Elizabeth Sewell MD

Neonatal Neurodevelopment

Neonatologist & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Summary

Elizabeth Sewell, MD, is a neonatologist and associate professor in pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, with a specialty in neonatology and perinatology. She completed her residency in pediatrics and fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Children's National Hospital and George Washington University. Dr. Sewell holds an MPH in Behavioral Science and a BS in Biology from Emory University. Her expertise includes neonatal brain injury and neuroprotection. She has led educational initiatives, clinical guideline development, quality projects, and research in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, seizures, and post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Dr. Sewell is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. She was honored by the Emory Pediatric Residents as Research Mentor of the Year in 2024. She is also co-chair of the Communications and Networking Committee for the Newborn Brain Society. In the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium, co-leads the Neurosurgery Focus Group and is an active member of the Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Focus Group.

Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2010
Emory UniversityMPH, Behavioral Science, 2004 - 2006
Emory UniversityBS, Biology, 2000 - 2004

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

aEEG BACKGROUND EVOLUTION PATTERN IN NEWBORNS WITH HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (HIE) RECEIVING THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA (TH)
Sewell EK, Veina G, Chang T, Tsuchida T, Harris K, Ridore M, Kadri N, Massaro AN, Pediatric Academic Societies 2016, Baltimore, MD, 5/2016
Accuracy of Head Ultrasounds in Comparison to Term-Equivalent Magnetic Resonance Images in Premature Infants
Sewell E, Wang Y, and Rais-Bahrami K., Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, 3/20/2015
Improving key newborn practices: the role of home visits during pregnancy
Sewell E, Sitrin D, Guenther T, and Wall S., Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 5/7/2013

Lectures

Predictive Value of aEEG Time to Normalization and Time to Cycling in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH)
Eastern Society for Pediatric Research - 3/2016
Sudden Unexpected Early Neonatal Death
George Washington University Hospital - 1/28/2015