Overview
Dr. Frances Northington is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is neonatal and perinatal medicine. Dr. Northington is one of the founders and co-directors of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery at Johns Hopkins, which brings together experts from neonatology, pediatric neuroradiology, pediatric neurology, maternal fetal medicine, developmental medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute to care for newborns who have developmental brain abnormalities or are at high risk of neurological injuries. She received her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. She went on to complete a residency at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and a fellowship at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Northington is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Premature Infant, Asphyxia Neonatorum, and Cerebral Hypoxia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 122 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Asphyxia Neonatorum.
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Locations
4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
An Massaro is a Neonatologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Massaro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothermia, Premature Infant, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Asphyxia Neonatorum.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Raul Chavez-Valdez is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is Neonatology. Dr. Chavez Valdez completed Medical School in Lima Peru, Pediatric residency at University of Illinois at Chicago, and post-doctoral Fellowship in Neonatology-Perinatology and Community Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University-School of Medicine where he was awarded the 2007 Eudowood Board Bauernschmidt Fellowship Award. Since 2005 his research has been focused in mechanisms of neurotrophism with particular interest in the neurological disorders evolving during the perinatal period. His work has been reported in many national and international meetings and many publications in prestigious journals. He received the Johns Hopkins SOM Clinician Scientist Award and funding from the NINDS/NIH in 2017. Dr. Valdez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. His top areas of expertise are Hypothermia, Cerebral Hypoxia, Apnea of Prematurity, and Infantile Apnea.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
May Chen is the associate director of the neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship training program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise is diagnosing and treating premature babies and newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. She specializes in neonatal-perinatal medicine and neonatology. Dr. Chen graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She later completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in neonatology, each at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She became a faculty member in the division of Neonatology in 2018. Dr. Chen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothermia, Cerebral Hypoxia, Congenital Syphilis, and Asphyxia Neonatorum.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the NewbornDr. Northington isDistinguished. Learn about Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn.
- Advanced
- Asphyxia NeonatorumDr. Northington isAdvanced. Learn about Asphyxia Neonatorum.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Northington isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Premature InfantDr. Northington isAdvanced. Learn about Premature Infant.
- Experienced
- Increased Head CircumferenceDr. Northington isExperienced. Learn about Increased Head Circumference.
- Infant Respiratory Distress SyndromeDr. Northington isExperienced. Learn about Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
- Infantile ApneaDr. Northington isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Apnea.