BARGERSVILLE, Ind.,
May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Paul Delbert Winchester, MD is acknowledged as a
Top Pinnacle Neonatologist for his contributions in Neonatology.
Dr. Winchester, an esteemed neonatologist with a career spanning
over four decades, has made significant contributions to the field
of neonatology and pediatric care. His dedication to the well-being
of infants and children has earned him recognition as a leading
expert in the field.
Currently serving as the Professor of Neonatology at the Riley
Hospital for Children at Indiana
University Health in Indianapolis, and attending Neonatologist at
St. Francis Hospital, Indiana, Dr.
Winchester has been at the forefront of neonatal acute care since
1981.
Dr. Winchester is renowned for his innovative and comprehensive
approach to clinical care. His emphasis on understanding patients'
medical histories and a strong focus on preventive measures has set
him apart as a practitioner who goes above and beyond to ensure the
well-being of the young patients under his care.
His educational journey began with a Bachelor of Arts in
experimental psychology from Stanford
University in 1970. He continued to excel academically,
earning a Master of Arts from the University
of Michigan in 1972 and a Doctor of Medicine Internship and
Residency in pediatrics in 1979, and Fellowship in Neonatology 1981
at the University of Colorado Medical
Center in Denver. The
board-certified physician is a Fellow of the American Academy of
Pediatrics and is currently affiliated with Indiana University School of Medicine as a Clinical
Professor and Riley Hospital, Eskenazi Hospital, Francis Hospital,
Indianapolis, as medical staff.
The doctor is board-certified in pediatrics and neonatal and
perinatal medicine; is a PALS provider; and is an NRP
Instructor/provider.
Throughout his career, Dr. Winchester has achieved several
remarkable milestones. Notably, he holds the distinction of being
the first neonatologist to practice outside of Denver, Colorado. He developed the first Level
III NICU outside of Denver in
Colorado in 1981, which tripled
survival rates in very low birth-weight babies in 6 months;
developed Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program with Marsha London, RN at Beth-El School of Nursing,
Colorado Springs; was a member of
the First Neonatal Transport Team for Fort Carson Army Mast
Helicopters, as well as Mayo Fixed Wing medical transports;
Neonatal Fellowship (Beth Murdoch)
program with Bill Haye, MD CUMC;
Resuscitation and intubation labs for Southern Colorado Family
Practice Program in Pueblo,
Colorado.
Dr. Winchester has made several significant contributions to the
field of neonatology making him a world-renowned physician. Dr.
Winchester developed the first High Frequency Ventilator in
Colorado with designs incorporated
into commercial HFJV now in use; introduced High Frequency
Ventilation to Colorado,
Kansas and New Hampshire; was awarded a March of Dimes
grant to begin the first Prematurity Prevention Program in
Colorado in 1982 along with
Maria Carlos and Robert Creasy MD; had the first reported use of
prenatal steroids in preterm labor mothers <28 weeks gestation,
which doubled survival rates and cut severe IVH rates in half; was
the first to use post-natal steroids to treat BPD in Colorado which was adopted by Gordon Avery
Washington Children's Hospital; helped develop ultrasound as a
diagnostic test for neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage along with
Carol Rumack, MD; developed clinical
care flow sheet which is under the Baby's Benefit copyright; and
discovered that preterm birth is heritable. Dr. Winchester adds
that he developed Paul's three rules: 1) if you have it you've
always had it 2) if you have it, your family has it 3) if you have
it you "marry" it, (choices of place to live, place to work,
profession, likes and dislikes, are all informed by your
genome).
Among his great accomplishments, Dr. Winchester, along with
colleague Rodney Levine NIH, is credited with making the
groundbreaking discovery in Kansas
City that a phenol-based germicide used to clean bassinets
was a cause for newborn jaundice. He also organized mentorship
programs for Blue Valley High School and Shawnee Mission School District and entered
into a congressional agreement with manufacturers (Merk) to not
market to newborn care facilities.
In New Hampshire, he discovered
that prenatal steroids influence the post-menstrual day of
discharge from the NICU by accelerating physiological maturity with
Robert Darnell Dartmouth Medical Center. During his time in
Indiana the doctor discovered that
the two leading causes of Infant
Death (birth defects and preterm birth) both peak in the
months of peak pesticides in US surface waters and went on to
discover that 93-99% of pregnant Hoosier mothers are exposed to the
weed killer glyphosate (GLY) (aka Round Up), and that higher
levels of glyphosate shorten pregnancies, which leads to premature
birth in some and reduces fetal growth. After Winchester and
colleagues finding that a majority of US Women are exposed to
glyphosate, the CDC and other investigators confirmed the findings
and added additional adverse effects to the list including the
additional impact of AMPA (the main metabolite of
glyphosate), masculinization of female genitals and
predisposition to fatty liver disease.
With collaborator Mike Skinner
from WSU, Dr. Winchester found that GLY induces epigenetic changes
in exposed offspring which translated into "heritable" diseases
such as obesity, perinatal mortality, and multiple disorders and
has contributed numerous abstracts and presentations for more than
20 years to the annual Academic Society for Pediatrics, formerly
SPR. He has a plethora of grants that have made much of his
research possible. Dr. Winchester's work history includes serving
as the Director of Neonatology at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs from 1981 to 1990 and a
faculty role at the University of
Colorado, where he shared his expertise by teaching clinical
pediatric coursework from 1985 to 1986. He has more than 40 years
practicing in Neonatology, founding two level III NICUS at Memorial
Hospital in Colorado Springs,
Colorado and Overland Park Regional Medical Center in
Kansas where he directed four
NICUS including one at Elliot Hospital, NH and St. Francis
Hospital, IN.
He is an esteemed member of numerous professional organizations,
including the American Academy of Pediatrics where he is
distinguished as a Fellow; District VIII Perinatal Medical Society;
Subspecialty Board Neonatology at the American Academy of
Pediatrics; and was a clinical instructor at the Department of
Pediatrics at the University of
Colorado and the University of
Kansas (KUMC). Dr. Winchester has also received numerous
distinctions and awards during his illustrious career including:
Stanford Management Intern (SNIP) of the Year Award in 1968;
graduated with honors from Stanford
University in 1970; is a recipient of the Franklin P. Gengenbach Award for Best Pediatric
Student in 1974-1975; March of Dimes "Make a Difference" Award in
Greater Kansas City in 1991; Red
Shoes Award at Riley Hospital in 2005; Indiana Public Health
Association's Tony and Mary Hulman Achievement Award for Health
Science Research in November 2013.
The Top Doc Award in the Indianapolis Monthly Magazine in 2014,
2016-2021; Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award in 2016.
Dr. Winchester is a highly sought-after professional and expert
in the field and has served in many other capacities during his
career including being a member of the NAS Multi-disciplinary Task
Force at St. Francis Medical Center; founded and supported the
Annual Perinatal Conference "Growth and Challenge" in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and supported as
Clinical Advisor Research Fellowship by Amira Bastawisi, MD-Risk
Factors for Premature Birth in Colorado Research tool developed by
P.S. Winchester and Elizabeth Kyre.
He has been an invited lecturer at numerous conferences including
The Iowa Governor's Conference on
Public Health where he was the keynote speaker and the Indianapolis
Healthy Babies Consortium Meeting as a featured speaker. As a
renowned researcher, with presentations from 2001-2024 at annual
Academic Pediatric Society Meetings, Dr. Winchester has countless
IRB's adding to the body of work supporting neonatal care and other
medically relevant studies. He is both a mentor to numerous
trainees, students and professionals and at the forefront of
Pediatric and Neonatology research and development, saving
countless lives and improving the odds for hundreds of infants and
mothers.
The doctor is a consummate supporter of the community including
Greenwood High School Honors Biology Research Program with
Becky Kehler (now in Sarasota County
Schools, Fla). He worked with the Marion
County Prosecutor's Office as a consultant and has supported
Johnson County 4-H Fair as a Grand
Champion in Artistic Painting.
Looking ahead, Dr. Winchester envisions a future filled with
continued growth and success in the field of neonatology and
pediatrics. He is pursuing the next steps in protecting pregnant
women from unwanted chemicals now contaminating them while
pregnant. He explained, "Our discovery of glyphosate in most
pregnant women is just one of a litany of chemicals now found in
every life form on the planet. The capacity of these chemicals to
alter the DNA of our offspring, inducing diseases across
generations, is the next big challenge which we heretofore weren't
aware of. Infertility is the worst of these chemicals'
effects since it will lead to the inability of the human race to
reproduce naturally if not altered." The doctor added that, "The
privilege of treating sick newborns comes with the responsibility
to find the origin of their diseases: preterm birth, birth defects,
fetal growth restriction and their impact of cognitive and physical
development of our children. Most chronic diseases today have
their origins in ancestral environmental contaminants through
epigenetic fetal changes. We are perfecting the means of keeping
preterm babies alive, but they should never have to be born
premature or sick in the first place. Our next big step is to
provide the pharmacological, proteomic, probiotic, nutritional and
medical, and psychological means to prepare women and their spouses
for an optimal state of health before they become pregnant. This
will include chemical surveillance, epigenetic and genetic
surveillance and counseling, and may, one day, include modifiers
for both genetic and epigenetic risk variants." Dr. Winchester's
current primary research focuses on the role that prenatal
herbicides impact the pregnancy, fetal development and long-term
neuro-psychological development of exposed offspring including the
potential role these contaminants have on childhood conditions such
as autism spectrum disorder and attention, anxiety, depression
disorders. His other research interests also include
Physiological Maturation of the Neonate and Readiness for
Discharge; III Neonatal Data Systems, Computerization of
OB/Neonatal Data Base; and Sleep Study Program at Overland Park
Regional Medical Center.
Aside from Dr. Winchester's incredible career and influence in
the medical field, he is a former athlete excelling in many sports
including football where he was an All-State Athlete at Bozeman
Senior High School and Division Champion in wrestling for Pacific
Coast Small Colleges in 1967 at Lewis and
Clark. He grew up on Winchester Angus Cattle Ranch in
Bozeman, Montana. The doctor has
more than 4 decades of extraordinary experiences, collaborating
with national and international professionals. He has lived in
Ankara, Turkey, studied in Tours,
France and Edinburgh, Scotland, and speaks French,
Spanish, and some German. While Dr. Winchester's professional
achievements are indeed noteworthy, he considers his most
gratifying accomplishment to be the extraordinary success of his
four children, 3 grandchildren and counting, and wife, Deb, who
remains his most important partner in life.
Reflecting on his journey, Dr. Winchester acknowledges the
influence of his parents, Burl
Winchester and Carolyn
Winchester; Mark Winchester
MD (brother); Band director Percy
Bronson; 4th grade teacher Mrs. Knoll; Wrestling and
Football Coach Tom Le Prouse;
Bozeman Senior High School; Del
Weber, former President of California Teachers Association;
Gordon Bower PhD Professor, Stanford
University; Cy Gilbert
director, Plans Programs American Airlines; Robert Bjork PhD
Professor UCLA; Patrick O'Meara MD
and Sharon Langendorfer MD at the University of Colorado Medical Center; Thomas Bouchard, University
of Minnesota (Minnesota Twin Study); Ernie Beal MD Elliot Hospital; William Edwards MD, Dartmouth Medical School;
James Lemons MD , former Chief
Division of Neonatology Riley Hospital for Children and
Indiana University School of Medicine,
and early teachers who encouraged his pursuits. He also pays
tribute to Dr. James A. Lemons, MD,
the Chair of the Neonatal Department at the Indiana University School of Medicine, as a
significant mentor who shaped his career along with his wife,
Deb Winchester.
Contact: Katherine Green,
516-825-5634, editorialteam@continentalwhoswho.com
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