Neonatology
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Faculty

A photo of Henry Akinbi.

Henry T. Akinbi, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Pharmacokinetis/pharmacodynamics of psychotropic medications in neonates; role of lysozyme in airway host defense
A photo of Maria Barnes-Davis.

Maria E. Barnes-Davis, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Functional neuroimaging (fMRI, MEG, EEG); neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm children; language; sleep and learning disorders
A photo of Jennifer M. Brady.

Jennifer M. Brady, MD, MEd

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; curriculum development; how procedural competency is achieved and maintained
A photo of Tanya Cahill.

Tanya E. Cahill, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in NICU graduates
A photo of Hitesh Deshmukh.

Hitesh S. Deshmukh, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of John Erickson.

John Erickson, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Antibody structure and function; glycobiology; mechanisms of protective immunity; flow cytometry and T cell biology; pregnancy; fetal tolerance
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A photo of John Feister.

John Feister, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Neonatal health inequities; the impact of public and hospital policy on neonatal health and inequities; language access in the NICU
Ting Ting Fu, MD

Ting Ting Fu, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Neonatal nutrition; human milk; breastfeeding
A photo of Beth Haberman.

Beth E. Haberman, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Lili He.

Lili He, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology
Research Interests
Machine learning; deep learning; medical image processing and analysis
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Morgan Hill

Morgan Hill, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Beth Ann Johnson

Beth Ann Johnson, MA, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education and simulation training; curriculum development; procedural experience and perceived procedural comfort in the NICU; how exposure...
Heather Kaplan

Heather C. Kaplan, MD, MSCE

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Understanding variations in evidence-based care practices across hospitals; examining strategies for increasing the implementation of evidence into...
A photo of Alan Kenny.

Alan P. Kenny, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Lung progenitor development; stem cell differentiation; fetal malformations
A photo of Paul Kingma.

Paul S. Kingma, MD, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Innate immune systems; surfactant protein D; Neonatal lung growth; genetic basis of congenital malformations
A photo of Katsuaki Kojima.

Katsuaki Kojima, MD, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Early detection of neurodevelopmental impairment; early intervention; language development; speech perception; M/EEG
Jennifer McAllister, MD, staff physician with Neonatology

Jennifer McAllister, MD, IBCLC

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Follow up care of infants treated for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
A photo of Kristin Melton.

Kristin R. Melton, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Patient safety; medication errors; unplanned extubation; neural crest and craniofacial malformations; surfactant biology
Stephanie Merhar, MD

Stephanie L. Merhar, MD, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Follow-up outcomes; advanced neuroimaging to predict outcomes in infants with brain injury and prenatal substance exposure
Emily Miller

Emily R. Miller, MD, MS, FAAP

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Effects of policy and advocacy on health outcomes
Photo of Nagendra Monangi, MD

Nagendra K. Monangi, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Environmental and nutritional exposures and their impact on preterm birth, adverse pregnancy outcome and infant mortality
A photo of Shanmukha (Sai) Niranjan Mukthapuram.

Sai Mukthapuram, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Vivek Narendran.

Vivek Narendran, MD, MRCP, MBA

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Innate immunity of the skin with a particular focus on epidermal biomarkers and antimicrobial peptides on the skin surface; role of coconut oil...
A photo of Amy Nathan.

Amy T. Nathan, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Strategies to prevent morbidities of prematurity
A photo of Nehal Parikh.

Nehal A. Parikh, DO, MS

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Early diagnosis of perinatal brain injury/delayed brain development; early detection and prevention of neurodevelopmental disabilities
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A photo of Laura Peterson.

Laura Peterson, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Ward Rice.

Ward R. Rice, MD, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Processing of surfactant protein C
A photo of Stefanie Riddle.

Stefanie Riddle, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Clinical outcomes of infants with congenital anomalies.
A photo of Debora Sinner.

Debora I. Sinner, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Developmental biology; lung development; congenital defects
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A photo of Daniel Swarr, MD.

Daniel T. Swarr, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Use of genomic technologies in inpatient pediatrics; applying computational methods (such as natural language processing and AI) to improve...
A photo of Prasoon Verma.

Prasoon Verma, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Understanding the pathophysiology of BPD and developing effective interventions which will lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality in the...
A photo of Laura Ward.

Laura P. Ward, MD, IBCLC, FAAP

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Neonatal abstinence syndrome; breastfeeding
A photo of Scott Wexelblatt.

Scott L. Wexelblatt, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Leadership

A photo of James M. Greenberg.

James M. Greenberg, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
A photo of Jae Kim.

Jae Kim, MD, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Education and Training
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