Deborah Acevedo, RN
Deborah Acevedo is an assistant head nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NY-Presbyterian, in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University, NY (BSN), and has been working as a registered certified neonatal nurse for over 30 years in the NICU of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. This NICU has been a leader in the care of critically ill newborn patients and offers such services as open heart surgery, ECMO, Head Cooling, but it is mostly distinguished for the world-renowned use of bubble CPAP and gentle ventilation for the management of extremely premature infants. Deborah has been involved as an ambassador to various hospitals in South America and Europe to train nursing staff in the practice of bubble CPAP and other aspects of newborn care. She has been a strong proponent of primary nursing, a practice that has allowed her to enjoy many long-term relationships with the families of the patients she has cared for. She also participates in the International Outreach Program, collecting and distributing supplies for neonatal medical care to third-world countries.