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9500 Gilman
La Jolla, CA 92093Phone+1 858-534-3936- Is this information wrong?
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 1996 - 2023
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Maternal-Fetal Connections in Prenatal Respiratory Disease: Time to Address Intrauterine Inflammation.Elizabeth S Taglauer, Karen K Mestan> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Mar 15
- Universal Digital High-Resolution Melt Analysis for the Diagnosis of Bacteremia.April Aralar, Tyler Goshia, Nanda Ramchandar, Shelley M Lawrence, Aparajita Karmakar, Ankit Sharma, Mridu Sinha, David T Pride, Peiting Kuo, Khrissa Lecrone, Megan Chi...> ;The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 2024 May 1
- Bilateral Renal Agenesis-Interpreting the RAFT Trial.Marc-Aurele, K., Mestan, K., Gyamfi-Bannerman, C.> ;JAMA. 2023 Dec 5
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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
Hospital Affiliations
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, Illinois
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, California
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