Email

aaelhenn@texaschildrenshospital.org

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Newborn
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Houston Methodist WillowBrook Hospital (Hospital)

18220 State Highway 249
Houston, TX 77070
United States
Phone: (281) 737-3221
elhennaw@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology

Neonatology (Clinic)

Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St Ste W6104
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1380

Education

Research Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

04/1995 - Pittsburgh, PA

Pediatric Gastroenterology

MSc from Cairo University Affilliate Hospitals

11/1986 - Cairo, Egypt

Residency at Children's Hospital of Cairo

03/1986 - Cairo, Egypt

Pediatrics

Residency at University Of Texas Health Science Center

06/1996 - Houston, Texas United States

Fellowship at University Of Texas Health Science Center

06/1999 - Houston, Texas United States

Certifications

Assistant Professor

#American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Pediatrics-Newborn Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, US

Honors & Awards

Board Certified in Pediatrics/Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Currently Board Certified in Pediatrics & Board Certified in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Interests

• Optimal Nutrition in Very Low Birth weight Preterm Infants
• Quality Improvement Projects In NICU
• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Prevention of NICU acquired infections through Hand Hygiene
• Improve Feeding Outcome in Feeding-Intolerant Preterm Infants.

Professional Statement

I am very interested in improving outcomes for low birth weight preterm infants in NICU through evidence based medicine quality improvement projects & protocols.

Websites

Selected Publications

• ElHennawy AA, Sparks JW, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Berseth CL "Erythromycin fails to improve feeding outcome in feeding-intolerant preterm infants.." J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr.. 2003 Sep;37(3):281-6. Pubmed PMID: 12960650
• ElHennawy AA, Wong CT, Kocoshis SA "Failure of Saccharomyces boulardii to hydrolyse bile acids in vitro.." Microbios. 1994;80(322):23-9. Pubmed PMID: 7854196

Projects

A MULTI-CENTER PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF NEWBORN DIRECT/CONJUGATED BILIRUBIN SCREENING FOR BILIARY ATRESIA

Baylor College Of Medicine/Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX (09/2014 - present)

Houston Methodist willowBrook Hospital

This protocol will determine the percentage of newborns with high DB/CB levels at 6 pediatric hospitals: Texas Children’s Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston Methodist WillowBrook Hospital, St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital, Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, and Christus Hospital-Westover Hills. It will also determine the percentage of those that still have high levels at the two-week newborn follow-up.

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics/Perinatal Medicine

Fellow (07/1999)