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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Cornell University

2003, Ithaca, NY

Medical School

St. George's University School of Medicine

2008, Grenada, West Indies

Internship

Pediatrics

Atlantic Health System

2009, Morristown, NJ

Residency

Pediatrics

Atlantic Health System

2011, Morristown, NJ

Fellowship

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

University of Chicago

2014, Chicago, IL

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Professional History

Dr. Bonnie Arzuaga is an Attending Neonatologist and an Associate Physician of Pediatrics in the Division of Newborn Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also an Instructor of Pediatrics, part-time at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Arzuaga is a graduate of Cornell University and received her medical degree from St George's University School of Medicine. She completed her training in pediatrics at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown NH and her neonatology training in the University of Chicago Medicine program where she concurrently completed a fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics. Dr. Arzuaga serves as the Director of Neonatal Outreach for Cape Cod Hospital. Dr. Arzuaga's scholarly activities focus broadly on neonatal ethics, counseling and the ethics of medical decision making.

Publications

  1. Feasibility and safety of surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway as first-line therapy for a select newborn population: results of a standardized clinical protocol. J Perinatol. 2025 Jan; 45(1):36-42. View Abstract

  2. Advice to Clinicians From Expectant Parents at Extreme Prematurity: A Multimethod Study. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 01; 153(3). View Abstract

  3. Implementing modified family integrated care in a U.S. neonatal intensive care unit: nursing perspectives and effects on parents. J Perinatol. 2023 04; 43(4):503-509. View Abstract

  4. A Qualitative Study of Parental Perspectives on Prenatal Counseling at Extreme Prematurity. J Pediatr. 2022 12; 251:17-23.e2. View Abstract

  5. Use of an internet camera system in the neonatal intensive care unit: parental and nursing perspectives and its effects on stress. J Perinatol. 2021 08; 41(8):2048-2056. View Abstract

  6. Suffering Children and Handcuffed Doctors: US Immigration Policy and a Call for Advocacy. Pediatrics. 2020 08; 146(2). View Abstract

  7. Deliveries at extreme prematurity: outcomes, approaches, institutional variation, and uncertainty. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 04; 31(2):182-187. View Abstract

  8. The therapeutic space and doctor-parent relationship in paediatrics: trainees' experiences and perspectives. Acta Paediatr. 2019 06; 108(6):1067-1073. View Abstract

  9. Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in the Neonatal ICU: Experiences and Beliefs Among Staff. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 07; 19(7):635-642. View Abstract

  10. Concern for mortality in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): parent and physician perspectives. J Perinatol. 2018 06; 38(6):718-727. View Abstract

  11. Beyond the avoidance of waste: the ethical imperative to focus on value in the NICU. J Perinatol. 2017 06; 37(6):622-623. View Abstract

  12. "Development of a Clinical Ethics Committee De Novo at a Small Community Hospital by Addressing Needs and Potential Barriers. J Clin Ethics. 2017; 28(2):153-158. View Abstract

  13. Practices and education surrounding anticipated periviable deliveries among neonatal-perinatal medicine and maternal-fetal medicine fellowship programs. J Perinatol. 2016 09; 36(9):699-703. View Abstract

  14. Attitudes towards the resuscitation of periviable infants: a national survey of American Muslim physicians. Acta Paediatr. 2016 Mar; 105(3):260-7. View Abstract

  15. Clinical challenges in parental expression of hope and miracles. Pediatrics. 2015 Jun; 135(6):e1374-6. View Abstract

  16. Paediatric trainees and end-of-life care: a needs assessment for a formal educational intervention. Perspect Med Educ. 2015 Feb; 4(1):25-32. View Abstract

  17. National variability in neonatal resuscitation practices at the limit of viability. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Jun; 31(6):521-8. View Abstract

  18. Utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by maternal diabetes. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2013 Jan 01; 6(4):345-8. View Abstract

  19. Limits of human viability in the United States: a medicolegal review. Pediatrics. 2011 Dec; 128(6):1047-52. View Abstract

  20. Antenatal calcium channel blocker exposure and subsequent patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low-birth-weight infants. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jan; 33(1):60-4. View Abstract

I believe in a holistic approach to medical care, taking into account all aspects of a patient's and family's condition as well as external factors that may be contributing to illness.

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