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Recent Publications

Our faculty have authored more than 200 publications in the last four years—a means to furthering medical knowledge in the global medical community toward the ultimate end of improving patient care and outcomes.

2011–2012

Articles | Book Chapters | Books

Articles ^

    • Arnold, J. The Neonatal Resuscitation Program Comes of Age. J Pediatr. 2011 Sep;159(3):357-358.e1.

    • Brunetti-Pierri N, Piccolo P, Morava E, Wevers RA, McGuirk M, Johnson YR, Urban Z, Dishop MK, Potocki L. Cutis laxa and fatal pulmonary hypertension: a newly recognized syndrome? Clin Dysmorphol 2011;20(2):77-81

    • Couroucli XI, Liang YH, Jiang W, Wang L, Barrios R, Yang P, Moorthy B. Prenatal administration of the cytochrome P4501A inducer, B-naphthoflavone (BNF), attenuates hyperoxic lung injury in newborn mice: implications for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature infants. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2011 Oct 15;256(2):83-94.

    • Dempsey E, Barrington KJ, Pammi M, Ryan A. Formal resuscitation training courses for reducing mortality and morbidity in newborn infants [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD009106.

    • Fucile S, Gisel, E, McFarland DH, Lau C. Oral and non-oral sensorimotor interventions enhance oral feeding performance in preterm infants. Dev Med Child Neurol 2011; 53:829-835 (DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04023.x)

    • Fucile S, McFarland DH, Gisel EG, Lau C. Oral and nonoral sensorimotor interventions facilitate suck-swallow-respiration functions and their coordination in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev (2011), doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.09.007

    • Howse, JL, Guillory C. New strategies give hope to the tiniest Texans; March of Dimes aims to reduce preterm births. Editorial, Houston Chronicle. November 18, 2011.

    • Jiang W, Couroucli XI*, Wang L, Barrios R, Moorthy B. Augmented oxygen-mediated transcriptional activation of cytochrome P450 (CYP)1A expression and increased susceptibility to hyperoxic lung injury of transgenic mice expressing the human CYP1A1 or mouse CYP1A2 promoter in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 407:79-85. (*The first two authors contributed equally to this work.)

    • Johnson YR (Collaborator), Hinz SR, Kendrick DE, Wilson-Costello DE, Das A, Bell EF, Vohr BR, Higgins RD for the NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Early-childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes are not improving for infants born at <25 weeks’ gestational age. Pediatrics 2011;127(1);62-70.

    • Johnson YR (Collaborator) Pappas A, Shankdaran S, Laptook AR, Langer JC, Bara R, Ehrenkranz RA, Goldberg RN, Das A, Higgins RD, Tyson JE, Walsh MC. for Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. Hypocarbia and adverse outcome in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. J Pediatri 2011;158(5):752-758.e1.

    • Johnson YR (Collaborator) Ehrenkranz RA, Das A, Wrage LA, Poindexter BB, Higgins RD, Stoll BJ, Oh W. for the NICHD Neonatal Research Network. Early nutrition mediates the influence of severity on extremely LBW infants. Pediatr Res 2011;69(6):522-9.

    • Kowalkowski M, Gould JB, Bose C, Petersen LA, Profit J. Do practicing clinicians agree with expert ratings of neonatal intensive care quality measures? J Perinatology doi:10.1038/jp. 2011.199.

    • Lau C, Smith EO. A novel approach to assess oral feeding kills of preterm infants Neonatology 2011;100:64-70 (DOI: 10.1159/000321987).

    • Lazar DA, Olutoye OO, Cass DL, Fernandes CJ, Welty SE, Johnson KE, Rycus PT, Lee TC. Outcomes of neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for irreversible pulmonary dysplasia: The Extracorporeal Life Support Registry experience. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2011 Jun 9.

    • Lazar DA, Cass DL, Rodriguez MA, Hassan SF, Cassady CI, Johnson YR, Johnson KE, Johnson A, Moise KJ, Belleza-Bascon B, Olutoye OO. Impact of prenatal evaluation and protocol-based perinatal management on congenital diaphragmatic hernia outcomes. J Pediatr Surg 2011 May;46(5):808-13.

    • Lin FYC, Weisman LE, Azimi P, Young AE, Chang K, Cielo M, Moyer P, Troendle J, Schneerson R, Robbins JB. Limitations of the National Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal 2011 30(9): 759-63.

    • Pammi, Mohan, Liang, Rong, Hicks, John, Barrish, Jim, Versalovic, James. Farnesol Decreases Biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Exhibits Synergy with Nafcillin and Vancomycin. Pediatr Res 2011 Dec;70(6):578-83. PubMed PMID: 21857375; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3210893.

    • Pammi M, Flores A, Leeflang M, Versalovic J. Molecular Assays in the Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2011 Oct;128(4):e973-85. PMID:21949139

    • Pammi M, Eddama O, Weisman LE. Patient isolation measures for infants with candida colonization or infection for preventing or reducing transmission of candida in neonatal units. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Nov 9;11:CD006068.

    • Pammi M, Welty S. Premature newborn care. Best Practice 2011; http://bestpracticedx.bmj.com/.

    • Petersen LA, Urech T, Simpson K, Pietz K, Hysong SJ, Profit J, Conrad D, Dudley AR, Lutschg MZ, Petzel R, Woodard LD. Design, rationale, and baseline characteristics of a cluster randomized controlled trial of pay for performance for hypertension treatment: Study Protocol. Implementation Science 2011, Oct 3;6:114. PMID: 21967830.

    • Placencia FX, McCullough LB. The history of ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care. J Intensive Care Med 2011 Nov;26(6):368-84.

    • Placencia FX, McCullough LB. Biopsychosocial risks of parental care for high-risk neonates: implications for evidence-based parental counseling. J Perinatol 2011 Sep 8. doi: 10.1038/jp.2011.109. [Epub ahead of print].

    • Profit J, Gould JB, Zupancic JA, Stark AR, Wall KM, Kowalkowski MA, Mei M, Pietz K, Thomas EJ, Petersen LA. Selection of Quality Measures for the Baby-MONITOR - A Composite Index of NICU Quality. J Perinatol 2011. Nov;31(11):702-10. Epub ahead of print Feb 24. PMID: 21350429.

    • Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, Sexton JB, Hysong SJ, Mei M, Thomas EJ. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Safety Culture Varies Widely. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2011. Sept 18. PMID: 21930691.

    • Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, Sexton JB, Hysong SJ, Mei M, Thomas EJ. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire as a Tool for Benchmarking Safety Culture in the NICU. Arch Dis Child 2011. Sept 18. PMID: 21930530.

    • Profit J, Woodard LD. Perils and Opportunities of Comparative Performance Measurement. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011; in press.

    • Schanler RJ,Fraley JK, Lau C. Hurst NM, Horvath L, Rossmann SN. Breastmilk cultures and infection in extremely premature infants. J Perinatology 2011, 31: 335-338 (DOI:10.1038/jp.2011.13).

    • Shepherd EG, Knupp AM, Welty SE, Susey KM, Gardner WP, Gest, Al. An interdisciplinary bronchopulmonary dysplasia program is associated with improved neurodevelopmental outcomes and fewer rehospitalizations. J Perinatology 2012 Jan;32(1):33-8. doi: 10.1038/jp.2011.45. Epub 2011 May 5. PubMed PMID: 21546943.

    • Shivanna B, Jiang W, Wang L, Couroucli XI, Moorthy B. (2011) Omeprazole attenuates hyperoxic lung injury in mice by aryl hydrocarbon receptor mediated induction of cytochrome P4501A enzymes. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 339:106-14.

    • Shivanna B, Jiang W, Wang L, Couroucli XI, Moorthy B. (2011) Omeprazole Attenuates oxygen toxicity in human lung cells in vitro via the arylhydrocarbon receptor. Free Radic Biol Med 51(10):1910-7.

    • Shivanna B, Rios D, Rossano J, Fernandes CJ, Pammi M. Vasopressin and its analogues for the treatment of refractory hypotension in neonates [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD009171.

    • Sundgren NC, Zhu W, Yuhanna IS, Chambliss KL, Ahmed M, Tanigaki K, Umetani M, Mineo C, Shaul PW. Coupling of fcy receptor I to fcy receptor IIb by SRC kinase mediates C-reactive protein impairment of endothelial function. Circ Res 2011 Oct 28;109(10):1132-40. Epub 2011 Sep 22.

    • Wat MJ, Veenma D, Hogue J, Holder AM, Yu Z, Wat JJ, Hanchard N, Shchelochkov OA, Fernandes CJ, Johnson A, Lally KP, Slavotinek A, Danhaive O, Schaible T, Cheung SW, Rauen KA, Tonk VS, Tibboel D, de Klein A, Scott DA. Genomic alterations that contribute to the development of isolated and non-isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Med Genet. 2011 May;48(5):299-307

    • Weisman LE, Thackray HM, Steinhorn R, Walsh W, Lassiter HA, Dhanireddy R, Brozanski BS, Palmer K, Trautman M, Escobedo M, Meissner CH, Sasidharan P, Fretz J, Kokai-Kun JF, Kramer WG, Fischer GW, Mond JJ. A randomized study of a monoclonal antibody (pagibaximab) to prevent staphylococcal sepsis in premature infants. Pediatrics 2011 Aug;128(2):271-9.

    • Wood AM, Holzer RJ, Texter KM, Hill SL, Gest AL, Welty SE, Cheatham JP, Yates AR. Transcatheter elimination of left-to-right shunts in infants withbronchopulmonary dysplasia is feasible and safe. Congenit Heart Dis 2011Jul-Aug;6(4):330-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00540.x. Epub 2011 Jul 1.PubMed PMID: 21718453.

    • Woodard LD, Robinson CA, Urech TH, Pietz K, Profit J, Petersen LA. Differences in treatment intensification for glycemic and lipid control in diabetic patients with and without limited life expectancy. Journal of the American Geriatric Society; in press.

    • Zhou GD, Zhu H, Phillips TD, Wang J, Wang S, Wang F, Amendt BA, Couroucli XI, Donnelly KC, and Moorthy B. (2011) Effects of Dietary Fish Oil on the Depletion of Carcinogenic PAH-DNA Adduct Levels in the Liver of B6C3F1 Mouse. PLoS One. 6:e26589

Book Chapters ^

  • Adams JM. Blood gas and pulmonary function monitoring. In (Cloherty JP, Eichenwald EC, Hansen R and Stark AR, eds). Manual of Neonatal Care, Ed 7, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012 [pages 93-97].
  • Adams JM, Speer M. Gastrointestinal – "Biliary Atresia:" in (Insoft R, Schwartz H, Romito J eds.) Field Guide for Neonatal and Pediatric Transport. American Academy of Pediatrics. In Press
  • Adams JM, Speer M. "Gastrointestinal – Short Bowel Syndrome" In (Insoft R, Schwartz H, Romito J eds.) Field Guide for Neonatal and Pediatric Transport. American Academy of Pediatrics. In Press
  • Anderson DM. "Medical Nutrition Therapy for low- birth-weight infants" in (Mahan LK, Escott-Stump S, Raymond J, eds) Krause's Food and Nutrition Care Process, 13th edition St. Louis, MO, Elsevier, 2012, 972-995.
  • Anderson DM. "Nutrition for premature infants" In (Samour Queen P, and King K, eds) Pediatric Nutrition, 4th edition, Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Learning 2012, 53-69.
  • Arrington A., Tung I., Venkatesh M., Premkumar M., Speer M., Garcia-Prats J. "Infectious Disease" In: Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Bhakta K, Fernandes C. "Hematology" In: (Lowry AW, Nag PK, Bhakta KY, eds) Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Cabrera-Meza, G. NonImmune Hydrops in (Bhakta K, Nag PK, eds.) Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology., 1st ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2011: chap 38.
  • Cibulskis C, Chelius D, Good A, Harris L, Wesson D, Olutoye O. Surgical Disorders. In: Lowry AW, Nag PK, Bhakta KY, eds. Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Ellard DM, Anderson DM. "Nutrition" in (Cloherty JP, Eichenwald EC, Hansen AR, Stark AR, eds) Manual of Neonatal Care, 7th Edition. Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012, 230-262.
  • Lau C. Development of oral feeding skills in the preterm infant. In (Preedy VR, ed) The Handbook of Growth and Growth Monitoring in Health and Disease. New York, NY: Springer Publishing In Press
  • Mandy GT.: Neonatal outcome, complications, and management of multiple births. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Small for Gestational Age Infant. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Short-term complications of the premature infant. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Long-term complications of the premature infant. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Large for Gestational Age Newborn. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Neonatal outcome, complications, and management of multiple births. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Small for Gestational Age Infant. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Short-term complications of the premature infant. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Long-term complications of the premature infant. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Mandy GT.: Large for Gestational Age Newborn. In: UpToDate, Basow, DS (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2011.
  • Melancon S., Tung I., Venkatesh M., Premkumar M., Papile L.A., Johnson Y. "Neurology" In: Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Premkumar MH, "Necrotizing Enterocolitis" in (Cloherty JP, Eichenwald EC, Hansen AR, Stark AR eds) Manual of Neonatal Care, 7th ed, 2011. Philadelphia, Lippincot, Williams & Wilkins.
  • Ramos M, Good A, Harris L, Eichenwald E. Fernandes C. Stabilization, Delivery Room Care, and Initial Treatment of the VLBW Infant. In: Lowry AW, Nag PK, Bhakta KY, eds. Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Ravenscroft JL, Weisman LE. Nosocomial Viral Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Etiology, Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations. UpToDate Pediatrics. Wellesley, MA; UpToDate Inc. 2011.
  • Speer M, Chambers P. "Ethical Considerations" in (Insoft R, Schwartz H, Romito J eds.) Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients, 4th Ed. American Academy of Pediatrics. In Press.
  • Speer M, Adams JM. "Maternal co-morbidities and risk factors (continued) – perinatal infections" in (Insoft R, Schwartz H, Romito J eds.) Field Guide for Neonatal and Pediatric Transport. American Academy of Pediatrics. In Press.
  • Speer ME, Cabrera-Meza G, Fernandes CJ, Karpen H. "Genetics" in (Adams JM Jr, Anderson DM, Fernandes CJ, Garcia-Prats JA, Harris LL, Karpen HE, McKee-Garrett TM, Papile LA, Speer ME, Wesson DE, Eds). Guidelines for the Acute Care of the Neonate. 2011-2012 19th Edition. Houston, TX: Newborn Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011. 43-48.
  • Speer ME, Gardner J, Guillory C, Hair A, Harris L, Karpen H, Le K, Moore V, Nguyen J, Patel M, Sielski L. "Infectious Diseases" in (Adams JM Jr, Anderson DM, Fernandes CJ, Garcia-Prats JA, Harris LL, Karpen HE, McKee-Garrett TM, Papile LA, Speer ME, Wesson DE, Eds). Guidelines for the Acute Care of the Neonate. 2011-2012 19th Edition. Houston, TX: Newborn Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011. 57-71.
  • Speer ME Gardner J, Guillory C, Hair A, Harris L, Karpen H, Le K, Moore V, Nguyen J, Patel M, Sielski L. "Medications" in (Adams JM Jr, Anderson DM, Fernandes CJ, Garcia-Prats JA, Harris LL, Karpen HE, McKee-Garrett TM, Papile LA, Speer ME, Wesson DE, Eds). Guidelines for the Acute Care of the Neonate. 2011-2012 19th Edition. Houston, TX: Newborn Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011. 73-76.
  • Speer ME, Lee T, Dinu D, Harris LL. "Surgery" in (Adams JM Jr, Anderson DM, Fernandes CJ, Garcia-Prats JA, Harris LL, Karpen HE, McKee-Garrett TM, Papile LA, Speer ME, Wesson DE, Eds). Guidelines for the Acute Care of the Neonate. 2011-2012 19th Edition. Houston, TX: Newborn Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011. 123-129.
  • Swarr D, Harris L, Johnson A, Moise K. Fetal Assessment and Prenatal Diagnosis. In: Lowry AW, Nag PK, Bhakta KY, eds. Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Sweeney-Gotsch B, Olson K, Cunningham S, Himes R, Rogers S, Bunting D, Phillips S, Anderson D, Trout S. "Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition" in (Lowry AW, Nag PK, Bhakta KY, eds) Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Young A, Venkatesh M, Premkumar M., Goldstein. S, Chua. A. "Nephrology" In: Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional Inc; 2011.
  • Zitelli,B. Davis, H. Arnold, JA., et. Al. Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis. Chapter on Orthopedics, Section entitled skeletal dysplasias. In Print: Expected to be available April 2012.
  • Adams JM, Anderson DM, Fernandes CJ, et.al. (eds). Guidelines for Acute Care of the Neonate, Edition 19, Houston, TX, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011.
  • Weisman LE ed. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. In: UpToDate Pediatrics. Wellesley, MA; UpToDate Inc., 2010.

Books^

  • Adams JM, Anderson DM, Fernandes CJ, et.al. (eds). Guidelines for Acute Care of the Neonate, Edition 19, Houston, TX, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011.
  • Weisman LE ed. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. In: UpToDate Pediatrics. Wellesley, MA; UpToDate Inc., 2010.