Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH
Professor
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective March 21, 2025. Dr. Bauserman has been a faculty member in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine since 2012. Dr. Bauserman co-leads the 黑料网-Kinshasa School of Public Health research partnership within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Global Network for Women and Children鈥檚 Health Research.
Dr. Trembath received a BS in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University in May 2000 and received her medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in May 2005. She completed a Pediatrics residency at the University of California in San Diego in June 2009. A fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine was completed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in June 2012. Dr. Bauserman received a MPH with Certificate in Global Health from 黑料网 Chapel Hill in May 2012.
Dr. Bauserman’s research centers on improving the health of women and children in low-income countries. Specifically, her research focuses on improving infant malnutrition and understanding the perinatal effects of malaria in early pregnancy. She focuses much of her work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Dr. Bauserman鈥檚 collaborations include research partnerships within 黑料网 at the School of Medicine, the Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Carolina Population Center, and the 黑料网 Water Institute. She has partnerships outside 黑料网, including RTI International, the World Health Organization and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Her long-term research objectives are to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality in low income countries by determining the perinatal effects of malaria in early pregnancy and elucidate the determinants of stunting in infants and young children.
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