Thomas Raffay, MD
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Specialty: Neonatology
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Biography: Thomas Raffay, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, CWRU School of Medicine
- Patricia M. Martin, MD, and Richard J. Martin, MD, Chair in Neonatology, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
- Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
Certifications & Memberships
Education
Fellowship | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Uh Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital (2010 - 2013)
Residency | Pediatrics
Pediatrics - Nationwide Children's Hospital (2007 - 2010)
Medical Education
The Ohio State University College Of Medicine (2003 - 2007)
Undergraduate
Case Western Reserve University (2003)
About
Thomas Michael Raffay, MD, FAAP, is a neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology and Perinatal Medicine at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor, Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Dr. Raffay is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine and is certified in extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and neonatal resuscitation. His special interest is in lung and respiratory problems in newborns. He joined the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital staff in 2013.
Dr. Raffay earned his bachelor’s degree cum laude from Case Western Reserve University and his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, Ohio. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, and a William Randolph Hearst Neonatology Fellowship at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.
As a fellow, Dr. Raffay won several awards for basic research. His current research interest is lung development in the newborn infant. He presently is participating in a basic science research project in this field and has published abstracts and papers and presented lectures at local and national medical meetings about it.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Awards and Recognition
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
William Randolph Hearst Neonatology Fellowship, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, 2011
Research & Publications
Research Links
PubMed
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Research Interests
Translational studies of airway hyper-reactivity, beta-adrenergic receptor function, and nitric-oxide biology