Dr. Meridythe Ashley Zink, MD

Dr. M. Ashley Hickman Zink is a member of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics at UT Southwestern. A specialist in maternal-fetal medicine, Dr. Hickman Zink sees patients in the Plano Regional Office of the UT Southwestern Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program for high-risk pregnancy and prenatal genetics. Her office is conveniently located on the first floor of the Children's Medical Center Ambulatory Care Pavilion on the campus of Children's Medical Center at Legacy in Plano. To make an appointment, please call 469-303-3591

Dr. Hickman Zink provides the full spectrum of maternal-fetal medicine consultative services. This includes management of pre-existing maternal medical conditions that may adversely affect the mother or her unborn child, and conditions that arise during pregnancy such as gestational diabetes or pre-term labor. She provides detailed ultrasound assessments of fetal anatomy, specialized ultrasounds for aneuploidy screening, and more invasive procedures …such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS), intrauterine transfusion, or shunting procedures when indicated. Dr. Hickman Zink works closely with each patients primary obstetrician as well as pediatric subspecialists at Childrens Medical Center to determine optimal strategies for ongoing prenatal evaluation, delivery planning, and postnatal management. She enjoys being able to provide preconception or inter-pregnancy counseling to help high-risk families plan for a healthy pregnancy. A 2003 graduate of UT Southwestern Medical School, Dr. Hickman Zink completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, followed by a three-year fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Dr. Hickman Zinks professional affiliations include the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In her free time, she enjoys baking, scrapbooking, traveling, and outdoor activities like hiking and canoeing. She is active in her church and volunteers with the Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center. She speaks English and conversational Spanish.