James Pellegrini, MD

James Pellegrini, M.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine, with a specialty in neonatal-perinatal medicine. As the director of neonatology at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital within the Pediatrics department, he is board certified in neonatal medicine.

Dr. Pellegrini provides critical care services for newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London.

As a director of neonatology, he leads a staff of neonatology faculty who are experts in molecular genetics, infant nutrition and body composition, lactation science, gastrointestinal development, immunobiology, family-focused infant outcomes, education research, quality improvement research, and bioethics, among others.