Drifa Freysdottir MD
Medical Director NICU at HCA Florida Trinity Chair Pediatric Dept. HCA Florida Trinity Assistant Professor JHU
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501 6th Avenue SouthSaint Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone+1 727-898-7451
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Summary
- Drifa Freysdottir, MD, is a neonatologist based in Saint Petersburg, FL, specializing in Neonatology/Perinatology. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut and a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Her professional tenure includes roles as Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Florida State University and Texas A&M, and she has been a neonatologist with Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital since 2020. Her expertise encompasses hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, gastroschisis, clinical research, quality improvement, and infection control. She has contributed to several publications, including research articles in the British Medical Journal and Pediatric Pulmonology.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of ConnecticutResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2001
University of IcelandClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2009 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2017 - 2020
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsMurine neonatal intravascular injections: modeling newborn disease.Kirsten A. Kienstra, Drifa Freysdottir, Naomi M Gonzales, Karen K. Hirschi
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 2007-11-01 - 10 citationsSpontaneous pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a term unventilated infant.Drifa Freysdottir, Oluyinka O. Olutoye, Claire Langston, Caraciolo J. Fernandes, Nina Tatevian
Pediatric Pulmonology. 2006-04-01 - Skurðaðgerðir við launeista á Barnaspítala Hringsins 1970-1993Anna Gunnarsdottir, D. Freysdóttir, G. Bjarnason, T. Rósmundsson, J. Magnússon
British Medical Journal. 2003-02-01
Other
- Screening the newborn for hearing lossFreysdottir D, Adcock LM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/screening-the-newborn-for-hearing-loss
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-24
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