Research & Innovation | Overview
Research drives our commitment to improving care for medically complex infants. We focus on initiatives like multicenter registries and quality improvement projects that aim to enhance health outcomes and offer meaningful support for families facing these challenges. Our goal is to ensure that each child receives the best care possible, helping to create a healthier future for our patients and their families. Some current projects we’re working on include:
- Establishment and implementation of a multicenter registry focused on short- and long-term outcomes linking the perinatal environment to cardiac and neonatal outcomes in premature infants with congenital heart disease.
- Quality improvement initiatives with introduction and implementation of a neonatal consult service.
Selected recent publications
- Hamrick SEG, Ball MK, Rajgarhia A, Johnson BA, DiGeronimo R, Levy PT. Integrated cardiac care models of neonates with congenital heart disease: the evolving role of the neonatologist. Journal of perinatology: official journal of the California Perinatal Association. 2021 Jul 1; 41(7): 1774-1776. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01117-3. PubMed PMID: 34140645.
- Chaudhry PM, Sen S, Steurer M, Levy VY, Gowda S, Ball MK, Ashrafi A, Emani SM, Bacha EA, Checchia PA, Levy PT, Krishnamurthy G. Perioperative Care Models for Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: Evolving Role of Neonatology Within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 2023 Jun 12: 21501351231170772. doi: 10.1177/21501351231170772. PubMed PMID: 37309123.
- Stickney C, Levy PT, Abecassis L, Levin J. Beyond the NICU: Comprehensive management of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the PICU. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 May;58(5):1602-1606. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26364. Epub 2023 Mar 3.
- Morrison T, Forget A, Keyes M, Sullivan A, Kelley J, Katz J, Morton S, Sayeed S, Levy PT. Establishing a neonatology consultation program: extending care beyond the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of perinatology: official journal of the California Perinatal Association. 2023 Nov 25. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01827-w. PubMed PMID: 38001156.
- Elshenawy S, Radman-Harrison MR, Levy PT, Lakshminrusimha S, Sawyer TL, Law BH. Principles of resuscitation for infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Semin Perinatol. 2024 Oct 9:151990. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2024.151990. PMID: 39490353
- Deitch AM, Moynihan K, Przybylski R, Gauvreau K, Braudis NJ, Farr B, Modi B, Mills KI, Nathan M, Levy PT. Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Term Infants with CHD and Definitive Necrotising Enterocolitis. Cardiol Young. 2024 Jan;34(1):92-100. doi: 10.1017/S104795112300121X. Epub 2023 May 25.