Michael K. Georgieff, MD
Executive Vice Chair and Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Contact Info
Executive Vice Chair and Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty Member, Division of Neonatology
Director, Center for Neurobehavioral Development
Faculty Member, Institute of Child Development
Faculty Member, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health (OBGYN)
Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB)
Steering Committee, Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Preceptor, Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Neonatologist
MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship in Neonatology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
Summary
Michael K. Georgieff, MD, holds the position of the Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Chair in Pediatrics. He is a Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Developmental Psychology, the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and the Director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Development. He received his MD from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He served his internship, residency and neonatal fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a fellowship in neonatology at the University of Minnesota. In addition to caring for patients on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Georgieff is Director of the NICU Follow-up Program. Dr. Georgieff’s research focuses on fetal/neonatal nutrition and brain development, specifically on the effect of early life iron nutrition and neurocognitive function. He has been continuously funded in this field by the National Institutes of Health for 30 years and has published over 250 scientific articles. He advises the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institutes of Health and UNICEF on nutrition and early child development.
Awards & Recognition
Professional Associations
Medical Scientist Training Program (Combined MD/PhD Training Program)
Clinical
Specialties
- Neonatal (NICU) Unit and Follow-Up Care
- Neonatology
- Pediatrics
Clinics
Pediatric Specialty Care- MIDB Clinic
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Interests
Iron and infant development; Maternal-fetal medicine; Neonatology; Perinatal iron metabolism