Formerly premature infants may need a wide range of screenings, therapies, and specialists in the early years of life to address conditions associated with prematurity. In this Columbia Children’s Health webinar, panelists cover all things preemies, including resources for parents and pediatricians on early intervention referral guidelines, nutrition essentials for preemies in the first year of life, and answer participant’s questions on the latest in health and developmental challenges faced by children born prematurely and their families.


Panelists include:
Lauren A Sanlorenzo, MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
CoDirector Bronchopulmonary Dysplsia Consult Team
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Neonatology

Sandhya Sitaraman Brachio, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director of NICU Quality Improvement
Medical Director of NICU Growth & Development (GraD) Clinic
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Neonatology

Kathleen G Brennan, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Clerkship Director, Pediatric Medical Student Education
Associate Program Director, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Neonatology

Faith Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Neonatology

Moderated by:
Edith BrachoSanchez, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia, Health Journalist, Host of Columbia’s “The Stuff That Matters” Podcast

This webinar is intended only to provide general information. Specific patient or clinical scenarios should be handled by patients’ practitioners based on their professional judgment, the needs of each patient and his/her unique circumstances, resources available where the patient is located, and other factors.