Maria Delivoria-papadopoulos MD

Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos has drastically improved the lives of countless children during the course of her almost 50 years of medical practice and research. Her steadfast dedication to at-risk newborns has earned her recognition as a leader in the field of neonatal and perinatal medicine.

As Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology and Obstetrics/Gynecology at Drexel University College of Medicine and Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Dr. Delivoria-Papadopoulos has expanded the science of neonatology and continues to make significant and lasting contributions to the health of the world's children through her groundbreaking research. Dr. Delivoria-Papadopoulos completed her undergraduate work at Sorbonne University in Athens, Greece and received her medical degree from National University School of Medicine, also in Greece. She continued her education at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a post doctorate degree in physiology and spent the next 29 years as a faculty member. She has held numerous faculty and hospital appointments in the Philadelphia area throughout her distinguished career. In 2006, she was awarded the Ralph W. Brenner Chair in Pediatrics at St. Christopher's Foundation for Children.

Dr. Delivoria-Papadopoulos has served on several public advisory committees for the National Institutes of Health and has published extensively in medical journals.

She has been recognized with countless honors and awards throughout her career, and is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Pediatric Society, the American Physiological Society, the Society for Pediatric Research, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.