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Miheret S Yitayew, MD, MPH
SpecialtiesNeonatal medicine
Board Certifications
Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Locations
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Areas of interest
Neonatal nutrition
Extreme prematurity
Global Neonatal health
Extreme prematurity
Global Neonatal health
Bio
Dr. Miheret Yitayew is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Neonatal Perinatal Medicine. She cares for newborn patients in our neonatal intensive care Unit (NICU). She is also a member of our air and ground NICU transport team and sees patients through our regional Neonatal Continuing Care Program.
Dr. Yitayew's primary research interest focuses on preterm infant nutrition to optimize growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes. She is also a lead neonatologist in our NICU's small baby care quality improvement program.
Dr. Yitayew is from Ethiopia. She enjoys playing table tennis and spending time with her husband and two young children.
Education
Medical school Gondar University College of Health Sciences
Gondar, Ethiopia
Gondar, Ethiopia
Residency John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Fellowship Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Research interests
Nutritional care, postnatal growth and development of preterm infant,
Zinc homeostasis in the preterm infant,
Reducing outcome disparity through quality improvement