Natalie Neu, MD
Overview
I am a "lifer" at Columbia. I was born in this very hospital, grew up running the halls with my father who was chief of the Division of Adult Infectious Diseases, attended medical school here, and then did a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases. You could say that infectious diseases are in my blood. Not many kids at age eight say, "I like bugs and drugs." That was my childhood.
I treat children of all ages, from infancy to young adulthood. My specific areas of interest are post-operative wound infections and infections of the bone, as well as sexual health concerns such as sexually transmitted diseases (STD), vaccines, and HIV. I also enjoy helping families sort out mystery illnesses such as recurrent fevers and fatigue. Often these illnesses are not due to an infection, and sometimes it just takes time and listening to figure them out.
My research interests are focused on infection control and prevention for children at home, school, and when they live in long term care facilities such as a pediatric post-acute care facilities. I teach healthcare providers through our NYC STD prevention and training grant to provide excellent sexual health services to all young adult populations (those who have easy access to care and those who don’t). Specific issues that we train on are how to increase access to STD screening, how to recognize, test, and treat STDs, how to offer HIV testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV.
As the pediatric infectious disease fellowship director, I am also very involved in training and inspiring future pediatric infectious disease physicians. The work that we do in infectious diseases is collaborative, and we often work as a team with other services to provide the best, most efficient care to our patients.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Bone and Joint Infections
- Bone and Soft Tissue Abnormalities
- Herpes
- HIV/AIDS
- Pediatric HIV
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Director of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Languages
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: University of Michigan Hospitals
- Residency: Mott Children's Hospital - MI
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
Nominations and Awards Committee for the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
Secretary for the ID Society of NY
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Research
Research Interests
- adolescent HIV
- Pediatric Infection Control and Stewardship in Pediatric Long Term Care
- Sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents
Selected Publications
Romo D, Nagendra G, Schechter S, Pavlish A, Cohall A and Neu N. An Educational Intervention to Improve Provider Screening for Syphilis among Men who have sex with Men Utilizing an Urban Urgent Care Center. Submitted Journal of Community Health. March 2019.
Vacca S, Salsgiver E, Gold M, and Neu N. Patient-delivered expedited partner therapy for chlamydia trachomatis infection among female adolescents using school-based health center. J Pediatr Health Care.2019. Jan 22. E pub. PMID 30683578
Dunn Navarra AM, Ford H, Cleland C, Liang E, Rodriguez K, and Neu N. Engaging and supporting youth to promote adherence success (EASYPAS): A cognitive behavioral intervention for youth living with HIV. J Assoc of Nursing in AIDS Care. Dec 2018.
Kuti, J, Pettit R, Neu N, Cies J, Lapin C, Muhlebach M, Novak K, Nguyen S, Saiman L , Nicolau D. Meropenem Time Above the MIC Exposure is Predictive of Response in Cystic Fibrosis Children with Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018. Feb 24. PMID: 29661528
Johnson C, Jain Meghan, Saiman L, and Neu, N*. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatric Post-Acute Care Facilities. Am J Infect Control. 2017. Nov15. E pub ahead of print. PMID 29153252.
Saiman L, Maykowski P, Murray M, Cohen B, Neu N, Jia H, Hutcheon G, Simper E, Mosiello L, Alba L, Larson E. Incidence, risks and types of infections in pediatric long-term care facilities. JAMA Pediatr. 2017. 171 (9): 872-878. PMID:28738121
Campbell AA, Harris GJ, Neu N, Kazim M. Intravenous steroids with antibiotics on admission for children with orbital cellulitis. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Sep/Oct;33(5):389. PMID:28891915
Murray M, Cohen B, Neu N, Hutcheon G, Simpser E, Larson E. Use of antibiotics in paediatric long term care facilities. J Hosp Infection. 2018.99:139-144. PMID: 29111352.
Larson, E, Murray M, Cohen B, Simpser E, Pavia M, Jackson O, Jia H, Hutcheon R, Mosiello L, Neu N, and Saiman L. Behavioral interventions to reduce infections in pediatric long-term care facilities: The Keep it Clean for Kids Trial. 2017 Behavioral Medicine. 2017. 3:1-10. PMID 28632004
Zucker J, Neu N, Chirboga CA, Hinton VJ, Leonardo M, Sheikh A, and Thakur K. Zika Virus- associated cognitive impairment in adolescent, 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017. 23; 6: 1047-48. PMID:28518023
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov