Faculty

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 , 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

Stephanie Brule , DO

Role: Staff

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Education: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Connecticut Children's, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Women & Infants Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Interests: Family Engagement, Delivery Room Resuscitation
Research Interests: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Medical Education

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lawrence (Larry) Rhein , MD, MPH

Role: Staff

Stoddard Chair of Pediatrics, Director of the Center for Healthy Infant Lung Development (CHILD), NICU Fellowship Program Director

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Boston Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital
Interests: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia prevention and management

Rebecca Satty , MD

Role: Staff

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Victoria Scarpelli , MD, MPH

Role: Staff

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Medical Doctor and Master of Public Health dual degree program
Residency: Cohen Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Cohen Children's Medical Center, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Interests: Delivery room resuscitation, point-of-care ultrasound
Research Interests: Health equity, quality improvement, clinical research, artificial intelligence

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