Seminar Video
Presenter
James Collins Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
Zeisler Family Neonatology Leadership Professor
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. James Collins Jr. earned his B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Michigan and his M.P.H. from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He’s the Zeisler family neonatology leadership professor, medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit, and the associate director of the pediatric residency program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Dr. Collins has authored numerous research articles and is a frequent lecturer on issues related to racial and ethnic group disparities in adverse birth outcomes. Dr. Collins has received several awards for his research, teaching, and leadership in maternal and infant health, including the March of Dimes Jonas Salk Health Leadership Award, Research Honoree and the Duane Alexander Award for Academic Leadership in Perinatal Medicine from the National Institute of Child Health and Development. He’s also a member of several advisory groups addressing the social determinants of infant outcome.
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. James Collins Jr. earned his B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Michigan and his M.P.H. from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He’s the Zeisler family neonatology leadership professor, medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit, and the associate director of the pediatric residency program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Dr. Collins has authored numerous research articles and is a frequent lecturer on issues related to racial and ethnic group disparities in adverse birth outcomes. Dr. Collins has received several awards for his research, teaching, and leadership in maternal and infant health, including the March of Dimes Jonas Salk Health Leadership Award, Research Honoree and the Duane Alexander Award for Academic Leadership in Perinatal Medicine from the National Institute of Child Health and Development. He’s also a member of several advisory groups addressing the social determinants of infant outcome.