David Sink, MD

Regional Clinical Director, Neonatology | Physician Quality and Safety Officer, Neonatology | Medical Director, NICU West (Farmington)

Dr. Sink is a neonatologist and Regional Clinical Director of Neonatology at Connecticut Children’s. Dr. Sink has special interests in healthcare quality improvement science and patient safety in the NICU environment. He has specific expertise in the use of oxygen therapy and pulse oximetry in preterm infants as well as clinical monitoring and alarm management in NICUs.

Education

Wake Forest University

Residency

UF Health Shands Children's Hospital

Fellowship

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • Sink DW, Hope SA, Hagadorn JI: Nurse:patient ratio and achievement of oxygen saturation goals in premature infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed; 2011 Mar;96(2):F93-8 PMID: 21037284.
  • Ruiz TL, Trzaski JM, Sink DW, Hagadorn JI. Transcribed oxygen saturation vs oximeter recordings in very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol, 2014 Feb;34(2):130-5.

Recent Blog Posts by David Sink, MD

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