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UW Medicine is a pioneer in the field of neonatology. For more than 50 years, we have been delivering the highest level of care to born prematurely and/or with physical and genetic anomalies. Our neonatologists bring extensive experience and great compassion in caring for not only the smallest infants but families blessed with multiples. Our neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have access to the most advanced neonatal research and continue to be instrumental in setting the standard for reducing risk of brain damage and lung problems in premature babies across the nation. Our Level III and IV NICUs are located at Valley Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center.

MANEESH BATRA, M.D., M.P.H ZEENIA BILLIMORIA, M.D. Associate Professor of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Director, Pediatric Program Clinical Interests: Providing care to Clinical Interests: Newborn health, survival critically ill, high risk newborns as part and long-term outcomes in developed and of a multidisciplinary team. Providing developing country settings. support to families of these infants, in an unfamiliar environment, through family- centered rounds.

SHILPI CHABRA, M.D. CYRIL ENGMANN, M.D. FAAP Associate Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests: Departments of Global Health, & management guideline development and Clinical Interests: Maternal, newborn outcomes, quality improvement projects and child survival, nutrition and early such as effects of standardized feeding childhood development in low- and guidelines on growth outcomes in preterm high-income settings. infants in the NICU.

MEGAN GRAY, M.D. SARAH HANDLEY, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Clinical Interests: Extracorporeal Training Program membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in Clinical Interests: Optimizing growth the neonate and management of the and healing for all infants in the NICU, chronically ill/surgical neonate. maximizing the breastfeeding experience, and preserving early family bonding.

ANNA HEDSTROM, M.D. MELINDA HENDRICKSON, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests: Clinical Interests: Reduced ventilator- Interdisciplinary, family- focused induced lung injury with application of neonatal intensive care and non-invasive ventilation methods in the investigation of targeting preterm and better growth and respiratory support to a newborn’s neurodevelopmental outcomes of NICU specific needs. babies with improved nutritional practices.

SANDRA JUUL, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics To transfer a patient, call our Transport W. Alan Hodson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Communications Center . Division Head, Neonatology 206.987.8899 Clinical Interests: Optimizing care for the critically ill newborn, implementing (over) neuroprotective approaches to care. CHRISTINA LONG, D.O. DAVID LOREN, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Associate Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, NICU, Valley Medical Center Associate Medical Director, NICU, Clinical Interests: Providing care to UW Medical Center critically ill, high risk newborns as part of Clinical Interests: Innovating family-centered a multidisciplinary team, neonatal ethics, strategies for developing comprehensive quality improvement, improving safety, and multidisciplinary care plans in the NICU. .

DENNIS MAYOCK, M.D. MICHAEL NEUFELD, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Associate Division Head, Scholarship and Research Clinical Interests: Long-term Clinical Interests: Evaluation of neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature that may potentially improve the neuro­ infants, quality improvement, patient safety, developmental outcomes of preterm and term eliminating nosocomial , and medical infants. Foster interest in neonatal trainees in education. clinical research project design, management and completion. PRATIK PARIKH, M.D. KRYSTLE PEREZ, M.D, M.P.H Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests: Providing Clinical Interests: Providing evidence-based comprehensive and evidence-based care care for critically ill newborns, improving for critically ill newborn infants. Special neonatal care and outcomes in developed and interest in neonatal neuroprotection and developing countries, and medical education. improving neurodevelopmental outcome.

TAYLOR SAWYER, D.O., M.ED. THOMAS STRANDJORD, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Division Head, Evidence-based Education Training Program Medical Director, NICU, UW Medical Center Clinical Interests: Promoting the highest quality Clinical Interests: Improving outcomes of neonatal care through the use of evidence- premature infants, with particular interest in based medicine and innovative learning delivery room resuscitation. methodologies, including medical simulation, with the goal to optimize patient outcomes. CHRISTOPHER TRAUDT, M.D. RACHEL UMOREN, M.D., M.S. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Interests: Application of family- Clinical Interests: Education and family centered care in the NICU: The NICU can support for parents with infants in the NICU. be very intimidating to parents and care of the infant is incomplete without parental guidance throughout the NICU stay.

LINDA WALLEN, M.D. ELLIOTT WEISS, M.D., M.S.M.E. Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Division Head, Clinical Operations Assistant Professor, Division of Bioethics Clinical Interests: Evidence-based Clinical Interests: Providing care to practice as the cornerstone of clinical critically ill, high risk newborns; neonatal practice and establishing guidelines extracorporeal life support (ECLS); for management of common neonatal supporting parental decision-making; problems. improving long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes. Patient Care Locations University of Washington Medical Center Valley Medical Center Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195 400 S. 43rd Street, Renton, WA 98055 206.598.4606 425.228.3440, ext. 5791

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