Elizabeth Yen, MD Accepting New Patients

Programs + Specialties	Newborn Medicine Mother Infant Research Insitute
Training + Education	Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Board Certifications	Pediatrics
NPI #	1275972762
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Chinese, Indonesian
Accepted Insurances	View Accepted Insurances at Tufts MC + Tufts Children's Hospital

Tufts Children's Hospital Tufts Children's, 2nd Floor 755 Washington Street Box 44 Boston, MA 02111 Phone #: 617-636-5322 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Map It	Lawrence General Hospital 1 General Street Lawrence, MA 01841 Phone #: 978-683-4000 Fax #: 978-946-8021 Map It	Lowell General Hospital 295 Varnum Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 Phone #: 978-937-6032 Fax #: 978-937-6903 Map It
MelroseWakefield Hospital 585 Lebanon Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone #: 781-979-6400 Fax #: 781-979-6410 Map It

2020, Sydney Gellis Young Physician Award - awarded to an early career faculty who seeks to improve treatments, outcomes, and the quality of life of sick children.
2020, Member, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Planning Committee.
2020, Abstract reviewer, 2020 annual Pediatric Academic Society and Eastern Society for Pediatric Research meetings.
2020, Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research, Clinical Therapeutics, Respiratory Research
2018-2020, Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Young Investigator Coaching Program
2020, Selected participant, American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research Journeys & Frontiers in Pediatric Research at the 2020 PAS Meeting
2019, Selected participant at the NICHD/NIH-funded 50th Anniversary of the Perinatal Research Society Young Investigator Grant Writing Workshop
2019, Newborn Medicine Excellent in Teaching Award
2018, Saltonstall Travel Award to attend Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Conference
2018, National Institute of Drug Abuse scholarship to attend “Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction” at JAX (Jackson Laboratory).
2017, Selected participant at the 29th Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Young Investigator Conference on Maternal-Fetal-Neonatal-Reproductive Medicine

Yen E, Murphy HJ, Friedman H, Lucke AM, Rodday A. Neonatal abstinence syndrome practice variations across pediatric subspecialty. Manuscript accepted in J Perinatol.

Yen E, Kaneko-Tarui T, Graham AM, Carpenter S, Madan N, Tarui T. Evaluation of the Sex-dependent Impact of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on the Developing Brain. Poster presentation at 2020 Annual BIRCWH Meeting (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health).

Yen E, Kaneko-Tarui T, Ruthazer R, Hassaneen M, Harvey-Wilkes K, Maron JL. Sex-dependent gene expression in infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. J Pediatr 2019;214:60-5.

Yen E, Davis JM, Milne CP. Impact of regulatory incentive programs on the future of pediatric drug development. Therap Innov Reg Sci 2019;53:609-14.

Yen E, Davis JM. Finding the right treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome: Is this the right time? J Perinatol 2018;38:785-7.

Yen E, Weinberger B, Laumbach R, Vetrano A, Gow A, Ramagopal M. Exhaled breath condensate nitrite in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Neonatal-Perinatal Med 2018;11:399-407.

Biobaku F, Babata K, Friedman H, Goddard A, Yen E. A term newborn with intrauterine growth restriction and severe fetal brain anomalies. NeoReviews 2018;19:e616-9.

Francois LN, Borczyca L, Du J, Bircsak K, Yen E, Wen X, et al. Down-regulation of the placental BCRP/ABCG2 transporter in response to hypoxia signaling. Placenta 2017;51;57-63.

Yen E, Vinod S, Desai T, Sarabu C, Borole S, Puvabanditsin S. A rare etiology of neonatal cholestasis. NJ Pediatrics, 2016;Winter:30-32.

Puvabanditsin S, Garrow E, February M, Yen E, Mehta R. Esophageal atresia with recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas and microduplication 22q11.23. Genetic Counseling 2015;26:313-320.

Yen E, Miele N, Barone JG, Tyagi A, Weiss L. Untethering an unusual cause of kidney injury in a teenager with Down Syndrome. Ped Emerg Care 2014;30:826-828.

Yen E, Deen M, Marshall I. Youngest reported patient presenting with an androgen producing sclerosing stromal ovarian tumor. J Ped Adolesc Gynecol 2014;27:e121-124.

Yen E, Keyburn H, Chefitz D, Uppaluri LP, Burnham JM, Moorthy LN. Not just another nosebleed. Contemp Peds 2013,11:10,46-51.

Yen E, Malik M, Milgraum S. A male infant with bumps on his feet. Ped Ann 2011;40:16-19.

Stoykova L, Rhim A, Yen E, Kim D, Trindade A, Glick M, Scanlin TF. E1/313—Altered glycosylation and mislocalization glycosyltransferases: implications for therapy of cystic fibrosis. Paed Respir Rev 2006;7:S301-302.

Roberts KE, McElroy JJ, Wong WPK, Yen E, Widlitz A, Barst RJ, Knowles JA, Morse JH. BMPR2 mutations in pulmonary arterial hypertension with congenital heart disease. Eur Respir J 2004;24:371-374.

John R, Lietz K, Burke M, Schuster M, Yen E, Naka Y, Mancini D, Edwards M, Oz M, Itescu S. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in highly sensitized cardiac allograft recipients facilitates transplantation across donor specific IgG positive cross matches. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2001;20:213.

AAP Trainees and Early Career Neonatologist (TECaN)
AAP Young Physicians’ Leadership Alliance (YPLA)
American Association of Pediatrics (AAP)—Perinatal Section Member
Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society
Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR) Member
International Society for Evidence-Based Neonatology (EBNEO)
Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Junior Section Member
Perinatal Research Society Associate Member

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2020-2022: K12 BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health) Grant "Non-Invasive Evaluation of the Sex-Dependent Impact of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on Brain Reward Center Regulating Newborn Feeding"
2017-2018: Natalie V. Zucker Research Center for Women Scholars Grant for research project titled "Hypothalamic Dysregulation and Oral Feeding in Neonates with Prenatal Opioid Exposure"
2005-2006: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award (Grant #YEN05H0)