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The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Division of Neonatology at Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Medical Center has one of the largest, most well-regarded, and longest established Level IV neonatal units in the United States.
The Division of Neonatology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine faculty consists of 25 full-time academic neonatologists and pediatricians who provide specialized care to hospitalized infants at Holtz Children's Hospital each day, as well as antenatal consultation for complex problems referred to our perinatal center. We are not only the primary intensivists for all infants admitted with diverse medical and surgical problems, we also support the efforts of the hospital’s highly advanced fetal care center that focuses on comprehensive care of most complex surgical and cardiac conditions. A NICU-based ECMO program staffed by a group of specially trained faculty are integral to our division.
Our past and most recent experience has been characterized by continued success in both clinical and academic pursuits. The number of newborn intensive care admissions remains substantial and clinical outcomes are excellent. In addition, the Division continues to be highly successful in its academic activities, including the cutting edge basic and translational research done by several NIH and philanthropy-funded neonatologists, the publication of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals, the large number of research presentations at national and international research meetings, the invitation of division faculty members to give lectures throughout the world, and the attraction of high-quality neonatal fellows.
As a university-based program, we are at the forefront of leading NIH and philanthropy-funded projects in basic science, genomics, clinical trials and various clinical studies. As a result of research conducted by our faculty and the quality improvement efforts of our teams, our outcomes are excellent, and we are proud of our high survival and low complication rates.
At the heart of our program is the education mission of the Division, reflected in a most successful neonatal training program that over the last 50 years has trained close to 150 neonatologists that practice in units around the world. We strive to provide our fellows with the highest quality clinical education available. Fellows train in a robust learning environment conducting research in clinical and basic science projects. In this way, our division continues to contribute to the neonatology workforce by training future leaders in neonatal clinical and academic medicine.
In addition, since 1975 the Division has organized “Miami Neonatology Conference”, one of the most prestigious international post graduate educational activities that each year attracts outstanding national and international speakers and more than 1000 participants from more than 50 different countries.
Pankaj B. Agrawal
Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics
Division Chief, Neonatology