Committee Co-Chairs

Susan Cohen, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics and the medical director of the neonatal neurocritical care program and the HOPE Developmental Follow-Up Program for high-risk infants at Children’s Wisconsin. Her critical leadership role in establishing and expanding these nationally recognized programs has improved patient care, education, and research. Dr. Cohen received her undergraduate degree

Senior Clinical Research Manager, INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork Mary Anne Ryan is a Senior Clinical Research Manager at the INFANT Research Centre, engaging in clinical and translational research with a dedicated focus on the newborn brain. She is committed to advancing knowledge in all areas of neonatal care. Her PhD centred on neuromonitoring

Dr. Michael Weiss is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Florida. Dr. Weiss obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Biology Major from Florida State University in 1990. He attended the Program in Medical Science at Florida State University from 1990-1991. From 1991-1994, he attended the University of Florida College of Medicine and

Eric Peeples is a neonatologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Children’s Nebraska. Dr. Peeples is also the director of the neonatal neuroscience program at Children’s, and he heads the Newborn Brain Injury lab at the University of Nebraska Medical Center which performs bench and