Howard J Birenbaum MD MBA

Neonatal Infections, Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development

Neonatologist and Former Division Director, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21204

7401 Travertine DriveUnit 403Baltimore, MD 21209

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Summary

I am an experienced board certified neonatologist with over 39 years of extensive clinical expertise. After more than 15 years as Division Director at GBMC, I recently stepped down to assume a role as attending neonatologist on a part time basis. I left GBMC in October 2022 and am now an Emeritus neonatologist.

As Division Director, my passion was, and continues to be, the practice of evidence-based neonatology and improving clinical outcomes in the NICU. My recent interests include quality improvement, the use of non-invasive ventilation including bubble CPAP, early enteral nutrition, judicious antibiotic usage, and neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.

I am currently interested in opportunities for part-time work involving consulting, and performing utilization review of neonatal medical records for appropriateness of level of care and length of stay for hospitals and third party payers. I also am available to review neonatal records for both defense and plaintiff attorneys.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1981 - 1983
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1979
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1978
New York UniversityB.A., Cum Laude, 1970 - 1974

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Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1983 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1979 - 2022
MS State Medical License 2020 - 2021
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
AAPNRP Instructor

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctor in Neonatology Baltimore Magazine, 2005, 2010, 2013-2015, 2018
Pediatrician of the Year American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter, 2004
Leadership Award American Academy of Pediatrics, Maryland Chapter, 1997

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Chronic lung disease in very low birth weight infants: Persistence and improvement of a quality improvement process in a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit.
Howard J. Birenbaum, Elizabeth R. Pfoh, Sabah Helou, Maria A. Pane, G. A. Marinkovich
Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2016-01-01
1 citations
The Velcro Mustache: A Potential Barrier to Effective Bag-and-Mask Ventilation in Neonates on Nasal CPAP: Two Case Reports
Sabah Helou, Howard J. Birenbaum, Daniel Blue, Maria A. Pane, Gregory Andre Marinkovich
Respiratory Care. 2011-07-01
57 citations
Reduction in the incidence of chronic lung disease in very low birth weight infants: results of a quality improvement process in a tertiary level neonatal intensive ca...
Howard J. Birenbaum, Abby Dentry, Jane Cirelli, Sabah Helou, Maria A. Pane
Pediatrics. 2009-01-01

Journal Articles

Improving Clinical Outcomes in NICUs Utilizing Statewide Reports and Surveys
Birenbaum HJ and Bailey CL, E-PAS, 1/1/2016
Reducing Alarm Fatigue in NICU: A Pilot Project
Birenbaum HJ, Pane M, Helou S, Larsen M, et. al., E-PAS, 1/1/2016
The Velcro Mustache: A Potential Barrier to Effective Bag and Mask Ventilation in Neonates on Nasal CPAP: Two Case Reports
Helou S, Birenbaum HJ, Blue D, et. al., Respir Care, 1/1/2011

Abstracts/Posters

Conservative Transfusion Schedule with Erythropoietin Therapy Versus a Conservative Transfusion Schedule Alone in Premature Infants
Birenbaum HJ, Pediatric Academic Societies� Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2009

Lectures

Quality Improvement Activities at a Community NICU
1/7/2016
Preventing Early Onset Group B Streptococcal Infections in Neonates: The New CDC Guidelines
1/29/2011
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Neuroprotection of the Brain
1/30/2009

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Past President, Maryland Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Member, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Maryland Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Past Chair, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Maryland Chapter