The Children’s Mercy Kansas City Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) Fellowship program was established in 1972. Apart from a robust clinical experience and learning, the program aims to train future neonatal scientist. This is done through abundant exposure to clinical, basic science and translational research opportunities. The faculty mentors are committed to see these projects result in publication.

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Works from 2024

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Hypoglycemia in a 4-day-old Girl., Elizabeth Loughman, Jennifer L. Gannon, J Sharma, and Christopher R. Nitkin (Article)

Works from 2023

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Increasing Utilization of Gestational Age Based Table for Initial Intubation in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Maribel Martinez, Dianne Lee, and Christopher R. Nitkin (Oral Presentation)

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Butyrate suppresses experimental necrotizing enterocolitis-induced brain injury in mice., Maribel Martinez, Wei Yu, Heather Menden, Tianhua Lei, Paula Monaghan-Nichols, and Venkatesh Sampath (Article)

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Oscillometry in Term Neonates without Respiratory Disease, Anna Nelson, Cheri Gauldin, Brooke Smith, Venkatesh Sampath, and Winston M. Manimtim (Poster)

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Increasing the Rate of Infants Rooming In with their Mothers with Low Acuity Congenital Heart Disease, Anna Nelson, Amy Marks, and Ekta Patel (Poster)

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Prospective assessment of inter-rater reliability of a neonatal adverse event severity scale., Thomas Salaets, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, Isamu Hokuto, Cheri Gauldin, Amjad Taha, Anne Smits, Liesbeth Thewissen, Ilse Van Horebeek, Armuchou Shoraisham, Khorshid Mohammad, Manami Suzuki, Shiori Komachi, Kurt Michels, Mark A. Turner, Karel Allegaert, and Tamorah Lewis (Article)

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Necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants-A defect in the brakes? Evidence from clinical and animal studies., Venkatesh Sampath, Maribel Martinez, Michael Caplan, Mark A. Underwood, and Alain Cuna (Article)

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Dexamethasone for BPD while on Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, Priya Tiwari, Jansynn Radford, Michael Norberg, and Alain Cuna (Poster)

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The physiology, assessment, and treatment of neonatal pain., Megan H. Tucker, Priya Tiwari, and Brian S. Carter (Article)

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Improving fluid management of extreme premature infants by providing a restrictive fluid management algorithm in the NICU, Jacob S. Ward, Dena Hubbard, and Nicholas Clark (Abstract)

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Sepsis-induced Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in Premature Infants., Jacob S. Ward, Hung-Wen Yeh, Megan Tucker, and Venkatesh Sampath (Oral Presentation)

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Sepsis-induced Acute Lung Injury and the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Premature Infants, Jacob S. Ward, Hung-Wen Yeh, Megan Tucker, and Venkatesh Sampath (Poster)

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Short-chain fatty acids ameliorate necrotizing enterocolitis-like intestinal injury through enhancing Notch1-mediated single immunoglobulin interleukin-1-related receptor, toll-interacting protein, and A20 induction., Wei Yu, Aparna Venkatraman, Heather Menden, Maribel Martinez, Shahid Umar, and Venkatesh Sampath (Article)

Works from 2022

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Impact and interactions between risk factors on the iron status of at-risk neonates., Christine E. Brichta, Jennie Godwin, Sally Norlin, and Pamela J. Kling (Article)

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Outcomes of a Quality Improvement Project: Implementing Trauma Informed Care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Jennie Godwin (Poster Presentation)

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SIGIRR Variants Identified in NEC Infants Exaggerate Toll-like Receptor Mediated Inflammation, Jennie Godwin (Poster Presentation)

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The Effects of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Short Chain Fatty acids on the Developing Brain in Mice, Maribel Martinez, Venkatesh Sampath, Paula Nichols, Wei Yu, Suban Burale, and Tianhua Lei (Poster Presentation)

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Improving fluid management of extreme premature infants by providing a restrictive fluid management algorithm in the ICN, Jacob S. Ward, Dena Hubbard, and Nicholas Clark (Poster)

Works from 2021

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Respiratory, growth, and survival outcomes of infants with tracheostomy and ventilator dependence., Gangaram Akangire, Jane B Taylor, Susan McAnany, Janelle R. Noel-Macdonnell PhD, Charisse I. Lachica, Venkatesh Sampath, and Winston M. Manimtim (Article)

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Rare Genetic Variants in Immune Genes and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Viral Infections., Lauren Cummings, Megan H. Tucker, Margaret Gibson, Angela Myers, Tomi Pastinen, Jeffrey J. Johnston, Emily G. Farrow, and Venkatesh Sampath (Article)

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Multimodal Pain Control in Common Neonatal Surgeries: Post-operative Pain Protocol Reduces Opiate Exposure and Side Effects, Jamesia Donato (Oral Presentation)

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Educating Providers: Timely post-operative pain management in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Jamesia Donato and Jamesia Donato (Oral Presentation)

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Multimodal Pain Control in Common Neonatal Surgeries: Post-operative Pain Protocol Reduces Opiate Exposure and Side Effects, Jamesia Donato, Nefertari Terrill-Jones, Ashley K. Sherman, Warren Teachout, Stephanie Prince, Alexandra Oschman, Daphne Reavey, Darian Younger, and Tamorah R. Lewis (Poster)

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Educating Providers: Timely post-operative pain management in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Jamesia Donato, Darian Younger, Rebecca Palmer, Denise Smith, Alexandra Oschman, Meredith Kopp, Daphne Reavey, and Eugenia K. Pallotto (Poster)

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A multidisciplinary chronic lung disease team in a neonatal intensive care unit is associated with increased survival to discharge of infants with tracheostomy., Taylor P. Hansen, Janelle R. Noel-Macdonnell PhD, Sara Kuckelman, Michael Norberg, William E. Truog, and Winston M. Manimtim (Article)

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Using quality improvement to implement consensus guidelines for postnatal steroid treatment of preterm infants with developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia., Taylor P. Hansen, Alexandra Oschman, Eugenia K. Pallotto, Rebecca Palmer, Darian Younger, and Alain Cuna (Article)

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A Girl with Limp and Rash on the Palms and Soles., Susamita Kesh, Jacob S. Ward, and Ashley M. Cooper (Article)

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Learning from the Past: A Novel Approach to Reducing Unplanned Extubations in the Neonatal ICU, Yonatan Kurland (Poster Presentation)

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Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia., Yonatan Kurland, Kamal Gurung, Eugenia K. Pallotto, Winston M. Manimtim, Keith Feldman, Vincent S. Staggs, and William E. Truog (Article)

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Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome Associated With Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection., Kyra McCarty, Megan H. Tucker, Gene Lee, and Vishal Pandey (Article)

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Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitor in Treatment of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Tongue in Infancy., Karishma Rao, Sana Farooki, Erin M. Guest, Katherine Chastain, Melissa Gener, and Gangaram Akangire (Article)

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Impact of Early Tracheostomy on Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Exposed to Postnatal Steroids, Amjad Taha, Gangaram Akangire, Janelle R. Noel-Macdonnell, Tiffany Willis, and Winston Manimtim (Poster)

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Impact of Early Tracheostomy on Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Exposed to Postnatal Steroids, Amjad Taha, Gangaram Akangire, Janelle R. Noel-Macdonnell PhD, Tiffany Willis, and Winston M. Manimtim (Poster)

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Bivalirudin and thrombolytic therapy: a novel successful treatment of severe aortic arch thrombosis in a term neonate., Amjad Taha, Ayan Rajgarhia, and Mahdi Alsaleem (Article)

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C-reactive protein values to predict sepsis-induced inflammatory response in premature infants, Megan H. Tucker (Poster Presentation)

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Pulmonary Severity Score as a Measure of Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Preterm Infants, Megan H. Tucker (Poster Presentation)

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C-reactive protein values to predict sepsis-induced inflammatory response in premature infants, Megan Tucker, Hung-Wen Yeh, Daniel K. Oh, and Venkatesh Sampath (Poster)

Works from 2020

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Educating Providers: Timely post-operative pain management in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Jamesia Donato (Oral Presentation)

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A Multidisciplinary Chronic Lung Disease Team in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is Associated with Increased Survival to Discharge of Infants with Tracheostomy, Taylor Hansen (Poster Presentation)

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Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Yonatan Kurland (Oral Presentation)

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Similac Special Care and Elecare cause Neonatal Gut injury in Mice, Karishma Rao, Heather L. Menden, Wei Yu, Inamul Haque, Susana Chavez-Bueno, Alain C. Cuna, Shahid Umar, and Venkatesh Sampath (Oral Presentation)

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Implementation of Safe Sleep Practices in an Urban Inpatient Newborn Nursery, Megan H. Tucker (Oral Presentation)

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Two Cases of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease with No Known Variants Identified in Genes Associated with Immunodeficiencies, Megan H. Tucker (Poster Presentation)

Works from 2019

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Pharmacology of Common Analgesic and Sedative Drugs Used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit., Jamesia Donato, Karishma Rao, and Tamorah R. Lewis MD PhD (Article)

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A Unique Model for Perinatal Palliative Care in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kelstan L. Ellis DO and Megan Tucker MD (Poster Presentation)

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A Unique Model for Palliative Care in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kelstan L. Ellis DO, Megan Tucker, and Jennifer Linebarger (Poster)

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Implementation of Updated Hearing Screen Guidelines in a Level IV NICU-A Quality Improvement Project., Lovya George MD, Jasminkumar B. Patel, Nesha Park, and Winston M. Manimtim (Article)

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Decreasing Unplanned Extubations by Taping Technique and Creating a Culture of Safety, Karishma Rao (Oral Presentation)

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Decreasing Unplanned Extubations by Taping Technique & Creating a Culture of Safety, Karishma Rao, Beckie Palmer, Christopher R. Nitkin, Christian Anthony Schneider, Brandy Huitt, Molly Terhune, Ashley Orwick, Dianne Wilderson, Sarah Carboneau, Jenny McKee, Kerrie A. Meinert, and Eugenia K. Pallotto (Presentation)

Works from 2018

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The Role of a Single Dose of Vancomycin in Reducing Clinical Sepsis in Premature Infants Prior to Removal of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter: A Retrospective Study., Vidit Bhargava, Lovya George MD, Michael Malloy, and Rafael Fonseca (Article)

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Adequate Pain Management and Sedation in the Neonate: a Fine Balance, Lauren Cummings, Tamorah R. Lewis MD PhD, and Brian S. Carter (Article)

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Genetic predisposition to necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants: Current knowledge, challenges, and future directions., Alain Cuna, Lovya George, and Venkatesh Sampath (Article)

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The impact of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist mode on respiratory severity score and energy expenditure in infants: a randomized crossover trial., J L. Rosterman, Eugenia K. Pallotto, William E Truog, Hugo Escobar, Kerrie A. Meinert, Anne Holmes, H Dai, and Winston M. Manimtim (Article)

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Post-ligation cardiac syndrome is associated with increased morbidity in preterm infants., Timothy JB Ulrich, Taylor P. Hansen, Kimberly J J. Reid, Michael A. Bingler, and Steven L. Olsen (Article)

Works from 2017

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Factors leading to rehospitalization for tracheostomized and ventilator-dependent infants through 2 years of age., Gangaram Akangire, Winston M. Manimtim, Michael F. Nyp, N Townley, H Dai, Michael Norberg, and J B Taylor (Article)

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A Singleton Infant with Bilateral Renal Agenesis and Normal Pulmonary Function., Lovya George, Winston M. Manimtim, and Jotishna Sharma (Article)

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A Novel Method of Measuring Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Tracheostomized Ventilator-Dependent Children., Vydehi R. Murthy, Hugo Escobar, Michael Norberg, Charisse I. Lachica, Linda L. Gratny, Ashley K. Sherman, William E Truog, and Winston M. Manimtim (Article)

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Term Neonate with Atypical Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Presentation: A Case Report., Nick Townley, Emily McNellis, and Venkatesh Sampath (Article)

Works from 2016

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Birth Injuries in Neonates., Gangaram Akangire and Brian S. Carter (Article)

Works from 2015

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Neonatal Presentation of an Air-Filled Neck Mass that Enlarges with Valsalva: A Case Report., Jasminkumar Bharatbhai Patel, Howard Kilbride, and Lorien Paulson (Article)