Dr. Robert Fleming cares for preterm newborns and infants with complex and multiple problems, including newborn anemia. He provides consultation for expectant mothers and treats premature and extremely premature infants, normal and sick newborns, and those in Level II-IV neonatal intensive care. Dr. Fleming also sees babies in outpatient care in the high-risk nursery clinic.

His research interests include molecular biology of iron metabolism and erythropoiesis.

Dr. Fleming is a professor of pediatrics, biochemistry and molecular biology in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves as an assistant editor for the American Journal of Hematology. He is active with the international nonprofit organization World Pediatric Project as director of the Newborn Care Project for East Caribbean Cooperative.