Neonatology and Perinatology

Members of the Division of Neonatology and Perinatology are dedicated to the highest level of neonatal care and provide outstanding care for the sickest infants, including those with extreme prematurity or low birth weight, respiratory failure, congenital heart disease, and other complex congenital abnormalities that may require surgery.

We have the only neonatology-directed Infant Cardiac Care Unit in the country that partners with cardiology, cardiac surgery, and other intensivists to provide optimal care for newborns with complex congenital heart disease. New York State has designated our team at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital as a Regional Perinatal Center, the highest classification level. Our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is recognized as a Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Center of Excellence.

We are internationally recognized for our pioneering use of noninvasive gentle ventilation techniques, our novel infant cardiac intensive care unit, and our multidisciplinary perinatal-neonatal palliative care program.

Research

The division has a long history of clinical and translational research that has had a substantial impact on the field. The strength of our clinical research evolved from studies demonstrating the beneficial respiratory outcome of early use of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bubble CPAP) and gentle mechanical ventilation in premature infants and babies with pulmonary hypertension. This work received worldwide recognition and acceptance in current standards of practice in neonatal respiratory care.

This history of excellence continues in the innovative work we are doing to change how we communicate with and empower families, how we manage infections, how we support the neurodevelopment and growth of infants, and, of course, how we continue to help babies breathe. In the laboratory, we continue to make new advances in brain development and injury, in immune cell development, and in preterm kidney damage.

New Appointments  

• Phyllis Wan-Huen, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 
• Marzena Bona, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 
• Antoinette Jones, MD 
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 
• Toni Iurcotta, MD 
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics 

Promotions 

• Sandhya Brachio, MD
  • Associate Professor 

Honors and Awards 

• Richard Polin, MD
  • 2024 Babies Hospital Distinguished Alumni Award