Thomas Diacovo, MD
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Medical School: McGill University
Pediatric Residency: Texas Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital
Interests:
- Elucidating molecular and biophysical mechanisms that regulate hemostasis and
thrombosis with emphasis on the development of humanized animal models,
new POC technologies, novel pharmacologic agents, and clinical trials focused on critically ill neonates.
- Cell signaling with emphasis on the role of class I PI3Ks in regulating adaptive and innate immune responses.
- Development and testing of novel blood products for transfusion
About Me
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Jennifer Pynn, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Program Director
Medical School: Downstate Medical Center
Pediatric Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University - Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Interests: Medical Education, Non-Invasive Ventilation Strategies, Chronic Lung Disease Prevention
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Shanthy Sridhar, MD, FAAP
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director
Medical School: Coimbatore Medical College
Pediatric Residency: New York Methodist Hospital
Fellowship: State University of New York at Brooklyn Down State Medical Center
Interests: Neonatal Transport, Newborn Resuscitation, Antibiotic Stewardship
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Core Faculty
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Surabhi Aggarwal, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
Pediatric Residency: Flushing Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Stony Brook Medicine
Interests: Neonatal Nutrition, Medical Education, Simulation
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Carly Gomes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Stanford School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Interests: Neonatal Pain, Brain Development
Gomes Named Fellow of SUNY’s Hispanic Leadership Institute
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Tomas Havranek, MD 
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Interim NICU Medical Director
Co-Director of Regional Perinatal Center (RPC)
Medical School: Universita Karlova
Pediatric Residency: Long Island College Hospital @ SUNY Downstate
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center
Interests: Neonatal Nutrition, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intestinal Blood Flow Evaluation, and Neonatal Glycemia
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Echezona Maduekwe, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical School: College of Medicine and Surgery, University of Nigeria
Pediatric Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
Fellowship: Golisano Children's Hospital University of Rochester
Interests: General Newborn Care, Prematurity, Reduction of Morbidity and Mortality Related to Hypoxic Injury in Newborns
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Hormuz Nicolwala, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Director of Stony Brook Children's Hospital Infant Apnea Program
NICU Liaison to Stony Brook Southampton Newborn Nursery
Medical School: Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Pediatric Residency: West Virginia University Pediatric Residency
Fellowship: Stony Brook Medicine
Interests: Patient Safety, Point of Care Ultrasound, Improving Neonatal Care with Technology
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Aruna Parekh, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director of NICU High Risk Follow-Up Clinic
Medical School: Bombay University, India
Pediatric Residency: Long Island College Hospital
Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital
Interests: High Risk Follow-Up of NICU Graduates, Developmental Interventions, IVH Prevention Strategies, Simulation/Procedures
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Margaret Pearce, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Richmond University Medical Center
Fellowship: Stony Brook Medicine
Interests: Neonatal Nutrition, Quality Improvement, High Risk Follow-up of NICU Graduates
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Esther Speer, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Pediatric Residency: State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Chicago Hospital and Biological Sciences Division
Interests: Dr. Speers’ Laboratory, an NIH-funded laboratory in the Division of Neonatology of Stony Brook Children’s Hospital,
focuses on the mechanisms of the neonatal sepsis-induced inflammatory response and central nervous system inflammation.
Utilizing in vitro blood and tissue culture models and in vivo murine models of neonatal sepsis. Dr. Speers’ Lab aims to develop
anti-inflammatory pharmacological therapies designed for use in neonates that can improve survival and developmental outcome
and mitigate organ injury of infected term and preterm newborns.
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