Medical Director, NICU
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
James W. Collins, Jr MD MPH is the medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit and Zeisler Family Neonatology Leadership Professor at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Collins earned his BS and MD degrees from the University of Michigan and his MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has authored numerous research articles and is a frequent lecturer on issues related to racial and ethnic group disparities in adverse birth outcomes. Dr. Collins has received several awards for his research, teaching, and leadership in maternal and infant health, including the March of Dimes Jonas Salk Health Leadership Award, Research Honoree and the Duane Alexander Award for Academic Leadership in Perinatal Medicine from the National Institute of Child Health and Development. He’s also a member of several advisory groups addressing the social determinants of infant outcome.
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Friday, September 16, 2022
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT