Jochen Profit

Jochen Profit, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) at Stanford University School of Medicine and a Stanford Health Policy Associate. His primary affiliation is with Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital, where he focuses on improving neonatal care quality through health system design analysis. His research emphasizes reducing disparities in outcomes for very low birth weight infants and leveraging health IT to enhance care for families and providers. He leads initiatives on workforce well-being, including burnout interventions like the WISER program, and has pioneered studies on racial/ethnic disparities in NICU care.

Dr. Profit's work spans clinical, organizational, and policy levels. He investigates socioeconomic and geographic factors influencing neonatal outcomes, with a focus on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations. His studies examine magnesium sulfate efficacy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia trends, and cost burdens faced by NICU families. He collaborates on national quality improvement collaboratives targeting maternal morbidity reduction and preterm care optimization.

He has published extensively on topics including NICU safety culture, leadership behavior impacts on staff well-being, and the role of equity dashboards in care delivery. His research integrates network analysis of EHR data to map care team dynamics and improve team-based neonatal care. Dr. Profit also explores innovative solutions like telehealth (PretermConnect) and bedside ultrasound programs to address systemic inequities in neonatal care access and quality.