Dr. Czynski is the System Medical Director of Neonatology at New York Children’s Medical Provider Services, P.C. His clinical interests include neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, neonatal abstinence syndrome, neonatal disaster preparedness, and value-based care.
Education
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College
Fellowship
Loma Linda University Medical Center
American Osteopathic Board of Neonatology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Czynski AJ, Laptook AR. The Time is NOW: Filling the Gaps in Treatment of Opioid-Exposed Infants: A Prospective, Pragmatic, Randomized Control Drug Trial. R I Med J (2013). 2021 Apr 1;104(3):17-21. PubMed PMID: 33789403.
- Green TC, Kaplowitz E, Langdon K, Hughto JMW, Goedel WC, Czynski AJ, Fraser G, Rich J. COBRE on Opioid and Overdose: A Collaborative Research-Based Center Addressing the Crises in Rhode Island and Beyond. R I Med J (2013). 2021 Apr 1;104(3):22-26. PubMed PMID: 33789404; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8049088.
- Czynski AJ, Souza M, Lechner BE. The Mother Baby Comfort Care Pathway: The Development of a Rooming-In-Based Perinatal Palliative Care Program. Adv Neonatal Care. 2021 Mar 25;. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000838. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33783387.
- Merhar SL, Ounpraseuth S, Devlin LA, Poindexter BB, Young LW, Berkey SD, Crowley M, Czynski AJ, Kiefer AS, Whalen BL, Das A, Fuller JF, Higgins RD, Thombre V, Lester BM, Smith PB, Newman S, Sánchez PJ, Smith MC, Simon AE. Phenobarbital and Clonidine as Secondary Medications for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-017830. PubMed PMID: 33632932; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7919109.
- Young LW, Hu Z, Annett RD, Das A, Fuller JF, Higgins RD, Lester BM, Merhar SL, Simon AE, Ounpraseuth S, Smith PB, Crawford MM, Atz AM, Cottrell LE, Czynski AJ, Newman S, Paul DA, Sánchez PJ, Semmens EO, Smith MC, Turley CB, Whalen BL, Poindexter BB, Snowden JN, Devlin LA. Site-Level Variation in the Characteristics and Care of Infants With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal. Pediatrics. 2021 Jan;147(1). doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-008839. Epub 2020 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 33386337; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7780957.
- Flannery T, Davis JM, Czynski AJ, Dansereau LM, Oliveira EL, Camardo SA, Lester BM. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Severity Index Predicts 18-Month Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Neonates Randomized to Morphine or Methadone. J Pediatr. 2020 Dec;227:101-107.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.034. Epub 2020 Aug 14. PubMed PMID: 32805259; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7731918.
- Czynski AJ, Davis JM, Dansereau LM, Engelhardt B, Marro P, Bogen DL, Hudak ML, Shenberger J, Wachman EM, Oliveira EL, Lester BM. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Neonates Randomized to Morphine or Methadone for Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2020 Apr;219:146-151.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.12.018. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 31987653; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7161698.
- Davis JM, Shenberger J, Terrin N, Breeze JL, Hudak M, Wachman EM, Marro P, Oliveira EL, Harvey-Wilkes K, Czynski A, Engelhardt B, D’Apolito K, Bogen D, Lester B. Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of Methadone vs Morphine for Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Aug 1;172(8):741-748. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1307. PubMed PMID: 29913015; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6142918.
- Roberts KD, Brown R, Lampland AL, Leone TA, Rudser KD, Finer NN, Rich WD, Merritt TA, Czynski AJ, Kessel JM, Tipnis SM, Stepka EC, Mammel MC. Laryngeal Mask Airway for Surfactant Administration in Neonates: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2018 Feb;193:40-46.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.068. Epub 2017 Nov 22. PubMed PMID: 29174079.
- Czynski AJ, Terry MH, Deming DD, Power GG, Buchholz JN, Blood AB. Cerebral autoregulation is minimally influenced by the superior cervical ganglion in two- week-old lambs, and absent in preterm lambs immediately following delivery. PLoS One. 2013;8(12):e82326. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082326. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24349256; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3857252.