As a second-year pediatric resident, Dr. George knew he wanted to be a neonatologist when he rotated through the NICU.
“I loved the fact that you have to think about these babies from head to toe. What is it going to take to get that baby as a whole better? Sometimes moment to moment, and certainly day to day, week to week, sometimes month to month,” Dr. George describes. “I love that we care for babies in their entirety, thinking about so many aspects of their care including their nutrition, their breathing, their heart, their growth and their development. It’s also not just caring for the babies, we care for the whole family.”
Dr. George understands that families are often in the midst of one of the most traumatic situations of their lives when they receive a diagnosis during pregnancy, deliver early or something unexpected happens to bring them to the NICU. Their journey draws upon the love of family, friends and a dedicated team with one goal in mind – treating babies until they’re healthy and back home.
“For all of us on the neonatal team, that joy of having the family walk out of the unit with their baby is pretty indescribable,” Dr. George said. “It’s not lost on any of us that it’s that village that gets that baby home.”