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Dennis Costakos, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, La Crosse, WI

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Neonat/Perinatology La Crosse, WI

Neonatlogist Mayo Clinic Health System La Crosse Assistant Professor Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

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  • Office

    700 West Ave S
    La Crosse, WI 54601
    Phone+1 608-785-0940

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1987 - 1989
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children's
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1985 - 2026
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1989 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Karis Mayo Clinic, 2022
  • Gordy Kochsiek Teaching Excellence Award La Crosse - Mayo, 2017
  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Ranitdine and CPOE: and the beat goes on  
    DT Costakos, SW Mihalovic, Pediatrics, 1/1/2008
  • Do your CPOE software include a program for neonatal total parenteral nutrition?  
    Costakos DT, Pediatrics, 1/1/2006
  • Hemolysis, free hemoglobin is a scavenger for nitric oxide  
    Costakos DT, Pediatrics, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Choosing Wisely: Echocardiogram in the Well Nursery
    DT Costakos, WAPC 47th Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 1/1/2017
  • What? Circumcisions performed by neonatal nurse practitioners?
    DT Costakos, 57th Annual Midwest Society of Pediatric Research Conference, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1/22/2016
  • The Neonatal Nurse practitioner as Surgeon
    Costakos DT, Perinatal Care Statewide Meeting; American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, Elkhart Lake, WI, 2016; San Francisco, CA, 2016, 1/22/2016
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Lectures

  • Delayed Cord Clamping: Why the rush? 
    Wisconsin Dells, WI - 1/30/2017
  • The Neonatal Nurse as Surgeon 
    Elkhart Lake, WI, 2016; San Francisco, CA, 2016 - 1/24/2016
  • Evidence to Delay Cord Clamping 
    Appleton, WI - 1/28/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • West Salem Mom Welcomes First Child While Dealing with COVID-19
    West Salem Mom Welcomes First Child While Dealing with COVID-19November 19th, 2020
  • Folic Acid Linked to Lowering Birth Defects in Babies
    Folic Acid Linked to Lowering Birth Defects in BabiesJanuary 13th, 2020
  • Health Experts Share Recommendations to Reduce Chances of Birth Defects
    Health Experts Share Recommendations to Reduce Chances of Birth DefectsJanuary 5th, 2020
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Research History

  • Commoditization and free market solution to 18 state Medicaid not paying male newborn Cicrcumcisionhttp://www.neonatologytoday.net/newsletters/nt-nov16.pdf2015 - 2016