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Division of Neonatology

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
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

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
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
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
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
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