Division of Neonatology

With more than 30 neonatologists on staff, our full service of coverage
includes expertise in:

• all forms of mechanical ventilation
• brain protective therapies
• full pediatric surgical and medical specialty support
• high-risk follow-up programs
• ECMO
• specialized neonatal transport
  

Our Division of Neonatology is an integrated system of health care covering six intensive care nurseries in hospitals with about 13,000 deliveries each year.

Our intensive care nurseries are located at:

• Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
• Main Line Health system's Lankenau, Bryn Mawr, and Paoli Hospitals
  
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Center City campus)
  
• AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus
• South Jersey Hospital Regional Medical Center

The Level III NICU at duPont Hospital for Children is a referral center, primarily for infants less than 30 days old who require surgery or services from our subspecialists. Completely redesigned in 2008, the NICU is a model of family-centered care. Fourteen single-patient rooms allow for a family’s privacy and comfort as they remain with their baby. The number of infant beds can be expanded to 18, if needed.

Amenities include:

• a sofa sleeper
• recliner
• telephone
• data port
• flat-screen TV
• sound-absorbent flooring
• soft lighting
  

As the educational arm of Jefferson Medical College (and in collaboration
with Christiana Care neonatology), we offer:

• Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) of Jefferson medical students
• Graduate Medical Education (GME) of pediatric residents
• a joint fellowship program in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
  (currently with 12 fellows)
• a large clinical and training program for neonatal nurse practitioners

Through the leadership of Robert Stavis, MD, PhD, the division developed a superior electronic medical record, Crib Notes. In addition, we demonstrate our excellence in educational offerings and commitment to the improvement of neonatal care internationally through:

• connections with the March of Dimes
• management of the “Hot Topics in Neonatology” conference
• NICUniversity.org provides neonatologists and other members of the professional neonatology community with continuing education credits as well as cutting edge neonatology research and information
  

Our neonatal research includes basic studies performed in the animal laboratories of Jan Larson, MD, and Zubair Aghai, MD, at Thomas Jefferson University and the Nemours Research Lung Center, under the direction of Thomas Shaffer, MSE, PhD, at duPont Hospital for Children. We’re also involved in many ongoing clinical trials and health services research programs.

Our areas of research expertise include:

• pulmonary physiology
• neonatal abstinence
• retinopathy of prematurity
• neuroprotection

• Read about Nemours’ comprehensive research efforts