Nutrition and the Developing Brain
Miami Neonatology 2016: Annual International Conference

Michael K. Georgieff, MD, professor of pediatrics and child psychology, and director, Division of Neonatology, University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, discusses nutritional factors that affect brain development from preconception through the neonatal period. In addition to reviewing studies of certain nutrients that have high impact on brain growth and early brain development, Dr. Georgieff provides nutritional strategies to support and protect brain development.

Full credit for this course is earned by viewing the video as well as reflecting individually or discussing as a group the Additional Content for Discussion.

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  Michael K. Georgieff, MD

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  Michael K. Georgieff, MD, is the Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Chair in Pediatrics and a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Psychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. He is director of the Division of Neonatology, and founder/director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Development. He also directs the Neonatal Nutrition Support Service and the NICU Follow-Up Clinic at the the University of Minnesota Masonic
  Children’s Hospital.

  Dr. Georgieff received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and completed his internship and residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was awarded fellowships in neonatology by Children’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota Medical School.

  The focus of Dr. Georgieff’s research is on fetal-neonatal nutrition and brain development, specifically the effect of early life iron nutrition and neurocognitive function. For the past 25 years, his research has been continuously funded in this field by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Georgieff’s clinical interests include iron and infant development, and maternal-fetal medicine.

  Dr. Georgieff is the recipient of numerous honors and awards for research, teaching, and public service including the Samuel J. Fomon Nutrition Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is an advisor on nutrition and early childhood development to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institutes of Health, and UNICEF, and he is a frequently invited speaker at national and international conferences. Dr. Georgieff has published more than 225 scientific articles, and he is a reviewer for a number of prestigious medical journals including Pediatrics, the Journal of Pediatrics, and the New England Journal of Medicine.

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  Michael K. Georgieff, MD

  Professor of Pediatrics and Child Development
  The University of Minnesota Medical School
  Director, Center for Neurobehavioral Development
  The University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital
  Minneapolis, Minnesota