Emily Herzberg, MD

Dr. Herzberg is a clinician-scientist and Neonatologist at Mass General Brigham for Children (Mass General Hospital).

Her research interest focuses on neonatal neurocritical care and neuromonitoring. She has been involved in numerous clinical and translational research projects in the area of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), intracranial hemorrhage, and neonatal seizures. She is also an NIH-funded investigator as the principal investigator of an R21 to study cerebral metabolism in newborns with HIE at risk for brain injury. In addition to clinical research, she is also the Neonatology Director for the MGBfC Fetal Care Program and the Chief of Neonatology at Salem Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Herzberg is passionate about answering research questions as a way to improve neonatal outcomes, scientific mentoring, and caring for newborns and their families during one of life’s most vulnerable times.