Dr. Edmund La Gamma received his MD from
New York Medical College and completed his
residency and fellowship training at the New
York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center. He is
currently Professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry,
and Molecular Biology and Chief of the
Division of Newborn Medicine at New York
Medical College. There he is also Director
of one of the largest neonatal-perinatal
medicine fellowship programs in the United
States. In addition, Dr. La Gamma serves
as Chief of the Regional Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU) of Maria Fareri Children’s
Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, which
coordinates and provides neonatal services to
33 hospitals in the Hudson Valley of New York
State.
Dr. La Gamma is a practicing neonatologist
and researcher, with interests in nervous
system development, neonatal infections,
and neonatal immunotherapy and stem cell
therapy. He is widely published in his field,
having authored over 125 peer-reviewed
articles and 25 invited book chapters on
various aspects of neonatal disease, nutrition,
infection, and development of the nervous
system. Dr. La Gamma is the recipient of
grants from the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), National Science Foundation, March
of Dimes (NSF), Dsyautonomia Foundation,
the American Heart Association (AHA), and
industry, and presently holds two patents
on clinically relevant neuroscience and
immunologic research. He has served on
many associations and societies, including
the Council of the Society for Pediatric
Research, past President of the New York
Perinatal Society, and former Secretary of the
Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, and
was elected as their “Mentor of the Year” in
2015. Dr. La Gamma has received numerous
awards and honors throughout his career and
has been featured on various regional and
national “Best Doctors” lists for over 15 years.