Neonatal program overview

Neonatal intensive care settings

Meet the physician leadership team

The neonatal program at Children’s Minnesota is committed to putting kids first. This exceptional care team includes a broad array of pediatric services for families and professionals, including clinical specialists; care coordinators; neonatal nurse practitioners; nurses; respiratory therapists; child life specialists; spiritual counselors; social workers; physical, occupational and music therapists; dietitians and more. The program also includes wrap-around care through The Mother Baby Center, a collaboration between Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. This comprehensive support system is designed to deliver consistent, high-quality care; limit unnecessary variation; identify, lead and maintain best practice; and rapidly address opportunities for improvement for babies and their families.

Thomas George, MD, is the system medical director of neonatology at Children’s Minnesota. Dr. George joined Children’s in October 2018. Previously, Dr. George held the position of director of clinical services for the division of neonatology at the University of Minnesota, medical director of the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Fairview Southdale and Ridges Hospitals, and associate director of the Pediatric Residency Program. He earned his MD degree at Indiana University and completed his pediatric residency and neonatal-perinatal fellowship at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Dr. George has been in practice for more than 20 years and has extensive experience in caring for patients with cardiac and congenital anomalies. His clinical research interests have included the role of inhaled nitric oxide in premature infants; he also has interests in educational research, faculty development and determining trainee competency.

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Mark Bergeron, MD, MPH, is the Minneapolis site medical director of neonatology and our physician lead for neonatal tele-health at Children’s Minnesota. Dr. Bergeron attended medical school at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. He completed his pediatrics residency at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at The Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, followed by a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He holds a master’s degree in Public Health (Maternal and Child Health) from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Bergeron has been in practice for more than 15 years. His interests are public health policy and advocacy for newborn infants and hospital-based quality improvement initiatives to drive excellent outcomes for preterm infants. Dr. Bergeron enjoys participating in the professional development of neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows, pediatrics and family medicine residents, neonatal nurse practitioner students and medical students. He is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School and is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. In his free time, he enjoys outdoor sports and activities with his wife and four daughters.

Jill Marie Therien, MD, is the St. Paul site medical director for neonatology at Children’s Minnesota. Dr. Therien attended medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School and also completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. She has been in practice for more than 15 years. Her clinical interests are in quality improvement and clinical research, particularly in extremely low birthweight infants during the first month of life. Dr. Therien is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Outside of medicine, Dr. Therien spends her time playing tennis, enjoying the outdoors, traveling, spending time with her family, and wishing she were spending more time traveling with her family!

Andrea Lampland, MD, is the medical director of level II nurseries and the associate medical director of transport for Children’s Minnesota. After attending medical school at the University of Minnesota, she completed her pediatric residency training at Lurie Children’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota. She completed a neonatal-perinatal fellowship at the University of Minnesota. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics within the University of Minnesota, division of neonatology. Dr. Lampland has been in practice for more than 15 years. Her areas of interest include clinical and laboratory research of neonatal respiratory support strategies, the care of extremely preterm infants, neonatal transport and medical education. Dr. Lampland has an extensive research background publishing in multiple peer-reviewed journals and continues to direct the research laboratory and neonatal research department. During her free time, she keeps busy by spending time with her husband and three sons, gardening and tending a small flock of chickens.

Meet the physician team

As Children’s Minnesota moves to a single, integrated neonatology team across both campuses, we are pleased to continue our work with experienced and highly skilled neonatologists to ensure we are continuing to provide 24/7/365 high-quality, family-centered care. Our neonatologists support the spectrum of care for neonates from the most critical patient to care at metro area Level II sites.