California Association of Neonatologists

A summary of events excerpted from David K. Stevenson talk, "On the Birth of District IX Section on Perinatal Pediatrics and the California Association of Neonatologists", given at the Western Perinatal Club in Carmel, California, February 14, 1996 is a good place to start: "With the consultation of Joseph Butterfield from District VIII, an Organizing Committee coordinated by David K. Stevenson, Joan E. Hodgman, and Dilip R. Bhatt met early in February 1994 in Carmel, CA to explore the possibility of establishing the AAP District IX Section on Perinatal Pediatrics, following the example of District VIII, as well as developing, in parallel, a new organization, initially conceived as the Association of California Directors of Neonatology (ACDN). That meeting (hosted by David Stevenson, Joan Hodgman and Dilip Bhatt) was held at the La Playa Hotel in Carmel on February 11, 1994. Attendees of that meeting in Carmel included, in addition to those already mentioned, Roderic H. Phibbs, Philip Sunshine, Ronald L. Ariagno, Augusto Sola, James Padberry, Gerald A. Nystrom, Jeffrey J. Pommerance, Steven A. Fernbach, Boyd W. Goetzman, Feizal Waffarn, and Hugh M. MacDonald. Tom Hansen from the University of Texas, Houston, elected as chair of the newly formed Organization of Neonatology Training Program Directors, (AAP SOPP) was invited as a guest speaker.