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The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.
Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at OPM.gov.
Staff Clinicians
NICHD staff clinicians are board-certified health care providers who perform clinical research at NIH and offer evaluations and critical care to patients enrolled in protocols at the NIH Clinical Center.
- Deena Zeltser, M.D.
DIR Staff Clinician/Assistant Research Physician
Office of the Clinical Director