Contributors

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Benjamin Courchia MD

Doctor Benjamin Courchia is a neonatal intensive care physician working in Davie, Florida. He is the director of neonatal innovation at Envision health and HCA University Hospital. He is actively involved in the development and implementation of new technologies to improve the care of critically ill neonates. He is also the director of the chronic lung disease program. He is an adjunct faculty of medicine at Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. Courchia was born, and grew up, in the south of France. He received his medical degree from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and then pursued a residency in Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New-York City. He completed his neonatal intensive care training at the University of Miami under the auspices of Dr. Eduardo Bancalari and Dr. Charles Bauer. Benjamin Courchia lives in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida with his wife and daughter.

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Daphna Yasova Barbeau MD

Doctor Daphna Yasova Barbeau is a neonatal intensive care physician working in Davie, Florida. She is the Director of Neonatal Neurodevelopment at Envision Health and HCA University Hospital. Her professional passions include infant neurodevelopment, prenatal counseling, palliative care, trauma informed care and family integrated care. Dr. Barbeau is currently creating books for families of NICU infants as well as working with the AAP TeCAN team to promote interventions that target maternal and family mental health.

Dr. Barbeau was raised in Palm Harbor, Florida and completed her Medical, Pediatric and Neonatal training at the University of Florida, where she was also a chief resident. When not in the hospital, Daphna is hanging out with her husband and daughter- they enjoy crafting, nature hikes, swimming, biking and filming amateur cooking videos.