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Division of Neonatology

  • Margaret (Meg) Parker

    Margaret (Meg) Parker , MD, MPH

    Role: Chief

    Professor of Pediatrics

    Academic Chief, Neonatology Division

    Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD / Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Masters of Public Health
    Residency: Children’s Hospital Oakland, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Clinical & Research Interests: Social disparities in preterm birth outcomes, safe sleep, breastfeeding

  • Wendy L. Timpson

    Wendy L. Timpson , MD, Med

    Role: Chief

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics

    Clinical Chief, Neonatology Division

    Education: UMass Chan Medical School
    Residency: UMass Chan Medical School, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: UMass Chan Medical School, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
    Clinical Interests: Engaging with families to optimize care of NICU infants
    Research Interests: Implementation science and quality improvement

  • Maushumi Assad

    Maushumi Assad , MD, MPH

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Associate Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship

    Education: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara/International
    Residency: Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Clinical Interests: Infant nutrition, NEC, feeding practices
    Research Interests: Fellow education, simulation education

  • Apurv Barche

    Apurv Barche , MBBS, MD

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Director of Quality, Neonatal Division

    Education: Manipal University, India, MD / Kasturba Medical College, MBBS
    Residency: Texas Tech University, Pediatrics
    Fellowships: Thomas Jefferson University and DuPont Children's Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine / Massachusetts General Hospital, Emergency Medicine Research
    Clinical Interests: Neonatal sepsis, health equity, family communication
    Research Interests: Quality Improvement, global health, medical education

  • Megan Horgan

    Megan Horgan , MD, MS

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Associate Medical Director, Neonatology Division

    Education: UMass Chan Medical School
    Residency: UMass Chan Medical School, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: UMass Chan Medical School, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Clinical Interests: Family engagement, optimizing clinician Workflow
    Research Interests: Clinical research, EMR optimization

  • Danielle Kolitz

    Danielle Kolitz , MD

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Medical Director, St. Vincent Hospital Special Care Nursery

    Education: University of Texas Health Science Center
    Residency: Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: Women & Infants Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Clinical & Research Interests: Healthcare delivery, neonatal nutrition

  • Nikita Kalluri

    Nikita Kalluri , MD

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Education: Boston University School of Medicine, MD/ Harvard Chan School of Public Health, MPH
    Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program/ Program (Urban Health and Advocacy Track), Boston Children’s Hospital & Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics  
    Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Training Program, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine  
    Clinical Interests: Family engagement, prematurity 
    Research Interest: Perinatal health equity, high-quality provider-patient communication  

  • Kirsti Martin

    Kirsti Martin , MD Med

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Director, NICU Resident and Medical Student Education

    Education: University of Florida College of Medicine, MD / University of Cincinnati, Masters of Medical Education
    Residency: UMass Chan Medical School, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: UMass Chan Medical School, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Clinical Interests: Delivery room resuscitation, prematurity
    Research Interests: Trainee education, simulation, educational technology

  • Erich Renner

    Erich Renner , MD

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Director, NICU Hospitalist Program

    Education: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
    Clinical Interests: Newborn medicine, neonatal resuscitation, point-of-care, ultrasound

  • Javed Mannan

    Javed Mannan , MD, MPH

    Role: Staff

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

    Director, Neonatal Outreach

    Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
    Residency: NY Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Pediatrics
    Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Research Interests: Effects of phototherapy on preterm infants, developing guidelines for management of hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants, transport physiology, noise and vibration reduction, thermoregulation, team management and response time, NRP and resuscitation skills, telemedicine and QI projects utilizing new technology to assist in managing ill infants such as neonatal infrared spectroscopy monitoring

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