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Prematurity

Thomas N. Hansen, MD

Thomas N. Hansen, MD

Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Children's Hospital

Dr. Thomas Hansen joined Seattle Children's Hospital in 2005. As the CEO, Dr. Hansen has been working to help the hospital achieve its vision by delivering the highest quality healthcare to all children regardless of their families' ability to pay. Under his leadership, Children's is also making significant investments in research to prevent, treat and eliminate pediatric disease. His extensive background in neonatology and its devastating effects have helped focus his own research interests on Children's Program for Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth.

Board Certified: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Pediatrics

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Fellowship: University of California at San Francisco

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Craig E. Rubens, MD, PhD

Craig E. Rubens, MD, PhD

Director, Office for Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirths

Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology, UW School of Medicine

Dr. Craig Rubens has authored or co-authored more than 90 manuscripts, 15 book chapters and over 80 abstracts on infectious disease topics. His current research initiatives focus on developing an international research program to prevent prematurity and stillbirth at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute, understanding how young children develop pneumonia, and research on a vaccine to combat Group B Streptococcal infections in neonatal and infant children. Dr. Rubens has served as an active member of numerous professional organizations, journal editorial boards and expert panels at medical conferences worldwide. He has also won several professional awards, including the National Institute of Health's New Investigator Award and the Hartford Foundation Fellowship Award.

Board Certified: Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Pediatrics

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle

Residency: Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle

Fellowship: Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle

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Charles Vincent "Skip" Smith, PhD

Director, Center for Developmental Therapeutics, Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute

Professor of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine

Dr. Charles Smith joined Seattle Children's Hospital two years ago. As Director of the Center for Developmental Therapeutics, Dr. Smith leads a diverse team of experts who are studying the mechanisms of childhood diseases, child development, and responses to therapeutic and environmental exposures, with the aim of translating their findings into safe and effective treatments and therapies for children. Dr. Smith has co-authored over 120 scientific journal publications and book chapters and over 300 abstracts for national and international scientific meetings, many of which were presented by the numerous clinician-scientists and other investigators Dr. Smith has mentored. Through his research, he is working to provide a rational foundation for the prevention and treatment of stillbirth and preterm birth and related problems.

Professional School: Rice University, Houston

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