Dr. Ellen Diego is a US-trained Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and clinical neonatologist at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Diego’s scholarly area of focus centers on building capacity for improving perinatal care of infants and reducing preventable neonatal death in low- and middle-income countries. Specifically, employing quality improvement (Ql) methodology to reduce global disparities in neonatal morbidity and mortality by standardizing essential newborn care. Dr. Diego facilitates in-country clinical observations to identify gaps in best practice and develop targeted facility-based Ql initiatives to address skill, equipment, and systems-based barriers.