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Colleen Claassen, M.D.

Associate professor, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Director, Pediatric Simulation Program
Department of Pediatrics

Education

Fellowship
New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Residency
Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital

Medical School
University of Kansas School of Medicine

Practice Areas

Colleen Claassen, M.D., specializes in neonatal resuscitation and critical care of infants with complex congenital heart disease. She treats premature and extremely low birth weight infants (Level II-IV neonatal intensive care) and newborns with congenital cardiac and surgical diseases. She also provides care through the neonatal follow-up clinic.

Claassen uses the latest technologies, including inhaled nitric oxide for pulmonary hypertension, high frequency oscillatory ventilation for severe respiratory failure, and bubble CPAP for respiratory distress syndrome.

Research Interests

  • Simulation-based training for physician and nurses
  • Neonatal resuscitation education in resource-limited settings
  • Optimal use of bubble CPAP for respiratory distress syndrome
  • Global health

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • American Academy of Pediatrics

Community Work and Service

  • Training medical professionals in neonatal care in countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Belize and Haiti