Congenital Anomalies Expert Witnesses

Canton, Michigan

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Neonatal Intensive Care, Premature Infant Care, Birth Asphyxia, Neonatal Respiratory Distress, Neonatal Sepsis, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Perinatal Complications, Neonatal Resuscitation, Congenital Anomalies, Neonatal Jaundice, High-risk newborn care, ECMO, Genetic Disorders in Newborns, Trisomy complications

Dr. Paris Ekeke currently serves as the Associate Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ekeke earned her medical degree from The Ohio State University, completed her pediatric residency at Northwestern University and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and her neonatal-perinatal fellowship at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She also holds a master's degree in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Prior to her leadership position at the University of Michigan, Dr. Ekeke practiced as a neonatologist at Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio and was affiliated with the UPMC Newborn Medicine Program. In her current role, she oversees NICU operations, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical protocols. Her clinical and research expertise encompasses comprehensive neonatal intensive care with particular focus on health care disparities, social determinants of health, and the effects of pr...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Surgery - appendicitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, trauma, congenital anomalies

MICHAEL J. MOROWITZ, MD Dr. Michael J. Morowitz is a Professor of Surgery with Tenure at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and an attending pediatric surgeon at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he has practiced since 2010. He is board certified in both General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Morowitz specializes in pediatric general and thoracic surgery with particular expertise in neonatal surgery, necrotizing enterocolitis, surgical complications in critically ill children, and pediatric surgical infections. He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Medicine and the Microbiome and maintains active clinical privileges at both UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. His clinical and research experience encompasses the full spectrum of pediatric surgical care, including emergency and elective procedures, neonatal intensive care unit management, and pediatric critical care. Dr. Morowitz has authored over 100 peer-...