Dr. Thom is a physician-scientist engaged in clinical neonatology, related laboratory research, and teaching. His lab integrates computational data science methods with cellular and molecular approaches to better understand blood cell formation and function, with specific focus on platelet biology. Dr. Thom’s research is clinically relevant for neonatology and transfusion medicine. Current platelet transfusion practices…
Matthew D. Taylor, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Critical Care Medicine at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine and the Institute for Molecular Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Dr. Taylor started his research career in medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and began focusing…
Dr. Beatrice Stefanescu, MD, MS, MBA, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Co-Director of the NeuroNICU Program at Riley Hospital for Children at the Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Stefanescu graduated from the University of Medicine Timisoara, Romania and completed her Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship…
Dr. Nicole T. Spillane is the Associate Director of Neonatology at Hackensack University Medical Center and an Associate Professor at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She obtained her M.D. from University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, and completed her pediatric residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, NY) and her neonatal-perinatal fellowship at New…
Dr. Jennifer Snaman is a clinician investigator in pediatric palliative care and pediatric oncology and the Director of Pediatric Palliative Care Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital. Her research focuses on amplifying the patient voice in decision-making among adolescents and young adults (AYA) with advanced cancer. In partnership with bereaved parents, her…
Dr. Cara Slagle is a neonatologist and physician-scientist at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. Her academic focus is neonatal kidney health, with a particular emphasis on acute kidney injury (AKI), fluid imbalance, and neonatal dialysis. Dr. Slagle has helped define how urine biomarkers can be used to proactively detect kidney…
Dr. Yogen Singh is a Full Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California – UC Davis Children’s Hospital, California. He is the Founder and Chair of the ESPNIC POCUS Working Group. As a Pediatrician with Expertise in Pediatric cardiology, he is formally trained in comprehensive structural and functional echocardiography. He is truly passionate about…
Dr. Shulman is a Pediatric Oncologist, a clinical/translational researcher at the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DFCI/BCH), and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). His research focuses on improving outcomes for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with sarcomas through investigation of novel biomarkers and therapies. His clinical focus is…
Dr. Seske began her research career focusing on improving neonatal outcomes through rigorous, interprofessional research during her fellowship by publishing several studies regarding infant mortality, cause of death, and vital records reporting. Dr. Seske also began her career in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety by participating in the Solutions for Patient Safety Unplanned Extubation initiative…
Dr. Kelsey Schweiberger, MD, MS is a general pediatrician, health services researcher, clinical informatician, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Schweiberger earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University, completed medical school at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University, and her…
Drew Schwartz, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed his undergraduate training at Duke University with a double major in Chemistry and Biology followed by the Medical Scientist Training Program at Washington University School…
Meredith P. Schuh, MD, is a pediatric nephrologist in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, with a secondary appointment in the Division of Developmental Biology. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal kidney development during late gestation, as well as the impact of neonatal exposures…