Kristen Tropea (Tropea) Leeman MD
Attending Physician, Boston Children's Hospital; Associate Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Program Director, Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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300 Longwood AveNewborn Medicine Enders 9Boston, MA 02115
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2009
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Hypercapnia and Its Association With Long-term Respiratory Morbidities in Premature Infants With Chronic Lung Disease Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Increasing length board use in a neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative.Yvette Penner, Sabah Sabir, Kathleen Quirk, Julia Foster, Kristen Earley Lindamood
Journal of Perinatology. 2025-04-11 - Structured pre-delivery huddles enhance confidence in managing newborns with critical congenital heart disease in the delivery room.Alyssa R Thomas, Caitlin Bowen, Elisa Abdulhayoglu, Elizabeth Brennick, Kendra Woo
Journal of Perinatology. 2024-12-10 - Liberation from Respiratory Support in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.Matthew J Kielt, Isabella Zaniletti, Joanne M Lagatta, Michael A Padula, Theresa R Grover
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024-11-07
Journal Articles
- Bronchioalveolar stem cells increase after mesenchymal stromal cell treatment in a mouse model of bronchopulmonary dysplasiaTropea KA, Leder E, Aslam M, Lau AN, Raiser DM, Lee JH, Balasubramaniam V, Fredenburgh LE, Mitsialis SA, Kourembanas S, Kim CF, Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 2012
Books/Book Chapters
Grant Support
- SEED GrantAmerican Medical Association Foundation2012–2013
- Post Doctoral Training GrantNIH2011–2013
- Pilot AwardManton Center for Orphan Disease2010–2011
- Ikaria Advancing Newborn Medicine GrantIkaria Foundation2010–2011
- Pediatric Loan Repayment GrantNIHPresent
- I M Rosenzweig Young Investigator AwardPulmonary Fibrosis FoundationPresent
- Child Health Research Center K12 GrantNIHPresent
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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