About me
Vanaja Alexander, MD, is a neonatologist at MedStar Health. Dr. Alexander received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical Center at Syracuse and completed her residency program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She went on to complete two fellowships: the first at Westchester County Medical Center and the second at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Alexander is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Critically Ill Infants
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neonatal Hemangiomatosis
- Benign Neonatal Seizures
- Birth Asphyxia
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus
- Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome
- Critically Ill Infants
- Failure To Thrive
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Newborn
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neonatal Acne
- Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Cholestasis
- Neonatal Conjunctivitis
- Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus
- Neonatal Hemochromatosis
- Neonatal Hepatitis
- Neonatal Hypoglycemia
- Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
- Neonatal Meningitis
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Neonatal Toxic Shock Like Exanthematous Disease
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Omphalocele
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of The Newborn
- Premature Birth
- Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
Procedures I perform
- Body Cooling
- High Frequency Ventilation
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Medical Education
- Newborn Care
- Umbilical Arterial Line Insertion
- Umbilical Granuloma Cauterization
- Venous Line Insertion
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship Program: Yale New Haven Hospital (2010)
Fellowship Program: Westchester County Medical Center (2008)
Residency Program: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical Center at Syracuse (2004)