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May Global Lecture Series

Global Neonatology: Improving Care in LMIC
- Date: May 13, 2025
- Time: 10 - 11 a.m. CST
- Virtual (Zoom link provided upon registration)
This presentation will cover the historic and current trends in Global Newborn mortality, discuss the causes and burden of neonatal mortality, and give an overview of some of my global neonatology efforts.
Bio: Monika Patil is an associate professor of pediatrics at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú. She completed her medical education and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and her neonatology fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her scholarly focus in on improving newborn outcomes in low resource areas, and her initiatives involve teaching, mentoring, clinical studies, and quality improvement spanning three continents over the past 15 years.