Meet the Team
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Faculty
Research Interests
Pharmacokinetis/pharmacodynamics of psychotropic medications in neonates; role of lysozyme in airway host defense
Maria E. Barnes-Davis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Functional neuroimaging (fMRI, MEG, EEG); neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm children; language; sleep and learning disorders
Jennifer M. Brady, MD, MEd
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education; curriculum development; how procedural competency is achieved and maintained
Research Interests
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in NICU graduates
Hitesh S. Deshmukh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
John Erickson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Antibody structure and function; glycobiology; mechanisms of protective immunity; flow cytometry and T cell biology; pregnancy; fetal tolerance
Research Interests
Neonatal health inequities; the impact of public and hospital policy on neonatal health and inequities; language access in the NICU
Research Interests
Neonatal nutrition; human milk; breastfeeding
Research Interests
Machine learning; deep learning; medical image processing and analysis
Beth Ann Johnson, MA, MD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Medical education and simulation training; curriculum development; procedural experience and perceived procedural comfort in the NICU; how exposure...
Research Interests
Understanding variations in evidence-based care practices across hospitals; examining strategies for increasing the implementation of evidence into...
Research Interests
Lung progenitor development; stem cell differentiation; fetal malformations
Research Interests
Innate immune systems; surfactant protein D; Neonatal lung growth; genetic basis of congenital malformations
Katsuaki Kojima, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Early detection of neurodevelopmental impairment; early intervention; language development; speech perception; M/EEG
Jennifer McAllister, MD, IBCLC
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Follow up care of infants treated for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Research Interests
Patient safety; medication errors; unplanned extubation; neural crest and craniofacial malformations; surfactant biology
Research Interests
Follow-up outcomes; advanced neuroimaging to predict outcomes in infants with brain injury and prenatal substance exposure
Emily R. Miller, MD, MS, FAAP
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Effects of policy and advocacy on health outcomes
Nagendra K. Monangi, MD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Environmental and nutritional exposures and their impact on preterm birth, adverse pregnancy outcome and infant mortality
Sai Mukthapuram, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Vivek Narendran, MD, MRCP, MBA
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Innate immunity of the skin with a particular focus on epidermal biomarkers and antimicrobial peptides on the skin surface; role of coconut oil...
Research Interests
Strategies to prevent morbidities of prematurity
Research Interests
Early diagnosis of perinatal brain injury/delayed brain development; early detection and prevention of neurodevelopmental disabilities
Research Interests
Processing of surfactant protein C
Stefanie Riddle, MD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Clinical outcomes of infants with congenital anomalies.
Debora I. Sinner, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Developmental biology; lung development; congenital defects
Research Interests
Early endoderm and lung development; epigenetic regulation of gene expression; long non-coding RNAs; Congenital lung malformations; TEF/EA; VACTERL
Research Interests
Understanding the pathophysiology of BPD and developing effective interventions which will lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality in the...
Laura P. Ward, MD, IBCLC, FAAP
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Neonatal abstinence syndrome; breastfeeding
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