Department of Pediatrics

NEONATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP FACULTY

All faculty members are board certified or board eligible in Neonatology and are committed to scholarly activity in both clinical and research areas. Neonatology faculty may serve as mentors for the fellows. Mentorship is also available outside the Division of Neonatology if the applicant has a particular area of interest.

Henrietta Bada, MD (Division Chief)

• Effects of prenatal drug exposure on the fetus, newborn and childhood behavior (Maternal Lifestyle Study)
• Newborn brain disorders
• Analysis of complex physiological signals

Nirmala Desai, MD

• Pain management in newborns
• Genetic determinants of chronic lung disease
• Effects of nephrocalcinosis on ELBW infants
• Neonatal nutrition
• Developmental follow-up

Lori Shook, MD

• Prevention and treatment of chronic lung disease
• Institutional Review Board
• Validity of the Informed Consent Process

Eric Reynolds, MD

• B-type Natriuretic Peptide in diseases of newborns
• Digital Signal Processing of the sounds of infant feeding
• 3-D MRI and regional brain volumes in newborns

Hubie Ballard, MD

• Prevention and treatment of chronic lung disease in infants
• Validity of the Informed Consent Process
• Pharmacokinetics of azithromycin in preterm infants

Don Granger, MD

• Developmental Care of the Growing Preterm Infant
• Family-Centered Neonatal Care