Our Team

Our team consists of highly skilled, dedicated, and experienced neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners who care for your sick/premature newborn infant in the St. Mary’s NICU.

Neonatologists

Paola Fliman, MD, FAAP
* Board certified pediatrics & neonatal/perinatal medicine*
Neonatal Fellowship - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency - University of Michigan Mott's Children's Hospital
MD - Ohio State University College of Medicine

Ama Fordwor Koranteng, MB ChB, FAAP
* Board certified pediatrics & neonatal/perinatal medicine*
Neonatal Fellowship - John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Pediatric Residency - Lincoln Medical Center of New York - Bronx
MB ChB - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyy

Samip Kothari, MD, FAAP
* Board certified pediatrics & neonatal/perinatal medicine*
Neonatal Fellowship - Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Pediatric Residency - University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
MD - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Helen Kusi, MB ChB, FAAP
* Board certified pediatrics & neonatal/perinatal medicine*
Neonatal Fellowship - John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Pediatric Residency - John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County
MB ChB - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyy

Karl Szewczyk, MD, FAAP
* Board certified pediatrics & neonatal/perinatal medicine*
Neonatal Fellowship - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital - St. Louis
Pediatric Residency - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital - St. Louis
MD - St. Louis University School of Medicine

Marie Weinstein, MD, FAAP
* Board certified pediatrics & neonatal/perinatal medicine*
Neonatal Fellowship - Brown University Program In Medicine
Pediatric Residency - Martin Luther King, Jr General Hospital
MD - University of Missouri School of Medicine - Columbia

Neonatal Nurse Practioners