Wendy J. Tomlin-Hess Endowed Professor

Jochen Profit, MD

Bio

My primary interest is the optimization of quality and equity of care delivery to sick newborns. This interest includes health care delivery design at the macro-system level, organizational context at the hospital and neonatal intensive care unit level, as well as improvement of care processes in the clinical setting. In addition, I have a keen interest in the use of information technology to support families, care professionals, and policy makers in their efforts to facilitate optimal care.

Clinical Focus

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Co-Chair and Co-Principal Investigator, California Maternal and Perinatal Quality of Care Collaboratives (2023 - Present)
  • Member, Advisory Board, NEC Society (2019 - Present)
  • Chief Quality Officer, California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (2018 - 2023)
  • Chief Scientific Officer, California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (2017 - 2018)
  • Core Lead For Health Organization Performance, Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University (2014 - Present)
  • Director, Perinatal Health Systems Research, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine (2013 - Present)

Honors & Awards

  • Marie McCormick Lectureship in Health Services Research and Epidemiology, Harvard Newborn Medicine (10/19/2017)
  • Social Disparities in NICU Care, NICHD (R01) (04/01/2016)
  • Dashboard of Racial/Ethnic Disparity in the Care Provided by NICUs, NICHD (R01) (12/01/2015)
  • WISER Study, NICHD (R01) (08/01/2015)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Member, American Pediatric Society (2023 - Present)
  • Scientific Advisory Committee, NEC Society (2019 - Present)
  • Board Member, California Association of Neonatolgists (2014 - Present)
  • Member, Academy Health (2010 - Present)
  • Member, Society for Pediatric Research (2009 - Present)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (2006 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2013)
  • Certificate, Rice University, Houston, TX, Medical and Healthcare Management (2010)
  • Certificate, Intermountain Healthcare, Advanced Training Program in Quality Improvement (2008)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (2005)
  • Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (2005) MA
  • Neonatologist, Harvard University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA (2005)
  • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health (2005)
  • Residency: Tufts Medical Center Graduate Medical Education (2002) MA
  • Pediatrician, Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA (2002)
  • Residency: St Josefskrankenhaus (1999) Germany
  • Medical Education: Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (1997) Germany
  • MD, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany (1997)

Community and International Work