Sean Michael Cullen, M.D., Ph.D.
Sean Michael Cullen, M.D., Ph.D.
Treats Children
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About Sean Michael Cullen, M.D., Ph.D.
I am a pediatric-scientist who divides their time as both a neonatologist and a laboratory researcher uncovering the mechanisms of disease inheritance impacting children and their families. I’m proud to work at a world-class institution like ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ. I was drawn to a career in caring for critically-ill newborns due to a younger sibling’s experience as a newborn with congenital heart disease, requiring care in a neonatal ICU in NYC in the 1990s. My training at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ helped me realize my life’s goal of both providing excellent, compassionate care to all patients and their families as a neonatologist, while pursuing a research career in the laboratory to decrease the prevalence and severity of disease in all children.
Sean M. Cullen, MD, PhD is an Instructor in Pediatrics & Pediatric Scientist Development Program Research Fellow at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ, and he practices at NYP Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns.
Dr. Cullen received his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame. He received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine, where he also received a PhD in Developmental Biology for his research in hematopoietic stem cell biology and epigenetics. He went on to complete his residency training in Pediatrics and fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical Center. During fellowship, he was named a March of Dimes Fellow of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program, which has supported his research efforts during both fellowship and his early faculty career.
His research interests revolve around the role played by epigenetics in the inheritance of disease across generations. Specifically, he is interested in the pathophysiological mechanism of inheritance related to disease risk of obesity and metabolic disease. He is also interested in the use of quality improvement initiatives in the NICU to improve patient outcomes and prevent harm.
2022, March of Dimes Fellow, Pediatric Scientist Development Program, ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ
2016, Medical Scientist Training Program Outstanding Service Award, Baylor College of Medicine
2015, Center for Cell & Gene Therapy Student Teaching Award, Baylor College of Medicine
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M.D.Baylor College of Medicine2017
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Ph.D.Baylor College of Medicine2015
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B.S.University of Notre Dame2008
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Assistant Attending PediatricianNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Assistant Professor of PediatricsÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University
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The Friedman Family Foundation Clinical Scholar in Newborn MedicineÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University
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