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Olaf Dammann is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States, focusing primarily on medical research within the field of Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health. Their work contributes substantially to understanding neonatal conditions and developmental health outcomes.

Their recent research outputs include studies on retinopathy of prematurity and neonatal health. Notable publications are:

  • Retinopathy of prematurity, 2022, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • The prenatal phase of retinopathy of prematurity, 2021, Acta Paediatrica
  • The Essence of Authenticity, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Neonatal sepsis as a cause of retinopathy of prematurity: An etiological explanation, 2023, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Dammann's body of work spans several interconnected topics, including:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections

Within the broader field of Medicine, Dammann's publications emphasize specialized subfields such as:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Alan Leviton
  • Elizabeth N. Allred
  • Karl Kuban
  • Robert M. Joseph
  • T. Michael O'Shea

Dammann has contributed consistently to several publication venues, primarily:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Pediatric Research
  • Acta Paediatrica
  • Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
  • Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Best Publications

  • Maternal intrauterine infection, cytokines, and brain damage in the preterm newborn

    Olaf Dammann;Alan Leviton

  • Retinopathy of prematurity

    Ann Hellström;Lois Elaine Hodgson Smith;Lois Elaine Hodgson Smith;Olaf Dammann;Olaf Dammann;Olaf Dammann

  • Maternal infection, fetal inflammatory response, and brain damage in very low birth weight infants

    Alan Leviton;Alan Leviton;Nigel Paneth;M Lynne Reuss;Mervyn Susser

  • Systemic inflammation disrupts the developmental program of white matter

    Géraldine Favrais;Yohan van de Looij;Bobbi Fleiss;Nelina Ramanantsoa;Nelina Ramanantsoa

  • Schizophrenia and Autism: Both Shared and Disorder-Specific Pathogenesis Via Perinatal Inflammation?

    Urs Meyer;Joram Feldon;Olaf Dammann

  • Chorioamnionitis, mechanical ventilation, and postnatal sepsis as modulators of chronic lung disease in preterm infants.

    Linda J. Van Marter;Olaf Dammann;Elizabeth N. Allred;Alan Leviton

  • Pregnancy Disorders That Lead to Delivery Before the 28th Week of Gestation: An Epidemiologic Approach to Classification

    Thomas F. McElrath;Jonathan L. Hecht;Olaf Dammann;Kim A. Boggess

  • The ELGAN study of the brain and related disorders in extremely low gestational age newborns.

    T.M. O'Shea;E.N. Allred;O. Dammann;O. Dammann;O. Dammann;D. Hirtz

  • Hypothalamic hamartomas: with special reference to gelastic epilepsy and surgery.

    José Manuel Valdueza;Loris Cristante;Olaf Dammann;Karl Bentele

  • Perinatal infection, fetal inflammatory response, white matter damage, and cognitive limitations in children born preterm.

    Olaf Dammann;Karl C. K. Kuban;Alan Leviton

  • Fetal Inflammatory Response and Brain Injury in the Preterm Newborn

    Shadi Malaeb;Olaf Dammann

  • Infection remote from the brain, neonatal white matter damage, and cerebral palsy in the preterm infant

    Olaf Dammann;Alan Leviton

  • Symptom-Limited Stair Climbing as a Predictor of Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Complications After High-Risk Surgery

    Mirle Girish;Edwin Trayner;Olaf Dammann;Victor Pinto-Plata

  • Maternal obesity and markers of inflammation in pregnancy.

    Juliette C. Madan;Jonathan M. Davis;Wendy Y. Craig;Marilyn Collins

  • Role of the fetus in perinatal infection and neonatal brain damage.

    Olaf Dammann;Alan Leviton

  • High or low oxygen saturation and severe retinopathy of prematurity: a meta-analysis

    Minghua L. Chen;Lei Guo;Lei Guo;Lois E. H. Smith;Christiane E. L. Dammann

  • Cytokines and Perinatal Brain Damage

    Olaf Dammann;T. Michael O'Shea

  • Neurodevelopment of extremely preterm infants who had necrotizing enterocolitis with or without late bacteremia.

    Camilia R. Martin;Olaf Dammann;Olaf Dammann;Elizabeth N. Allred;Sonal Patel

  • Inflammatory brain damage in preterm newborns—dry numbers, wet lab, and causal inferences

    Olaf Dammann;Alan Leviton

  • Perinatal infection, inflammation, and retinopathy of prematurity

    Jennifer Lee;Olaf Dammann;Olaf Dammann;Olaf Dammann

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Leviton
Alan Leviton University of Adelaide
Elizabeth N. Allred
Elizabeth N. Allred Boston Children's Hospital
Raina N. Fichorova
Raina N. Fichorova Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nigel Paneth
Nigel Paneth Michigan State University
Pierre Gressens
Pierre Gressens Université Paris Cité
Robert M. Joseph
Robert M. Joseph Boston University
Thilo Dörk
Thilo Dörk Hannover Medical School
Christian F. Poets
Christian F. Poets University of Tübingen
Richard A. Ehrenkranz
Richard A. Ehrenkranz Yale University
Ola Didrik Saugstad
Ola Didrik Saugstad Oslo University Hospital

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