Erik Brandsma, MD
Erik Brandsma, MD

Erik Brandsma, MD

Erik Brandsma, MD, is an attending neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology, Medical Director, Medicine and Transport, Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit and the Infant Breathing Disorder Center and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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About Erik Brandsma, MD

Erik Brandsma, MD, is an attending neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology, Medical Director, Medicine and Transport, Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit and the Infant Breathing Disorder Center and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Titles

Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Certifications

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Awards and Honors

2018, Early Career Faculty Honor Roll, CHOP
2017, Istvan Seri Faculty Teaching Award in Neonatology, CHOP
2014, Ola O, Kushnir A, Stahl G, Saslow J, Brandsma E; Infection In Febrile Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Camden Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest Winner 2014
2014, 2022, South Jersey Magazine's Top Physicians in Neonatal-Perinatel Medicine
2013, Excellence in Teaching Pediatric residents, Cooper University Hospital. Camden, NJ
2012, 2014, Top Children’s Physician, Reader’s choice, South Jersey Magazine
2009, Excellence in Teaching, UMDNJ New Brunswick, NJ

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - Leiden University Medical School, Leiden, The Netherlands 

Internship

Pediatrics - University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ. New Brunswick, NJ

Residency

Pediatrics - University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ. New Brunswick, NJ

Fellowship

Neonatology - University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ. New Brunswick, NJ

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2022

Kozyak BW, Fraga MV, Juliano CE, Bhombal S, Munson DA, Brandsma E, Stoller JZ, Jain A, Kesman R, Meshkati M, Noh CY, Dewitt AG, Costarino AT, Hehir DA, Groves AM. Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance for Umbilical Venous Cannulation in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 May 1;23(5):e257-e266. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002919. Epub 2022 Mar 7. PMID: 35250003.

Kozyak BW, Fraga MV, Juliano CE, Bhombal S, Munson DA, Brandsma E, Stoller JZ, Jain A, Kesman R, Meshkati M, Noh CY, Dewitt AG, Costarino AT, Hehir DA, Groves AM: Real-time Ultrasound Guidance for Umbilical Venous Cannulation in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2022 Notes: Accepted.

2021

Thom CS, Brandsma E, Lambert MP. Thrombocytosis in an infant with a TRPV4 mutation: a case report.  Platelets. 2021 Apr 3;32(3):429-431. doi: 10.1080/09537104.2020.1755644. PMID: 32319342

2019

Dustin D Flannery, DO, Erik Brandsma, MD, Judy Saslow, MD, Amy B Mackley, MSN, David A Paul, MD, and Zubair H Aghai, MD. Do Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infection Need a Routine Voiding Cystourethrogram? Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 June ; 32(11): 1749–1754