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By Michael Sundine, MD

Thursday, November 21, 2013

This Annual Neonatology Conference provides local and regional Academic and Clinical Neonatologists, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows, Critical Care Specialists and Pediatricians with an update on and new strategies for improving the health outcomes of neonatal babies.

SCHEDULED TO PRESENT:

Fetal Surgery for Meningomyeloceles Diana L. Farmer, MD Surgeon-in-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital Chair and Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor Department of Surgery UC Davis Children?s Hospital, Davis, CA
Controversies on Chorioamnionitis David A. Kaufman, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Early, Selective Surfactant (INSURE) + NIPPV: Myth or Reality? Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD Professor of Pediatrics Keck School of Medicine of USC Senior Associate Division Chief USC Division of Neonatal Medicine Division Chief and Director, NICU and Fellowship Program LAC+USC Medical Center Section Chief, Neonatology, Good Samaritan Hospital
NAVA: When is the Right Time to Sync with the Baby? Howard Stein, MD Director Neonatology Director of Neonatal Transport President Northwest Ohio Neonatal Associates, Toledo Children’s Hospital, Toledo, OH Clinical Professor of Pediatrics The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
Neonatal Simulation Theodora Stavroudis, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology University of Southern California Attending Neonatologist at CHLA and Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
Neonatal Mandibular Distractions Michael J. Sundine, MD, FACS, FAAP Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Michael J. Sundine MD Newport Beach, CA

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Rangasamy Ramanathan, M.D. – Chair Professor of Pediatrics Keck School of Medicine of USC Senior Associate Division Chief USC Division of Neonatal Medicine Division Chief and Director, NICU and Fellowship Program LAC+USC Medical Center Section Chief, Neonatology, Good Samaritan Hospital Vijay Dhar, MD – Co-Chair Medical Director, NICU CHOC Children’s Hospital Division Chief, Neonatology CHOC/CMF and UCI Co- Director, Neonatal Fellowship Program CHOC/Harbor-UCLA Mary Hickcox – CME Program Coordinator Academic Affairs, CHOC Children’s