Karen K L Mestan MD
High Risk Infant Follow-Up, Neonatal Neurodevelopment, Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development
Division Chief, Neonatology Professor of Pediatrics UC San Diego / Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego
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9500 GilmanLa Jolla, CA 92093
Phone+1 858-534-3936
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Summary
- Dr. Karen Mestan is a neonatologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego. She received her medical degree from Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science and has been in practice 21 years. She specializes in high risk infant follow-up, neonatal neurodevelopment, and neonatal respiratory failure & lung development.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1999 - 2002- University of ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2023
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evolution of the umbilical cord blood proteome across gestational development.Leena B Mithal, Nicola Lancki, Ted Ling-Hu, Young Ah Goo, Sebastian Otero
Scientific Reports. 2025-01-17 - 2 citationsPlacental pathology and fetal growth outcomes in pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity.Samantha Hietalati, Donna Pham, Harneet Arora, Marina Mochizuki, Gisselle Santiago
International Journal of Obesity. 2024-09-01 - 2 citationsUniversal Digital High-Resolution Melt Analysis for the Diagnosis of Bacteremia.April Aralar, Tyler Goshia, Nanda Ramchandar, Shelley M Lawrence, Aparajita Karmakar
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 2024-05-01
Press Mentions
Placental Injury Reported in Women with COVID-19May 28th, 2020
Preemies Who Develop Chronic Lung Disease Had More Stem Cells at BirthNovember 7th, 2019
Growth Factors in Cord Blood May Help Identify Preemies at Risk for Fatal Lung DiseaseApril 6th, 2017
Grant Support
- Oxidant Stress And Gene Polymorphisms In Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
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