
NICU Follow-Up Clinic
Babies born prematurely or with a critical illness are at risk for developmental delays. At our NICU Follow-up Clinics we provide regular neurodevelopment assessments for infants who spent time in our neonatal intensive care units. We want to identify any developmental disabilities as early as possible, to help high-risk newborns get access to all the care and support they need, whether that means parent education, connecting families with community resources, or even sending a nurse to a patient's home. Long term, we want to help all patients reach their fullest potential.
In our San Francisco clinic, kids are followed by a team that includes neonatologists trained in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, a psychologist, a pediatric nurse practitioner, a nurse coordinator and a physical therapy consultant. We offer parent support and referrals to services and serve as a liaison between community physicians and agencies involved with our patients' care.
At our Oakland clinic, we follow babies discharged from the NICU for the first three years of their lives. Highly trained nurses, mental health workers, social workers and developmental specialists work as a team to provide health and developmental assessments, monitoring and intervention. Through our Special Start Program, we offer ongoing home visits for Alameda County neonatal intensive care graduates after they go home.
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Our team
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James Anderson
MD
Neonatologist -
Lilia Chang De Jesus
MD
Neonatologist -
Adam DeTora
MD
Neonatologist and perinatologist -
Kathryn Ponder
MD
Neonatologist -
Elizabeth E. Rogers
MD
Neonatologist -
Nahid Rostami
MD, FAAP
Neonatologist -
Janet Shimotake
MD
Neonatologist -
Eren Berkenkotter
PhD
Psychologist -
Bridget Johnson
PhD, MS
Psychologist -
Rebecca Rapoport
PNP, MSN
Pediatric nurse practitioner
Awards & recognition
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Top 10 in the nation for neonatology
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Ranked among the nation's best in 10 specialties
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