HarrisCJacobsMDMBA

Neonat/Perinatology • Bridgeport, CT

Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development

Chair of Pediatrics, Bridgeport Hospital and Chief of Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Hospital Bridgeport Hospital

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Office
267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Phone+1 203-384-3712
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Education & Training

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1980 - 1982
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1980
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1979 - Present
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2020 - 2021
CT State Medical License 1984 - 2021
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Growth Rates of Infants Randomized to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Intubation After Extremely Preterm Birth.
Ariel A. Salas, Waldemar A. Carlo, Barbara Do, Edward F. Bell, Abhik Das, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Brenda B. Poindexter, Seetha Shankaran, Noelle Younge, Kristi L. Watterbe...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Jun 19
4 citations
Developmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants with a Need for Child Protective Services Supervision
Elisabeth C. McGowan, Abbot R. Laptook, Jean Lowe, Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, Dhuly Chowdhury, Rosemary D. Higgins, Susan R. Hintz, Betty R. Vohr, Richard A. Polin, A. R...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Sep 6
34 citations
Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Outcomes in Extremely Premature Neonates With Ventriculomegaly in the Absence of Periventricular-Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Athina Pappas, Ira Adams-Chapman, Seetha Shankaran, Scott A. McDonald, Barbara J. Stoll, Abbot R. Laptook, Waldemar A. Carlo, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Susan R. Hintz, Marth...> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2018 Jan 1
43 citations
Patterns of Oxygenation, Mortality, and Growth Status in the Surfactant Positive Pressure and Oxygen Trial Cohort.
Juliann M. Di Fiore, Richard J. Martin, Hong Li, Nathan Morris, Waldemar A. Carlo, Neil N. Finer, Michele C. Walsh, Alan H. Jobe, Michael S. Caplan, Richard A. Polin, ...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Jul 1
31 citations
Association between Use of Prophylactic Indomethacin and the Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants
Erik A. Jensen, Kevin Dysart, Marie G. Gantz, Benjamin Carper, Rosemary D. Higgins, Martin Keszler, Matthew M. Laughon, Brenda B. Poindexter, Barbara J. Stoll, Michele...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Jul 1
9 citations
Growth Outcomes of Preterm Infants Exposed to Different Oxygen Saturation Target Ranges from Birth
Cristina Navarrete, Shahnaz Duara, Lisa A. Wrage, Marie Gantz, Waldemar A. Carlo, Michele C. Walsh, Wade Rich, Nancy S. Newman, Abhik Das, Kurt Schibler, Anthony J. Pi...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Sep 1
23 citations
Surfactant Pool Sizes and Severity of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Prematurely Delivered Lambs1–3
Alan H. Jobe, Machiko Ikegami, Harris C. Jacobs, Sally Jones> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2015 May 14
2 citations
The Texas Advance Directives Act—Is It a Good Model?
Harris C. Jacobs> ;Seminars in Perinatology. 2009 Dec 1
Is nasal intermittent mandatory ventilation better than nasal continuous positive pressure
Harris C. Jacobs, Robert A. Herzlinger> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2008 Jul 1
82 citations
A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development,defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels
Haifa Hallaq, Emese Pinter, Josephine Enciso, James L. McGrath, Caroline J. Zeiss, Martina Brueckner, Joseph A. Madri, Harris C. Jacobs, Christine M. Wilson, Hemaxi Va...> ;Development. 2004 Oct 15
89 citations
Rest-activity patterns of premature infants are regulated by cycled lighting.
Scott A. Rivkees, Linda C. Mayes, Harris C. Jacobs, Ian Gross> ;Pediatrics. 2004 Apr 1
38 citations
Impaired B cell development and function in mice with a targeted disruption of the homeobox gene Hex
Clifford W. Bogue, Ping-Xia Zhang, James L. McGrath, Harris C. Jacobs, Ramsay Fuleihan> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2003 Jan 21
7 citations
Premature conclusions on postnatal steroid effects.
Harris C. Jacobs, Rachel L. Chapman, Ian Gross> ;Pediatrics. 2002 Jul 1
91 citations
Defining the specific physiological requirements for c-Myc in T cell development
Nataki C. Douglas, Harris C. Jacobs, Alfred L. M. Bothwell, Adrian Hayday> ;Nature Immunology. 2001 Apr 1
14 citations
Immunocytochemical characterization of murine Hex, a homeobox-containing protein.
Bidyut Ghosh, Gheorghe R. Ganea, Lee A. Denson, Rocco Iannucci, Harris C. Jacobs, Clifford W. Bogue> ;Pediatric Research. 2000 Nov 1
76 citations
Hex expression suggests a role in the development and function of organs derived from foregut endoderm.
Clifford W. Bogue, Gheorghe R. Ganea, Eron Sturm, Rocco Ianucci, Harris C. Jacobs> ;Developmental Dynamics. 2000 Sep 1
37 citations
Divergent homeobox gene hex regulates promoter of the Na(+)-dependent bile acid cotransporter.
Lee A. Denson, Saul J. Karpen, Clifford W. Bogue, Harris C. Jacobs> ;American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2000 Aug 1
53 citations
HNF3beta and GATA-4 transactivate the liver-enriched homeobox gene, Hex.
Lee A. Denson, Mitchell H. McClure, Clifford W. Bogue, Saul J. Karpen, Harris C. Jacobs> ;Gene. 2000 Apr 4
13 citations
Genomic structure, cDNA mapping, and chromosomal localization of the mouse homeobox gene, Hex.
Bidyut Ghosh, Harris C. Jacobs, Leanne M. Wiedemann, Anthony Brown, Fiona K. Bedford, Manjunath Nimmakayalu, David C. Ward, Clifford W. Bogue> ;Mammalian Genome. 1999 Oct 1
11 citations
Fetal Lung mRNA Levels of Hox Genes Are Differentially Altered by Maternal Diabetes and Butyrate in Rats
Harris C. Jacobs, Clifford W. Bogue, Emese Pinter, Christine M. Wilson, Joseph B. Warshaw, Ian Gross> ;Pediatric Research. 1998 Jul 1
4 citations
Repeated Doses of the Perfluorocarbon FC-100 Improve Lung Function of Preterm Lambs
Fernando R. Moya, Aníbal J. Llanos, Antonio M Ríos, Raquel A. Riquelme, Fernando A. Moraga, Lilian A Rubio, Hugo D Salvo, Harris C. Jacobs> ;Pediatric Research. 1997 Dec 1
46 citations
Umbilical venous catheterization and the risk of portal vein thrombosis
Dana S. Schwartz, Patricia Gettner, Monica Konstantino, Christine L. Bartley, Marc S. Keller, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Harris C. Jacobs> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 1997 Nov 1
22 citations
Retinoic acid increases surfactant protein mRNA in fetal rat lung in culture
Clifford W. Bogue, Harris C. Jacobs, Diane W. Dynia, Christine M. Wilson, Ian Gross> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1996 Nov 1
39 citations
Expression of Hoxb genes in the developing mouse foregut and lung.
Clifford W. Bogue, Lily J. Lou, Hema Vasavada, Christine M. Wilson, Harris C. Jacobs> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 1996 Aug 1
46 citations
Identification of Hox genes in newborn lung and effects of gestational age and retinoic acid on their expression.
Clifford W. Bogue, Ian Gross, Hemaxi Vasavada, Diane W. Dynia, Christine M. Wilson, Harris C. Jacobs> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1994 Apr 1
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