Balaji Govindaswami MD MPH
Birth Defect Genetics, Neonatal Ethics, Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development
Chief, Newborn Medicine, Director NICU and High Risk Infant Follow Up, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Affiliated Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
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751 S Bascom AvenueSan Jose, CA 95128
Phone+1 408-885-5420
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Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1996 - 1997- UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestFellowship, 1996 - 1997
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
University of Alabama at BirminghamMPH, Maternal & Child Health, Phi Kappa Phi, 1987 - 1988
University of AlabamaMPH, Maternal and Child Health, Phi Kappa Phi, 1987 - 1988- Ministry of Health, Trinidad & TobagoRotating Intern, 1986 - 1986
University of Lagos College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
WV State Medical License 2020 - 2022
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNeonatal Intensive Care Unit Use for Newborns With Relatively Lower Illness Acuity.Joseph Schulman, Jeffrey B Gould, Henry C Lee, Jochen Profit, Balaji Govindaswami
Pediatrics. 2025-03-01 - Longer Duration of Cord Clamping Improves Nicu Survival Without Major Morbidities in Very Preterm Infants.Priya Jegatheesan, Esther Belogolovsky, Matthew Nudelman, Sudha Rani Narasimhan, Angela Huang
Children. 2024-12-20 - Neutralizing and binding antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 with hybrid immunity in pregnancy.Lin Li, Yusuke Matsui, Mary K Prahl, Arianna G Cassidy, Yarden Golan
NPJ Vaccines. 2024-08-27
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