Clinical Focus
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- neonatal respiratory failure
- persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- respiratory distress syndrome, newborn
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- neonatal clinical trials
- aEEG for outcome prediction in neonatal HIE
- therapeutic hypothermia for HIE during neonatal transport
Academic Appointments
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Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
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Member, Child Health Research Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Editorial Board, American Journal of Perinatology (2006 - Present)
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Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee (2006 - 2008)
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Pediatric representative, Faculty Senate (2004 - 2007)
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Member, Steering Committee, Extracorporeal Life Support Orgainization (ELSO) (2002 - 2008)
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Chair, Communication Committee, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) (2002 - 2008)
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Member, Quality and Service Committee, LPCH (2002 - 2005)
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Co-Chair, Blood and Transfusion Committee (2000 - 2005)
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Chair, Education and Training Committee, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) (1997 - 2000)
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Member, Steering Committee, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) (1997 - 2000)
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Member, General Clinical Research Advisory Committee (1997 - 2000)
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Member, Administrative Panel on Human Subjects in Medical Research (1992 - 1995)
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Member, Blood and Transfusion Committee (1992 - 2000)
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Vice Chair, Appointments and Promotions, Stanford Univ School of Medicine (2006 - 2008)
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Member, Stable of Mentors, Pilot Pediatric Mentoring Program, Dept of Pediatrics (2007 - Present)
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Member, Council of Mentors, Spectrum (2008 - Present)
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Member, Research Advisory Committee, Dept of Pediatrics (2008 - 2012)
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Member, Spectrum Child Health Executive Committee (2010 - Present)
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Associate Chair, Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics (2009 - 2012)
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Editor, Neonatology section, Pediatric Research (2011 - Present)
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DSMC member, Tolsurf trial, NHLBI (2010 - 2011)
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Mentor, Faculty Fellows Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2012 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Rosemarie Hess Endowed Chair, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine (June 2012)
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Principal Investigator, Stanford University, Steering Committee, NICHD Neonatal Research Network (2006-)
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Member, Pediatric Academic Society (2006-)
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Member, Cardiology Working Group, Newborn Drug Initiative, Center for Drug Development, NICHD (2003)
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Recognition of Service Excellence (ROSE) Award, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (2002)
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Alternate Principal investigator, Stanford University, NICHD Neonatal Research Network (2001-2005)
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Member, Society for Pediatric Research (1995)
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Guest Researcher, National Research Service Award, Lab of Cellular Metabolism, NHLBI, NIH (1985-1987)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (1993)
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Medical Education:George Washington University (1981) DC
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Fellowship:Children's Hospital National Medical Center (1990) DC
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Residency:Children's Hospital National Medical Center (1985) DC
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Fellowship:National Institutes of Health (1987) MD
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Board Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1987)
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Internship:Children's Hospital National Medical Center (1984) DC
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non-degree, Children's Hosp Natl Med Ctr, Neonatal Fellowship (1990)
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non-degree, Children's Hosp Natl Med Ctr, Pediatric Residency (1984)
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M.D., George Washington University, Medicine (1981)
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A.B., Mount Holyoke College, Chemistry (1977)
Community and International Work
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Community Technical Assistance Program, Cotulla, Texas
Partnering Organization(s)
National Health Service Corps
Populations Served
Underserved
Location
US
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Research Assistant, Dept of Coordination, Geneva, Switzerland
Partnering Organization(s)
World Health Organization
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Amigos de las Americas, Manabi and Bolivar, Ecuador
Topic
vaccination and nutritional survey
Partnering Organization(s)
Ministery of Health, Quito, Ecuador
Populations Served
Children
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No