Board Certified Intensive Care neonatologist physician

DR. NAEEM Al-KHALIQ CHAUDHRY

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MBBS FAAP NEONATOLOGIST

SUMMARY

Board Certified Neonatologist with twenty plus years of inpatient and outpatient clinical experience working in levels III and IV neonatal intensive care units. Support patient and family-centered care. Licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Multi-disciplinary care for premature and critically ill newborns with respiratory distress, infections, multifactorial hyperbilirubinemia, congenital/acquired hematological disorders, metabolic disorders, multiple gestations, extreme prematurity complications, genetic disorders, congenital heart disease, and other anomalies.

Utilize point of care ultrasound and functional echocardiogram to improve evaluation of patients, decrease x-ray radiation exposure, and improve long-term outcomes.

ACTIVE STATE MEDICAL LICENSES

Minnesota 50389 [1/12/2008 – 11/10/2024]

Wisconsin 51286-20 [2/19/2008 – 10/31/2024]

Michigan 430******* [07/12/2010 - 07//12/2027]

Illinois 036.168511 [1/31/2024 – 07/31/26]

CERTIFICATIONS

American Board Certified in Neonatology [04/07/2008 - Present]

American Board Certified in Pediatrics [10/19/2004 – Present]

Controlled Substance Registration (DEA) FC0640309 [7/24/2022 – 8/31/2025]

Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor [4/30/2025]

USMLE Step 3 [2004] USMLE Step 2 [1995] USMLE Step 1 [1994] ECFMG Certified [1996]

COMPETENCIES

Central Line Placement by Venous Cut Down, Percutaneous Central Line Placement

Exchange transfusion

Chest Tube Placement

Thoracentesis, Paracentesis

Peripheral Arterial Catheter Placement, Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement

Endotracheal Intubation, Umbilical Lines Placement

Venipuncture, Arterial Puncture, Lumbar Puncture

Neonatal Circumcision

Release of Tongue Tie

Suprapubic Bladder Tap

EXPERIENCE

MARSHFIELD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Marshfield, WI 2/20/2023 -To Date

Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology, Level III NICU

Average Daily Census 14-18 with 27 beds and over 300 admissions per year.

Regional neonatal transfer center from community hospitals.

Weekly didactic group teachings and monthly core lectures for Pediatric Residency Program including: Evaluation and management of ischemic encephalopathy in newborn; Persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborn.

Supervision of over 30 pediatric resident physicians in presenting neonatal cases and by teaching through bedside rounds.

Pre and post operative care of neonates following surgical procedures.

Incorporated ultrasound skills to evaluate umbilical venous lines, assess intravascular volume status and cardiac contractility.

ESSENTIA HEALTH, ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL, Duluth, MN 1/28/2008 -10/9/2022

Attending Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology, Level III NICU

Manage critically ill infants needing Level III+ Neonatal Intensive Care. Attend high-risk deliveries and C-Sections. Follow-up on NICU graduates until they were eighteen months of adjusted age for prematurity to optimize their growth and development.

Incorporated ultrasound skills to evaluate umbilical venous lines.

Developed home apnea monitoring program.

Utilize invasive and non-invasive respiratory support, including conventional ventilation with volume guarantee, NAVA modes, and HFOV.

Provide systemic hypothermia therapy for moderate to severe HIE and completed neonatal follow-up assessments in the hospital outpatient clinic.

Train and supervise nurse practitioners and resident physicians on various neonatal procedures.

ESSENTIA HEALTH- ST. JOSEPH’S MEDICAL CENTER, Brainerd, MN 2018 - 2022

Part-time Attending Physician, Newborn nursery

MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE, Saudi Arabia 2012 - 2013

Consultant Neonatologist, Level III/IV NICU

Directed neonatal team in evaluating patient care practices.

Trained staff through clinical rounds, demonstrations, and presentations. Positioned in Jeddah, Dammam, and Abha.

CLEVELAND CLINIC/METRO HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, Cleveland, Ohio 2006 - 2007

Chief Fellow, Neonatology

AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Karachi Instructor, Orthopedic Surgery 11/01/1999 – 10/31/2000

Chief Resident, Orthopedic Surgery 1998 - 1999

Supervised orthopedic residents. Organized academic activities and surgical grand rounds.

HERMA CLINIC, Maiduguri, Nigeria 12/01/1989 – 6/30/1992

Physician, Family Medicine

Provided primary care to low-income and majority uninsured pediatric to adult age patients.

Delivered preventive medicine to improve community health education and encourage lifestyle modifications.

Supervised twenty-plus employees.

UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL, Maiduguri, Nigeria 9/1/1987 – 10/19/1989

Physician, Emergency Medicine

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF JOS, Jos, Nigeria 10/1/1981 - 7/31/1986

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

NEONATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP

Cleveland Clinic/Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2007

PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 7/1/2001 - 6/30/2004

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY

Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan 10/1/1995 – 10/31/1999

GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY

Allied Hospital, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan 08/1994 – 07/1995

PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY

Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan 2/01/1993 – 5/28/1994

INTERNSHIP, Jos University Teaching Hospitals, Jos, Nigeria 9/1/1986 - 8/31/1987

HONORS AND AWARDS

Five-Star Award, Highest Patient Ratings, Essentia Health, Duluth

Honorary Chair Resident, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

Distinction in Anatomy, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Chaudhry, Naeem, Caffeine Stunts Growth in Healthy Very Low Birth Weight Infants.

Poster presented in PAS/SPR meeting in Toronto, Canada, 2007.

Chaudhry, Naeem, Radiological and Clinical Outcome of High Tibial Osteotomy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee.

Presented thesis at The College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, 1999.

Chaudhry, Naeem, Prevalence of Malnutrition-related anemia in pregnancy in the city of Bauchi, Nigeria.

Presented thesis at the Jos University School of Medicine, Jos, Nigeria, 1985.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent (APPNA)

Pakistan Medical Council (PMC)

Nigerian Medical Council (NMC)

Quality Improvement Initiatives

Advanced neonatal protocols on nutrition, reduction of chronic lung disease, therapeutic hypothermia, and administration of blood products.

Preventing neonatal hypothermia at admission. [2018]

Development and implementation of protocol for administration of oxygen during newborn resuscitation.

Development of protocol on care of late preterm deliveries.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Covid-19 related precautions and public health advisory community conversations, Duluth, MN

Refugee Community Fundraising Coordinator, ICTP, Duluth, MN

Public Education Program on Hazards of Public Smoking and Prevention of Hepatitis B & C, Faislabad

Provided free medical and surgical care to uninsured patients, at a private rural clinic, Faislabad

COMMUNITY LANGUAGES

SPOKEN: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu

WRITTEN: English, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu

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