Bio
A physician scientist, Dr. Cornfield is actively engaged in clinical medicine, teaching and research. In clinical arena, Dr. Cornfield is a Pediatrician with an active practice in both Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. In the research arena, Dr. Cornfield's lab addresses several large thematic issues. The areas of concentration include: (i) regulation of pulmonary vascular tone; (ii) oxygen sensing in the lung; (iii) biological determinants of preterm labor focusing on myometrial smooth muscle cells; (iv) developmental regulation of barrier function in the lung; and (v) the role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in lung development. In addition, there is an active translational research component.
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Pulmonary Med
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Pulmonary
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Medical Director - Respiratory Therapy, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2011 - Present)
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Faculty Practice Organization, Stanford University (2007 - Present)
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Fellowship Director - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Stanford (2007 - 2014)
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Medical Director - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2007 - 2012)
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Director - Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology, Stanford University (2006 - Present)
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Division Director - Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford University (2006 - Present)
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Service Chief - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2006 - 2014)
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Associate Dean for Research, University of Minnesota Medical School (2004 - 2005)
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Program Director - Pediatric Sedation and Monitored Anesthesia, Fairview University Medical Center (2004 - 2005)
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Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics University of Minnesota (2003 - 2004)
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Program Director - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Physicians, Fairview-Ridges Hospital (2001 - 2004)
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Executive Board Member, University of Minnesota Physicians (2000 - 2003)
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President - Pediatric Clinical Service Unit, University of Minnesota Physicians (1999 - 2000)
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Board Member - Pediatric Clinical Service Unit, University of Minnesota Physicians (1998 - 2005)
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Medical Director - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Fairview University Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School (1998 - 2005)
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Division Head - Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School (1997 - 2005)
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Medical Director - Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy Service, Fairview University Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School (1997 - 2005)
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Medical Director - Pediatric Lung Transplantation Program, Fairview University Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School (1997 - 2005)
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Medical Director - Transitional Care Unit, Fairview University Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School (1997 - 2005)
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Interim Division Head - Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School (1996 - 1997)
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Fellowship Director - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School (1994 - 2005)
Honors & Awards
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Editorial Board Member, Pediatrics (2010-present)
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Faculty Teaching Honor Roll, Stanford Department of Pediatrics (2010-present)
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Pediatric Academic Societies-Steering Committee, PAS (2010-present)
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Study Section Member-RIBT, NIH (2009-present)
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President, Society for Pediatric Research (2009-2010)
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Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Physiology-Lung, Cell and Mol Physiology (2008-present)
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Pediatric Clerkship Faculty Honor Roll for Teaching (recognized annually), Stanford University Medical School (2008-present)
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Top Pediatrician (recognized annually), San Francisco Magazine (2008-present)
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Best Doctors in America (recognized annually), Best Doctors in America (2007-present)
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Best Pediatrician (recognized annually), San Jose Magazine (2007-present)
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Vice-President Elect, Society for Pediatric Research (2007)
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Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford University (2006-present)
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Distinguished Alumni Lectureship, Cotton Club, University of Colorado Medical School, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Breckenridge, CO (2003)
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America's Top Pediatricians (recognized annually), Consumer's Research Council of America, Washington, D.C. (2002-present)
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Award for Excellence (Awarded to a single Medical School faculty member annually), University of Minnesota Medical School (2001)
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Established Investigator, American Heart Association (2000-2004)
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Outstanding Faculty Educator Award - Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School (2000-2001)
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Established Investigator, American Heart Association (2000)
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Master Teacher of the Year Award, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota (2000)
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Outstanding Clinical-Scholar Award, Fairview University Medical Center and the University of Minnesota Medical School (2000)
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Outstanding Faculty Educator Award, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics (1999-2000)
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Outstanding Faculty Educator Award, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Pediatrics (1998-1999)
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Member, Society for Pediatric Research (1996)
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Pediatric Scholar Award, National Institutes of Health Child Health Research Center (1996)
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Outstanding Faculty Educator Award, University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program (1995)
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Richard D. Rowe Award: Outstanding Young Investigator Award in Perinatal Cardiology, Society for Pediatric Research (1995)
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Grant-in-Aid Recipient, Minnesota Heart Association (1994-1996)
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University Children's Foundation Research Scholar Award, University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics (1994-1995)
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Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, University of Minnesota Pediatric Residency Program (1994)
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Clinician-Scientist Award, American Heart Associatin (1993-1998)
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National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health (1990-1993)
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Clark Seely Award for Excellence in Primary Care - Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City (1989)
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Daniel C. Darrow Award as the Most Outstanding House Officer, Children’s Mercy Hospital (1989)
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Pediatric Chief Resident, Children’s Mercy Hospital (1989)
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Clark Seely Award for Excellence in Primary Care - Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City (1988)
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Richardson Resident Research Award, Renal Perfusion in ECMO (1988)
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Independent Study Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (1983-1984)
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Human Subjects Committee, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (1982-1985)
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Graduate with Distinction in Major (Philosophy), Highest Honors, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1981)
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BioCore Honors Course Director, Biology, Society, and Human Values (1980-1981)
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Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis - Department of Philosophy, College of Letters and Sciences (1980-1981)
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Senior Senator, University Wisconsin Student Senate (1980-1981)
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Outstanding Junior Honors Thesis, Center for Biomedical Ethics (1979-1980)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Richard D. Rowe Selection Committee, Society for Pediatric Research (2000 - 2001)
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Special Task Force to Develop Position Paper for Inhaled Nitric Oxide, American Thoracic Society (2001 - 2003)
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Council Member, Society for Pediatric Research (2002 - 2005)
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Program Committee, Grover Conference on the Pulmonary Circulation, American Thoracic Society and American Heart Association (2002 - 2005)
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Chairperson - Richard D. Rowe Selection Committee, Society for Pediatric Research (2004 - 2004)
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Chair, Young Investigator Award Committee, Society for Pediatric Research (2004 - 2007)
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Vice-President with ascension to Presidency, Society for Pediatric Research (2007 - 2007)
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Program Committee, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting (2008 - 2012)
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Steering Committee, Federation of Pediatric Organizations (2009 - 2010)
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Committee on Pediatric Education, American Academy of Pediatrics (2009 - 2013)
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Executive Committee, Pediatric Academic Societies (2010 - 2014)
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Advocacy Committee, Pediatric Academic Societies (2011 - Present)
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Pediatrics 2020, Federation of Pediatric Organizations (2012 - Present)
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Chair-Nominating Committee, Pulmonary Circulation, American Thoracic Society (2015 - Present)
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Member, Executive Committee, Pulmonary Circulation, American Thoracic Society (2015 - Present)
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Member, External Review Committee, Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research, Cornell University (2016 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:Children's Hospital Colorado (1993) CO
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Residency:Children's Mercy Hospital Pediatric Residency Program (1989) MO
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Internship:Children's Mercy Hospital Pediatric Residency Program (1987) MO
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Medical Education:University of Wisconsin Madison Office of the Registrar (1986) WI
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Board Certification: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (1996)
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Board Certification: Pediatric Pulmonary, American Board of Pediatrics (1994)
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Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (1996)