Join Us for the Next NEO Grand Rounds on Counting Weeks: A Changing Understanding of Premature Birth at Early Gestations

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The Pediatrix® Neonatology Grand Rounds series addresses pertinent controversial issues that influence the clinical practice of newborn medicine. Webinars are held on the first Wednesday of every month from 4 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

On June 3, Kaashif Ahmad, M.D., and Matthew Rysavy, M.D., will discuss "Counting Weeks: A Changing Understanding of Premature Birth at Early Gestations."

Our understanding of the most premature infants has changed every generation for the past century. We will trace a historical arc of our understanding of birth after short gestational duration and review the new evidence reshaping obstetric and neonatal care at 22-24 weeks.

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Dr. Ahmad is a neonatal intensivist at Pediatrix Neonatology in San Antonio and Houston, where he serves as Director of Clinical Research for both practices. He is Vice President of Research for Pediatrix Medical Group and NICU Clinical Medical Director at The Woman's Hospital of Texas. He is board-certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine and neonatal neurocritical care and holds Clinical Professor appointments at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Dr. Ahmad attended medical school at The Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, and completed pediatric residency at Saint Louis University and Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. He completed neonatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, where he was also a NICHD fellow in the Pediatric Scientist Development Program in the laboratory of Huda Zoghbi. He holds an MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 

Dr. Ahmad serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas Pediatric Society and is site PI for multiple federally funded multicenter trials, including OptiSTART, NeoPlaTT and COOLPrime. His areas of interest include clinical trials, neonatal CPR, neonatal neuroprotection and large database research. He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Dr. Rysavy is an assistant professor and director of learning healthcare in the division of neonatology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He serves as principal investigator for the NIH-funded 15-site All Birth Cohort Study and NIH-funded 7-site Parent and Infant Registry (PAIR) Study, as well as co-chair of the Tiny Baby Collaborative, which studies management of infants <24 weeks’ gestation. His research on care and outcomes of the most premature infants has informed international guidelines and serves as the basis for the NICHD Extremely Preterm Birth Outcome Tool. 

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