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Kathleen Marinelli, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, Hartford, CT

KathleenMarinelliMDIBCLC, FABM, FAAP

Neonat/Perinatology Hartford, CT

Neonatology and Human Lactation, CT Children's Medical Center; Associate Editor, Journal of Human Lactation; Co-Medical Director Mother's Milk Bank Western Great Lakes; International Lecturer and Consultant; Past Chair, United States Breastfeeding Committee; Past Executive Board of Directors, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine; Immediate Past BOD International Lactation Consultant Association

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Education & Training

  • Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University
    Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1985 - 1989
  • Children's National Medical Center
    Children's National Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.A., Honors in Genetics, 1974 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1989 - 2024
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow; Maintenance of Fellowship Awarded Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2012
  • Sharing the Health Award Mothers’ Milk Bank of New England for spearheading Human Milk as Standard of Care for CT Children’s Medical Center, 2011
  • Special Achievement Award American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Breastfeeding, Take Two. Successful Breastfeeding the Second Time Around. Stephanie Casemore © 2012 Gray Lion Publishing, Napanee, Ontario, Canada. Book Review  
    *Marinelli K, Clin Lact, 1/1/2013
  • Breastfeeding Support for Mothers in Workplace Employment or Educational Settings: Summary Statement.  
    Marinelli KA, Moren K, Taylor JS, The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (Marinelli K, Chantry CJ, Bunik M, Noble L, Brent N, Holmes AV, Lawrence RA, Powers NG, Seo T,..., Breastfeeding Medicine, 1/1/2013
  • ABM Clinical Protocol #14: Breastfeeding-Friendly Physician’s Office: Optimizing Care for Infants and Children, Revised 2013.  
    Grawey AE, Marinelli KA, Holmes AV, and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (Marinelli K, Chantry CJ, Bunik M, Noble L, Brent N, Holmes AV, Lawrence RA, Powers NG, ..., Breastfeeding Medicine, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • [1541.589] 56-Day Outcomes of 2 Year NICU VLBW Infant (VLBWI) Donor Milk (DM) Program.
    *Marinelli KA, Lussier ML, Hagadorn JI, Poster Session , 2013 Washington Convention Center, Washington DC., 5/1/2013
  • [1541.590] 56-Day Outcomes of a 2 Year NICU Program in VLBW Infants Fed Donor Human Milk (DM+) Versus No Donor Milk (DM-).
    *Marinelli KA, Lussier ML, Hagadorn JI, Poster Session, Washington Convention Center, Washington DC., 5/1/2013
  • [3840.671] Donor Human Milk (DHM) Bank Data Collection: An Assessment of Current Status and Future Needs.
    *Brownell E, Lussier M, Herson V, Hagadorn J, Marinelli K, Poster Session, Washington Convention Center, Washington DC., 5/1/2013
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Lectures

  • The Journey to Successful Breastfeeding: Pregnancy through Hospital Discharge from the Physician's Perspective 
    Norwalk Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds, Norwalk, CT - 6/1/2013
  • Where’s the Milk? Delayed Lactogenesis II 
    New York City Breastfeeding Leadership Council Annual Conference, Framing the Breastfeeding Experien - 6/1/2013
  • The Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk: Evidence for Standard of Care 2013. 
    New York City Breastfeeding Leadership Council Annual Conference, Framing the Breastfeeding Experien - 6/1/2013
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Other

  • Buongiorno from the 4th ABM European Regional Meeting for Physicians in Trieste Italy! 
    Marinelli K
    http://bfmed.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/buongiorno-from-the-4th-abm-european-regional-meeting-for-phys
    5/1/2012
  • Newest ABM Protocol Released from the International Meeting in Miami Today: Allergic Proctocolitis in the Exclusively Breastfed Infant 
    Marinelli K
    http://bfmed.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/newest-abm-protocol-released-from-the-international-meeting-in
    11/1/2011
  • Highlights from Third Annual Summit on Breastfeeding: First Food–The Essential Role of Breastfeeding 
    Marinelli K
    http://bfmed.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/highlights-from-third-annual-summit-on-breastfeeding-first-foo
    7/1/2011
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Press Mentions

  • Being There: The Development of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, the Innocenti Declaration and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
    Being There: The Development of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, the Innocenti Declaration and the Baby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeJune 16th, 2020
  • How Formula Could Increase Breast-Feeding Rates | TIME.com
    How Formula Could Increase Breast-Feeding Rates | TIME.comMay 13th, 2013
  • More Breast-Feeding Could Save Billions and Prevent Thousands of Breast-Cancer Cases | TIME.com
    More Breast-Feeding Could Save Billions and Prevent Thousands of Breast-Cancer Cases | TIME.comFebruary 10th, 2016
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