Isabelle G De Plaen MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School
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225 E. Chicago Ave.#45 - NeonatologyChicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-227-4190
Fax+1 312-227-4758
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Summary
- Dr. Isabelle De Plaen is a neonatologist/perinatologist based in Chicago, IL. She graduated from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL - Belgium) in 1989. She completed her pediatric residency at UCL and at California Pacific Medical Center, and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms leading to necrotizing enterocolitis, a life-threatening disease affecting premature infants. Her research also includes the development of nailfold capillaroscopy as a tool to identify infants at risk of developing vascular-related complication of prematurity.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
California Pacific Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1994
Catholic University of LeuvenClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
IL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsFeeding mode influences dynamic gut microbiota signatures and affects susceptibility to anti-CD3 mAb-induced intestinal injury in neonatal mice.Saravanan Subramanian, Hua Geng, Chao Du, Pauline M Chou, Heng-Fu Bu
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2022-09-01 - 22 citationsMacrophage-derived IGF-1 protects the neonatal intestine against necrotizing enterocolitis by promoting microvascular development.Xiaocai Yan, Elizabeth Managlia, You-Yang Zhao, Xiao-Di Tan, Isabelle G De Plaen
Communications Biology. 2022-04-06 - 13 citationsCurrent Understanding of Transfusion-associated Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Review of Clinical and Experimental Studies and a Call for More Definitive Evidence.Minesh Khashu, Christof Dame, Pascal M Lavoie, Isabelle G De Plaen, Parvesh M Garg
Newborn. 2022-03-31
Grant Support
- Role of Flt-1 in necrotizing enterocolitis developmentLURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO2026–2030
- Novel non-invasive approach for predicting retinopathy of prematurity in premature neonatesLURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO2023–2025
- Role of the intestinal microvasculature in necrotizing enterocolitisLURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO2019–2025
- Cell-Specific Role Of Nf-Kb In Necrotizing EnterocolitisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010–2012
- Mechanisms Of Acute Bowel Injury Role Of Nf-KbEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2008
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