Training in the neonatal-perinatal fellowship program takes place on two units. The primary location is the Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center at Regional One Health, a 60-bed level III NICU with more than 1,300 admissions and 4,500 deliveries a year. The second facility is a 74-bed NICU at Le Bonheur. This level IV NICU receives transports from surrounding areas with more than 400 admissions a year and comprises surgical and cardiac neonates along with infants who need multispecialty care.
Le Bonheur Neonatology has a large patient census and wide spectrum in infant pathology that enhances the fellowship training. Fellows will also have dedicated learning opportunities such as ECMO training, ethics curriculum and research workshops.
Learn more about UTHSC's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine program and apply.
Research Interests:
Basic Science:
- Cerebral circulation in the premature (piglets)
Clinical:
- Benefits of Zinc and Iron supplementation on growth and anemia
- Nutrition in the premature infant
- Benefits of starting feeds early on growth
- Non-invasive ventilation weaning strategies
- Improving milk macro nutrient delivery
Quality Improvement:
- Unplanned extubations
- Delayed cord clamping
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Home discharge on human milk
- Prevention of BPD
- Using EBM in treatment of severe BPD
- Decreasing IVH
Fellow Publications
- Data-Driven Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Bronchopulomary Dysplasia in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Adeleke O, Lamba V, Talati AJ, E-PAS 2023: 648.138, April 2023
- Progression of Blood Gas pH During the First Hour of Life in Term and Near Term Infant with Cord Gas pH ≤ 7.0; Elmufti H, Talati AJ, Elabiad, MT E-PAS 2023: 169.331, April, 2023
- Effect of Using Liquid Human Milk Fortifiers on Macronutrient Delivery of Human Milk. Pinkard C. and Elabiad MT. E-PAS 2024: Abstract ID:1680221, May, 2024
- The Burden of Opioids, Benzodiazepines, and Dexmedetomidine for Neonates with Complex Care: A Point Prevalence Study. Ruiz E, Rana D, Talati AJ, and Weems M. E-PAS 2024: Abstract ID :1681933, May, 2024,
- It is Not a Straw: Evaluating the Limits of RAM Cannula. Mire A and Elabiad MT. E-PAS 2024: Abstract ID:1680195,
May, 2024
