Dr. Miheret Yitayew is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Perinatal Pediatrics and the Eastern Society of Pediatric Research. She cares for patients in our NICU, is a member of our air and ground NICU transport team and sees patients through our regional Neonatal Continuing Care Program. She is also an attending in the NICU and newborn services managed by CHoR at Chippenham Hospital and Johnston-Willis Hospital.
Dr. Yitayew is an active member of CHoR’s quality improvement committees for unplanned extubation and infant feeding and nutrition. Her primary research interest focuses on nutrition and growth monitoring of preterm infants to optimize neurodevelopmental outcomes. She is also interested in quality improvement research to promote equity and reduce birth outcome disparity.
Dr. Yitayew is from Ethiopia. She enjoys playing table tennis and spending time with her husband and two young children.
