Robert W. Lenfestey, MD, MHS
Department / Division
Pediatrics /
Pediatrics-Neonatology
Address
DUMC 2739
Durham, NC 27710
Office Telephone
919-668-1592
Fax Telephone
919-681-6065
- MD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2002
- Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 2005
- Neonatology, Duke University Medical Center, 2008
- MHS, Clinical Research, Duke University, 2009
Clinical Interests
Pediatric pharmacology, neuroprotection of very low birth-weight infants
Research Interests
Improving patient safety and quality of care; Prevention of neurodevelopmental inpairment in extremely premature infants; Pediatric pharmacology; Non-invasive monitoring of the neonate; Statistical analyses of healthcare delivery and financial practices; Development of tablet PC based applications to decrease medical errors, improve rounding efficiency, and augment the quality of handoffs between medical providers.
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Lenfestey, RW; Smith, PB; Moody, MA; Clark, RH; Cotten, CM; Seed, PC; Benjamin, DK. Predictive value of cerebrospinal fluid parameters in neonates with intraventricular drainage devices. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2007;107:209-212.
(2007)
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Malcolm, WF; Lenfestey, RW; Rice, HE; Rach, E; Goldberg, RN; Cotten, CM. Dietary fat for infants with enterostomies. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2007;42:1811-1815.
(2007)
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Garges, HP; Moody, MA; Cotten, CM; Smith, PB; Tiffany, KF; Lenfestey, R; Li, JS; Fowler, VG; Benjamin, DK. Neonatal meningitis: what is the correlation among cerebrospinal fluid cultures, blood cultures, and cerebrospinal fluid parameters?. Pediatrics. 2006;117:1094-1100.
(2006)
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Smith, PB; Cotten, CM; Garges, HP; Tiffany, KF; Lenfestey, RW; Moody, MA; Li, JS; Benjamin, DK. A comparison of neonatal Gram-negative rod and Gram-positive cocci meningitis. Journal of Perinatology. 2006;26:111-114.
(2006)
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