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111 S 11th StPhiladelphia, PA 19107
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Summary
- Dr. Margaret Lafferty is a neonatologist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and completed her Pediatric residency and Neonatal-Perinatal fellowship at Jefferson/Nemours Childrens Health. She is the Associate Clinical Director of the Intensive Care Nursery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, as well as the Director of Education for the Pediatric Residents, Medical Students and PA Students in the Jefferson ICN. She has made several contributions to prominent publications in her field, addressing topics such as neonatal abstinence syndrome, growth failure in infants, infants born to mothers with chorioamnionitis and the potential impact of Mozart's music on the development of premature infants.
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/duPont Hospital for ChildrenFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2015 - 2018- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, WilmingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
DE State Medical License 2018 - 2023
MD State Medical License 2018 - 2018
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- James B. Erdmann Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2023
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education SKMC of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2021
- The Thomas R. Boggs, Jr Young Investigator Award Philadelphia Perinatal Society, 2018
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Clinical Trials
- NICU Antibiotics and Outcomes Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 05
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsDo small for gestational age infants have less severe neonatal abstinence syndrome?D Friedman, N Zubair, M T Favara, M Lafferty, D Carola
Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2022-01-01 - 8 citationsGrowth failure in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome in the neonatal intensive care unit.Michael Favara, Jessica Smith, Daniela Friedman, Margaret A. Lafferty, David Carola
Journal of Perinatology. 2021-08-11 - 4 citationsCan Mozart Improve Weight Gain and Development of Feeding Skills in Premature Infants? A Randomized Trial.Margaret A. Lafferty, Amy Mackley, Pam Green, Deborah Ottenthal, Robert Locke
American Journal of Perinatology. 2021-06-22
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