Dr. Neu is Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology; he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1971, at Wisconsin State University, Whitewater, WI. In 1975 he received his Medical Doctorate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Dr. Neu completed his Pediatrics Residency at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD from 1975-1978, 1978-1980 Postdoctoral Fellow in Neonatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA. In 1987 he completed his Sabbatical, Inselspital, at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Dr. Neu has received during his career several honors and awards. He has chaired National and International Committees. Dr. Neu is active on several Society Membership, Editorial boards, journal reviewer, Service to the Community, Service to schools. He is well known for his lectures here and aboard.
His current research interests include developing an updated taxonomy of intestinal injuries frequently termed necrotizing enterocolitis, precision nutrition using artificial intelligence and multiomics, and is the principal investigator of the Connection Trial, an international prospective randomized trial designed to decrease major morbidities and mortality in preterm infants.
He is also the Chairman of the Board of the IPOKRaTES Foundation, involved in global educational activities.