Istvan Seri MD, PhD, HonD

Istvan Seri, MD, PhD, HonD, director of the Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and head of the USC Division of Neonatal Medicine at CHLA and the LAC+USC Medical Center, was recently honored by the The Hungarian Perinatology Society and The Society of Obstetrical Anesthesiology for his research and outstanding contributions to the field of neonatology and perinatology.

Dr. Seri was one of three recipients presented with a 2010 Virginia Apgar Award from his native Hungary. The award is a top distinction named after the American anesthesiologist whose seminal contribution to neonatal-perinatal medicine shaped the field and served as one of the most important early contributions to improving assessment and management of newborn babies.