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Kathleen A. Marinelli, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP

• Country: US

Biography:

Kathie is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and has served as a neonatologist, and member of the Human Milk Research Center, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated from Cornell University and Cornell University School of Medicine; completed postgraduate clinical training at Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington DC.

Having served 12 years on the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Board of Directors and many as chair of its Protocol committee, she is Past-Chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee, Chaired the BFHI USA NICU Initiative 2013-17, serves on the Baby-Friendly USA medical advisory committee, and is elected to ILCA's Board of Directors (2014-2020).

She is co-Medical Director of the HMBANA Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. She has authored many chapters, research papers, and ABM protocols. Among her research interests are breastfeeding and human milk in the NICU, Baby-Friendly and Baby-Friendly NICU, donor milk/milk banking, and educating medical professionals. She lectures extensively globally.