Philip Sunshine
Academic Appointments
- Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
- Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Intermediate Intensive Care Nursery 725 Welch Rd Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 497-8080 Fax (650) 497-8035Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5711
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Neonatology
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1963) |
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1961) |
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1957) |
| Board Certification: | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (1975) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1963) |
| Internship: | Sinai Hosp (1956) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My primary interests are in the area of neonatal nutrition and developmental gastroenterology. The use of parenteral nutrition in very low birth weight infants, and the introduction of early enteral feeding to stimulate gastrointestinal maturation are my specific areas of investigative endeavors.
Publications
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: pathophysiology and implications for therapy. Przegl Lek. 2002: 6-9
- L. Joseph Butterfield, MD: a man for all seasons. J Perinatol. 1999 Apr-May; (3): 176-8
- Supplemental oxygen may decrease progression of prethreshold disease to threshold retinopathy of prematurity. J Perinatol. 1997 Nov-Dec; (6): 434-8
- Effects of microwave radiation on anti-infective factors in human milk. Pediatrics. 1992; (4 Pt 1): 667-9
- Mechanism of maturational decline of rat intestinal lactase-phlorizin hydrolase. Biochem J. 1992: 107-13
- Dietary CHO and stimulation of carbohydrases along villus column of fasted rat jejunum. Am J Physiol. 1989; (1 Pt 1): G158-65

