Alan Barnette

As a neonatologist at Saint Francis Healthcare System in Cape Girardeau, Dr. Alan Barnette cares for critically ill infants in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Barnette earned an engineering degree from Washington University, a medical degree from the University of Mississippi, and a pediatric residency and a neonatology fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He has worked with Missouri Foundation for Health to reduce infant mortality through Bootheel Babies and Families since 2013. Continuing to partner with caregivers throughout southeast Missouri, Barnette is cultivating projects to optimize infant vitality and save infant lives. Current projects focus on safe-sleep education, Baby Boxinette distribution, and systematic improvements in vaccine administration.