Pediatric Newborn Medicine Leadership

Dr. Christou is the Associate Chair for Research. She performs clinical research on lung biology and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in the NICU and directs her federally funded research laboratory at the Thorn Research Building of BWH.

Dr. Van Marter is Associate Chair for Academic Affairs of the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine. Her research interest is in the epidemiology of neonatal cardiopulmonary disorders, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

Dr. Manning trained in England and Australia before completing his Neonatology Fellowship here in Boston. His interests include optimizing delivery of care to babies with complex medical conditions, and helping families navigate the challenges of having a baby in the Newborn intensive care unit.

Dr. Velie provides newborn pediatric care and lingual frenulectomies as a member of the BWH Faculty Newborn Service.  She is the Medical Director of Well Newborn Care.  Dr. Velie is also interested in quality and safety improvement of newborn care, in addition to resident and medical student education.  She is an Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Herrick provides newborn pediatric care, circumcisions, and lingual frenulectomies as a member of the BWH Faculty Newborn Service. She is also a certified lactation consultant and serves as the pediatric liaison to BWH’s lactation support service. Dr. Herrick is an Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Ramadurai is the Chief of Neonatology at NWH. She provides care for newborns in the delivery room and Newborn Intensive Care Unit/Special Care Nursery at both Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Dr. Ramadurai is an Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Patrizi is the Assistant Chief of Neonatology at Newton Wellesley Hospital.  Dr. Patrizi provides newborn and family care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and in the Special Care Nursery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Dr. Patrizi’s main interest is neonatal neurology, with emphasis on neonatal neuroprotection. Dr. Patrizi is leading efforts in improving health equity and inclusion as Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism for the Department of Newborn Medicine.

Dr. Cataltepe is a staff neonatologist and Medical Director of Newborn Respiratory Care. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Her research studies focus on pulmonary biology and immunology investigating the molecular mechanisms of chronic lung disease of prematurity and pulmonary infections. She has received funding from American Heart Association and NIH.

Dr. El-Dib is the Director of the Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program. He is a board certified neonatologist with specialized training in the field of neonatal neurology and brain development. His field of expertise is bedside neuromonitoring.

Dr. Erdei is the Director of the Growth and Development Unit, where she works with a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to provide the highest quality of care for infants and families in a way that is family-centered, multidisciplinary, and attentive to all aspects of each baby’s development.

Dr. Hossain is the Director of Education at the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine and Assistant Director of the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation. Her passions include medical education, high fidelity simulation and the use of online education technology to improve clinical care.

Dr. Benjamin is Director of the NICU Follow-up Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as an Attending Neonatologist in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital NICU and the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Special Care Nursery.  Dr. Benjamin’s primary clinical and research interests focus on the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of high-risk infants. Dr. Benjamin is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Belfort provides neonatal intensive care as a member of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital core group of neonatologists and serves as a leader of the clinical nutrition working group.  She is also active in clinically-oriented research focused on growth and nutrition during infancy. Dr. Belfort is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Monthé-Drèze is an attending neonatologist in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at BWH and an Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In addition to caring for neonates in the NICU, Dr. Monthé-Drèze also does research on the effects of maternal obesity on infant outcomes. She conducts clinical and translational research pertaining to the effects of maternal obesity-related inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, and oxidative stress on offspring neural pathways and neurodevelopment.

As the Research Administrator of the Division of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Mr. Iacovino manages the clinical and research operations of the department. Since graduating from Harvard University in 2007, he has spent his entire career in research and hospital administration.