Dr. Sergio Golombek. Photo courtesy of Dr. Sergio Golombek.

Episode 10 features Dr. Sergio Golombek, a Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Public Health at the New York Medical College and an Attending Neonatologist at The Regional Neonatal Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla, NY). During the episode, Dr. Golombek discusses:

* How researchers are refining the definition of NEC, and other prematurity-associated complications that may currently fall under that umbrella term,

* The evolution in prevention and diagnosis strategies of NEC,

* The colonization of the intestinal microbiome, and the role it can play in immune system regulation, and inflammatory diseases like NEC,

* Additional research trends in NEC, including his unit’s research of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the prevention and treatment of NEC, and

* The importance of individualized patient care in the NICU.

Copyright © 2015 The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund, Inc. This episode was produced in part by the TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.