Overview
High-risk newborn medicine. Prenatal and neonatal palliative medicine
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
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2022 - Present
Pediatrics, Neonatology,
Pediatrics
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2021 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Families as partners in neonatal neuro-critical care programs.
Journal Article Pediatr Res · September 2024 Parents of neonates with neurologic conditions face a specific breadth of emotional, logistical, and social challenges, including difficulties coping with prognostic uncertainty, the need to make complex medical decisions, and navigating new hopes and fear ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Role of Perinatal Palliative Care in Fetal Neurology.
Journal Article Am J Perinatol · September 2023 OBJECTIVES: Many serious or life-threatening neurologic conditions are first diagnosed during the fetal period, often following a routine ultrasound or sonographic evaluation after an abnormal aneuploidy screen. Such conditions represent a worrisome or une ... Full text Link to item CiteNeonatal neuropalliative care.
Journal Article Handb Clin Neurol · 2023 Neonatal neuropalliative care is directed toward patients and families impacted by serious, life limiting, or debilitating neurologic illness in the antenatal and newborn period. This chapter will outline key considerations for clinicians hoping to provide ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Comparison of Two Human Milk Fortifiers in Preterm infants
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Abbott Laboratories · 2015 - 2017View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2006
M.H.S.
Universidad de la Republica (Uruguay) ·
1984
M.D.