Irina Burd, MD, PhD, Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Neurology,
Director of Research, Maternal Fetal Medicine Member, Pathobiology Graduate Program,
Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Burd was recruited to the Johns Hopkins University to spearhead the development of the field of Fetal Medicine and Fetal Neurology, and is the founder of the Johns Hopkins Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine. Dr. Burd earned Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers University (Summa Cum Laude) and completed the MD/PhD program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Thomas Jefferson University and her fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Burd developed a research program studying the pathogenesis of fetal brain injury with exposure to intrauterine inflammation and studies prenatally used neuroprotective agents that could be used in utero to prevent cerebral palsy and a spectrum of neurobehavioral outcomes. She is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Ikaria Research Award from the Perinatal Research Society, a research award from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/American Association of Gynecology and Obstetrics Foundation (ABOG/AAOGF), the Thomas Bogg’s Award from the Philadelphia Perinatal Society and Passano Foundation Clinician Scientist Award. She is a recipient of NIH Award to study the role of IL1β receptor in perinatal brain injury.

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