Email

ncsundgr@texaschildrens.org

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Newborn
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Neonatology (Clinic)

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women
6651 Main St
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-3724
sundgren@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology

Neonatology (Office)

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women
6651 Main St
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-3724
sundgren@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology

Education

BS from George Fox University

06/1996 - Newberg, Oregon United States

Biology Major, Chemistry Minor

MD from Oregon Health and Science University

06/2005 - Portland, Oregon United States

PhD from Oregon Health and Science University

06/2005 - Portland, Oregon United States

Physiology and Pharmacology, Integrative Biomedical Sciences

Residency at UT Southwestern

06/2007 - Dallas, Texas United States

General Pediatrics Residency

Fellowship at UT Southwestern

06/2011 - Dallas, Texas United States

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

Certifications

Board Certification

#675768

American Board of Pediatrics

General Pediatric Certification

Board Certification

#675768

American Board of Pediatrics

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Certification

Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor

#606-7249

NRP

Professional Interests

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Golden Hour of Neonatology
• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Communication
• Simulation

Professional Statement

As a neonatologist and the program director for neonatal resuscitation program education for the newborn center, I am very interested in the care delivered to newborn babies at the time of delivery. I strive to improve adherence to NRP guidelines to improve patient outcomes. I am working to improve our education experience in NRP by lecture opportunities, debriefs, and simulation. For clinical research, I use methods of simulation to study better ways to improve NRP performance. Cognitive aids for providers is one avenue with potential to improve adherence to NRP that I am studying.. In addition, I am the head of a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, and safety personnel made up from both neonatology and obstetrics departments called the Golden Hour Team. Our goals have been to improve the quality of care in the delivery room in the first critical hour of life for babies. The Golden Hour Team under my lead has been studying and running quality improvement projects around the 5 phases of communication for a delivery – Advance communication, Summoning communication, Key Delivery Communication, Update communication, and Support the Family communication. Obstetrics just has to ASK US.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Sundgren NC, Suresh GK "How Do Obstetric and Neonatology Teams Communicate Prior to High-Risk Deliveries?." Am J Perinatol. 2018 Jan;35(1):10-15. Pubmed PMID: 28728204
• Sundgren NC, Kelly FC, Weber EM, Moore ML, Gokulakrishnan G, Hagan JL, Brand MC, Gallegos JO, Levy BE, Fortunov RM "Improving communication between obstetric and neonatology teams for high-risk deliveries: a quality improvement project." BMJ Open Qual. 2017;6(2) Pubmed PMID: 29450281
• Shamshirsaz AA, Fox KA, Erfani H, Clark SL, Shamshirsaz AA, Nassr AA, Sundgren NC, Jones JA, Anderson ML, Kassir E, Salmanian B, Buffie AW, Hui SK, Espinoza J, Tyer-Viola LA, Rac M, Karbasian N, Ballas J, Dildy GA, Belfort M "Outcomes of Planned Compared With Urgent Deliveries Using a Multidisciplinary Team Approach for Morbidly Adherent Placenta." Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Feb;131(2):234-241. Pubmed PMID: 29324609
• Sundgren NC, Gokulakrishnan G, Kelly FC, Kainer KS, Hagan JL, Witt MA, D'Ambrosio D, Graf JM, Suresh GK "How We Got Smart: Improving Interdisciplinary Communication When Summoning Neonatology to High-Risk Deliveries." J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2018 Jul;32(3):250-256. Pubmed PMID: 30036308

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

Fellow (07/2009)

American Heart Association

Member (12/2010)