Faculty
Ira H. Gewolb, MD
Professor
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Associate Chair for Research Department of Pediatrics
Director Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship
Research Interests:
- Ontogeny of underlying rhythms of respiration, suck, and swallow in feeding development.
- Gastroesophageal reflux in premature neonates
- Cervical accelerometry in infant feeding
- Pathogenesis and prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis
- Probiotic therapy
- Fetal lung development
- International collaboration
Modupe T. Awonuga, MD, MPH, MRCP (UK), MRCPCH, FAAP
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
- Fetal and Neonatal Endocrinology
- Nutrition and Growth
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Medical Education
Mark Kadrofske, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
- Intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) migration and the maintenance of gut mucosal barrier integrity and homeostasis.
- Importance of gap junction cell-to-cell communication (GJIC) in IEC migration.
- Ontogeny of GJIC in the intestine.
- Regulation of IEC migration and GJIC by inflammatory mediators and bacteria.
- The role of IEC migration in intestinal mucosal repair in an animal model of necrotizing enterocolitis
Padmani Karna, MD
Professor
Research Interests:
- Pulmonary physiology
- Quality improvement
- Multi-center trials
I. Nicholas Olomu, MD
Associate Professor, Co-Director Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship
Research Interests:
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
- Salivary cortisol
- Antenatal correlates of neonatal brain injury
Said A. Omar, MD
Associate Professor
Research Interests:
- Development of hematopoietic immune system
- Neutrophil function
- Fluid and electrolyte management
Adjunct Faculty
Burra V. Madhukar, PhD
Associate Professor
Nigel Paneth, MD, MPH
Professor
Research Associate
Frank L. Vice, MA
Fellows
Ayodeji Ajibola, MD, 2007-2011 (research leave)
Vadim Ivanov, MD, 2006-2009
Babatunde Sobowale, MD, 2008-2011
Pramod Mallipalli, MD, 2008-2011
Ahmed Rezk, MD, entering 2009-2012