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2026 Course Director
Timothy Biela, M.D.
Neonatologist, Pediatrix Medical Group Texas - San Antonio
Meet Our Speakers
NEO: The Conference for Neonatology has established a tradition of excellence and a reputation as the premier neonatology meeting in the country, a tradition we are proud to continue today.
The rich history and success of NEO would not be possible without the leadership and collaboration of our esteemed faculty and the support of our sponsors.
2026 Speakers
World-renowned speakers will address many of the most critical and controversial issues that influence the clinical practice of neonatal-perinatal medicine.
Ashley R. Antipolo, M.D.
James S. Barry, M.D., MBA
Barry J. Byrne, M.D., PhD
Professor and Assoc. Chair of Pediatrics, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Waldemar Carlo, M.D.
Edwin M. Dixon Endowed Chair in Neonatology, Professor
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Susan Carlson, Ph.D.
AJ Rice Professor of Nutrition
University of Kansas Medical Center
Miguel Guelfand, M.D., FACS
Professor of Surgery
Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University
Stephen Kingsmore, M.D., DSc
President/CEO
Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine
Patrick J. McNamara, MB, BCH
Mark R. Mercurio, M.D., MA
Souvik Mitra, M.D., MSc, PhD FRCPC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of British Columbia
Ravi M. Patel, M.D., MSc
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
DeWayne M. Pursley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Ariel Salas, M.D., MSPH
Catherine Y. Spong, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Howard M. Stein, M.D.
Jonathan R. Swanson, M.D., MSc, MBA
Charles I. Fuller Jr. Professor of Neonatology
University of Virginia Children’s Hospital