Edmund F. La Gamma, M.D. '76
Edmund F. La Gamma, M.D. '76, is the chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine and is the director of the 49-bed Regional Neonatal Center of the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. His division has the third largest fellowship program in America with a 98% board pass rate since 1999. Dr. La Gamma was an elected member of the Council of the Society for Pediatric Research; is the past President of the New York Perinatal Society; a former Secretary of the Easter SPR as well as elected their “Mentor of the Year 2015” and is the recipient of grants from the NIH, NSF, March of Dimes, Dysautonomia Foundation, American Heart Association and industry. Dr. La Gamma has been on various regional and national “Best Doctors” lists for more than 20 years. He has served on multiple NIH Study Sections. He holds two patents on clinically relevant research and is a consultant to industry. In 2023, he received the NYMC School of Medicine Dean's Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Clinical Specialty
- Neonatology
Education
- M.D. '76, New York Medical College
- Internship, Internal Medicine, New York and Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus
- Residency, Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
- Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Honors and Awards
- 2023 NYMC School of Medicine Dean's Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement
Research
Dr. La Gamma has published over 145 peer-reviewed reports on basic science and clinical research and authored over 25 invited chapters on various aspects of neonatal disease, nutrition, infection and development of the nervous system.
