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National Institutes of Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Raju, Tonse Nk

Title:Medical Officer
Phone:301-402-1872
E-mail:tr146h@nih.gov
Address: 6100 Executive Blvd Room 4B03D, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852
Fax:301-496-3790 
Organization:  Pregnancy & Perinatology (PP) Branch
Specialty: Disorders of the Neonate and Infant
Fetal and Neonate Issues
Neonatology

Biosketch: 
Tonse N. K. Raju, M.D., D.C.H., is a board-certified neonatologist, who joined the PPB in June 2002. Prior to joining the Branch, he was professor of pediatrics and associate director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His research background includes neonatal intensive care topics, pulmonary surfactant, bilirubin, non-invasive monitoring, neurological problems, neuronal protection, long-term learning and memory functions, and meta-analysis and systematic reviews. He is the program scientist and medical officer for a portfolio of neonatal research grants (R01, R03, R21); training grants (T32, K, and F); and Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs administered through the Branch; he is also the project officer for the Cochrane Neonatal Review Group contract. Dr. Raju is the NICHD liaison for the AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn, is a fellow of the AAP, and holds membership in the American Pediatric Society, the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Osler Society, and the American Association for the History of Medicine. He is a member of the editorial board of NeoReview, an electronic journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.