Dr. Paul C Engstrom MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
1000 Blythe Blvd Charlotte NC, 28203About
Dr. Paul Engstrom is a Neonatal-Perinatal Physician practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Engstrom cares for the critically ill newborn and premature infants. Neonatal-Perinatal Physicians treat conditions such as breathing disorders, birth defects, infections, and any other life-threatening medical problems. They coordinate with their young patients families and other physicians to determine appropriate treatment.
Education and Training
Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1981
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1983
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical diagnosis and management of respiratory distress in preterm neonates: effect of participation in a controlled trial.
- Mechanisms of extracellular hydrogen peroxide clearance by alveolar type II pneumocytes.
- Endogenous xanthine oxidase-derived O2 metabolites inhibit surfactant metabolism.
- Blood volume restitution after hemorrhage in the newborn lamb.
- Surfactant replacement attenuates the increase in alveolar permeability in hyperoxia.
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- Birth Defects
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