MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE · FETAL SURGERY & THERAPY · FETAL CARDIOLOGY · FETAL NEUROLOGY
Global leadership in fetal surgery and prenatal diagnosis — across two continents.
Consultant Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine with more than 26 years of clinical, surgical and academic leadership. Chief Medical Officer & Head of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Institute at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE — and Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Obstetrics at Colsanitas Clinic, Keralty Holdings, Bogotá, Colombia.
Key Impact, in Numbers
A career built on high surgical volume, academic output and international training — certified logbook and departmental statistics.
3,500+
Total fetal surgeries & procedures
8500+
Cases of congenital anomalies diagnosed and managed.
140+
In-utero spina bifida repairs
477+
Fetal surgery/therapy procedures, 2025
26+
Years of MFM experience
64,000+
Annual obstetric ultrasound scans (2025) experience
1,800+
Physicians trained
2
Continents of active clinical leadership
Dual-Continent Leadership
Two active practices, one continuum of expertise in prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy and fetal surgery.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES · SINCE 2022
Burjeel Medical City — Abu Dhabi
Chief Medical Officer & Head of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Institute at Burjeel Holdings, directing fetal surgery, therapy and prenatal diagnosis services for the UAE, GCC, MENA region and India.
COLOMBIA · SINCE 2001
Colsanitas Clinic — Bogotá
Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Obstetrics and Director of the International Center for Fetal Therapy and Surgery — Latin America’s leading fetal surgery programme, at Keralty Holdings and Momprenatal Fetal Center.
Why Patients & Colleagues Refer to Prof. Herrera
Global Recognition
ISUOG Fellow (Lifetime) and former ISUOG Board Member, recognised internationally in fetal surgery, fetal therapy and prenatal diagnosis.
Surgical Innovation
Originator of the “Sad Face” Sign for prenatal diagnosis of d-Transposition of the Great Arteries, and leader of six active research lines.
Academic Leadership
Director of the first accredited Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship in Colombia, with more than 1,800 physicians trained in fetal cardiology and neurology.
Multidisciplinary Care
Leads collaborative, humanized care from prenatal diagnosis through fetal surgery, delivery and long-term follow-up, with specialists under one roof.
“Every fetus deserves the best possible chance. Every family deserves compassion, expertise, and hope.”
Fighting for Life Before Birth
Prof. Mauricio Herrera M., MD — Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Fetal Surgery