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Namasivayam Ambalavanan is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their scholarly work spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. This broad expertise is reflected in a significant body of research totaling over 500 publications.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics related to neonatal and respiratory health. Major themes in their work include:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
  • Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Their recent significant papers illustrate a focus on neonatal outcomes, maternal health, and critical care in infants. Notable publications include:

  • Mortality, In-Hospital Morbidity, Care Practices, and 2-Year Outcomes for Extremely Preterm Infants in the US, 2013-2018 (2022), published in JAMA
  • Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy (2022), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Outcomes (2021), published in Pediatric Research
  • Advances in Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury (2021), published in PEDIATRICS
  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States From 2002 to 2016 (2020), published in JAMA Network Open

Collaborative work is a significant component of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Waldemar A. Carlo
  • Colm P. Travers
  • Brenda B. Poindexter
  • Abhik Das
  • Abbot R. Laptook

Their publications commonly appear in the following venues:

  • Pediatric Research
  • Journal of Perinatology
  • JAMA Network Open
  • PEDIATRICS
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Best Publications

  • Early CPAP versus surfactant in extremely preterm infants

    Neil N. Finer;Waldemar A. Carlo;Michele C. Walsh;Wade Rich

  • Target ranges of oxygen saturation in extremely preterm infants

    Waldemar A. Carlo;Neil N. Finer;Michele C. Walsh;Wade Rich

  • Prolonged duration of initial empirical antibiotic treatment is associated with increased rates of necrotizing enterocolitis and death for extremely low birth weight infants.

    C. Michael Cotten;Sarah Taylor;Barbara J Stoll;Ronald N. Goldberg

  • Incidence and outcomes of neonatal acute kidney injury (AWAKEN): a multicentre, multinational, observational cohort study.

    Jennifer G Jetton;Louis J Boohaker;Sidharth K Sethi;Sanjay Wazir

  • Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Postnatal Age in Extremely Premature Infants

    Matthew M. Laughon;John C. Langer;Carl L. Bose;P. Brian Smith

  • Acute kidney injury in critically ill newborns: What do we know? What do we need to learn?

    David J. Askenazi;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Stuart L. Goldstein

  • Prospective Analysis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

    Ramachandra Bhat;Ariel A. Salas;Chris Foster;Waldemar A. Carlo

  • Acute Kidney Injury Reduces Survival in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

    Rajesh Koralkar;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Emily B Levitan;Gerald McGwin

  • Cytokines associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in extremely low birth weight infants.

    Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Waldemar A. Carlo;Carl T. D'Angio;Scott A. McDonald

  • Effect of Depth and Duration of Cooling on Deaths in the NICU Among Neonates With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Seetha Shankaran;Abbot R. Laptook;Athina Pappas;Scott A. McDonald

  • Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia Initiated After 6 Hours of Age on Death or Disability Among Newborns With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Abbot R. Laptook;Seetha Shankaran;Jon E. Tyson;Breda Munoz

  • Both Extremes of Arterial Carbon Dioxide Pressure and the Magnitude of Fluctuations in Arterial Carbon Dioxide Pressure Are Associated With Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants

    Jorge Fabres;Waldemar A Carlo;Vivien Phillips;George Howard

  • Adjunctive Azithromycin Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery

    Alan T. N. Tita;Jeff M. Szychowski;Kim Boggess;George Saade

  • Extracellular matrix in lung development, homeostasis and disease

    Yong Zhou;Jeffrey C. Horowitz;Alexandra Naba;Namasivayam Ambalavanan

  • Effect of Depth and Duration of Cooling on Death or Disability at Age 18 Months Among Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Seetha Shankaran;Abbot R. Laptook;Athina Pappas;Scott. A. McDonald

  • Altered DNA methylation profile in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

    Yan Y. Sanders;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Brian Halloran;Xiangyu Zhang

  • TGF-β2 Suppresses Macrophage Cytokine Production and Mucosal Inflammatory Responses in the Developing Intestine

    Akhil Maheshwari;Akhil Maheshwari;David R. Kelly;Teodora Nicola;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Namasivayam Ambalavanan

  • Randomized trial of "slow" versus "fast" feed advancements on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.

    Suha F. Rayyis;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Linda Wright;Waldemar A. Carlo

  • Developing a neonatal acute kidney injury research definition: A report from the NIDDK neonatal AKI workshop

    Michael Zappitelli;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;David J Askenazi;Marva M Moxey-Mims

  • Outcome of term infants using apgar scores at 10 minutes following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

    Abbot R Laptook;Seetha Shankaran;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Waldemar A Carlo

Frequent Co-Authors

Waldemar A. Carlo
Waldemar A. Carlo University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rosemary D. Higgins
Rosemary D. Higgins George Mason University
Abhik Das
Abhik Das RTI International
Seetha Shankaran
Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University
Abbot R. Laptook
Abbot R. Laptook Brown University
Edward F. Bell
Edward F. Bell University of Iowa
Michele C. Walsh
Michele C. Walsh Case Western Reserve University
Barbara J. Stoll
Barbara J. Stoll The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
James S. Hagood
James S. Hagood University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard A. Ehrenkranz
Richard A. Ehrenkranz Yale University

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