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2025 Course Director
Timothy Biela, M.D.
Neonatologist, Pediatrix Medical Group Texas - San Antonio
Meet Our Speakers
NEO: The Conference for Neonatology has established a tradition of excellence and a reputation as the premier neonatology meeting in the country, a tradition we are proud to continue today.
The rich history and success of NEO would not be possible without the leadership and collaboration of our esteemed faculty and the support of our sponsors.
2025 Speakers
World-renowned speakers will address many of the most critical and controversial issues that influence the clinical practice of neonatal-perinatal medicine.
Kaashif Ahmad, M.D., MSc
Research Director of Neonatal Clinical Trials, The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety
Andrew Combs, M.D., PhD
Senior Advisor, MFM Clinical Quality, The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety
Elizabeth Foglia, M.D., MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dustin Flannery, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Michael Caplan, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Alan Groves, M.D.
Neonatologist, Pediatrix Neonatology of Texas
Anup Katheria, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Haresh Kirpalani, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Jonathan M. Klein, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
John Lantos, M.D.
Pediatrician and Bioethicist, Sun River Health
Cindy McEvoy, M.D., MCR
Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University
Josef Neu, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine
Lauren Ruoss, M.D.
Neonatologist, Winnie Palmer Hospital
Matthew Rysavy, M.D., PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston
David K. Stevenson, M.D.
Harold K. Faber Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
Veeral Tolia, MD
Director of Neonatal Clinical Data Warehouse Research, Pediatrix Medical Group
Robert Ursprung, M.D., MMSc
Quality and Safety Director for Neonatology, The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety
Noelle Younge, M.D., MHS
Jean and George W. Brumley, Jr., M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine