Dr. Vita Boyar, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University is a Board-Certified Neonatologist and a Certified Wound Specialist Physician, practicing both neonatology and wound care at Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY, Northwell Health System. Dr. Boyar is the only wound-certified neonatologist in the US and developed Northwell Neonatal Wound Service. She is the medical director of large level 4 regional NICU.
Dr. Boyar is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. Her research interests include antimicrobial products in neonatal population, skin maturation, point-of-care ultrasound as a technique to assess intravenous extravasations. Her quality improvement projects have focused on pressure injury and extravasation prevention. Dr. Boyar leads Pressure Injury Prevention group at Cohen Children’s, part of nationwide Children’s Hospitals for Safety Initiative, and also serves as Co-Chair of the Northwell Pressure Ulcer Task Force. Dr. Boyar is a reviewer for various journals including Wounds, Journal of Perinatology, Journal of Dermatology, Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing, Pediatric Dermatology, International Wound Journal and Dermatologic Therapy. Vita has consulted various international/national NICUs and pediatric units on neonatal skin/team building. Her work has won various awards and has been featured on the show Good Morning America.
Dr. Boyar is a board member of International Society of Pediatric Wound Care, as well as member of the Association for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Advancement of Wound Care, American Professional Wound Care Association.
Dr. Vita Boyar