Department of Pediatrics

Division of Neonatology

Infant Apnea Program

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place
P.O. Box 2601, Room G1-N11
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
(732) 253-3834

Program Description:

The Infant Apnea Program provides evaluations and testing for infants with the following disorders of respiratory control:

  1. Infants with apnea or disturbances of ventilatory control.
  2. Infants who have experienced an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE).
  3. Infants with breathing disorders associated with feeding.
  4. Infants with chronic lung disease.
  5. Infants with obstructive sleep apnea or sleep disturbances.
  6. Siblings of SIDS victims.

A comprehensive management plan, often including home cardiorespiratory monitoring, is formulated for each participant and monthly follow-up visits provided. Coordination is provided by neonatal nurse clinicians and clinical specialists.

Participating RWJUMG Physicians & Professionals:

George H. Lambert, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-5699

Fax:  

732-235-6609

Email:  

glambert@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RWJUH
One Robert Wood Johnson Place, PO Box 2601
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Interests:  

Neonatal-perinatal medicine, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental toxicology

Specialty:  

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics, 1979

Degree:  

University of Illinois, 1972

Internship:  

Pediatrics, John Hopkins Hospital, 1973

Residency:  

Pediatrics, John Hopkins Hospital, 1974

Fellowship:  

Neonatal Pharmacology, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, 1977


Rajeev Mehta, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-5699

Fax:  

732-235-6609

Email:  

mehtara@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RWJUH
One Robert Wood Johnson Place, PO Box 2601
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Specialty:  

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics, 1990

Degree:  

University College of Med. Sciences, 1978

Internship:  

Rotating, Safdurjung Hosp, 1979

Residency:  

Pediatrics, Stony Brook Hospital, 1990

Fellowship:  

Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 1993


Barry I. Weinberger, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-5699

Fax:  

732-235-6609

Email:  

weinbebi@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RWJUH
One Robert Wood Johnson Place, PO Box 2601
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Interests:  

Developmental Immunology

Specialty:  

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics, 1993, 1999

Degree:  

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1987

Residency:  

Pediatrics, Cornell Medical Center, 1990

Fellowship:  

Neonatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1993