Who We Are
Hot Topics in Neonatology®
Monday through Wednesday, December 9–11, 2024
For more than 40 years, Hot Topics has been THE premiere neonatal conference, with more than 1,000 neonatologists and perinatologists from around the world attending each year. The conference features internationally known faculty, poster sessions, critical reviews and debate about promising new therapies.
Hot Topics in Neonatology® Planning Committee
- Co-Chairs
- Committee Members
Kevin Dysart, MD, MBI
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Division Chief, Perinatal/Neonatal Medicine, Nemours Children’s Health, Wilmington
Jay S. Greenspan, MD, MBA
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, Philadelphia
Elizabeth Foglia, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Neonatologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania
Haresh Kirpalani, MD, MSc
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Alejandra Barrero-Castillero, MD, MPH
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Attending Neonatologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston
Margaret Lafferty, MD, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Attending Neonatologist, Nemours Neonatology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
Heidi Herrick, MD, MSCE
Instructor in Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
Attending Neonatologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
David A. Paul, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Christiana Care, Newark, Delaware
PRECONFERENCE
Neonatal Quality at Hot Topics
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Neonatal Quality at Hot Topics is a one-day conference focused on quality improvement and patient safety in neonatology. Didactic presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops will showcase best practices in newborn care and will offer a pragmatic approach to using quality methods and tools to improve newborn outcomes.
Participants will gain practical knowledge and insight to support new and ongoing improvement initiatives in their own environment.
- Co-Chairs
- Committee Members
Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Director of Quality Improvement, Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston
Stephen A. Pearlman, MD, MSHQS
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Clinical Effectiveness Officer, Acute Care, Christiana Care Newark, Delaware
David Carola, DO, MSHQS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Associate Clinical Director, Nemours Neonatology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
Lynn Fuchs, MD, MSHQS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Attending Neonatologist and NICU Associate Medical Director, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington
Future Dates and Locations
2024 December 8–11 Gaylord National
2025 December 7–10 Marriott Marquis
2026 December 6–9 Gaylord National
2027 December 5–8 Marriott Marquis