
Neonatology Research
NYU Langone’s Division of Neonatology is at the forefront of laboratory and clinical research to advance the field of neonatology. The division fosters the growth and development of the faculty and fellows through ongoing research opportunities.
Investigators are using near-infrared spectroscopy to measure target organ saturation in the neonatal population and researching the use of a new mode of neonatal ventilation, neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA). Researchers study associated morbidities in late preterm neonates and biomarkers of sepsis and hypoxic brain injury in neonates. The division is also participating in long-term follow-up of neonates with congenital heart diseases and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
Researchers in the division are also using novel mouse models of vaginal colonization and ascending infection during pregnancy to further the understanding of the mechanisms by which bacterial pathogens that colonize the maternal genital tract—group B Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, and Gardnerella vaginalis—contribute to adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. The goal is to develop and test new vaccines.
The Beltzman Research Foundation Grant is an internal divisional grant used for neonatal HIE research. The grant funds this research to determine whether prenatal infection with group B Streptococcus leads to increased susceptibility to hypoxic ischemic brain injury after delivery.
A grant from the Crompton Candy Research Foundation provides the division with the opportunity to lead the transformation in neonatal care, discovering innovative interventions that help to ensure the long-term health of preterm infants. The grant supports early career faculty research and education.
Recent Publications
Mitigating Risks for Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry on Children
JAMA pediatrics. 2023 Sep 01; 177:982
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Home Discharge Communication: A Quality Improvement Project
Pediatric quality & safety. 2023 Jul 10; 8:E669-?
Developing a new pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program
Journal of perinatal medicine. 2023 Jun 27; 51:697-703
Visitor restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic did not impact rates of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the NICU patients
Journal of perinatal medicine. 2023 May 25; 51:586-589
Impact on neonatal morbidities after a change in policy to administer antenatal corticosteroids to mothers at risk for late preterm delivery
Journal of perinatal medicine. 2023 May 25; 51:573-579
Developmental screening of full-term infants at 16 to 18 months of age after in-utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection
Journal of perinatology. 2023 May ; 43:659-663
Host inflammatory dynamics reveal placental immune modulation by Group B Streptococcus during pregnancy
Molecular systems biology. 2023 Mar 09; 19:e11021
Zoom Objective Structured Clinical Exams: Virtually the same as the real thing?
Academic pediatrics. 2023 Mar ; 23:483-488