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The Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine encompasses faculty who assist in the care of newborn infants at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH). BWH is the largest delivering hospital, with approximately 6,000 births each year and provides specialized care to the most high-risk pregnancies. In addition, Brigham and Women's Hospital houses the region's largest newborn intensive care unit with more than 60 beds for the smallest and sickest infants requiring care for preterm or any other complex birth-related issue. Brigham and Women's Hospital also serves as the academic and educational hub for departmental activities, including many groundbreaking research studies.
Interim Chair, Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine
Dr. Christou is the Interim Chair for the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine and the Elizabeth G. Nabel Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Newborn Medicine, the highest recognition by Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Christou previously served as Vice Chair of Research, Education, and Academic Faculty Affairs for our department. Her clinical research focus is on Pulmonary Hypertension and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in the NICU and she directs federally funded research in her lab at the Thorn Research Building of BWH. Dr. Christou is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
See Entire Profile See Helen Christou, MD, ProfileInterim Vice Chair of Research
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.
See Entire Profile See Mandy Brown Belfort, MD, MPH, ProfileChief of Clinical Operations
NICU Medical Director
Dr. Abdulhayoglu is the medical director of the Brigham and Women's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Her clinical interests are improving neonatal care with an emphasis on health communication, ELBW infants, policy and protocol development, medical coding and billing as well as delivery room and ICU management of complex care babies.
See entire profileNICU Associate Medical Director, Director of Fetal Care
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.
See entire profileMedical Director of Well Newborn Care
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.
See Entire Profile See Katharine Herrick, MD, ProfileAssociate Medical Director of Well Newborn Care
Dr. Connelly provides newborn pediatric care and circumcisions as a member of the BWH Faculty Newborn Service. Dr. Connelly has a particular interest in medical student education.
See Entire Profile See Megan Connelly, MD, ProfileChief of Neonatology, Special Care Nursery – Newton Wellesley Hospital
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.
See Entire Profile See Sujatha Ramadurai, MD, ProfileAssistant Chief of Neonatology at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dr Patrizi is the Assistant Chief of Neonatology at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Patrizi provides newborn and family care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Brigham and Women's Hospital and in the Special Care Nursery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She attends high-risk deliveries at both Institutions and provides antenatal consultation to families with risk of preterm deliveries and maternal conditions affecting the health of the fetus. Dr. Patrizi's main interest is neonatal neurology, with emphasis on neonatal neuroprotection, neonatal neurophysiology, and neonatal seizures. In addition, Dr Patrizi is an advocate for health equity and leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force for the Department of Pediatrics and Newborn Medicine.
See Entire Profile See Silvia Patrizi, MD, ProfileMedical Director of Newborn Respiratory Care
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.
See Entire Profile See Sule Cataltepe, MD, ProfileDirector of Neonatal Neurocritical Care
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.
See Entire Profile See Mohamed El-Dib, MD, ProfileDirector of the Growth and Development Unit
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.
See Entire Profile See Carmina Erdei, MD, ProfileDirector of Quality and Safety
Director of Education
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.
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Medical Director of the Center for Child Development
As Director of the Center for Child Development, Dr. Woythaler is especially enthusiastic about eliminating barriers to care for patients and families, improving the patient experience, and utilizing innovative technology to improve clinical care. She is excited to expand the ambulatory programs offered within the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine.
See Entire Profile See Dr. Woythaler's ProfileDirector, NICU Transition to Home Program
Dr. Mollie Warren, joined the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2021. Dr. Warren serves as the Medical Director of the Transition to Home Program.
See Entire Profile See Mollie Warren, MD, ProfileDirector of Faculty Development
Dr. Sen is a neonatologist and researcher in the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine. Her research focuses on the impact of obesity during pregnancy on maternal and infant health. She utilizes observational and translational studies to understand the underlying mechanisms and clinical trials to devise strategies to improve outcomes.
See Entire Profile See Sarbattama Sen, MD, ProfileDirector, Physician Wellness
Dr. Scheid provides Neonatal Intensive Care at Newton Wellesley Hospital and is an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is also active in research focused on understanding burnout/well-being in healthcare professionals within neonatology and in the development of effective interventions to address these issues in order to ensure highest standards of quality and safety in patient care.
See Entire Profile See Annette Scheid, MD, ProfileDirector of Global Health
Dr. Lee is an attending pediatrician in the BWH Faculty Newborn Service and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of Global Newborn Health at BWH and leads the Global Advancement of Infants and Mothers (AIM) Lab. Her research aims to improve the health outcomes of mothers and infants in low-resource settings.
See Entire Profile See Anne (CC) Lee, MD, MPH, ProfileDirector of Developmental Risk & Cultural Disparities Program
Dr. Liu's research focuses on the measurement and mechanisms of stress involved in mental health in families across key developmental time points (perinatal period, college/young adulthood), and the identification of resilience and disparities within mental health.
See Entire Profile See Cindy Liu, PhD, ProfileDirector, Neonatal Genomic Medicine Program
Dr. Parad is an attending neonatologist, dual trained in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He also received training in clinical trial design at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is an NIH-funded translational scientist with expertise in neonatal respiratory drug development, newborn screening and genomic medicine.
See Entire Profile See Richard Parad, MD, MPH, ProfileResearch Administrator
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.
Department Administrator
John brings extensive experience with over 30 years of administrative leadership. His skills include expertise in developing viable business and financial plans, integrating systems across multiple clinical service areas and practices to enable continuous improvement, and leading efforts to streamline and standardize clinical workflows and processes to enhance efficiency, increase productivity, optimize the patient experience, and facilitate the attainment of strategic plans and financial goals.
Sara Cherkerzian, PhD
Biostatistician
Pamela Dodrill, PhD, CCC-SLP, CNT, CLC
Speech Language Pathologist
Terrie Inder, MD, MBChB
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Cindy Liu, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Mark Perrella, MD
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Joseph J. Volpe, MD
Neurologist-in-Chief Emeritus, Boston Children's Hospital
Kenia Gomez, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Susan Marakovitz, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Emily Blake, CPNP
Nurse Practitioner, Well Newborn Nursery
Corey Boyd, RNC-NIC, MSN, NNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Nicolette Dickerhoff, MSN, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Stephanie Garley, PA
Physician Assistant, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Deborah Giambanco, DNP, NNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Growth & Development Unit
Danielle Kassmeier, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Center for Child Development & Transition to Home Program
Megan Kroger, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Debra Marks, RN, PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Growth & Development Unit
Rachael McClure, PA
Physician Assistant, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Katrina Miller, MS, RN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Growth & Development Unit
Berenis Morgado, MSN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner, Well Newborn Nursery
Kathleen Murphy, DNP, PNP-BC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Growth & Development Unit
Leah Prager, PA-C, MPH
Physician Assistant, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Susan Quinn, MS, ARNP, NNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Speech Language Pathology
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Social Work
Nutrition
Jill Robinson, BS, RRT-NPS
Newborn Respiratory Care Manager
David Beadles, RRT
Day Clinical Coordinator
Jessica Zellmann, BS, RRT-NPS
Night Clinical Coordinator
Respiratory Therapy Team
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