Dr Melissa Jeanne Padua Batilando

About

Dr Melissa Batilando has been a member of the Department of Neonatology in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital since 1998, after finishing her post-graduate training in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine at the Children’s Medical Center of Brooklyn in New York, USA.

Dr Batilando is a member of the department’s NICU team and has been in charge of the post-discharge follow-up of term and near-team newborns admitted to the NICU. Her interests lie in the fields of Neonatal Resuscitation, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Neonatal Ventilation and Post-operative Care, and Pain Management in Newborns.

She has received the Service from the Heart Award in 2017, Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award in 2009 and the Singapore Quality Health Service Gold Award and Star Award in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Education and Training

• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (USA)
• Diplomate in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (USA) 1997, 2004
• Subspecialty Residency (Fellowship) in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (USA) 1994 – 1997
• Diplomate in Pediatrics (USA) 1995
  
• Residency in Pediatrics (USA) 1991 – 1994
• Doctor of Medicine (Philippines) 1986
• Bachelor of Science (Zoology) (Philippines) 1981
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Consultant, Department of Neonatology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2003 – Present
• Member, IPOKRaTES International, 2003 – Present
• Member, Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004 – Present
• Fellow (FAAP), American Academy of Pediatrics, 1992 – Present
  

Awards

• Service from the Heart Award, 2017
• Best Clinical Teacher Award, KK People Developer, 2009
• Singapore Quality Health Service Star Award, 2005
• Singapore Quality Health Service Gold Award, 2004
  

Publications

• Transient paralytic ileus following the use of cyclopentolate-phenylephrine eyedrops during screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Lim, L. C. D., Batilando MJP, Rajadurai VS. Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health, May 2003. Volume 39, Issue 2, Page318.
• The effect of prophylactic ointment therapy on nosocomial sepsis rates and skin integrity in infants with birth weight of 501 to 1000g. William H.Edwards, Jeanette M. Conner, Roger R. Soll for the Vermont Oxford Network Neonatal Skin Care Study Group. Pediatrics 2004; 113(5):1195-1203 (participating author)
• An epidemiologic study comparing fetal exposure to tobacco smoke in three Southeast Asian countries. Ostrea E, Villanueva-Uy E, Ngerncham S, Punnakanta L, Batilando MJP, Agarwal P, Pensler, E, Corrion M, Ramos E, Romero J, Thomas RL. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2008:14(4)