Athis Arunachalam

Arunachalam

Athis Arunachalam, M.D., M.B.A

Assistant Professor

(832) 826-1380

Email

athis.arunachalam@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital (Hospital): 18220 TX249
Houston, TX, 77070
United States
arunacha@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

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

Residency at Monmouth Medical Center: 06/2011 - Long Branch, NJ; Pediatrics

Residency at Kilpauk Medical College: 03/2007 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Pediatrics

MBBS from Stanley Medical College: Chennai, India

MBA from University of Tennessee: 12/2019 - Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Certifications

Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics

Neonatology: American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Interests

Role of Purinergic Signaling in Sepsis
Costs of Neonatal Care
Neonatal Thrombosis

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Athis Rajh Arunachalam, Vedanta Dariya, and Celia Holland. " "Impact of Malaria and Parasitic Infections on Human Nutrition." Nutrition-Infection Interactions and Impacts on Human Health. " CRC. 2014 ; 221-245.
Lingappan K, Arunachalam A, Pammi M.. " Lactoferrin and the newborn: current perspectives " Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther.. 2013 Jul ; 11 (7) : 695-707.
Pubmed PMID: 23879609.
Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Symptomatic Catheter-Related Arterial Thrombosis in Infants: A Retrospective Cohort Study " 2021 Apr ;
Pubmed PMID: 33359630.
Newborn with Perinatal Naphthalene Toxicity after Maternal Ingestion of Mothballs during Pregnancy. " ;
Pubmed PMID: 31751989.
Athis Rajh Arunachalam, Mohan Pammi. " Biomarkers in early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: An Update " ; 1 (2)
Ascending in utero herpes simplex virus infection in an initially healthy- appearing premature infant " ;
Pubmed PMID: 25535792.
Building a NICU quality & safety infrastructure. Semin Perinatol " 2024 Apr ;
Pubmed PMID: 38692996.
P2Y2 purinergic receptor gene deletion protects mice from bacterial endotoxin and sepsis-associated liver injury and mortality. " 2023 Nov ;
Pubmed PMID: 10812707.

Memberships

American Federation of Medical Research: Member

Texas Medical Association: Member

American Academy of Pediatrics: Member

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