Echezona Maduekwe, MD

Dr. Echezona Maduekwe is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology at Stony Brook University. He is an expert in the specialized care of newborns, particularly those facing considerable health challenges or premature birth. After considerable medical training in Ireland, he chose to relocate to the United States in 2006, completing his Pediatric Residency at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, and his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. 

Dr. Maduekwe's contributions extend beyond clinical practice, encompassing significant research endeavors. His investigations span diverse areas such as oxygen toxicity, hematological measurements in umbilical cord blood, neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Hypoglycemia risk scores, Oxi-pneumogram and reflux, neonatal impact of prenatal magnesium exposure, Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and neonatal endotracheal tube depth determination. A fervent advocate for evidence-based medicine, Dr. Maduekwe is deeply committed to research that advances outcomes for prematurely born infants.

Cumulative neonatal oxygen exposure predicts response of adult mice infected with influenza A virus. Maduekwe ET, Buczynski BW, Yee M, Rangasamy T, Stevens TP, Lawrence BP, O'Reilly MA; Pediatric pulmonology, 2014 May 22

The role of hyperoxia in the pathogenesis of experimental BPD. Buczynski BW, Maduekwe ET, O'Reilly MA; Seminars in perinatology, 2013 Apr

Right thoracic ectopic kidney in a child with breathing difficulties--sonographic diagnosis. Maduekwe E, Weinberg B, Samaan B, Sheferaw E, Suntharos P; Journal of clinical ultrasound: JCU, 2011 Feb