    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    (650) 497-8800

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    Recognitions

    Publications

    Outcomes of extremely preterm infants following severe intracranial hemorrhage.

    , 2014

    Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants with spontaneous intestil per

    , 2014

    Early working memory as a racially

    , 2013

    Apgar scores at 10 min and outcomes at 6-7 years following hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

    , 2013

    Neurodevelopmental outcome of extremely low birth weight infants with Candida infection.

    , 2013

    Cerebral Palsy and Growth Failure at 6 to 7 Years

    , 2013

    Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low-gestatiol

    , 2013

    HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY IN THE COOLING ERA: SHORT TERM OUTCOMES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

    , 2013

    Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in the Early CPAP and Pulse Oximetry Trial

    , 2012

    Infants with Pretally Diagnosed Anomalies Special Approaches to Preparation and Resuscitation

    , 2012

    Brain injury following trial of hypothermia for neotal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

    , 2012

    Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Extremely Preterm Infants

    , 2012

    Are Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Improving? Impact of Bayley Assessment on Outcomes

    , 2012

    Childhood Outcomes after Hypothermia for Neotal Encephalopathy

    , 2012

    Ventricular Access Devices Are Safe

    , 2012

    Newborn with pretally diagnosed choroidal fissure cyst and panhypopituitarism and review of the

    , 2011

    Is phototherapy exposure associated with better or worse outcomes in 501-to 1000

    , 2011

    Improved outcomes with a standardized feeding protocol for very low birth weight infants

    , 2011

    NEWBORN WITH CHOROIDAL FISSURE CYST AND PANHYPOPITUITARISM

    , 2011

    Early-Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Are Not Improving for Infants Born at < 25 Weeks'

    , 2011

    Seizures in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Are Associated with Adverse Outcome

    , 2010

    Prediction of Death for Extremely Premature Infants in a Population-Based Cohort

    , 2010

    A tiol Survey of Pediatric Residents and Delivery Room Training Experience

    , 2010

    Aluminum Content of Parenteral Nutrition in Neotes: Measured Versus Calculated Levels

    , 2010

    Predicting Time to Hospital Discharge for Extremely Preterm Infants

    , 2010

    Medical Magement of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants in the First Week of Life

    , 2009

    Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes, Oligohydramnios

    , 2009

    Changes in Attendance at Deliveries by Pediatric Residents 2000 to 2005

    , 2009

    PEDIATRIC RESIDENT ATTENDANCE AT DELIVERIES

    , 2009

    Community supports after surviving extremely low-birth-weight

    , 2008

    School outcomes of late preterm infants

    , 2008

    Aluminum exposure from pediatric parenteral nutrition: Meeting the new FDA regulation

    , 2008

    Neuroimaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants

    , 2008

    Clinical data predict neurodevelopmental outcome better than head ultrasound

    , 2007

    Pretal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: how should the babies be delivered?

    , 2007

    Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with severe respiratory failure enrolled in a r

    , 2007

    Inhaled nitric oxide in infants > 1500 g and < 34 weeks gestation with severe respiratory failure

    , 2007

    Interobserver reliability

    , 2007

    Diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus by a neotologist with a compact, portable ultrasound machine

    , 2007

    Hypothermia for the treatment of neotal ischemic encephalopathy: Is the genie out of the bottle?

    , 2007

    Gender differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes among extremely preterm

    , 2006

    The use of inhaled nitric oxide in the premature infant with respiratory distress syndrome.

    , 2006

    Changes in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 to 22 months' corrected age among infants

    , 2005

    Changes in mortality

    , 2005

    Changes in mortality

    , 2005

    Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants after necrotizing

    , 2005

    Utilization and outcomes of neotal cardiac extracorporeal life support: 1996-2000.

    , 2005

    Neurodevelopmental and growth impairment among extremely low-birth

    , 2004

    Surfactant replacement therapy on ECMO does not improve outcome

    , 2004

    Neotal brain magnetic resonce imaging before discharge is better than serial cranial ultrasound

    , 2004

    Low yield of ancillary diagnostic studies in neotes infected with Candida.

    , 2004

    Pulmory glial heterotopia in a monoamniotic twin

    , 2003

    Bilateral cystic lung disease in a monoamnionic twin of an anencephalic

    , 2003

    The jaundiced newborn. Understanding and maging transitiol hyperbilirubinemia.

    , 2002

    Early neotal diagnosis of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogese

    , 2002

    Understanding newborn jaundice.

    , 2001

    Just when you thought it was safe...

    , 2001

    Limb/pelvis hypoplasia/aplasia with skull defect (Schinzel phocomelia)

    , 2001

    Serum bilirubin levels at 72 hours by selected characteristics in breastfed

    , 2001

    Bedside functiol imaging of the premature infant brain during passive motor activation

    , 2001

    Decreased use of neotal extracorporeal membrane oxygetion (ECMO)

    , 2000

    Secondary infection presenting as recurrent pulmory hypertension.

    , 2000

    Noninvasive functiol imaging of human brain using light

    , 2000

    Alveolar capillary dysplasia: diagnostic potential for cardiac catheterization.

    , 1999

    Bedside imaging of intracranial hemorrhage in the neote using light

    , 1999

    Bedside functiol imaging of the premature infant brain during passive motor activation

    , 1999

    Statiory headband for clinical time-of-flight optical imaging at the bedside

    , 1998

    Automated quantitation of tissue components using real-time spectroscopy

    , 1998

    Calibration of time-of-flight optical spectroscopy

    , 1998

    Brain functiol imaging using time-of-flight optical spectroscopy

    , 1998

    Automated classification of tissue by type using real-time spectroscopy

    , 1997

    MORTALITY OF METALLOPORPHYRIN-TREATED NEOTAL RATS AFTER LIGHT EXPOSURE

    , 1990

    EFFECTS OF ORAL-ADMINISTRATION OF TIN AND ZINC PROTOPORPHYRIN ON NEOTAL AND ADULT

    , 1988

    INVITRO CARBON-MONOXIDE PRODUCTION BY THE SMALL

    , 1988

    LACK OF INHIBITION OF INTESTIL HEME OXYGESE BY ANTIBIOTICS AND TIN-PROTOPORPHYRIN

    , 1988

    RECOVERY OF EXOGENOUS HEME AS CARBON-MONOXIDE AND BILIARY HEME IN ADULT

    , 1987

    TIN PROTOPORPHYRIN INHIBITS CARBON-MONOXIDE PRODUCTION IN SUCKLING MICE

    , 1987

    CARBON-MONOXIDE (CO) EXCRETION AS AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF SUPPRESSED EXOGENOUS HEME CATABOLISM IN

    , 1986

    COMPLETE RECOVERY OF EXOGENOUS HEME AS CO AND BILIARY HEME IN WISTAR RATS AFTER TIN-PROTOPORPHYRIN

    , 1986

    COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF TIN PROTOPORPHYRIN (TP) ON CARBON

    , 1986

    What is Dr. Hintz's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Hintz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1093857930.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Hintz?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Hintz

    What is Dr. Susan Hintz's specialty?

    Dr. Hintz is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist near Palo Alto, CA.

    What does a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist do?

    A pediatrician who serves as the primary care provider for sick newborn infants utilizes their clinical expertise for direct patient care and collaborates with obstetrical colleagues to develop care plans for mothers with high-risk pregnancies.

    Is this Dr. Susan Hintz affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    No, Hintz is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

    When to see a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist?: Guides for symptoms, conditions, and treatments

    Understand your symptoms and know when it’s time to see a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist. Explore insights from trusted medical experts on EverydayHealth.com, where you'll find the most relevant content and helpful condition guides for up-to date information about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and more. See all our health guides to find trusted information on medical conditions from our experts at Everyday Health.

    Is Susan Hintz accepting new patients in Palo Alto, CA?

    Yes, Dr. Susan Hintz is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Susan Hintz offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Hintz's office at (650) 497-8800 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Susan Hintz?

    Please contact Dr. Hintz's office at (650) 497-8800 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Susan Hintz have?

    Dr. Susan Hintz is certified by the American Board of Dermatology.

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