Course Director

Thomas K. Shimotake, MD
President, California Association of Neonatologists (CAN)
Professor of Pediatrics
UCSF School of Medicine
Medical Director, Intensive Care Nursery
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
University of California San Francisco

Keynote Address

Robert M. Wachter, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine
Holly Smith Distinguished Professor in Science and Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Course Faculty

Fayez Bany-Mohammed, MD
Professor, School of Medicine, UC Irvine
Program Dir, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
Attending Neonatologist,
UC Irvine Medical Center

Daphna Yasova Barbeau, MD
Neonatologist
Envision Physician Services
Nova Southeastern University Hospital
Co-host of the Incubator Podcast

Steven M. Barlow, PhD, ASHA F/H
Corwin Moore Professor
Chair, Dept of Special Ed and Communic Disorders
Director, Communic Neuroscience Laboratories
Assoc Director, Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mandy Brown Belfort, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Attending Neonatologist
Director of Clinical Research
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Dilip Ranjitrai Bhatt, MD
Neonatologist, Fontana Medical Center
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Shazia Bhombal, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Medical Dir, Neonatal Services
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Emory University

Manoj Biniwale, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatal Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
LAC+USC Medical Center

Sonia Lomeli Bonifacio, MD
Associate Medical Director NeuroNICU
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Stanford School of Medicine
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

Katherine Coughlin, MD
Attending Neonatologist
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital
for Women & Newborns
Director, Quality Improvement
San Diego Neonatology, Inc

Benjamin Courchia, MD
Director, Neonatal Innovation and CLD Prog
Adj Faculty, Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
Nova Southeastern University Hospital
Envision Health and HCA University, Florida
Co-Host of The Incubator Podcast

Rita Dadiz, DO
Neonatologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Assoc Editor, NeoQuest - NeoReviews Editorial Board

Peter A. Dargaville, MBBS
Staff Specialist, Neonatal and Paediatric
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital
Professorial Research Fellow in Neonatology,
Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Dept of Paediatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital
Tasmania, Australia

Alexis Davis, MD, MS Epi
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
District IX Representative
SONPM Executive Council

Mahmood Ebrahimi, MD
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Director, Fetal and Neonatal Echo Services
LAC+USC Medical Center

Erika F. Fernandez, MD
NICU Medical Director
Dignity Health, Pacific Central Coast Health Newborn Intensive Care Units
Treasurer, California Association of Neonatologist (CAN)

Dena K. Hubbard, MD, FAAP
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Quality and Safety
Assoc Med Dir, Intensive Care Nursery
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Univ of Missouri-Kansas City School of Med

Terrie E. Inder, MD, MBChB
Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Center of Neonatal Research
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Christine

Christine L. C. Johnson, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Neonatology
Stanford School of Medicine
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford, CA
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA

Kayla Karvonen, MD
Neonatology Fellow
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hosp San Francisco
Co-Founder, Neonatal Justice Collaborative

Anup Katheria, MD FAAP
Director, Neonatal Research Institute
Sharp Mary Birch Hosp for Women & Newborns
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Jae Kim MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Institute Co-Director, Perinatal Institute
Director, Division of Neonatology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jonathan M. Klein, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Med Dir, NICU & Nurse Practitioner Program
Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa

Michael Kuzniewicz, MD
Director, Perinatal Research Unit
Division of Research
Northern CA Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology
University of California San Francisco

Henry C. Lee, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of California San Diego
Director of Data and Research Collaboration
California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative

Ivana Maric, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Prematurity Research Center
Stanford University School of Medicine

Sai Mukthapuram, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Attending Neonatologist
Division of Neonatology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Mohan Pammi, MD, PhD, MRCPCH
Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Med & Texas Children’s Hospital

Ravi Patel, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Host of Evidence-based Neo (@EBNEO)

Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Neonatal Med, LAC+USC Med Ctr
Director, NPM Fellowship Program
Director, Neonatal Hemodynamics and NICU
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Kari Roberts, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
University of Minnesota
M Health Masonic Children’s Hospital

Elizabeth Rogers, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Chief Experience Officer, Dept of Pediatrics
Director, ICN ROOTS Small Baby Program
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hosp San Francisco

Emmanuel Roman, RT
Respiratory Therapist
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital
for Women & Newborns

Animesh A. Sabnis, MD, MSHS, MFA
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Dir, Quality & Equity, Div of Neonatology
Medical Dir, UCLA Newborn Nurseries
Medical Dir, Neonatal Antenatal Counseling
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Meera N. Sankar, MD
Clinical Prof, Dept Pediatrics/Neonatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Secretary, CA Assoc of Neonatologists (CAN)

Jennifer Shepherd, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Fetal & Neonatal Institute
Division of Neonatology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Department of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Yogen Singh, MD, FRCPCH
Attending Neonatologist and Prof Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Loma Linda Univ School of Medicine

Roger F. Soll, MD, FAAP
H. Wallace Professor of Neonatology
University of Vermont College of Medicine
President, Vermont Oxford Network
Director of Network Clinical Trials
Coordin Ed, Cochrane Neonatal Review Grp

Clara H. Song, MD, FAAP
Associate Physician, Neonatal Intensivist
Southern CA Permanente Medical Group
Dist IX CA Chapter 4 Council Representative
Chair, Communications & Digital Media
Chair, Women in Neonatology Steering Cmte
Chair Elect, AAP, SONPM

Dongli Song, MD, PhD
Attending Neonatologist
Director, Newborn Clinical Research
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Course Director

Ashwini Lakshmanan, MD, MS, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Health Systems Science  Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Janine Bohnert, BS
Program Manager
California Perinatal Quality Care
Collaborative (CPQCC) Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Courtney Breault, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Associate Director of Quality
California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC)
Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Course Faculty

Jeffrey Gould, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of CPQCC and the Robert L. Hess Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University
Berkeley, California

Adrienne McIntyre, MSN, CNS, RNC-NIC
Regional Director, Patient Care Services, Maternal Child Health  Kaiser Permanente
NCAL Regional Patient Care Services
Oakland, California

Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSHP, FAAP
Attending Neonatologist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Research Faculty, CHOP PolicyLab
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michelle-Marie Peña, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Michael B. Pitt, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School
M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Erick Ridout, MD
Medical Director, St. George Regional Hospital, Neonatal Transport and Outreach
Saint George, Utah

Elizabeth Rogers, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development
Chief Experience Officer, Dept of Pediatrics
Director, ICN ROOTS Small Baby Program
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hosp San Francisco

Lelis Vernon, S.Q.I.L
Faculty – Vermont Oxford Network
State Family Leader - Florida PQC
Leadership Team – NEC Society
Editorial Board – PEDIATRICS – AAP Publications
Miami, Florida

CPQCC Breakout Session Instructors

Jennifer Canvasser, MSW
Julie Frey, EMS Specialist
Janene H. Fuerch, MD, FAAP
Erika Gray, BA
Lou Halamek, MD, FAAP
Susan Hintz, MD, MS
Bonnie Lee, NNP-BC, RNC, MSN, BA
Adrienne McIntyre, MSN, CNS, RNC-NIC
Necole McRae
Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSHP, FAAP
Michelle-Marie Peña, MD
Michael B. Pitt, MD, FAAP
Jochen Profit, MD, MPH
Erick Ridout, MD
Lelis Vernon, S.Q.I.L.

Course Director

Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Neonatal Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center
Director, NPM Fellowship Program, Neonatal Hemodynamics and NICU
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Course Faculty

Shazia Bhombal, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Medical Director Neonatal Services
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Christine Bixby, MD
Attending Neonatologist
Medical Director, Lactation Services
CHOC Children’s Hospital
Orange, California

Arlene Garingo, MD
Attending Neonatologist
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator)              Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California

Adrian Lavery, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, California

Henry C. Lee, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics
UCSD Jacobs Medical Center
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California

Gilbert Martin, MD
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Loma Linda, California

Virender Rehan, MD
Professor and Chief
Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Training Program
Co-Director Perinatal Research Center
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Torrance, California

Meera N. Sankar, MD, FAAP
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Clara Song, MD
AAP California Chapter 4 Representative
District IX Council - Communication & Digital Media Chair
Women In Neonatology Steering Committee
Chair Elect – AAP/ SONPM

Fiona Wertheimer, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Normal Nursery
LAC+USC Medical Center
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Amy Yeh, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California