Chorioamnionitis and NEC

Dr. McElroy received his medical degree at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA.  He then trained in Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA, and in Neonatal-Perinatal medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.  He was originally a faculty member at Vanderbilt University before moving to the University of Iowa where he is now an Associate Professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics and in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. McElroy has had a long-standing interest in understanding the injury and repair mechanisms of the developing small intestine and specifically how this relates to neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.  His laboratory has made seminal discoveries linking Paneth cells and goblet cells to protection of the immature intestinal tract, has developed a novel model of necrotizing enterocolitis that is shedding light on alternative pathways to develop the disease, and has begun to investigate the link between maternal chorioamnionitis and subsequent intestinal disease of offspring.  Dr. McElroy has authored over 35 peer-reviewed manuscripts and his laboratory has received funding from the NIH, the Children’s Miracle Network, and from industry partners. He has lectured nationally and internationally and sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for the NEC Society.  He has served in leadership positions in the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, the Perinatal Research Society, and as Interim Division Director of Neonatology at the University of Iowa from 2016-2018.