Zuzanna Kubicka, MD

Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine; NICU Clinical Director, SouthShore Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Part-Time), Harvard Medical School
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Zuzanna Kubicka, MD

Zuzanna Kubicka, MD

Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine; NICU Clinical Director, SouthShore Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Part-Time), Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Medical University
1994
Lodz
Poland
Internship
Surgery/Obstetrics/Gynecology/Pediatrics
Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute
1995
Lodz
Poland
Residency
Pediatrics
Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute
1998
Lodz
Poland
Residency
Pediatrics
St. Barnabas Hospital
2004
Bronx
NY
Fellowship
Neonatology
Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute
1999
Lodz
Poland
Fellowship
Neonatology
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
2007
Lebanon
NH
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
Professional History

Dr. Zuzanna Kubicka is an Attending Physician in Medicine in the Division of Newborn Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kubicka obtained her medical degree at the Medical University in Lodz, Poland and completed pediatric residency at St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, New York Presbyterian Hospital Network, followed by neonatal-perinatal fellowship at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. She joined Boston Children’s Hospital in 2007. Dr.Kubicka serves as the Director of South Shore Hospital NICU since 2023.

Dr. Kubicka has a special interest in the neonatal quality improvement. Main focus of her projects included reduction in chronic lung disease in very low birth weight infants, implementation of non-invasive Surfactant administration and improving NICU experience for parents with limited English proficiency. Dr.Kubicka also implemented modified Family Integrated model of care enabling NICU parents to became part of infant's care team resulting in decrease in parental stress.

Publications

Experiences of communication in the neonatal intensive care unit for mothers with a preferred language other than English. View Abstract
Feasibility and safety of surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway as first-line therapy for a select newborn population: results of a standardized clinical protocol. View Abstract
Implementing modified family integrated care in a U.S. neonatal intensive care unit: nursing perspectives and effects on parents. View Abstract
Use of an internet camera system in the neonatal intensive care unit: parental and nursing perspectives and its effects on stress. View Abstract
Quality improvement to reduce chronic lung disease rates in very-low birth weight infants: high compliance with a respiratory care bundle in a small NICU. View Abstract
Cerebellar loss and brain-stem atrophy associated with neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in a discordant twin. View Abstract
Heated, humidified high-flow nasal cannula therapy: yet another way to deliver continuous positive airway pressure? View Abstract