MotherToBaby Florida

Dr. Običan is the Medical Director of MotherToBaby Florida. She is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist specializing in maternal-fetal medicine, with particular research and clinical interest in teratology, fetal echocardiography and fetal therapy. She completed her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine, a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University, and maternal-fetal medicine fellowship training at the Columbia University Medical Center. She is also fellowship trained in reproductive teratology and toxicology. Dr. Običan is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. 

Nevena is a board certified genetic counselor and an assistant professor at the University of South Florida (USF), division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and serves as the Program and Research Coordinator at MotherToBaby Florida. In addition to providing counseling as an information specialist at MTB Florida and USF Exposures Clinic, she provides prenatal and preconception genetic counseling in various clinics across the Tampa Bay area. She provides both clinical supervision and coursework instruction for students form the USF Genetic Counseling Program. Nevena earned her MS in Genetic Counseling from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston in 2012.

Réka is a board certified genetic counselor and clinical instructor at the University of South Florida (USF), division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. In addition to providing counseling as an information specialist at MotherToBaby Florida and USF Exposures Clinic, she provides prenatal and preconception genetic counseling in various clinics in the Tampa Bay area. She also provides clinical supervision and coursework instruction for students form the USF Genetic Counseling Program. Réka, originally from Budapest, Hungary, earned her MSPH in Genetic Counseling from the University of South Florida in 2019.