Colts Neck Resident Named Head Of NICU, Chief of Neonatology

COLTS NECK - Colts Neck resident Dr. Diane Attardi was recently named chief of neonatology and medical director of Monmouth Medical Center’s Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Regional Newborn Center, which includes the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Attardi touts 27 years of experience in neonatology and 21 years at Monmouth Medical Center. The veteran doctor earned her medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine and completed a residency in pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. She completed fellowship training in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She holds board certification from the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

“Dr. Attardi is an integral part of Monmouth Medical Center’s pediatric residency program and is cited as one of the reasons that so many of the hospital’s pediatric residents have chosen neonatology and matched at fellowships across the country,” the hospital said in a news release. “She took the reins of MMC’s top-rated NICU from Dr. Susan Hudome, who retired in July after serving as medical director of the NICU since 2006.”

Monmouth Medical Center’s NICU, which first opened in 1968, served among the first six Neonatal Intensive Care Units offered at community hospitals nationally. It is ranked among the best rated NICUs nationally, according to the hospital's website. The NICU treats more than 500 newborns each year (even those weighing less than a pound and born at just 23 weeks) for conditions such as prematurity, low birth weight, acute life-threatening illnesses and congenital disorders, in addition to performing delicate surgeries.

To learn more about the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Regional Newborn Center, visit rwjbh.org/UCH.

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