Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Providers and Staff

Faculty are based at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa.

Jennifer Kloesz, MD

Director, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Abeer Azzuqa, MD

Clinical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs/Telehealth, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Neonatal Telemedicine, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Arcangela L. Balest, MD

Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Greg Barretto, Jr., MD, MS

Regional Medical Director, Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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C. Briana Bertoni, MD

Interim Clinical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Director, Clinical Improvement and Quality Improvement
UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Christine Bishop, MD

Director, Perinatal Supportive Care, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC OB-GYN Reproductive Services and Pediatric Supportive Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Danielle N. Browning, DO

Director for Medical Student and Resident Education, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Nicole R. Dobson, MD

Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
Director of Simulation Education, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Carol H. Gilmour, MD

Medical Director, Neonatology, UPMC Horizon
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Mercy Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Thomas Hooven, MD

R.K. Mellon Institute Research Scholar, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Edward Hurley, MD

UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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John Ibrahim, MD

UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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James Kiger, MD

Associate Clinical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Medical Director, Newborn Respiratory Care
Medical Director, NICU APPs
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Ashley Nicole Kimble, MD

UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Brian C King, MD

UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Burhanuddin Mahmood, MD

Medical Director, Neonatal ECMO and CDH Programs
UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Brighid O'Donnell, MD

Director of Medical Affairs, The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh
Advisory Dean and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Onome Oghifobibi, MD

UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Alice P. Randall, MD

Associate Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Co-Director, Triage Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Richard Telesco, MD

Clinical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, UPMC Hamot
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Dosalyn Rachelle Thompson, DO

UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Kalyani Vats, MD

Medical Director, Delivery Room, Triage, and Emergency Antenatal Consult Service (DTAC)
Co-Director, Center for Advanced Fetal Diagnostics
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Carey Welsh, MD

Medical Director, NICU APP Fellowship Program
Associate Regional Medical Director, Central Pennsylvania
UPMC Harrisburg, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Andrea Willeitner, MD

Clinical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Excela Health System
Associate Regional Director, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
Associate Regional Director, UPMC Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Toby Yanowitz, MD

Director of Clinical Research, UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Staff

NICU A

Sheila Vasbinder
Unit Director

Courtney Fletcher
Clinician

Mallorie Boeing
Clinician

NICU C

Jamie Capone
Unit Director

Joshua Hess
Clinician

Katrina Warner
Clinician

Teresa Mingrone
Programmatic Nurse Specialist

Caitlin Patterson
Clinical Education Specialist

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Providers and Staff

Jennifer Kloesz, MD

Abeer Azzuqa, MD

Arcangela L. Balest, MD

Greg Barretto, Jr., MD, MS

C. Briana Bertoni, MD

Christine Bishop, MD

Danielle N. Browning, DO

Nicole R. Dobson, MD

Carol H. Gilmour, MD

Thomas Hooven, MD

Edward Hurley, MD

John Ibrahim, MD

James Kiger, MD

Ashley Nicole Kimble, MD

Brian C King, MD

Burhanuddin Mahmood, MD

Brighid O'Donnell, MD

Onome Oghifobibi, MD

Alice P. Randall, MD

Richard Telesco, MD

Dosalyn Rachelle Thompson, DO

Kalyani Vats, MD

Carey Welsh, MD

Andrea Willeitner, MD

Toby Yanowitz, MD

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NICU C

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