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James Pellegrini, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
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Director of Neonatology, Pediatrics

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Director of Neonatology, Pediatrics

Biography

Dr. Pellegrini is a Neonatologist with nearly 30 years of experience in level 2 and level 3 newborn intensive care. He was educated as a fellow at the Harvard Program for Neonatology which included the following hospitals: the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and the Beth Israel Hospital. Dr. Pellegrini is interested in the medical fields of newborn hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal intensive care leadership and medical legal interactions.

Appointments

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

    Associate Professor on Term
    Primary

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Education & Training

Fellow
Harvard Joint Program Neonatology (1992)
MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School (1986)

Clinical Care

Overview

James Pellegrini, M.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, with a specialty in neonatal-perinatal medicine. As the director of neonatology at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital within the Pediatrics department, he is board certified in neonatal medicine.

Dr. Pellegrini provides critical care services for newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London.

As a director of neonatology, he leads a staff of neonatology faculty who are experts in molecular genetics, infant nutrition and body composition, lactation science, gastrointestinal development, immunobiology, family-focused infant outcomes, education research, quality improvement research, and bioethics, among others.

Clinical Specialties

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Original Certification Date
    1993

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