Alison J Carey, MD
Chief, Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
- Pediatric Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia University
- Special Interests: Neonatal infection, Immunology, Antibiotic Stewardship
Research Overview: Dr. Carey's research aims to identify mechanisms and potential modifiable risk factors for infants' susceptibility to infections, utilizing animal models, in vitro work, and ex vivo studies on human cord blood. The Carey Lab has established a clinically relevant model of neonatal influenza virus infection in 3-day-old mice to focus on both the adaptive and innate immune responses to viral infection.
Dr. Carey was awarded a biomedical research grant from the American Lung Association for her study, "Identification of the Toll-like Receptor Mediating Lactobacillus rhamnosus Protection in Neonatal Mice". Her research interests include mechanisms of age-specific host-pathogen responses, respiratory viral infections, infant immune system development, and the type I interferon response.
Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, MD
Program Director, Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: St Christopher’s Hospital for Children
- Master’s Public Health: The George Washington University, DC
- Special Interests: Medical education, Quality Improvement, ECMO, and HIE
Research Overview: Dr. Quinones Cardona's research interests center on local and large-scale quality improvement research, aiming to enhance clinical outcomes related to antibiotic stewardship, healthcare-associated infections, and innovative clinical strategies in the NICU. She is also involved in a clinical study assessing the safety and efficacy of ECMO and controlled hypothermia in neonates with moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, as well as ECMO inflammation. Her interest also involves education-based research, serving as a co-developer of the NICU I-PASS handoff curriculum and co-principal investigator in a national prospective study evaluating the standardization of a national neonatal boot camp curriculum for neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows.
Swosti Joshi, MD
Associate Program Director Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
- Pediatric Residency: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago
- Special Interests: ECMO, HIE and simulation-based education
Research Overview: Dr. Joshi's research focuses on evaluating the safety and efficacy of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation combined with therapeutic hypothermia and adjuvant therapies, such as vasopressin, to prevent ECMO or enhance stability during its initiation. Her work further explores the inflammatory responses associated with the initiation of ECMO. Additionally, she is involved in simulation-based educational research aimed at enhancing clinical training and preparedness among healthcare trainees.
Margaret A Gilfillan, MD
Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: University of Oxford, England
- Pediatric Residency: University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Penn State Medical Center, Hershey
- Special Interests: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Neonatal Vascular Access, Antibiotic Stewardship
Research Overview: Dr. Gilfillan's interests center on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), with a focus on synthesizing current evidence related to evolving diagnostic criteria, management strategies, and long-term outcomes in preterm infants. She is also deeply engaged in the teaching and mentorship of residents and neonatal fellows. Dr. Gilfillan is committed to fostering critical thinking, research engagement, and clinical excellence among trainees.
Ogechukwu R Menkiti, MD
Vice Chair for Outreach, Community Partnerships, and Innovation, Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland; School of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
- Pediatric Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, NY Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
- Special Interests: ECMO, Inflammation, HIE, simulation
Research Overview: Dr. Menkiti's research interests include defining the inflammatory response to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the pediatric population following the initiation of ECMO. Dr. Menkiti designed an ex vivo ECMO model that allows the study of blood-circuit interactions and their contribution to the resultant inflammatory milieu created in pediatric ECMO patients.
Folasade I Kehinde, MD
Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Pediatric Residency: SUNY downstate at Brooklyn (Beth Israel Medical Center / Long Island College Hospital), New York
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: University of Connecticut, CT
- Special Interests: Follow up of the high-risk neonate, retinopathy of prematurity, and medical education
Research Overview: She is involved in graduate medical education and mentoring of medical students, residents, and fellows. Her clinical and research interests include the care of extreme and very low birth weight babies, follow-up care of NICU graduates, and clinical trials in neonates.
Shadi N Malaeb, MD
Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: American University of Beirut
- Pediatric Residency: 1- American University of Beirut Medical Center; 2- UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
- Special Interests: Newborn brain injury and repair; Neurocritical care
Research Overview: Dr. Malaeb has a special interest in the neurocritical care of newborns at risk for long-term brain and body organ injury. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of developmental brain injury and advancing technologies for its early detection. His goal is to identify early markers of brain injury and enable timely neuroprotective interventions to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable infants.
Michael L Szatkowski, MD
Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
- Special Interests: Hemodynamics and point of care echocardiography
Yanick M Vibert, DO
Board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology- Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, NY
- Pediatric Residency: Penn State Children’s Hospital, PA
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, PA
- Special Interests: Global Health Delivery, Maternal Child Health, Health Disparities, Medical Education, Narrative Medicine
- Masters in Public Health: Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, MA