Scientific Advisory Council
The NEC Society’s 12-seat Scientific Advisory Council is committed to advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy in partnership with patient-families and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Leaders in NEC Care and Research
Members of the NEC Society’s Scientific Advisory Council are experts and internationally recognized leaders in the field. Each member is dedicated to advancing care and research for neonates at risk of and affected by necrotizing enterocolitis. The Scientific Advisory Council helps to lead the organization and ensures the NEC Society’s projects, content, and materials are driven by science.
Gail E. Besner, MD, FACS, FAAP
Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
President-Elect, American Pediatric Surgical Society
Christie Buonpane, MD
Pediatric Surgeon, Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Norton Children’s Hospital
Hala Chaaban, MD
Associate Professor
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
Misty Good, MD, MS
Division Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine UNC Chapel Hill,
UNC Health Children’s Hospital
Amy Hair, MD
Neonatologist and Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine,
Texas Children’s Hospital
Susan Hintz, MD, MS Epi
Professor of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Jae Kim, MD, PhD
Perinatal Institute Co-Director,
Division Director of Neonatology,
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Troy A. Markel, MD, FACS, FAAP
Vice Chair (Research), Department of Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine
Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Research, Riley Institute for Child Health Research
Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health
Camilia R. Martin, MD, MS
Chief of Newborn Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital
Steven J. McElroy, MD
Chief, Division of Neonatology Professor, Department of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
University of California, Davis
Aloka Patel, MD
Glore Family Professor of Neonatology Chief, Division of Neonatology
Research Director for Neonatology,
Rush University Children’s Hospital
Ravi M Patel, MD, MSc
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Key Opinion Leaders
Jochen Profit, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Director, Neonatal Health Systems Research Perinatal Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Research Unit,
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Michael S. Caplan, MD
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Chief Scientific Officer, Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Mark Underwood, MD
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics
UC Davis School of Medicine
Please note that all statements, actions, and materials are from the NEC Society and not necessarily reflective of any member’s individual institution or place of employment.