Dr. Lori Devlin is a Professor of Pediatrics  at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and a practicing neonatologist with Norton Children’s Neonatology..  Her research focuses on neonatal exposures, specifically neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). She designs and conducts clinical research aimed to inform and improve the care for, and outcomes of, infants with antenatal opioid exposure. 

She currently serves as a primary investigator for the NIH HEAL Evaluation of Limited Pharmacotherapies for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (HELP for NOWS) Consortium and a multiple principal investigator for the University of Louisville NIH Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) IDeA States Pediatrics Clinical Trial Network(ISPCTN) award.

She is also a lead study investigator for the Eating, Sleeping and Consoling for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (ESC-NOW) Trial and the Optimizing Pharmacologic Treatment for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (OPTimize NOW) trial. She uses her expertise in leading multicenter clinical studies and randomized controlled trials to develop the next generation of clinician scientists through her roles as the Director of Pediatric Research Development for the Norton Children's Research Institute and in national research leadership through the ISPCTN.