Paris Ekeke, MD, MS

Ekeke is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the Division of Newborn Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University and completed medical school at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She completed pediatric residency back at Northwestern’s Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, IL. She completed Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Ekeke also earned her Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. 

 Ekeke’s research interests are largely devoted to better understanding health care disparities, the social determinants of health, and the effects of prenatal stress on neonatal
outcomes. A portion of Ekeke’s research at UPMC Children’s will involve epidemiologic studies to understand determinants and consequences of adverse pregnancy outcomes as part of the Pittsburgh Study. She is also involved in QI projects within Magee and Children’s including maternal postpartum depression screening.