Neonatology
Chief, Department of Neonatology
DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH
Chief of Neonatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH, is Chief of the BIDMC Department of Neonatology, and Medical Director of the Klarman Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Associate Clinical Chief of the Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) Division of Newborn Medicine.
Dr. Pursley has served as Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He was a founding member of the AAP Neonatal Excellence Program, an initiative that assesses and designates NICUs based on rigorous care standards he helped to develop, and he currently serves as Chair of its Advisory Board. He has also served as Chair of the American Board of Pediatrics Board of Directors and currently serves as Board Chair of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC. At HMS, Dr. Pursley is Chair of the Financial Aid Committee and a member of the Promotion and Review Board.
DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH, is Chief of the BIDMC Department of Neonatology, and Medical Director of the Klarman Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Associate Clinical Chief of the Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) Division of Newborn Medicine.
Dr. Pursley has served as Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He was a founding member of the AAP Neonatal Excellence Program, an initiative that assesses and designates NICUs based on rigorous care standards he helped to develop, and he currently serves as Chair of its Advisory Board. He has also served as Chair of the American Board of Pediatrics Board of Directors and currently serves as Board Chair of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC. At HMS, Dr. Pursley is Chair of the Financial Aid Committee and a member of the Promotion and Review Board.
About Neonatology
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's (HMFP) Department of Neonatology is responsible for all clinical and academic activity related to newborns. Each year, the Neonatology faculty, affiliated with Harvard Medical School (HMS), provides care to more than 1,000 inborn and outborn patients in the neonatal intensive care unit, and 4,500 well newborns at BIDMC. The department is also responsible for care at the special care nurseries at other BILH and affiliated hospitals.
The department includes academic physicians, general pediatricians, neonatal hospitalists, and advanced practice providers. Our commitment to deliver exceptional patient care is further supported by more than 300 Boston Children’s Hospital medical and surgical subspecialists. Neonatology faculty include nationally recognized leaders in clinical innovation, quality improvement, medical education, and clinical and translation research in health services, and implementation science.
Providing Clinical Excellence in Neonatology
HMFP Neonatology faculty, actively engaged in high-level education and research, and the multi-disciplinary NICU team provide an extensive range of clinical services in the 62-bed Klarman Family Newborn Intensive Care Unit. In addition to serving high-risk neonatal patients born at BIDMC and transferred from BILH and affiliated hospitals, our team also cares for newborns in the Postpartum Newborn Unit.
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Neonatology
Welcome Danna Biala, MD, to CNS
We are pleased to welcome Danna Biala, MD, RD, MBA, IBCLC, to the Department of Neonatology. As part of our Cochran Newborn Service, she is working with patients, families, and medical students. Click the header to read more.
Neonatology
Yarden Fraiman, MD, MPH, receives prestigious leadership award
Congratulations to Yarden Fraiman, MD, MPH, who received the Academic Pediatric Association's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Emerging Leader Award. This prestigious honor is granted to individuals who have demonstrated developing expertise in DEI-related activities and meaningful impact in academic medicine. Click the header to read more.
Neonatology
Brian King, MD, promoted to Asst. Professor of Pediatrics at HMS
Congratulations to Brian King, MD, BIDMC Department of Neonatology, who has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. This well-deserved recognition reflects Dr. King's outstanding contributions to health services research and his commitment to improving the value of neonatal care. Click the header to read more.
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Providing Clinical Excellence in Neonatology
Our faculty provide an extensive range of neonatal intensive care services to the family-centered multi-disciplinary Klarman Family Newborn Intensive Care Unit, a 48-bed unit with Level III, Level II, and triage beds. In addition to serving inborn patients, our team also cares for newborns in the Postpartum Newborn Unit and patients transferred from our community hospital affiliates.
Departments
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) includes 13 specialty clinical departments. HMFP has more than 2,200 specialty physicians and advanced practice professionals, providing services across the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) system, and other hospitals across eastern Massachusetts. To learn more about a specific department, click below.
