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Office
718 Teaneck Rd
Teaneck, NJ 07666Phone+1 201-541-6356
Summary
- Dr. Danitza Velazquez is a neonatologist based in Teaneck, NJ, specializing in Neonatology/Perinatology. She completed her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2011 and pursued a pediatric residency and neonatal-perinatal fellowship through 2017. Holding an MA in Bioethics and Health Policy, she has been a neonatologist at Holy Name Medical Center since 2024. Dr. Velazquez has held assistant professor roles at both Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset. Her research includes several publications in renowned journals, addressing neonatal drug withdrawal, hand nodules in infants, and other complex cases in neonatology.
Education & Training
Loyola University ChicagoMA, Bioethics and Health Policy, 2020 - 2023
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2011, MD
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2014 - 2025- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Delayed Presentation of Neonatal Drug Withdrawal in Neonate With Congenital Hypothyroidism.Krystin A Engelhardt, James Liebow, Onajovwe Fofah, Aditi Khokhar, Danitza M Velazquez
Clinical Pediatrics. 2023-03-01 - 1 citationsA Newborn Infant with Hand Nodule Following Intravenous Extravasation.Alexandra Boni, Kyrillos Attaalla, Olga Sudol, Onajovwe Fofah, Danitza M Velazquez
Neoreviews. 2022-08-01 - Case 1: Persistent Hypoglycemia in a 46,XX Newborn with Ovarian DysgenesisSarah Yavelberg, Omer Choudry, Arun Kashyap, Danitza M. Velazquez
Neoreviews. 2020-01-01
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- Spanish
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