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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

In order to meet the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, it is the policy of Baylor College of Medicine that all individuals who are in a position to control the content of a CME activity (activity director, planning committee members, and faculty) disclose relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. All identified conflicts of interest are managed to help ensure that the educational material is scientifically based, accurate and objectively presented. Specific disclosures will be made to the participants prior to the educational activity.

Faculty, topics, program schedule, and credit are subject to change.

Audio or videotaping is prohibited without written permission from the Activity Director and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.