Professor Dr. Kathleen Brennan

Biography

Kathleen Brennan, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, specializing in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Neonatology. She serves as the Associate Program Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program. Dr. Brennan completed her medical education at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, followed by an internship, residency, and fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Her clinical expertise encompasses the evaluation and treatment of a wide array of neonates with both common and rare pathologies, particularly those requiring advanced interventions such as cardiac surgery and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Dr. Brennan is dedicated to improving physician-family communication and enhancing prenatal consultations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She works closely with families of infants in the NICU and the Neonatal Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, providing follow-up care through the Neonatal Follow-up Clinic, with the goal of giving every newborn a chance at a full and healthy life.

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