A career spanning more than 20 years in pediatrics supports this physician’s specialization in neonatology, perinatal medicine, and the care of critically ill newborns, with expertise in respiratory failure of the newborn, persistent pulmonary hypertension, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), neonatal medicine, pediatric care, perinatal medicine, congenital disorders, birth defects, antibiotic treatment, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, clinical research, epidemiology, and quality-of-care benchmarking. His clinical and research interests focus on cardiopulmonary adaptation in critically ill neonates and infants, neonatal outcomes, and healthcare quality improvement. He also has more than 10 years of expert witness experience.

His professional background includes serving as Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Surgery, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, and Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at an academic medical institution and its affiliated children’s hospital. His experience also includes leadership as Medical Director of a newborn and infant critical care unit, Medical Director of a neonatal ECMO program, Division Chief of Neonatology, and Co-Director of a fetal and neonatal institute. In these academic and clinical leadership roles, he has provided specialized neonatal care, instructed pediatric residents, fellows, and attending physicians in neonatology, provided neonatal resuscitation training, and delivered continuing education on ECMO, neonatal ventilation, and neonatal critical care. His experience includes the evaluation and management of respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and other complex neonatal conditions.

In addition to his clinical practice, he has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented extensively on neonatal ventilation, hypoxemic respiratory failure, ECMO, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, pulmonary hypertension, neonatal outcomes, and quality improvement in neonatal care. His qualifications include a Doctor of Medicine, a Master of Science in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology, a Master of Business Administration in Medical Management, board certification in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and California medical licensure.