Valerie Chock
Academic Appointments
- Instructor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Neonatology 750 Welch Rd Ste 315 MC 5731 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 723-5711 Fax (650) 725-8351Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Neonatology
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Director for Neonatal Prenatal Consultation Services, Center for Fetal and Maternal Health, LPCH (2010 - present)
- Instructor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Stanford University (2005 - present)
Honors and Awards
- NIH Mentored Career Development Award (KL2), Stanford Center for Clinical Translational Education and Research (2009-2011)
- Pediatric Heart Center Research Award, Stanford Pediatric Research Fund-Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (March 2010-March 2012)
- Pilot Early Career Award, Stanford Pediatric Research Fund- Child Health Research Program (Jan 2008-2010)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Children's Hospital Oakland CA (2001) |
| Board Certification: | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (2005) |
| M.S. Epi: | Stanford University, Clinical Epidemiology (2011) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Neonatology (2005) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2001) |
| Internship: | Children's Hospital Oakland CA (1999) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Neurological monitoring in critically ill infants. Altered hemodynamics in neonates, especially in relation to prematurity, congenital heart disease, and central nervous system injury. Determination of the hemodynamic significance and effects of a patent ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant. Utilizing NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) and other technologies for improved monitoring in the NICU.
Publications
- Variables influencing pregnancy termination following prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosome abnormalities. J Genet Couns. 2013; (2): 238-48
- Short-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates with congenital heart disease: the era of newer surgical strategies. Congenit Heart Dis. 2012 Nov-Dec; (6): 544-50
- Cerebral autoregulation in neonates with a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus. J Pediatr. 2012; (6): 936-42
- Cerebral oxygenation during different treatment strategies for a patent ductus arteriosus. Neonatology. 2011; (3): 233-40
- Inhaled nitric oxide for preterm premature rupture of membranes, oligohydramnios, and pulmonary hypoplasia. Am J Perinatol. 2009; (4): 317-22
- Antegrade cerebral perfusion reduces apoptotic neuronal injury in a neonatal piglet model of cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006; (3): 659-65
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