Dr. Richard A. Polin

Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics,
Columbia University, College Of Physician And Surgeons
Dept. Of Pediatrics, Division Of Neonatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Richard A. Polin, M.D. is a Professor of pediatrics at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in the city of New York and Director of the division of neonatology at Babies & Children's hospital of New York.
After earning Ba and M.D. degrees from Temple University, Dr. Polin completed a pediatric internship and residency at Children's Memorial hospital in Chicago, and a Pediatric residency and neonatology fellowship at babies hospital. He was pediatric chief resident at babies hospital from 1974 - 1975 and Rustin Mc Intosh fellow in pediatrics from 1975 - 1977.

An associate pediatrician at babies hospital from 1975 - 1977, he was named outstanding pediatric attending for 1976 - 1977. He won similar honors for 1978 - 1979 and 1982 - 1983 at the children's hospital of Philadelphia, where he held the positions of director of the housestaff training program, assistant and associate physician-in-chief, academic coordinator of pediatrics, and acting director, neonatology. temple University´s medical school named Dr. Polin its outstanding Alumnus in 1995. In 1998, Dr. Polin returned to children´s hospital of New York.

Dr. Polin names education as one of his highest priorities and has always been active in pediatric research throughout his career. He has published more than 90 original papers, 52 editorial reviews and chapters, and 9 Books (including fetal and neonatal physiology; workbook in practical neonatology, pediatric secrets, and current pediatric therapy) and more than 150 abstracts. He is an editor of the new American Academy of pediatrics' publication, "Grand Rounds"

 

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