Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Quality improvement, care of the surgical neonate, fetal therapy

Education

• BA, Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, 2006
• MD, Washington University School of Medicine, 2011
• MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis, 2011

Training

• Pediatric Residency, University of Washington, 2011 - 2014
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Washington, 2014 - 2017
• Certificate Program in Patient Safety and Quality, University of Washington, 2015 - 2016

Licensure and Board Certification

• General Pediatrics , 2014
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support , 2015
• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) , 2017
• MO, Medical License , 2018
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine , 2018
• MD, Medical License , 2018

Honors

• I. Wallace Liebner Award for excellence in diagnostics and therapeutics, an understanding of human nature and needs, and an active nurturing of both patient and family, 2011
• Corkery Travel Award for Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, 2016

Recent Publications view all (9)

Publication Co-Authors

Amit M Mathur, M.D., M.R.C.P.

Joseph D. Gunn, III, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Gillian Pet

1. Pet GC, McAdams RM, Melzer L, Oron AP, Horslen SP, Goldin A, Javid PJ. Attitudes Surrounding the Management of Neonates with Severe Necrotizing Enterocolitis. J Pediatr. 2018;199:186-193.e3. PMCID:PMC6063789  PMID:29754868 
2. Pet GE, Stark RA, Meehan JJ, Javid PJ. Outcomes of bedside sutureless umbilical closure without endotracheal intubation for gastroschisis repair in surgical infants. Am J Surg. 2017;213(5):958-962. PMID:28385380 
3. Juul SE, Pet GC. Erythropoietin and Neonatal Neuroprotection. Clin Perinatol. 2015;42(3):469-81. PMCID:PMC4529536  PMID:26250911 
4. Pet GC, Juul SE. The potential of erythropoietin to treat asphyxia in newborns Research and Reports in Neonatology. 2014;4:195-207. 
5. Reynolds LC, Duncan MM, Smith GC, Mathur A, Neil J, Inder T, Pineda RG. Parental presence and holding in the neonatal intensive care unit and associations with early neurobehavior. J Perinatol. 2013;33(8):636-41. PMCID:PMC3700586  PMID:23412640 
6. Williams KG, Smith G, Luhmann SJ, Mao J, Gunn JD 3rd, Luhmann JD. A randomized controlled trial of cast versus splint for distal radial buckle fracture: an evaluation of satisfaction, convenience, and preference. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013;29(5):555-9. PMID:23603644 
7. Pineda RG, Stransky KE, Rogers C, Duncan MH, Smith GC, Neil J, Inder T. The single-patient room in the NICU: maternal and family effects. J Perinatol. 2012;32(7):545-51. PMCID:PMC3790962  PMID:22031044 
8. Smith GC, Gutovich J, Smyser C, Pineda R, Newnham C, Tjoeng TH, Vavasseur C, Wallendorf M, Neil J, Inder T. Neonatal intensive care unit stress is associated with brain development in preterm infants. Ann Neurol. 2011;70(4):541-9. PMCID:PMC4627473  PMID:21976396 
9. Smith JP, Smith GC. Long-term economic costs of psychological problems during childhood. Soc Sci Med. 2010;71(1):110-5. PMCID:PMC2887689  PMID:20427110