Eustratia “Tia” Hubbard, MD, FAAP is a board-certified pediatrician, newborn hospitalist and associate clinical professor of pediatrics. During a fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, she discovered her love for newborn care and assisting new parents on their transition to parenthood. As a newborn hospitalist in an academic setting, Dr. Hubbard provides comprehensive newborn care incorporating current evidence and guidelines, while concurrently educating various levels of trainees, including neonatology fellows, pediatric and family medicine residents, and medical students. She delivers a quarterly lecture on newborn care to the third year medical students at UCSD School of Medicine and also provides yearly training to the obstetric interns.

Dr. Hubbard’s areas of interest are: newborn behavior and communication; the impact of family dynamics, maternal mental health and cultural diversity in newborn care provision; infant soothing and swaddling; breastmilk feeding; care and nutrition of late preterm infants; transition to parenthood; and management of hypoglycemia in newborns. Dr. Hubbard’s research interests include quality improvement, prevention of newborn readmission, and care of the late preterm infant. She oversees the program for Critical Congenital Heart Defect Screening for UC San Diego Health and has initiated updates to the hospital policy on management of hypoglycemia in neonates in an effort to reduce the need for formula supplementation and NICU admission.

Dr. Hubbard earned her medical degree from UC San Diego School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency also at UC San Diego School of Medicine. After a one-year fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics with Dr. Martin Stein, she joined the Newborn Medicine team in 2002. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Hubbard is the mother of two daughters, both born at UC San Diego Health—Hillcrest Medical Center, and is the wife to a school administrator. She enjoys walking, healthy cooking, relaxing at the beach, and spending time with her family.

Education

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara
Medical Education: University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Residency Training: Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
Fellowship: Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego
Special Certifications:

Board Certified, General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Ongoing Projects

Assessment of care and outcomes for Late Preterm Infants at UC San Diego; nutrition, complications, length of stay and readmission 2013-2017
Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants at UC San Diego 2016-2017 with changes in transitions of care

Selected Publications

Leff M, Hubbard E. Genu Recurvatum. Consultant for Pediatricians. 2014;13:523
Stellwagen L, Hubbard E, Chambers C, Jones KL. Torticollis, facial asymmetry, and plagiocephaly in normal newborns. Arch Dis Child. 2008 Oct; 93(10):827-31. PMID: 18381343
Stein MT, Kessler DB, Hubbard E. Failure to thrive in a four-month-old nursing infant. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2004 Oct; 25(5 Suppl):S69-73. PMID: 15502537.

Selected Presentations

"Vulnerabilities and Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants Managed by a Protocol," 2017 Western Medical Research Conference, Carmel, California, January 2017
“Vitamin K for Newborns—Clearing the Controversy,” UC San Diego Perinatal Symposium, San Diego, California, October 2013
“Why Not Deliver before 37 Weeks? Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants,” UC San Diego Perinatal Symposium, San Diego, California, October 2012
“Proper Nourishment of the Late Preterm Infant—Is Breastfeeding Enough?” General Pediatric Grand Rounds, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California, January 2011
"Proper Nourishment of the Late Preterm Infant—Is Breastfeeding Enough?" Continuing education presentation at Women of Many Backgrounds, Women's Services, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, October 2010
“Nutrition of the Late Preterm Infant in a Baby Friendly Hospital,” Contemporary Forums, Neonatal & Pediatric Nutrition: Update 2010, San Diego, California, May 2010
"Growing the Late Preterm Infant," Annual International Meeting, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, Williamsburg, Virginia, November 2009
"The Late Preterm Infant: A little baby with big needs" and "Implementing a Late Preterm Protocol," Contemporary Forums, Clinical Issues in Pediatrics, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2007

Teaching

Instruction of Pediatric Residents, Medicine/Pediatric Residents, Family Medicine Residents, and Neonatology Fellows, Newborn Service, UC San Diego Health, August 2002 – Present
Pediatrics 401 Clerkship, clinical instructor and lecturer on newborn care, UC San Diego School of Medicine, August 2002 – Present
Independent Study Project, Committee member and advisor, 2017-2018
"Orientation to Newborn Care" for Family Medicine Interns and OB/GYN interns, 2015- Present
Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) Instructor, Pediatric Skills Session, 2008
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Preceptor, 2005 and 2006
In-service to UC San Diego Health Family Medicine Faculty on Newborn Issues, March 2010

Service

Perinatal Practice Committee, Women & Infants Services, UC Sand Diego Health, 2002- Present
Patient Safety Committee, UC San Diego Health, 2013- Present
Neonatology Morbidity and Mortality Committee, UC San Diego Health, 2007-2017
Jacobs Medical Center Design Development, Transition Team and Workflow Committees, Women & Infants Services, UC San Diego Health, 2009- 2016