Presenter

Dr. Shubha Setty is a neonatologist with Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University. Her research focuses on decreasing neonatal mortality in low resource settings. Her previous global health work has included chronic disease research in Southern India, Zika virus / arbovirus research in Brazil, and neonatal respiratory distress assessment in low resource settings. She completed her medical school training at Boston University, and pediatric residency and Master of Public Health (Global Health) degree at Emory University, before pursuing a fellowship in neonatology-perinatology at the University of Washington in Seattle. She returned to Emory University as faculty in 2020. She is a member of the neonatology portion of Emory-Muhimbili Partnership for Health Administration Strengthening and Integration of Services (EMPHASIS) developed by Dr. Brittany Murray which partners with Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She founded the Global Work Focus Group within the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) to foster collaboration and facilitate the global work of CHNC members. Additionally, Dr. Setty is a member of the Global Health Office of Pediatrics at Emory (GHOPE) steering committee.