Human Milk Oligosaccharides in the Preterm Infant: Impact on the Developing Immune System

David J Hackam, MD, PhD, FACS

Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief & Co-Director
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics & Cell Biology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA

David J Hackam, MD, PhD, FACS, is the Garrett Family Professor of Pediatric Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr Hackam’s clinical practice focuses on complex neonatal surgery. As a pediatric surgeon in chief and co-director of the Children's Center, Dr Hackam oversees all perioperative clinical operations involving children, strongly emphasizing quality and safety, programmatic growth, and system alignment. Dr Hackam's research is focused on unraveling the mechanisms of necrotizing enterocolitis, which is the leading cause of death in premature infants from gastrointestinal disease.

Dr Hackam seeks to work with industry partners, nurses, doctors, and families of patients around the country to develop novel regimens to safely and effectively deliver appropriate nutrition to the most vulnerable infants who are at risk for intestinal disease.