Neonatologist Bio
Name: Adam P. Matson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Division of Neonatology
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology
College: University of Connecticut
Year Graduated: 1994 B.S. in Pathobiology, Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Year Graduated: 1998
Pediatric Residency: Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Year Graduated: 2001
Fellowship: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center/University of Connecticut School of
Medicine
Year Completed: 2004
Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Research
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Year Completed: 2012
Board Certification: Pediatrics and Neonatology
Research Interests: My research interests are centered upon developmental aspects of
innate and adaptive immunity and how the maternal environment during pregnancy or in
early postnatal life may influence these processes. I have used animal models and
performed translational research in humans to investigate how transmissible maternal
factors may influence the development of allergic immune responses in offspring. More
recently, I have begun to develop a basic and translational research program focused on
innate immune signaling in the developing intestine as it pertains to the development of
necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Specifically, I have interest in determining the cellular
mechanisms that regulate normal intestinal development, epithelial proliferation and
differentiation, and how intestinal bacteria may promote or disrupt these processes
resulting in NEC.