Brennan Higgins, MD, MPhil

Dr. Brennan Higgins is a neonatologist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Her scholarly interest is in understanding and addressing disparities in care and outcomes for high-risk infants both internationally and locally.

Dr. Higgins earned her medical degree from UCSF in 2017. She completed her pediatric residency at UCSF in 2020 and perinatal-neonatal fellowship in 2024.
Education
2024 - Neonatology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco
2020 - Pediatric Residency, University of California San Francisco
MD, 2017 - , University of California San Francisco
MPhil, 2013 - Public Health, University of Cambridge
BA, 2012 - , Harvard University

  1. Higgins BV, Levy PT, Ball MK, Kim M, Peyvandi S, Steurer MA. Double Jeopardy: A Distinct Mortality Pattern Among Preterm Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric cardiology 2024. PMID: 38864860


  2. Higgins BV, Baer RJ, Steurer MA, Karvonen KL, Oltman SP, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. Resuscitation, survival and morbidity of extremely preterm infants in California 2011-2019. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2023. PMID: 37689808


  3. Waiswa P, Higgins BV, Mubiri P, Kirumbi L, Butrick E, Merai R, Sloan NL, Walker D, Preterm Birth Initiative Kenya & Uganda Implementation Research Collaborative. Pregnancy outcomes in facility deliveries in Kenya and Uganda: A large cross-sectional analysis of maternity registers illuminating opportunities for mortality prevention. Volume 15 of Issue 6. PloS one 2020. PMID: 32479522


  4. Higgins BV, Medvedev MM, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Longkumer O, Cohen SR, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM. Cohort study of neonatal resuscitation skill retention in frontline healthcare facilities in Bihar, India, after PRONTO simulation training. Volume 4 of Issue 1. BMJ paediatrics open 2020. PMID: 32399505


  5. Vail B, Morgan MC, Dyer J, Christmas A, Cohen SR, Joshi M, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM. Logistical, cultural, and structural barriers to immediate neonatal care and neonatal resuscitation in Bihar, India. Volume 18 of Issue 1. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2018. PMID: 30268110


  6. Vail B, Morgan MC, Spindler H, Christmas A, Cohen SR, Walker DM. The power of practice: simulation training improving the quality of neonatal resuscitation skills in Bihar, India. Volume 18 of Issue 1. BMC pediatrics 2018. PMID: 30176831


  7. Vail B, Spindler H, Morgan MC, Cohen SR, Christmas A, Sah P, Shah MB, Das A, Walker DM. Care of the mother-infant dyad: a novel approach to conducting and evaluating neonatal resuscitation simulation training in Bihar, India. Volume 17 of Issue 1. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2017. PMID: 28754111


  8. Vail B, Prentice P, Dunger DB, Hughes IA, Acerini CL, Ong KK. Age at Weaning and Infant Growth: Primary Analysis and Systematic Review. Volume 167 of Issue 2. The Journal of pediatrics 2015. PMID: 26073105