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Hanna M, Ahmad I, Yanowitz T, et al. Current Patterns of Probiotic Use in U.S. Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Multi-Institution Survey. Am J Perinatol. August 2023 10.1055/a-2140-8727
Morcos Hanna, Rita Shah, Lucila Marquez, Rebecca Barzegar, Adrienne Gordon, Mohan Pammi "Infant isolation and cohorting for preventing or reducing transmission of healthcare‐associated infections in neonatal units." Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023;(6)
Istemi Han Celik, Morcos Hanna, Fuat Emre Canpolat, Mohan Pammi "Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis: The Past, Present and Future." Pediatr Res. 2022 Jan;91:337–350.
Hanna, M., Pammi, M., Wallace, S., & Gokulakrishnan, G "Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis." NOVA Medicine and Health. 2022;157–176.
Hari Gopal S, Toy C.L, Hanna M. et al. “Inotropic Score and Vasoactive Inotropic Score as Predictors of Outcomes in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Single Center Retrospective Study.” Frontiers in Pediatrics (2023)
Gowda S, Almaazmi A, Hagan J, Niemyjski E, Vogel A, Jancelewicz, DiNardo M, Harting M, Fernandes C, Ngyen D, Guner Y. Inhaled Nitric Oxide Utilization in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated with Extracorporeal Life Support: A Propensity Score Analysis. Journal of the American Society for Artificial Organs. May 2023.
Celik, I.H., Hanna, M., Canpolat, F.E. et al. Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis: the past, present and future. Pediatr Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01696-z
Niemyjski, E., Baran, K., Lai, A., & Voss, D. (2021). Evaluation of Neonatal Resuscitation Program booster class on learner’s neonatal resuscitation and procedural comfort: Report of a quality improvement project. Int J Child Health Hum Dev, 14(1):00-00.
Baran, K., Niemyjski, E., Lai, A., & Hodges, B. (2021). The presence of malnutrition in preterm infants at time of neonatal intensive care unit discharge and use of the emergency department and hospital admissions: A pilot study. Int J Child Health Hum Dev, 14(1):00-00.
Al-Mudares F, Fernandes CJ. "Coat Hanger" Appearance of the Ribs. N Engl J Med.
2020;382(13):1257.
Al-Mudares F, Fernandes CJ. "Unilateral Neonatal Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema Managed Conservatively: A Case Report". Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020
Al-Mudares F, Reddick S, Ren J, Venkatesh A, Zhao C, Lingappan K. "Role of Growth
Differentiation Factor 15 in Lung Disease and Senescence: Potential Role Across the Lifespan". Frontiers in Medicine. 2020
Gonzales, D. (March 2020). Acid Suppression Therapy: Not as Harmless as We Once Thought. The Link, 12(3).
Gonzales, D. (February 2020). If Winnie the Pooh Had a Cough, Would Honey Help? The Link, 12(2).
King BC, Mowitz ME, Zupancic, JAF. The financial burden on families of infants requiring neonatal intensive care. Semin Perinatol. 2020. Accepted for publication.
King BC, Richardson T, Patel RM, et al. Cost of Clinician-driven Tests and Treatments in Very Low Birth Weight and/or Very Preterm Infants. J Perinatol. 2020. Online ahead of print.
Ness TE, King BC, Kukreja M, et al. Apnea Spells in a Term Neonate. Pediatr Review. 2020. Accepted for publication.
King BC, Hagan J, Corroenne R, et al. An Economic Analysis of Prenatal Fetoscopic versus Open Neural Tube Defect Repair. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020. Online ahead of print.
Fatemizadeh R, Mandal S, Gollins L, Shah S, Premkumar M, Hair A. Incidence of spontaneous intestinal perforations exceeds necrotizing enterocolitis in extremely low birth weight infants fed an exclusive human milk-based diet: A single center experience. J Pediatr Surg 2021;56:1051–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.015.
Swanson L, Gilley J, Masand P, Gowda S. Use of Laryngeal Mask Airway as a Bridge to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Neonate with Undiagnosed Tracheal Stenosis. Neonatal. 1(1):01. 2020
Liang M, Tarr T, Bravo-Altamirano K, Valdomir G, Rensch G, Swanson L, DeStefino N, Mazzarisi C, Olszewski R, Wilson GM, Meriney SD, Wipf P. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Selective N- and P/Q-Type Calcium Channel Agonist. ACS Med Chem Lett, 2012; 3(12): 985-990. 2020
Fatemizadeh R, Gollins L, Hagan J, Debuyserie A, King K, Vogel AM, Hair AB, Premkumar MH. In neonatal onset surgical short bowel syndrome survival is high, and enteral autonomy is related to residual bowel length. J Parenter Enter Nutr 2021;58:jpen.2124. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2124
Blake A, Fernandes CJ. "A Newborn Without a Respiratory Drive." Pediatrics in Review.
Accepted for publication April 2021.
Blake A, Hotez PJ, Israeli A, Chinitz D. "Lessons from an Ally: Learning from Israel to Vaccinate the American People." Microbes Infect. 2021 Feb 9:104796. doi:
10.1016/j.micinf.2021.104796. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33577990; PMCID:
PMC7871876.
Blake A, Acosta A. "Hypertension." In: In: Fernandes CJ, Pammi M, Katakam L, eds. Guidelines for Acute Care of the Neonate. 28th Edition. Houston, Texas: Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, 2020: 239-242.
Elsaie AL, Taleb M, Nicosia A, Zangaladze A, Pease ME, Newton K, Schutzman DL. Comparison of end-tidal carbon monoxide measurements with direct antiglobulin tests in the management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. J Perinatol. 2020 Mar. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-0652-y
Elsaie A., Shivanna B. Novel Strategies to Reduce Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Front Pediatr. 2020; 8: 201
Amrit Shrestha, Renuka Menon, Ahmed Elsaie, Roberto Barrios, Corey Reynolds, Binoy Shivanna. Interactive and independent effects of early lipopolysaccharide and hyperoxia exposure on developing murine lungs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020 Dec 1;319(6):L981-L996.
Fatemizadeh R, Rodman E, Demmler-Harrison GJ, Dinu D. Rhizopus Infection in a Preterm Infant: A Novel Use of Posaconazole. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2020;39:310–2. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002554. 2020
Stewart CJ, Fatemizadeh R, Parsons P, Lamb CA, Shady DA, Petrosino JF, et al. Using formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue to characterize the preterm gut microbiota in necrotising enterocolitis and spontaneous isolated perforation using marginal and diseased tissue. BMC Microbiol 2019;19:52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1426-6. 2019
Tao Xionga, Akhil Maheshwari, Josef Neue, Ahmed EI-Saie, Mohan Pammi. An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Randomized-Controlled Trials for Preventing Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm. Neonatology. 2019, Dec;13: 1-11
Knake LA, King BC, Gollins LA, et al. Optimizing the Use of Human Milk Cream Supplement in Very Preterm Infants: Growth and Cost Outcomes. Nutr Clin Pract. 2019. 179(2):161-166.
King BC, Gandhi BB, Jackson A, et al. Mask versus Prongs for Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neonatology. 2019. 116(2):100-114.
King B, Hagan J, Suresh G. The effects of labor induction at 39 weeks in low-risk nulliparous women on maternal and neonatal outcomes. EBNEO Commentary. Acta Pediatr. 2019. 108(5):974.
Shafer G, Singh H, Suresh G. Identifying Diagnostic Errors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Using the Safer Dx NICU Instrument: A Pilot Study. Poster Presentation. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2019.
Lucke AM, Friedman H. #NavigatingNAS Campaign Launch, AAP NCE, 2019
Elizondo L, Roitsch C, Althouse A, Sager E, Valentine G, White B, Lohmann P, Dinu D. Improving Compliance with Oxygen Saturation Alarm Limits in Preterm Infants:A Single-Center Quality Improvement Project. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies in Baltimore, Maryland, 2019
Sager E, Steen E, Li H, Keswani S, Hair A. Differences in the Salivary Proteome Between Gastroschisis and Term Infants. To be presented at Southern Society for Pediatric Research in New Orleans, Louisiana, 2019.
Gregory Valentine, Maxim Seferovic, Miguel Velasquez, Stephanie Fowler, Rodion Gorchakov, Rebecca Berry, Alton Swennes, Kristy Murray, Melissa Suter, Kjersti Aagaard. Persistent changes in interferon stimulated genes (ISGs) associated with Zika virus exposure, but not infection, in offspring through adolescence: a murine model. Pediatric Academic Societies. Apr 2019.
Gregory Valentine, Msandeni Chiume, Peter Kazembe, Monika Patil. A novel needs assessment at a neonatal intensive care unit at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Pediatric Academic Societies. Baltimore, Maryland. Apr 2019.
Leah Elizondo, Charles Roitsch, Melissa Althouse, Elizabeth Sager, Gregory Valentine, Bernadette White, Pablo Lohmann, Daniela Dinu. Improving compliance with oxygen saturation alarm limits in preterm infants: a single-center quality improvement project. Pediatric Academic Societies. Baltimore, Maryland. Apr 2019
Sharla Rent, Gregory Valentine, Danielle Ehret, Stephanie Kukora. Global health training during neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship: fellow and program director perspectives. Pediatric Academic Societies. Baltimore, Maryland. Apr 2019.
Gregory Valentine, Angela Burgess, Acacia Cognata, Joseph Hagan, Gail Demmler-Harrison, Kjersti Aagaard. Targeted postnatal cytomegalovirus screening shows likely increased detection rates in a single center prospective study. Pediatric Academic Societies. Baltimore, Maryland. Apr 2019.
Delineating Normal Renal Behavior in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Population.
Rios DR, Rhee CJ, Elizondo LI, Brady KM, Rusin CG, Acosta S. Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, April 2019. Baltimore, MD.
Lucke AM, Friedman H. Becoming a Neonatal Advocate: From NICU to Capitol Hill" Workshop, AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Workshop on Perinatal Practice Strategies, 2018
Lucke AM, Gollins L, Hagan JL, Hair AB, Kaiser JR. Introduction and Advancement of Enteral Nutrition After Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neonates with Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy. AAP, Orlando, Florida, 2018
Sager EJ, Bergner E, Hagan J, Hair AB. Predictors of enteral feeding success in infants with gastroschisis. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies in Toronto, Canada, 2018 and Baylor College of Medicine's Fellows Day in Houston, Texas, 2018.
Suresh G, King BC, Jain SK. Screening for pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants-not ready for prime time. J Perinatol. 2018. 38(3):206-210.
Fleig, L. Hagan, J., Martin, C., Hair, A. (November 2018) Fatty Acid Levels in Infants <1250 Grams Birth Weight Fed an Exclusive Human Milk Diet. Poster Presentation at the 93rd AAP Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Symposium "Fetal and Neonatal Nutrition and Growth", American Academy of Pediatrics, Bonita Springs, Florida.
Amira A. Shahin, Hania S.Zayed, Rasha M.El Refai, Ahmed Elsaie et al., The distribution and outcome of vasculitic syndromes among Egyptians. A multi-center study including 630 patients.The Egyptian Rheumatologist. 2018, October; 40(4) 243-248
Eyada I, Elsaie A, Ibrahem G, Riad N. Effect of phototherapy on B and T lymphocytes in Egyptian infants suffering from neonatal jaundice. Allergologia et Immunopathologia. 2017, May; 45(3): 290-296.
Bergner, E. M., O'Donnell, A. R., Hagan, J., Hair, A. B., "A Novel Classification of Infants with Gastroschisis", Pediatric Research Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine - Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, Poster. March 2017.
Lucke AM, Hagan JL, Shetty AS, Walton A, Sans Cortez M, Kaiser JR. Very Early MRI During Therapeutic Hypothermia to Measure Severity of Brain Injury in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. AAP, Chicago, IL, 2017
Lucke AM, Hagan JL, Shetty AS, Sans Cortez M, Kaiser JR. MR H-Spectroscopy During Therapeutic Hypothermia to Predict Severity of Brain Injury in Neonates with Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). AAP, Bonita Springs, FL, 2017
Lucke AM, Cuevas-Guaman M, Hagan JL, Kaiser JR. Mortality and Bleeding Complications of Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research, Baltimore, Maryland, 2016
Meshaal S., ElRefai R., ElSaie A. et al. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 is implicated in disease activity in adult and juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Clinical Rheumatology. 2016, Apr; 35(6):1515-1520.
Aly HZ, Hamed ZM, Lotfy ElSaie A., et al. Serum amyloid A protein and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in the newborn. Journal of Perinatology. 2011, Apr; 31(4): 263-268. PMID: 21151010
Faeq Al-Mudares: Young Investigator Award, AAP NCE 2022, Anaheim, CA
Meagan Goates: Finalist, Basic Science Young Investigator Awards, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, USA, 2022
Howard Chao: Outstanding Oral Abstract Award at the 13th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury. Seattle, Wash. June 2022
Elena Itriago: Best Abstract by a Trainee Award at Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium. Houston, Texas. November 2021
Elena Itriago: Trainee Travel Award at Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium. Houston, Texas. November 2021
Elena Itriago: Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Trainee Registration Grant Award. April, 2021
Faeq AlMudares: Basic Science Young Investigator Awards, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, USA, 2021
Gal Barbut: Health Disparities Grant – Baylor College of Medicine January 2021
Morcos Hanna: AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Travel Grant, October 2019
Faeq Al-Mudares. Southern Society of Pediatric Research (Basic Science Young Investigator Award)
Meagan Goates. Marshal Klause Award, 2021
Ann Blake. TCH Medical Staff best and most complete physician, Fellow of excellence Award, 2021
Ann Blake, Gal Barbut, Danielle Gonzales. BCM Grant to address inequitable health outcomes affecting underrepresented minorities, 2021
Faeq Al-Mudares. BCM T-32 Fellowship Award for research training in lung disease, 2020
Ahmed El-Saie. Sothern Society of Pediatric Research, SSPR Young Investigator Award Finalist, 2021
Ahmed El-Saie. American Federation of Medical Research, Henry Chrisitan Award for outstanding research, 2021
Ahmed El-Saie. Society for Pediatric Research, Fellow's Basic Research Award, 2021
Ahmed El-Saie. Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Neonatology The Arnold J. Rudolph Award, 2021
Ann Blake. 2021 TCH Medical Staff Best and Most Complete Physician, Fellow of Excellence Award, 2021
Cristi Welch. Best Platform Presentation, BCM Pediatrics Faculty Educational Retreat, 2020
Cristi Welch. Baylor College of Medicine Educational Scholarship Recognition Award, 2020
Brian King. Marshall Klaus Perinatal Research Award, 2020
Ann Blake. TECaN Travel Grant Recipient, AAP Workshop on Neonatal-Perinatal Practice Strategies, 2020
Roxana Fatemizadeh. Poster with Distinction Award Presented by Pediatric Intestinal Failure Research Symposium, 2020
Ahmed El-Saie. Sothern Society of Pediatric Research (SSPR) - SSPR David Oelberg Honorary Trainee Awards, 2020
Ahmed El-Saie. Texas Pediatric Society (TPS) - Winner of Fellow's E-Poster Contest for Hypothesis driven research, 2020
Ann Blake. Annual Patient Safety Quality Improvement Research Day, Erlanger Medical Center. First Place Winner for Outstanding Quality Improvement Project: "Detection of Postpartum Depression in NICU Mothers", 2020
Lindsay Fleig. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN),Neonatal Fellowship Grant, 2020
Lindsay Fleig. Women in Neonatology (WiN),Travel Grant for the WiN Meeting, Workshop on Perinatal Practice Strategies, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2020
Anna Marie Arias-Shah. Outstanding Pediatric Fellow Teaching Award, Presented by the Pediatric Residency Program of Baylor College of Medicine, 2020
Anna Marie Arias-Shah. Baylor College of Medicine Women of Excellence Award, Presented by Baylor College of Medicine, 2020
Anna Marie Arias-Shah. Arnold J. Rudolph Award, Presented by Texas Children's Hospital Department of Neonatology, 2020
Grant Shafer. 2nd Place Poster Presentation Virtual Southern Regional Neonatology Research Conference, 2020
Lauren Swanson. Institute of environmental health sciences - T32 Grant, 2019
Charles Roitsch. Arnold J. Rudolph Award, Baylor College of Medicine, 2019
Anna Marie Arias-Shah. Award for Best Clinical Research Poster, Presented by Baylor College of Medicine, Pediatric Research Symposium Day, 2019
Anna Marie Arias-Shah. Award for Best Quality Improvement Project, 3rd place, Presented by Baylor College of Medicine Fellows College, 2019
Lindsay Fleig. Texas Pediatric Society, First Place Hypothesis Driven Research Poster Presentation, 2019
Jasmeet Kataria-Hale. Pediatric Academic Society Young Investigator Travel Award, 2019
Jasmeet Kataria-Hale. AAP Women in Neonatology Travel Award, 2019
Gregory Valentine. Medical Education Fellow Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution from the Center for Research, Innovation & Scholarship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2019
Grant Shafer. Fellowship Travel Award Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, 2019
Grant Shafer. Trainee Travel Award Children's Hospital's Neonatal Consortium, 2019
Grant Shafer. 1st Place: Single or Multiple Case Presentation Texas Pediatric Society E-Poster Contest, 2019
Gregory Valentine. Chief Fellow, Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2018-2019
Lauren Swanson. Best Poster Presentation Award Department of Pediatrics Research and Quality Improvement Forum University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla., 2018
Cristi Welch. Texas Children's Hospital Education Grant, 2018
Cristi Welch. Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Subspecialty Advanced Degree Scholarship 2018
Gregory Valentine. Young Investigator Award Finalist, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, La., 2018
Roxana Fatemizadeh. Distinguished Resident Educator Award Presented by Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program,2018
Gregory Valentine. Best Basic Science Research Poster Presentation by Post-Doctoral Fellow in a Clinical Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2018
Erynn Bergner. Arnold J. Rudolph Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2018
Erynn Bergner. Travel Award for Young Investigators, Pediatric Academic Societies, 2018
Erynn Bergner. Young Investigator Award in Clinical Science, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2018
Grant Shafer. Best Clinical Vignette Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference, 2018
Stephen Ford. Fellows' Clinical Research Award, awarded by Society for the Pediatric Research at the Pediatric Academic Societies, 2017
Lauren Swanson. Best Poster Presentation Award Department of Pediatrics Research and Quality Improvement Forum University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla., 2017
Stephen Ford. Fellow Research Travel Award, awarded at the 2017 SPR Southern Meeting, 2017
Tiffany Molina. PAS Travel Awards Program for Young Investigator's, 2017
Brian King. Resident Research Excellence Award 2016
Erynn Bergner. Travel Award for Young Investigators, Pediatric Academic Societies, 2016
Stephen Ford. Texas Children's Hospital Fellows College - Best QI Presentation, 2016