Elvira Parravicini, MD
- Attending Neonatologist, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
- Director, Neonatal Comfort Care Program
- NewYork Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University
Dr. Elvira Parravicini was born and raised in Milan, Italy. She graduated from the University of Milan, Italy, in 1981. She completed her Pediatric residency in 1985 and Neonatal fellowship in 1986 at the University of Milan. Dr. Parravicini worked for 6 years as an attending neonatologist at the Hospital of Monza, associated with the University of Milan.
In 1994, she moved to the United States, where she completed her Pediatric residency at New York University in 1997 and her Neonatal fellowship at Columbia University in 2001.
Since she has been working as an attending neonatologist at NewYork Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, she is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University.
Dr. Parravicini believes each baby’s life is precious and should be welcomed and cherished. She is committed to giving babies a better chance at a healthy life when recovery is possible, and to improving their quality of life even in the most challenging conditions.
Her passion for helping the most fragile patients in the neonatal population inspired Dr. Parravicini to create a unique and innovative program for infants affected by life-limiting or terminal conditions. The Neonatal Comfort Care Program (www.neonatalcomfortcare.com), established in 2008, addresses the complex medical and non-medical needs of infants and their families. The interdisciplinary Neonatal Comfort Care team supports expectant mothers of babies diagnosed with a life-limiting condition during the perinatal journey, from diagnosis to delivery and beyond.