Nneka Ifeoma Nzegwu DO MPH, CPPS, FAAP

Neonatal Infections, Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development

Attending Neonatologist, Associate Director of Quality and Safety, Division of Neonatology

111 Michigan Ave NWWashington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-476-5040
Fax+1 202-476-3459

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Education & Training

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMPH, 2016 - 2018
Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2016 - 2018
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus/Inova Children's HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Seton HillClass of 2008

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Certifications & Licensure

VA State License 2016 - 2028
DC State License 2018 - 2027
MA State License 2014 - 2019
CT State License 2011 - 2012
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

27 citations
Reducing Vancomycin Use in a Level IV NICU
Rana F Hamdy, Sopnil Bhattarai, Sudeepta K Basu, Andrea Hahn, Brian Stone
Pediatrics. 2020-07-01
63 citations
Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Nneka I Nzegwu, Michelle Rychalsky, Loren A Nallu, Xuemei Song, Yanhong Deng
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2017-07-26
6 citations
Identifying Barriers to Initiating Minimal Enteral Feedings in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Mixed Methods Approach.
Yogangi Malhotra, Nneka I Nzegwu, Jamie K. Harrington, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Janet P. Hafler
American Journal of Perinatology. 2015-07-14