Betsy Ostrander, MD

Bio: Dr. Ostrander received her medical degree from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, completed her Pediatric residency at RUSH Medical Center and her Pediatric Neurology training at the University of Utah.

As the director of the Fetal and Neonatal Neurology Program, Dr. Ostrander focuses on the neurological care of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with seizures, strokes, brain malformations, hydrocephalus and other neurological issues. She is also Medical Director of the Spina Bifida Clinic at Primary Children's Hospital, which is the regional multidisciplinary clinic for infants, children and adolescents with neural tube defects.

No conflicts of interest to report
Posted on | Vol. | Iss.

Suspected Neonatal Seizures Care Guideline

The Suspected Neonatal Seizures Care Guideline, reaffirmed July 2025, aids pediatric care teams at the University of Utah (UU) Hospital’s Well Baby and Intermediate Care Nurseries (WBN and ICN) in recognizing and appropriately intervening when newborns exhibit abnormal movements concerning for possible seizures.