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Office
6701 N Charles St
Division of Neonatology
Baltimore, MD 21204Phone+1 410-804-5881- Is this information wrong?
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 of 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
- University of BaltimoreMBA
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1983 - 2024
- 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsChronic 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, A. Dentry, Hsin Chieh Yeh, L. Updegraff, C. Arnold, S. Liverman, H. Cawman> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2016 Jan 1
- 1 citationsThe Velcro Mustache: A Potential Barrier to Effective Bag-and-Mask Ventilation in Neonates on Nasal CPAP: Two Case ReportsSabah Helou, Howard J. Birenbaum, Daniel Blue, Maria A. Pane, Gregory Andre Marinkovich> ;Respiratory Care. 2011 Jul 1
- 54 citationsReduction 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, Karen P. Starr, Clifford F. Melick, Linda Updegraff, Cynthia Arnold, Angela Tamayo, Virma T...> ;Pediatrics. 2009 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Improving Clinical Outcomes in NICUs Utilizing Statewide Reports and SurveysBirenbaum HJ and Bailey CL, E-PAS, 1/1/2016
- Reducing Alarm Fatigue in NICU: A Pilot ProjectBirenbaum 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 ReportsHelou S, Birenbaum HJ, Blue D, et. al., Respir Care, 1/1/2011
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Abstracts/Posters
- Conservative Transfusion Schedule with Erythropoietin Therapy Versus a Conservative Transfusion Schedule Alone in Premature InfantsBirenbaum HJ, Pediatric Academic Societies� Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2009
Lectures
- Quality Improvement Activities at a Community NICU1/7/2016
- Preventing Early Onset Group B Streptococcal Infections in Neonates: The New CDC Guidelines1/29/2011
- Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Neuroprotection of the Brain1/30/2009
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Past President, Maryland Chapter
- Member, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Maryland Chapter
- Past Chair, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Maryland Chapter
External Links
- Neonatology Consultantshttp://www.docfortots.com
- Neonatology Consultantshttp://www.neonatologyconsultants.com
- Neonatology Consultantshttp://www.neonatologyconsultants.org
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