Faculty
Ann R. Stark, M.D.
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Pediatrics—Neonatology
- Head, Section of Neonatology
- Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
- Associate Program Director, General Clinical Research Center
Clinical Titles
- Chief, Neonatology Service, Texas Children's Hospital
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Current Positions in Professional Organizations
- Associate Editor, Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Medical Editor, Subboard of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
- Member, Section Forum Management Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics
Education and Training
- M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, 1971
- Pediatric Resident, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis MO, 1972–1973
- Clinical Fellow in Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, 1974–1975
- Fellow in the Joint Program in Neonatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, 1975–1977
Academic Interests
- Prevention of chronic lung disease
- Management of respiratory failure
- Prevention of severe hyperbilirubinemia
Recent Publications
- Profit J, Cambric-Hargrove AJ, Tittle KO, Pietz K, Stark AR. Delayed pediatric office follow-up of newborns following birth hospitalization. Pediatrics 2009; 124: 548-554.
- Maisels MJ, Bhutani VK, Bogen D, Newman TB, Stark AR, Watchko JF. Hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant > 35 weeks gestation: an update with clarifications. Pediatrics 2009; 124:1193-8.
- Stark AR, Hibberd P, Tyson JE. Variation among institutional review boards in evaluating the design of a multicenter randomized trial. J Perinatol, in press.
- Eichenwald EC, Stark AR. Management and outcomes of very low birth weight. N Engl J Med 2008; 358:1700-11.
- Fanaroff AA, Stoll BJ, Wright LL, Carlo WA, Ehrenkranz RA, Stark AR, Bauer CR, Donovan EF, Korones SB, Laptook AR, Lemons JA, Oh W, Papile LA, Shankaran S, Stevenson DK, Tyson JE, Poole WK; NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Trends in neonatal morbidity and mortality for very low birthweight infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 196(2):147.e1–147e8.
