Board of Directors

Carl E. Hunt, MD
Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Bethesda, MD

Betty McEntire, PhD
CEO
American SIDS Institute
Naples, FL

Lisa Crowell, BSN, MS
Research Coordinator
Slone Epidemiology Center
Boston University Medical School
Boston, MA

Kelly Davis, MBA
Marketing & E-Commerce
Amazon
Naples, FL

Nicole Dobson, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Eric C. Eichenwald, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Dorothy Kelly, MD
Retired Pediatrician
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Dmitry Kissin, MD, MPH
Epidemiologist
Atlanta, GA

Research Grants Available

American SIDS Institute Solicits Letters of Intent for Research Grants The American SIDS Institute invites qualified investigators to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a research...

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International SIDS and Stillbirth Conference

The 2025 International SIDS and Stillbirth Conference will be held in San Diego October 9-12. For details see INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STILLBIRTH, SUDS AND SUDI (ispid2025sandiego.com)...

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American SIDS Institute publishes top research priorities in sudden unexpected infant death

Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, published a paper from The American SIDS Institute and partner international organizations establishing global priorities for tackling Sudden...

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American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Sleep-Related Deaths

Approximately 3500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS; International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision [ICD-10], R95),...

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