Jason Z. Stoller, MD
Areas of expertise: Point-of-care ultrasound in neonatal intensive care, Neonatal hemodynamics, Neonatal lung disease
Locations: Main Building, Middleman Family Pavilion, CHOP at Penn Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
About Jason Z. Stoller, MD
I am a neonatologist dedicated to advancing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in neonatal intensive care. My work focuses on developing national guidelines for POCUS training, credentialing, and quality assurance to ensure safe, effective use at the bedside. Through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, I aim to improve procedural safety, diagnostic accuracy, and workflow efficiency, setting new standards for neonatal care.
My research spans clinical and implementation science, including national surveys on ultrasound infrastructure and barriers, and studies demonstrating the impact of ultrasound-guided procedures—such as arterial cannulation, lumbar puncture, and central venous access—on patient outcomes. I also explore advanced imaging strategies for pulmonary hypertension, ECMO cannula positioning, and complex neonatal conditions.
Earlier in my career, I investigated the genetic basis of cardiac development and congenital heart disease, contributing to discoveries on TBX1 function in DiGeorge syndrome and genes involved in ductus arteriosus differentiation.
Through research, education, and collaboration, I strive to integrate innovative technologies and evidence-based practices to enhance neonatal care and provider competency.
Titles
Attending Neonatologist
Assistant Director, Neonatal Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Certifications
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Awards and Honors
2022, Istvan Seri, MD, PhD Faculty Teaching Award, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2013, Young Physician-Scientist Award, American Society for Clinical Investigation
2013, Travel Award - Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference
2012-2013, NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Progam (LRP) Renewal Award
2011, Foerderer Award for Excellence, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2011, Faculty Young Investigator Award, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research
2010, Inductee, Society for Pediatric Research
2010-2012, NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Progam (LRP) Renewal Award
2009, McCabe Fund Pilot Award, University of Pennsylvania
2007-2009, NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Progam (LRP) Renewal Award
2005, Basic Science Award - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Poster Day
2005, Young Investigator's Travel Award - Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting
2004, Travel Award - NICHD Aspen Conference
2003, NICHD Pediatric Scientist Development Program Fellowship Award
2003-2005, NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Progam (LRP) Award
1996, American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research Student Research Program Award
1994, Magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania
Leadership and Memberships
International
2019-present, POCUS Neo Alliance, Advisory Board Member
2010-present, Society for Pediatric Research
National
2023-present, National Neonatal Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Collaborative
- 2023-present, Steering Committee Member,
- 2023-present, Research Committee Co-Chair
- 2023-present, Communications Committee Member
2023-present, Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC)
- 2023-present, POCUS Focus Group, Focus Group Leader
1999-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2008-present, Chapter Fellow, Pennsylvania Chapter
- 2008-present, Fellow
- 2008-present, Section Fellow, Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
- 2014-present, Section Fellow, Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology
- 2019-present, Council Fellow, Council on Community Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2025-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Emergency Medicine Australasia
2025-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, JAMA Pediatrics
2024-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Neonatology
2024-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Neurology Clinical Practice
2024-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Journal of Visualized Experiments
2024-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, BMJ Paediatrics Open
2024-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
2023-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Frontiers in Pediatrics
2022-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, BMJ Innovations
2022-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, American Journal of Perinatology
2022-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, POCUS Journal
2019-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Acta Paediatrica/EBNEO
2017-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, PLOS ONE
2017-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Physiological Reports
2014-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Journal of Pediatrics
2013-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
2011-present, Ad hoc peer-reviewer, Pediatric Research
Academic and Institutional Committees
2024-present, Awards Committee Lead, Focused Ultrasound Education Workgroup
2024-present, Patent Ductus Arteriosus Management Pathway Development Group
2024-present,Sickbay Super User Group
2024-present, Lumbar Puncture First Attempt Success Quality Improvement Group
2023-present, Central Line Excellence HUP & CHOP Quality Improvement Group
2023-present, NICU Transport Quality Improvement Group
2023-present, Pathway for Therapeutic Hypothermia Treatment for Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Development Group
2019-present,Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension in the BPD Population Pathway Development Group
2019-present, Partial Exchange Transfusion Pathway Development Group
2016-present, Division of Neonatology Bedside Ultrasound Quality Assurance Committee
2015-present, Ultrasound Use in PICC Positioning Quality Improvement Group
Research Interests
Genetic basis of cardiac development Molecular mechanisms of congenital heart disease with emphasis on DiGeorge Syndrome
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - Brown University/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
PubMed
Publications
2025
Miller K, Ruoss JL, Chaves DV, Chan B, Huber M, Stoller JZ, Fraga MV, French H, Conlon T, Corder W; National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative: National survey of diagnostic point of care ultrasound practices and program development in academic neonatal-perinatal medicine centers. Journal of Perinatology 2025.
2024
Callahan KP, Narva A, Stoller JZ, Fiester A: Beyond the Question: Delving Deeper into a Parent's Unusual Request. Pediatrics Page: e2023064954, July 2024.
2023
Corder W, Stoller JZ, Fraga MV: A retrospective observational study of real-time ultrasound-guided peripheral arterial cannulation in infants. Journal of Vascular Access 2023.
Fraga MV, Dysart KC, Stoller JZ, Huber M, Fedec A, Mercer-Rosa L, Kirpalani H: Echocardiographic assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension following Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Neonatology 120(5): 633-641, 2023.
2022
Kozyak BW, Fraga MV, Juliano CE, Bhombal S, Munson DA, Brandsma E, Stoller JZ, Jain A, Kesman R, Meshkati M, Noh CY, Dewitt AG, Costarino AT, Hehir DA, Groves AM. Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance for Umbilical Venous Cannulation in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 May 1;23(5):e257-e266. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002919. Epub 2022 Mar 7. PMID: 35250003.
2021
Pawlowski TW, Stoller JZ, Rintoul NE, Hedrick HL, Quartermain MD, Fraga MV: Point-of-care Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Venous Cannula Position in Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Journal of Perinatology 41(7): 1645-1650, 2021.
Stoller JZ, Fraga MV: Real-time ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatology 41(10): 2495-2498, 2021.
2019
Miller LE, Stoller JZ, Fraga MV. Point-of-care ultrasound in the neonatal ICU. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Dec 13. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000863. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31851056
Machut KZ, Datta A, Stoller JZ, Rao R, Mathur A, Grover TR, Billimoria Z, Murthy K. Association of Neonatologist Continuity of Care and Short-Term Patient Outcomes. J Pediatr. 2019 Jun 11. pii: S0022-3476(19)30589-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.023. [Epub ahead of print]
2014
Shelton E, Ector G, Galindo C, Hooper C, Brown N, Wilkerson I, Pfaltzgraff E, Paria B, Cotton R, Stoller JZ, Reese J: Transcriptional profiling reveals ductus arteriosus-specific genes that regulate vascular tone. Physiol Genomics. 2014 Jul 1;46(13):457-66. Epub 2014 May 1.
2013
Zhang T, Liu J, Zhang J, Thekkethottiyil EB, Macatee TL, Ismat FA, Wang F, Stoller JZ.: Jun is Required in Isl1-expressing Progenitor Cells for Cardiovascular Development. PLoS ONE. 8(2): e57032, 2013. PMCID: PMC3578783
2010
Stoller JZ, Huang L, Tan CC, Huang F, Zhou DD, Yang J, Gelb BD, Epstein JA: Ash2l interacts with Tbx1 and is required during early embryogenesis. Exp Biol Med J 235(5): 569-76, May 2010. PMCID: PMC3017365
2009
High FA, Jain R, Stoller JZ, Antonucci NB, Lu MM, Loomes KM, Kaestner KH, Pear WS, Epstein JA: Murine Jagged1/Notch signaling in the second heart field orchestrates Fgf8 expression and tissue-tissue interactions during outflow tract development. J Clin Invest 119(7): 1986-96, 2009. PMCID: PMC2701882
2008
Stoller JZ, Degenhardt KR, Huang L, Lu MM and Epstein JA: Cre reporter mouse expressing a nuclear localized fusion of GFP and ß-galactosidase reveals new derivatives of Pax3-expressing precursors. Genesis 46(4): 200-204, 2008. PMCID: PMC2747029
Tan CC, Sindhu KV, Li S, Nishio H, Stoller JZ, Oishi K, Puttreddy S, Lee TJ, Epstein JA, Walsh MJ, Gelb BD: Transcription Factor Ap2δ Associates with Ash2l and ALR, a Trithorax Family Histone Methyltransferase, to Activate Hoxc8 Transcription. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 105(21): 7472-7, 2008. PMCID: PMC2396708
2005
Stoller JZ and Epstein JA: Identification of a novel nuclear localization signal in Tbx1 that is deleted in DiGeorge syndrome patients harboring the 1223delC mutation. Human Molecular Genetics 14(7): 885-92, 2005.
1996
Konrad RJ, Stoller JZ, Gao ZY, Wolf BA: Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5) augments glucose-induced insulin secretion from beta-TC3 insulinoma cells. Pancreas 13(3): 253-8, 1996.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
Proaño A, Corder W, Stoller J, Will E, Snyder M, Kristoff K, Ferrant M, Devine M, Carr L, Munson D, Gibbs K, Christ L: Central Line Excellence: Aiming for Early Detection and Intervention of Malpositions. Quality and Safety Day, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia May 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Stoller JZ, Ekhaguere OA, Kesman R, Reiter J, Fraga MV: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Versus Traditional Landmark Lumbar Puncture in the Neonatal and Infant Population. Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.
2024
Miller K, Ruoss JL, Chaves DV, Chan B, Stoller JZ, Fraga MV, French H, Conlon T, Corder W: National Survey of Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound Program Development and Practices in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Lectures by Invitation
2025
Stoller JZ. "Do We Need to Treat the Patent Ductus Arteriosus?", 10a. Reunión Internacional de Pediatría y Neonatología Sociedad de Pediatras y Neonatólogos Profesor Dr. José Iglesias Leboreiro, Mexico City, Mexico. June 2025.
Stoller JZ. "The Use of Lung Ultrasound in Neonatal Medicine", 10a. Reunión Internacional de Pediatría y Neonatología Sociedad de Pediatras y Neonatólogos Profesor Dr. José Iglesias Leboreiro, Mexico City, Mexico. Jun 2025.
Stoller JZ. "Ultrasound Fundamentals: Physics and Machine Basics", Principles of Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Conference, Boston, MA. May 2025.
Stoller JZ. "Lumbar Puncture", University of Texas Health Science Center Neonatology Point-of-care Ultrasound CME Workshop, San Antonio, TX. Apr 2025.
Stoller JZ. "Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound", University of Texas Health Science Center Neonatology Point-of-care Ultrasound CME Workshop, San Antonio, TX. Apr 2025.
Stoller JZ. "How to Build Your POCUS Skills", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar 2025.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasound", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar 2025.
Stoller JZ. "Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound", University of Texas Health Science Center Pediatric Point-of-care Ultrasound CME Workshop, Austin, TX. Jan 2025.
2024
Stoller JZ. "LPs and Advanced Procedural Considerations", Bedside Ultrasound Course for Neonatal, Critical Care and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Providers, Dell Children's Hospital, Austin, TX. Nov 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasonography", Bedside Ultrasound Course for Neonatal, Critical Care and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Providers, Dell Children's Hospital, Austin, TX. Nov 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Development of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program", Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China. Jun 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Translating Point-of-Care Training to Clinical Care: A Multidisciplinary Perspective", 2024 Neonatology and Critical Care Medicine: Bedside Ultrasound Course, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Apr 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasonography", 2024 Neonatology and Critical Care Medicine: Bedside Ultrasound Course, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Apr 2024.
Stoller JZ. "How to Build Your POCUS Skills", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasound", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Qualitative LV/RV Assessment, Pulmonary Hypertension, and the PDA", CHOP Bedside Ultrasound Course for the Acute Care Provider, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Feb 2024.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasonography", CHOP Bedside Ultrasound Course for the Acute Care Provider, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Feb 2024.
2023
Stoller JZ. "UVCs, LPs and Advanced Procedural Considerations", PICU and NICU Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, TX. Dec 2023.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasonography", PICU and NICU Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, TX. Dec 2023.
Stoller JZ. "The Use of Bedside Ultrasound in Neonatal Medicine", Advances in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Oct 2023.
Stoller JZ. "How Can Point-of-Care Ultrasound Help My Patients?", 7th Annual Symposium on Neonatal Advances, UConn Health, Farmington, CT. Sept 2023.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasonography", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop, UConn Health, Farmington, CT. Sept 2023.
Stoller JZ. "How to Build a POCUS Program: Billing, Coding and Credentialing", Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program Directors (ONTPD), American Academy of Pediatrics, Virtual (Panelist). Apr 2023.
Stoller JZ. "Physics and Fundamentals of Ultrasonography", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar 2023.
Stoller JZ. "How to Build Your POCUS Skills", Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar 2023.
Stoller JZ. "Ultrasound Physics and Machine Basics", AAP Workshop on Neonatal-Perinatal Practice Strategies, Scottsdale, Arizona. Feb 2023.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2023
Stoller JZ, Singh Y, Tissot C: Physics, Knobology, and Transducers: Imaging Optimization. Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensivist. Singh Y, Tissot C, Fraga MV, Conlon T (eds.). Switzerland: Springer, Page: 9-27, 2023.
2020
Peterson TL, Basu S, Stoller JZ, von Saint Andre-von Arnim A, Wenger J: Special Considerations in Pediatric and Neonatal Procedural Applications. Comprehensive Critical Care Ultrasound, 2nd Ed. Conlon T, Diaz-Gomez J, Nikravan S (eds.). Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020.
2018
Fraga MV, Stoller JZ, Lorch SA: Novel technologies for neonatal care: the case of point-of-care lung ultrasonography. Pediatrics 142(3): e20181621, 2018.
2015
Napolitano N, Stoller JZ: PPHN: New Evidence-Based Approaches. eNeonatal Review Newsletter 10(9), 2015.
2011
Stoller, JZ: Patent Ductus Arteriosus. First Consult (online book) 2011.
2010
Stoller, JZ: Patent Ductus Arteriosus. First Consult (online book) 2010.
2005
Stoller, JZ and Epstein, JA: Cardiac neural crest. Seminars in Developmental Biology 16(6): 704, 2005.