Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

While I have edited two issues ( BPD: State of the Art — Seminars in Perinatology August 2006;30:163–232 and Progress in Experimental and Clinical BPD — Seminars in Perinatology April 2013;37:59–138) dedicated to various aspects of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) previously, putting this book on BPD together was a unique opportunity that was offered to me.
Since this is a topic near and dear to many neonatologists given the fact that babies in various phases of this disease can be found in most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), compiling this book presented some interesting
challenges. I wanted an international representation of authors for two reasons. One, BPD is a major problem (or becoming one, in some countries) as neonatologists are getting better at saving premature lives around the
world, and two, I wanted to tap into the reservoir of international talent of physicians and scientists who have been tackling this problem and making some significant inroads in understanding the pathogenesis and/or providing clinical care and/or evaluating therapeutic options for this condition. My goal was to share the knowledge of the latest state-of-the-art information provided by this international collaborative exercise with those interested in this disease.