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Dennis Costakos MD

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Dennis Costakos, M.D.

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine (Children)

Training & Credentials

Education

  • Dartmouth Medical School

Residency

  • Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital

Fellowship

  • Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, New York Hospital/Cornell University

Certification

  • Neonatology, American Board of Pediatrics

Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Epidemiology
  • American Federation for Medical Research
  • American Medical Association
  • Society of Neuroscience
  • Wisconsin Association for Perinatal care

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Special Interests

  • Folic acid to prevent neural tube defects in minority populations as part of equity and inclusion
  • Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Newborn screening for biotinidase deficiency
  • Predictive analytics
  • Pulmonary surfactant and inter-hospital transfer
  • Vitamin K and the newborn

Research & Publications

See my publications at PubMed.

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