Neonatal Nutrition Conference
Cosponsored by Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, this program is supported in part by the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration.
March 2–5, 2008
at the Sheraton Suites Houston
Near the Galleria
Planning Committee and Faculty
- Stephanie H. Abrams, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Center for the Study of Childhood Obesity
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - Steven A. Abrams, MD*
Professor of Pediatrics
USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center and
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - James M. Adams, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Diane M. Anderson, PhD, RD, CSP, LD*
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Holly Boyd, RNC, NNP, MSN
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - Gerardo Cabrera-Meza, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Beth A. Carter, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Program
Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - See Wai Chan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Eric C. Eichenwald, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director of Newborn Center, Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - Joseph A. Garcia-Prats, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Ethics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director, Arnold J. Rudolph Newborn ICU
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, Texas - Ian J. Griffin, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology and USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Lisa Havins, RNC, MSN, NNP, PNP*
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Texas Children's Hospital Kangaroo Crew
Intensive Care Transport Team
Houston, Texas - William C. Heird, MD*
Professor of Pediatrics
USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Stephanie Howard, MPH, RD,
LD, CNSD
Pediatric Nutrition Support Specialist
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri - Nancy Hurst, RN, PhD, IBCLC
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Director, Lactation Program and Mother's Own Milk Bank
Texas Chidlren's Hospital
Houston, Texas - Yvette R. Johnson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatology Perinatal Database
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Mimi Kaufman, MPH, RD, LD*
Early Intervention Dietitian
PRIDE Early Childhood Intervention Program
Austin, TX - Kathleen A. Kennedy, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Director, MS in Clinical Research Degree Program
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, Texas
- Barbara Levy, BSN, RN*
Parent of NICU Graduate
NICU Staff Nurse, Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - L. Adriana Massieu, RD, CNSD, LD
Neonatal Nutritionist
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Josef Neu, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida - Barb Kuzma-O'Reilly, LD, RD, MA
Neonatal Nutritionist
Mercy Children's Hospital
Toledo, Ohio - Lu-Ann Papile, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Sarah Phillips, MS, RD, LD
Instructor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Manager Nutrition Support
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - William B. Pittard, III, MD, PhD*
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina - Carol Ann Redel, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Roxanne Robison, RD, LD*
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Nutrition Consultant, WIC Program
Texas Department of State Health Services
Austin, Texas - Richard J. Schanler, MD*
Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York and
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York - Melissa M. Shock, PhD, RD*
Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
The University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas - Robert J. Shulman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Texas Children's Hospital
Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Traci L. Socier, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - Michael E. Speer, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Ethics
Section of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas - Denise Sofka, MPH, RD*
Project Officer
DHHS/HRSA/MCHB
Rockville, Maryland - Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD*
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Ann R. Stark, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Head, Section of Neonatology
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas - Robyn Wong, MPH, RD, CSP*
Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition/Pediatrics
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii - Ekhard E. Ziegler, MD*
Professor and Director, Fomon Infant Nutrition Unit
Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
*Planning Committee Member
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