Dr. Vineet Bhandari is the Division Head of Neonatology at the Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper and a Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Biomedical Sciences at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He completed his MD and DM in Pediatrics and Neonatology, respectively, at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. His research in the laboratory is on pulmonary developmental pathology, with a primary focus on hyperoxia-induced injury and resolution/repair in developing lungs and the ultimate aim of the research laboratory is to be able to translate the work into a better understanding of the pathogenesis of HALI and BPD to allow for the improved targeting of therapeutic interventions. His other research interests include Neonatal Sepsis, BPD-associated Pulmonary Hypertension, and using “OMICS” (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and microbiomics) approaches relevant to premature neonates.