Sixto Guiang, MD

Sixto F. Guiang, III, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology. Dr. Guiang earned his MD from the University of Minnesota in 1987. He subsequently continued his training at the University of Minnesota, completing his Pediatric Residency in 1990 and his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship in 1993. His research interests have included investigating the effects of hypoxia on fetal myocardial development, and the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. He currently coordinates the Neonatal ECMO program at UMMCH. Dr. Guiang's publications have appeared in the American Journal of Physiology as well as the Journal of Developmental Physiology. He is active in the educational program in the Department of Pediatrics, coordinating both the Pediatric residency and medical student clinical rotations on the NICU.