Hospital for Children

Physicians and Staff

Neonatology and NICU

The Neonatology Division maintains a 40-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment for all critically ill neonates, including extremely low birth-weight infants and those with surgical, genetic and cardiological conditions. Specialists are available 24 hours a day. A specialized neonatal transport team, based at the University of Maryland Medical Center, provides ambulance and helicopter transportation for critically ill infants throughout the state.

Alexander G. Agthe, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Clinical Trial Design
Medical Degree: Artz Medical School, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany
Residency: Kinderklinik Pediatric Hospital, Germany; Sinai Hospital, Baltimore MD, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Eudowood, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certification: Pediatrics
410-328-6003/appointments
410-328-6003/academic office

Susan J. Dulkerian, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Clinical Director, Mercy Medical Center NICU; Co-Director, Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program
Special Interests: Neonatal Infectious Disease, Neonatal Transport and Outreach Education
Medical Degree: St. Georges University, Grenada, West Indies
Residency: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certification: Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-332-9594/appointments
410-332-9594/academic office

Alison J. Falk, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Bioethics, Curriculum Development
Medical Degree: The George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pediatrics
Fellowship: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certification: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-328-6003/appointments
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Renee E. Fox, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Lung Maturation; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Pulmonary Function Testing in Neonates
Medical Degree: University of Rochester
Residency: University of Rochester
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Neonatology
Certification: Pediatrics
410-328-6003/appointments
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Ronald L. Gutberlet, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Chair of Pediatrics, Mercy Medical Center
Special Interests: Regionalization of Neonatal Care; Neonatal Transport
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certification: Pediatrics; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-332-9594/appointments
410-332-9594/academic office

Brian Hall, M.D., J.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Neonatology
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Fellowship: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Neonatal Perinatal
Certification: Pediatrics; Sub Board of Neonatology
410-332-9594/appointments
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Brenda Hussey-Gardner, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Coordinator of NICU Follow-Up Program
Special Interests: Infant Development; Parenting Infants and Young Children; Anticipatory Guidance; Early Intervention
Advanced Degrees: University of Maryland, College Park, Ph.D.; University of North Carolina, M.P.H.
Certification: Early Childhood Special Education
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Shiv Kapoor, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Profressor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Neonatology
Medical Degree: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Residency: The Medical College of Virginia, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-328-6003/appointments
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Jocelyn C. Leung, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Renal Development, Neonatal Hypoxia
Medical Degree: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Medical College, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certifications: Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-328-6003/appointments
410-328-6003/academic office

David Louder, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Neonatology
Medical Degree: University of Virginia
Residency: Keesler USAF Medical Center
Fellowship: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Neonatal Perinatal
Certifications: Pediatrics; Sub Board of Neonatology
410-328-6003/appointments
410-328-6003/academic office

Fernando V. Mena, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, UMMS NICU; Vermont Oxford Database Site Coordinator
Special Interests: Neonatal Brain Injury, Neonatal Cerebral Function Monitoring and Quality Improvement
Medical Degree: University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Residency: University of Maryland, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certifications: Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-706-1803/appointments
410-706-1803/academic office

Adora C. Okogbule-Wonodi, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Medical Degree: College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Residency: Howard University Hospital, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certifications: Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-328-6003/appointments
410-328-6003/academic office

Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., PH.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Role of Bacteria and Host Responses; Probiotics
Medical Degree: University of Maryland, MKCG Medical College, India.
Fellowship: Indian Council of Medical Research, India, Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)
410-328-6003/academic office

Rose M. Viscardi, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics; Director, NICU Follow-Up Program; Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training Program
Special Interests: Lung Maturation; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Developmental Assessment of Former Premature Infants; Ureaplasma Infection; Markers of Inflammation
Medical Degree: University of Rochester
Residency: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Pediatrics
Fellowship: University of Michigan, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Certification: Pediatrics; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
410-328-6003/appointments
410-328-6003/academic office

This page was last updated on: April 30, 2008.

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