Perinatal Institute & Division of Neonatology

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Last Chance to Join us for the Cincinnati Children's Perinatal Summit Conference this Friday - March 6th - from 8:00 am to 3:35 pm at CCHMC's Sabin Auditorium & Virtual Livestream!! 🎉Register today: cchmc.cloud-cme.com/course/cours...

#PositiveNews: Baby Bryson was safely transported to our Cincinnati Children's NICU yesterday after some creative and compassionate help from our Transport Team and hero snowplow driver, Joe Estes. 👏 The snow never bothered us anyway, because heroes show up no matter the weather!! ☃️🚑💙 #GoodNewsFeed

Happy Neonatal Nurses Week to the heart of our NICUs!! 💗
THANK YOU for the compassionate care you provide for our tiniest babies, ensuring safe, effective, & personalized family-centered experiences. We celebrate you!! 🎉
#2025NeonatalNursesWeek

Did you know our Cincinnati Children's Neo-Perinatal Fellowship Program supports Fellows' traveling to various conferences!? 🤩✈️This is a favorite for Dr. Pat Smith, 3rd-Year #NICUFellow Graduate! 🎓🧳Learn more about him 👉 bit.ly/40WnRWP #VideoSeries 📽️🎬

🌟Shout-out to Sarah for coordinating a visit from sweet Holly, @cincychildrens.bsky.social Volunteer Dog, who spread paw-sitivity to our Perinatal Institute Team last week! These dogs uplift our patients & families during really tough times. Learn more about the program 👉 bit.ly/4fmrL17 🦮💙🐾

🌟"Some of my most meaningful experiences as a Neonatology Fellow happen in conversation with families." - Joshua Sheak, MD, PhD, #Classof2025 NICU Fellow Graduate 🎓 #VideoSeries 🎬

Learn more about the incredible Dr. Sheak 👉https://bit.ly/46UaSZd

📢 Applications are now OPEN for Cincinnati Children's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program AND... (drum roll please 🥁)......we're growing to 8 FELLOWS per year!! 🎉Learn more details 👉 bit.ly/4lxLPQc

#NICUFellowship #Fellowship #Neonatology

✨Some moments stay with your forever. ✨Dr. Katie Satcher, 3rd-Year #NICUFellow Graduate & now CCHMC Attending, shares her favorite memory from Fellowship training. 💭 Learn more about Dr. Satcher here: bit.ly/3TDwZLQ 📽️🎓🎬 #VideoSeries

#ThrowbackThursday: Class of 2025 #NICUFellow Graduation!!🎓SO PROUD!!👏

🌟Where are they going next?
Dr. Barr➡️St. Luke's University Health Network
Dr. Satcher➡️CCHMC
Dr. Sheak➡️Research Fellow, CCHMC
Dr. Smith ➡️CCHMC
Dr. Obregon➡️CCHMC
Dr. Zhang➡️St. David's Medical Center

🖍️Meet our newest #NICUFellow Crayon Crew: Day 1 Vibes! ✨

🎉We're thrilled to welcome our colorfully brilliant new Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows: Drs. Lauren Aiello, Sarah Bowman, Nicole Connolly, Valerie Kirtley, Nia Foney & Chidumebi Nwokolo this month!! Let the vibrant journey begin!! 🩺👏🏥

It's not easy to pick just one favorite memory💭 from #NICUFellowship ... but 3rd Year graduating Chief Fellow, Andrew Barr, MD, MSE, shared one that stood out the most. Check it out! Learn more about Dr. Barr here: bit.ly/46wNHUC 🎓👏🎬 #VideoSeries

From Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows to our newest attendings - CONGRATULATIONS to this powerhouse #Classof2025 graduates - Drs. Barr, Satcher, Sheak, Smith, Obregon & Zhang! The future of neonatology is bright - We're SO proud!!!! 🎓🎉👏👶 #NICUFellowGrads

🎉Today, our Perinatal Institute Team welcomed the Fiscal Year 2026 in true celebratory style - with good eats, festive flair & the joy of being together. Here's to another year of meaningful work & shared moments ahead!! 🎆 #HappyFiscalNewYear #PerinatalInstitute #TeamTraditions

🏥On May 21-22, our Neonatology Division hosted the first-ever Neonatology & Critical Care Bedside Ultrasound Course with CHOP's Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Neo Teams. Clinical learners explored key #ultrasound techniques through hands-on practice with pediatric models - from toddlers to teens! 📚

Today, we're thrilled to expand our NICU at @cincychildrens.bsky.social, growing from 92 to 108 beds!! This supports integrated care for critically ill newborns, our Fetal Care Program & other specialty services - reflecting our commitment to innovation, research & collaborative care.🎉👶🏥

🎈Today is the day!! 🏥We've officially OPENED our new #NICU space in Location B4 - adding 27 private, modern family rooms, bringing us to 108 NICU beds!!!!👶🛏️Thoughtfully designed for healing, family comfort, & care teams. "This is the final integration for our NICU footprint..." - Jae Kim, MD, PhD 🎉

A view from the hallway inside a new NICU room

A view through the window to a new NICU room

The front desk of the new NICU rooms

Inside a new NICU room

We have recently completed renovations on the Burnet Campus Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), adding 27 new private rooms and bringing our total to 108 NICU beds.

🎈Today is the day!! 🏥We've officially OPENED our new #NICU space in Location B4 - adding 27 private, modern family rooms, bringing us to 108 NICU beds!!!!👶🛏️Thoughtfully designed for healing, family comfort, & care teams. "This is the final integration for our NICU footprint..." - Jae Kim, MD, PhD 🎉

Today, we're thrilled to expand our NICU at @cincychildrens.bsky.social, growing from 92 to 108 beds!! This supports integrated care for critically ill newborns, our Fetal Care Program & other specialty services - reflecting our commitment to innovation, research & collaborative care.🎉👶🏥

Burnet & Liberty Urgent Cares will be open on Memorial Day

(1/2) Holiday Urgent Care Update: If you need Urgent Care for an injury or illness on Memorial Day, both Burnet and Liberty Urgent Cares will be open during their normal hours. We always recommend calling your child’s primary care provider first to make a plan.

#ThrowBackThursday to Neofest Conference 2025!🎉On March 7th, nearly 200 hybrid attendees explored how innovative, compassionate & culturally attentive care, can best support families navigating serious prenatal diagnoses. Special THANK YOU to the incredible planners, presenters, & exhibitors!! 👏🏥📚💡

🏝️ #PAS2025 in Paradise! 🌅We’re grateful for the opportunity to share our research, reconnect with old colleagues, make new ones & soak in fresh insights in pediatric care.🌊 #Neonatology #CincyKidsNeo #MakingWavesinNeonatalCare

🏝️THANK YOU to all who visited our @cincychildrens.bsky.social booth in Hawaii at #PAS2025!! 🌅 #Networking #Neonatology #PediatricCare #Healthcare

🌟 #FellowFriday spotlight on 3rd-year #NICUFellow Dr. Stephanie Zhang who presented fascinating research at today’s #NeoGrandRounds! 🎉 She shared key insights on pasteurization’s impact on ghrelin/resistin hormones in human #breastmilk & associated maternal/infant factors. 👩‍🍼🍼🔬 Amazing job!! 🥳

Two physicians in neonatology presenting their quality work at the Pediatric Academic Societies' in Hawaii!

🌺Aloha from Hawaii! Our attending neonatologists - Drs. Crystal Hill & Prasoon Verma - presented on their QI work at #PAS2025!! Topics: Skin-to-Skin Benefits & Improving NICU Burnout with Targeted Interventions. 🎉
Learn more about them below: ⬇️
Dr. Hill: bit.ly/4jysfT8
Dr. Verma: bit.ly/3RBZbxN

🎉We're proud of Dr. Josh Sheak for highlighting important work on indigenous representation in the pediatric workforce at #PAS2025!! 👏 This work is essential for advancing workforce diversity in pediatrics & enhancing care for children. #NICUFellow #CincyKidsNeo

☀️ Sunshine & bubbles 🫧 at this year’s #MarchforBabiesWalk!! 🎉 Our amazing Perinatal Institute & NICU volunteers celebrated 🎓 #NICUGrads of all ages & handed out goodies (healthy snacks & Cradle Cincinnati giveaways) to the community - it was pure joy under the sun!! 💜🎵📸 #EveryStepCounts

🌟Our Perinatal Institute Co-Directors - Drs. Greenberg & Kim - will be at the @cincychildrens.bsky.social
#PAS2025 Exhibit 413 tomorrow, Sunday, 4/27/25, from 9:30 am - 10:45 am HST. Swing by & learn more about our nationally recognized #neonatology program! 🌴🌊🌺#NICU #CincyKidsNeo

More photos from Dr. Pat Smith's presentation yesterday at #PAS2025!! He shared quality improvement initiatives focused on enhancing ECMO survival for CDH infants. Way to go, Pat - we're so proud! 👏🌴🌺🌊📸