Neonatology Care Team

Our Neonatology physicians are based at several locations throughout the Bay Area, with some practicing at more than one location. Our Stanford Medicine physicians are faculty at the Stanford School of Medicine. Our hospitalists are physicians who specialize in clinical, hospital-based care. Please see our list of neonatologists below, organized alphabetically by their primary location:

Neonatologists

Lawrence Prince, MD, PhD

Lawrence Prince, MD, PhD

Dr. Prince is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Cody Arnold, MD

Cody Arnold, MD

Dr. Arnold is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Lisa Bain, MD

Lisa Bain, MD

Dr. Bain is the associate chief for Quality Improvement. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Sonia Bonifacio, MD

Sonia Bonifacio, MD

Dr. Bonifacio is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Ritu Chitkara, MD

Ritu Chitkara, MD

Dr. Chitkara is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Valerie Chock, MD

Valerie Chock, MD

Dr. Chock is the associate director of Neonatal Services, Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Alexis Davis, MD

Alexis Davis, MD

Dr. Davis is the associate director of Neonatal Services, Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program and medical co-director of the NephroNICU. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine, neonatology, fetal and maternal health

Fatima Eskandar-Afshari, DO

Fatima Eskandar-Afshari, DO

Dr. Eskandar-Afshari is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Janene Fuerch, MD

Janene Fuerch, MD

Dr. Fuerch is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine, neonatology

Louis Halamek, MD

Louis Halamek, MD

Dr. Halamek is the director of the Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education. He is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Susan Hintz, MD

Susan Hintz, MD

Dr. Hintz is the director of the Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Erik Jensen, MD

Erik Jensen, MD

Dr. Jensen is co-director of the Cardiac Respiratory Care for Infants with BPD (CRIB) Program. He is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, clinical trials

Anca Pasca, MD

Anca Pasca, MD

Dr. Pasca is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Jochen Profit, MD

Jochen Profit, MD

Dr. Profit is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Nilima Ragavan, MBBS

Nilima Ragavan, MBBS

Dr. Ragavan is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Anoop Rao, MD

Anoop Rao, MD

Dr. Rao is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Jonathan Reiss, MD

Jonathan Reiss, MD

Dr. Reiss is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

William Rhine, MD

William Rhine, MD

Dr. Rhine is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Meera Sankar, MD

Meera Sankar, MD

Dr. Sankar is the medical director of the Packard Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology, neonatal-perinatal medicine

Melissa Scala, MD

Melissa Scala, MD

Dr. Scala is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Nicole Yamada, MD, MS

Nicole Yamada, MD, MS

Dr. Yamada is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Neonatal hospitalists

Elizabeth Blecharczyk, MD

Elizabeth Blecharczyk, MD

Dr. Blecharczyk is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Shannon Chan, MD

Shannon Chan, MD

Dr. Chan is board certified in Pediatrics.

Chandani DeZure, MD

Chandani DeZure, MD

Dr. DeZure is board certified in Pediatrics.

Alma Erice-Taganas, MD

Alma Erice-Taganas, MD

Dr. Erice-Taganas is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Mary Fei, MD

Mary Fei, MD
Adam Frymoyer, MD

Adam Frymoyer, MD

Dr. Frymoyer is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Arun Gupta, MD

Arun Gupta, MD

Dr. Gupta is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Irene Jun, MD

Irene Jun, MD

Dr. Jun is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Hannah Kohrman, MD

Hannah Kohrman, MD
Rachael Kwon, MD

Rachael Kwon, MD
Priscilla Mendoza, MD

Priscilla Mendoza, MD
Shamita Punjabi, MD

Shamita Punjabi, MD

Dr. Punjabi is board certified in Pediatrics.

Michael Scahill, MD

Michael Scahill, MD

Dr. Scahill is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Rachel Schwemberger, MD

Rachel Schwemberger, MD

Dr. Schwemberger is board certified in Pediatrics.

Wendy Si, MD

Wendy Si, MD

Dr. Si is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Nichole Wang, DO

Nichole Wang, DO

Dr. Wang is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Jadene Wong, MD

Jadene Wong, MD

Dr. Wong is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Advanced practice providers

Rachael Antonini, NP | NeuroNICU
Kathy Beall, NP
Morgan Bibee, NP
Kristine Boyle, NP | Center for Advanced Practice
Kaitlyn Cline, NP
Leone Cruz, NP
Breanna Esparza, NP
Beth Fluharty, NP | Fetal Pregnancy Health
Lauren Benjamin Gale, NP
Cecelia Glennon, NP | NeuroNICU
Katie Hunt, NP | NURTURE
Savannah Kahn, NP
Christina Kemp, NP
Diana Kobayashi, NP | Fetal Pregnancy Health
Katherine Komondor, NP | Orthodontic Airway Plate
Cindy Lam, NP
Sharon Lau, NP
Katherine Lee, NP
Shelby Lee, NP | POCUS
Kirsten Lepp, NP | NeuroNICU
Matthew Ly, NP | Orthodontic Airway Plate
Courtney MacDowell, NP | NURTURE
Christine Manipon, NP | POCUS
Audrey Moore, NP | CAPE
Erin Mounger, NP
Amanda Moy, NP | CRIB
Kimberly Paras, NP
Shivani Patel, PhD
Laura Popovich, NP | NephroNICU
Stacie Rohovit, NP
Arlene Sheehan, NP
Jackie Tong, NP | Center for Advanced Practice
Christine Tran, NP
Nicole Weigel, NP | Fetal Pregnancy Health
Danielle Wetzel, NP

  

Neonatologists

Malathi Balasundaram, MD

Malathi Balasundaram, MD

Dr. Balasundaram is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Christine Johnson, MD

Christine Johnson, MD

Dr. Johnson is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Rachel Land, MD

Rachel Land, MD

Dr. Land is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Katherine McCallie, MD

Katherine McCallie, MD

Dr. McCallie is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Dharshi Sivakumar, MD

Dharshi Sivakumar, MD

Dr. Sivakumar is the medical director of El Camino Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Neonatal hospitalists

Alexander Fox, MD

Alexander Fox, MD
Rachael Kwon, MD

Rachael Kwon, MD
Alvis Lee, MD

Alvis Lee, MD

Dr. Lee is board certified in Pediatrics.

Suzanne Nourmand, MD

Suzanne Nourmand, MD
Arishna Patel, MD

Arishna Patel, MD
Emma Squire, MD

Emma Squire, MD

Neonatologists

Nilima Ragavan, MBBS

Nilima Ragavan, MBBS

Dr. Ragavan is the medical director of Sequoia Special Care Nursery. She is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Stephanie Miller, MD

Stephanie Miller, MD

Dr. Miller is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Neonatal hospitalists

Azin Akbarnejad-Oshagh, MD

Azin Akbarnejad-Oshagh, MD

Dr. Akbarnejad-Oshagh is board certified in Pediatrics.

 

Krista Birnie, MD

Krista Birnie, MD

Dr. Birnie is board certified in Pediatrics.

Alma Erice-Taganas, MD

Alma Erice-Taganas, MD

Dr. Erice-Taganas is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Mary Fei, MD

Mary Fei, MD
Eric Foote, MD

Eric Foote, MD

Dr. Foote is board certified in Pediatrics.

Mohamed Hasan, MD

Mohamed Hasan, MD

Dr. Hasan is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatology

Suzanne Nourmand, MD

Suzanne Nourmand, MD

Dr. Nourmand is board certified in Pediatrics.

Arishna Patel, MD

Arishna Patel, MD
Wendy Si, MD

Wendy Si, MD

Dr. Si is board certified in Pediatrics.

Neonatologists

Magdy Ismail, MD

Magdy Ismail, MD

Dr. Ismail is the medical director of Dominican Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Tony Issa, MD

Tony Issa, MD

Dr. Issa is board certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Nicole Anderson Smith, MD

Nicole Anderson Smith, MD

Dr. Anderson Smith is board certified in Pediatrics.

Neonatologists

Edward McNamara, MD

Edward McNamara, MD

Dr. McNamara is the medical director of Watsonville Special Care Nursery. He is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Neonatologists

Robert Castro, MD

Robert Castro, MD

Dr. Castro is the medical director of Salinas Valley Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Gregory Glasscock, MD, PhD

Gregory Glasscock, MD, PhD

Dr. Glasscock is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Tabitha Solomon, MD

Tabitha Solomon, MD

Dr. Solomon is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine

Carl Yaeger, MD

Carl Yaeger, MD

Dr. Yaeger is board certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Neonatal-perinatal medicine