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Faculty Research

BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH

ESTHER SPEER, MD

  • Early and delayed neurological effects of newborn sepsis (a murine model of the effects of neonatal sepsis-induced neuroinflammation on neurogenesis and developmental outcome)

  • Immunomodulatory therapy to improve survival and outcomes of neonatal sepsis in a murine bacterial sepsis model

  • In vitro human cord blood model as a screening platform for the identification and study of mechanisms of action of candidate neonatal anti-inflammatory agents

  • Effects of adjunctive pentoxifylline on biomarkers of renal inflammation and injury in neonatal mice with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis sepsis

  • Effects of perinatal immunomodulatory therapy on immune ontogeny

Fellowship Website-Esther Speer_0.pdf

Link to PubMed bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1HyrspwtpQX/bibliography/public/

 

CARLY GOMES, MD

  • Understanding how early exposure to painful stimuli alters pain processing and associated behaviors at different developmental timepoints
  • Understanding how pro-inflammatory processes, including systemic infection, alter pain processing and associated behaviors at different developmental timepoints

Link to PubMed bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1XqTs7sTrtzke/bibliography/public/

 

CLINICAL RESEARCH

ECHEZONA MADUEKWE, MD

  • Umbilical cord blood as an alternative to late preterm admission complete blood count
  • Predicting the insertion depth of endotracheal tube in neonate using body Landmarks
  • Reliability of oxi-pneumogram in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease in preterm infants
  • Hypoglycemia risk score: A valuable clinical tool for assessing the need of dextrose infusion requirements in the management of hypoglycemia in infants of gestational diabetic mothers
  • The Accuracy of Ultrasound Estimated Fetal Weight Percentile on Modified Fenton Curve for Birth Weight Estimation and Drug-dosing in Preterm Infants
  • Optimizing seizure management & Reduction of phenobarbital use during therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal encephalopathy
  • Effect of Neonatal Hypermagnesemia on the timing for first enteral feeds

 Dr. Maduekwe Research Bio Sketch

Link to PubMed bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1vWRwy6t90-gtd/bibliography/public/

ARUNA PAREKH, MD

  • Professional communication in the pediatric workplace needs Improvement
  • Respiratory phenotypical response to systemic corticosteroids in intubated premature infants
  • Maternal stress, recall and perception of their NICU graduate child’s needs
  • Assessing knowledge of caregivers on safe sleep practices in Level III NICU
  • Impact of neonatal morbidities on high risk clinic follow-up

JENNIFER PYNN, MD

  • Chronic Lung Disease Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project

 1. Unplanned Extubation Prevention Strategies in the NICU

 2. An Extubation Readiness Tool to Promote Successful Extubations in the NICU

  • Utility of an Outcome Estimator to Predict Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Premature Neonates
  • Early Changes in Growth Trajectory Z-Scores Predict Growth Outcomes in the Very Low Birth Weight Population

Link to PubMed bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1jkk1dh5bsPAM/bibliography/public/

SHANTHY SRIDHAR, MD

  • Maternal Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy between 30-34 Weeks Gestation and Neonatal Morbidity in Late Preterm Infants
  • Are Hematological Indices Useful in Identifying and Treating Near Term and Term Infants with Early Onset Sepsis?
  • Antibiotic Stewardship in Neonatal Intensive Care (ASPIN) – Optimizes Antibiotic Use and Minimizes Practice Variation in Level III NICU
  • Improving Discharge Head Circumference Percentiles in <1,500gm Infants

Link to PubMed bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1dC7ctjFosQ9jm/bibliography/public/