JamesA.LemonsMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Indianapolis, IN

Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University

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Office
720 Eskenazi Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-777-6435

Fax+1 317-777-6644
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Education & Training

University of ColoradoResidency, Pediatrics, 1974 - 1975
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 1969 - 1973
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1969
University of ColoradoFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 1978 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
CO State Medical License 1973 - 1978
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Clinical Trials

Early Surfactant to Reduce Use of Mechanical Breathing in Low Birth Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 2000 May 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Study for Respiratory Failure in Newborns Start of enrollment: 1995 Oct 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Antenatal Phenobarbital to Prevent Neonatal Intracranial Hemorrhage Start of enrollment: 1993 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 3
Dexamethasone Therapy in VLBW Infants at Risk of CLD Start of enrollment: 1992 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Benchmarking Initiative to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Start of enrollment: 2001 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated With Perinatal Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 1999 Jul 01
Completed
Exosurf Neonatal and Survanta for Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome Start of enrollment: 1991 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Prediction of Jaundice in Term Infants Start of enrollment: 1991 Nov 01
Completed
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) Observational Study Start of enrollment: 1993 Oct 01
Completed
Supplemental Therapeutic Oxygen for Prethreshold Retinopathy of Prematurity Start of enrollment: 1994 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Development of Standards for the New Ballard Maturation Score Start of enrollment: 1994 Jun 01
Completed
Growth Observational Study Start of enrollment: 1994 Aug 01
Completed
Vitamin A Supplementation for Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 1996 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
In Utero Magnesium Sulfate Exposure: Effects on Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 1996 Jul 01
Completed
The Effects of Erythropoietin (EPO) on the Transfusion Requirements of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 1997 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Observational Study of Surgical Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolotis Start of enrollment: 2001 Mar 01
Completed
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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
59 citations
Admission Temperature and Associated Mortality and Morbidity among Moderately and Extremely Preterm Infants.
Abbot R. Laptook, Edward F. Bell, Seetha Shankaran, Nansi S. Boghossian, Myra H. Wyckoff, Sarah Kandefer, Michele C. Walsh, Shampa Saha, Rosemary D. Higgins, Richard A...> ;The Journal of 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
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
49 citations
Impact of Optimized Breastfeeding on the Costs of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants
Tarah T. Colaizy, Melissa Bartick, Briana J. Jegier, Brittany D. Green, Arnold Reinhold, Andrew J. Schaefer, Debra L. Bogen, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, Alison M. Stuebe, A...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Aug 1
61 citations
Inhaled nitric oxide for preterm premature rupture of membranes, oligohydramnios, and pulmonary hypoplasia
Valerie Y. Chock, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Susan R. Hintz, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, Douglas E. Kendrick, David K. Stevenson> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2009 Apr 1
79 citations
Predictors of Death or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Failure
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, K. P. Van Meurs, Rebecca Perritt, Waldemar A. Carlo, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, David K. Stevenson, James A. Lemons, W Poole, Rosemary D. Higgins> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2008 Jun 1
5 citations
Bacterial growth in human milk during continuous feeding.
Pamela M. Lemons, Kathy Miller, Harold E. Eitzen, Frances Strodtbeck, James A. Lemons> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2008 Mar 4
9 citations
Human milk intake and retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight infants.
Cherrie D Heller, Michael O'Shea, Qing Yao, John Langer, Richard A Ehrenkranz, Dale L Phelps, W Kenneth Poole, Barbara Stoll, Shahnaz Duara, William Oh, James Lemons, ...> ;Pediatrics. 2007 Jul 1
55 citations
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Premature Infants with Severe Respiratory Failure Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide
Susan R. Hintz, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Rebecca Perritt, W. Kenneth Poole, Abhik Das, David K. Stevenson, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, Betty R. Vohr, Roy J. Hey...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2007 Jul 1
29 citations
Inhaled nitric oxide in infants >1500 g and <34 weeks gestation with severe respiratory failure
K. P. Van Meurs, Susan R. Hintz, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, M.B. Ball, W. K. Poole, Rebecca Perritt, Abhik Das, Rosemary D. Higgins, David K. Stevenson> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2007 Jun 1
842 citations
Trends in neonatal morbidity and mortality for very low birthweight infants
Avroy A. Fanaroff, Barbara J. Stoll, Linda L. Wright, Waldemar A. Carlo, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Ann R. Stark, Charles R. Bauer, Edward F. Donovan, Sheldon B. Korones, ...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007 Feb 1
69 citations
The Early Treatment for Retinopathy Of Prematurity Study: structural findings at age 2 years.
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189 citations
Association between fluid intake and weight loss during the first ten days of life and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants.
William Oh, Brenda B. Poindexter, Rebecca Perritt, James A. Lemons, Charles R. Bauer, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Barbara J. Stoll, Kenneth Poole, Linda L. Wright> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2005 Dec 1
1908 citations
Whole-body hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Seetha Shankaran, Abbot R. Laptook, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Jon E. Tyson, Scott A. McDonald, Edward F. Donovan, Avroy A. Fanaroff, W. Kenneth Poole, Linda L. Wright, Ro...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2005 Oct 13
53 citations
Prolonged hospital stay for extremely premature infants: risk factors, center differences, and the impact of mortality on selecting a best-performing center.
C. Michael Cotten, William Oh, Scott A. McDonald, Waldemar A. Carlo, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Shahnaz Duara, Barbara J. Stoll, Abbot R. Laptook, Kenneth Poole, Linda L. Wrig...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2005 Oct 1
208 citations
Inhaled nitric oxide for premature infants with severe respiratory failure.
Krisa P. Van Meurs, Linda L. Wright, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, M. Bethany Ball, W. Kenneth Poole, Rebecca Perritt, Rosemary D. Higgins, William Oh, Mark ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2005 Jul 7
44 citations
Enterobacter sakazakii is a rare cause of neonatal septicemia or meningitis in vlbw infants
Barbara J. Stoll, Nellie I. Hansen, Avroy A. Fanaroff, James A. Lemons> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2004 Jun 1
122 citations
Parenteral glutamine supplementation does not reduce the risk of mortality or late-onset sepsis in extremely low birth weight infants.
Brenda B. Poindexter, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Barbara J. Stoll, Linda L. Wright, W. Kenneth Poole, William Oh, Charles R. Bauer, Lu Ann Papile, Jon E. Tyson, Waldemar A...> ;Pediatrics. 2004 May 1
109 citations
To tap or not to tap: high likelihood of meningitis without sepsis among very low birth weight infants.
Barbara J. Stoll, Nellie I. Hansen, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Linda L. Wright, Waldemar A. Carlo, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, Edward F. Donovan, Ann R. Stark, Jon...> ;Pediatrics. 2004 May 1
215 citations
Growth failure in the preterm infant: can we catch up?
Anna M. Dusick, Brenda B. Poindexter, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons> ;Seminars in Perinatology. 2003 Aug 1
48 citations
Effect of parenteral glutamine supplementation on plasma amino acid concentrations in extremely low-birth-weight infants
Brenda B. Poindexter, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Barbara J. Stoll, Matthew A. Koch, Linda L. Wright, William Oh, Lu Ann Papile, Charles R. Bauer, Waldemar A. Carlo, Edward...> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2003 Mar 1
1546 citations
Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates: The Experience of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Barbara J. Stoll, Nellie I. Hansen, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Linda L. Wright, Waldemar A. Carlo, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, Edward F. Donovan, Ann R. Stark, Jon...> ;Pediatrics. 2002 Aug 1
178 citations
Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy: Animal Observations as a Basis for a Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study in Term Infants
Seetha Shankaran, Abbot R. Laptook, Linda L. Wright, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Edward F. Donovan, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Ann R. Stark, Jon E. Tyson, Kenneth Poole, Waldemar A...> ;Pediatrics. 2002 Aug 1
531 citations
Changes in pathogens causing early-onset sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants.
Barbara J. Stoll, Nellie I. Hansen, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Linda L. Wright, Waldemar A. Carlo, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, James A. Lemons, Edward F. Donovan, Ann R. Stark, Jon...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2002 Jul 25
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Grant Support

Trial Of Benchmarking To Reduce Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Multicenter Network Of Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1991–2005
Aggressive Or Conservative Phototherapy For Extremely Low Birth Weight InfantsNational Center For Research Resources2004
Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002
Effects Of Erythropoietin On The Transfusion Requirements Of Preterm InfantsNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
Vitamin A Supplementation For Extremely Low Birth Weight InfantsNational Center For Research Resources1997–1999
Therapeutic Oxygen For Prethreshold Retinotherapy Of PrematurityNational Center For Research Resources1995–1999
Dexamethasone Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics In Premature InfantsNational Center For Research Resources1995–1997
Dexamethasone Therapy In Low Birthweight Infants With Chronic Lung DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1996
Antenatal Phenobarbital And The Prevention Of Neonatal Intracranial HemorrhageNational Center For Research Resources1995–1996
Fat Absorption In Infants Fed A Formula With A Fat Blend Similar To Human MilkNational Center For Research Resources1995
Dexamethasone Therapy In Low Birthweight Infants W/Risk For Chronic Lung DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1995
Fetal Amino Acid And GluconeogenesisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1987–1992
Fetal Amino Acid Metabolism And GluconeogenesisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1985–1986

Hospital Affiliations

Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, Indiana
Riley Hospital for Children at IU HealthIndianapolis, Indiana

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