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Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
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Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Mark Petersen

MD

Neonatologist

About me

Telehealth (video visits)

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Also sees adult patients

Education

University of Iowa School of Medicine, MD, 2005
Residencies

Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, 2008
Fellowships

UCSF, 2012
Board Certifications

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Academic Title

Assistant Professor

Where I see patients (3)

Selected research

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BMP receptor blockade overcomes extrinsic inhibition of remyelination and restores neurovascular homeostasis.
Brain : a journal of neurology
September 2021
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Correction: Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
July 2021
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Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
January 2021
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