Philippe Friedlich, MD

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Surgery

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Overview

Dr. Philippe Friedlich is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Surgery at the University of Southern California and Interim Director & Division Chief for the Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.

A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Friedlich holds memberships with the Society of Pediatric Research and the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Perinatal Pediatrics. Dr. Friedlich is a member of the California Children’s Medical Services /California Children’s Services NICU Technical Advisory Committee.

Dr. Friedlich earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed his pediatric residency and internship at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He completed a fellowship in neonatal and perinatal medicine at the University of Southern California Women’s and Children’s Hospital before joining the faculty of the USC division of Neonatal Medicine in 1998. Dr. Friedlich completed in 2004 a Master of Science in Applied Biostatics and Epidemiology from the University of Southern California and earned a MBA in Medical Management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2006.

His areas of research interests include the epidemiology of congenital malformations and neonatal healthcare delivery and outcomes. Dr. Friedlich has published over 150 abstracts, peer review articles, book chapters and support strong research collaborations between surgical, medical and healthcare related disciplines in areas of clinical, translational and basic science.

Publications

  • State-based analysis of necrotizing enterocolitis outcomes. J Surg Res. 2009 Nov; 157(1):21-9.. View in PubMed
  • Increased carotid artery intima-media thickness following venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the neonatal period. J Perinatol. 2008 Dec; 28(12):811-4.. View in PubMed
  • Changes in myocardial function and hemodynamics after ligation of the ductus arteriosus in preterm infants. J Pediatr. 2007 Jun; 150(6):597-602.. View in PubMed
  • Cardiovascular effects of sildenafil in neonates and infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and pulmonary hypertension. Neonatology. 2007; 91(2):92-100.. View in PubMed
  • Hemodynamic changes after low-dosage hydrocortisone administration in vasopressor-treated preterm and term neonates. Pediatrics. 2006 Oct; 118(4):1456-66.. View in PubMed
  • Concurrent use of indomethacin and dexamethasone increases the risk of spontaneous intestinal perforation in very low birth weight neonates. J Perinatol. 2006 Aug; 26(8):486-92.. View in PubMed
  • Hospital rates of maternal and neonatal infection in a low-risk population. Matern Child Health J. 2005 Sep; 9(3):307-16.. View in PubMed
  • Somatosensory lateralization in the newborn brain. Neuroimage. 2006 Jan 01; 29(1):155-61.. View in PubMed
  • Predictability model of the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome treated with inhaled nitric oxide. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jul; 40(7):1090-3.. View in PubMed
  • MR imaging of newborns by using an MR-compatible incubator with integrated radiofrequency coils: initial experience. Radiology. 2004 May; 231(2):594-601.. View in PubMed