JosephBlissMDPhD

Neonat/Perinatology • Rochester, NY

Professor of Pediatrics

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Office
Department of Pediatrics
601 Elmwood Ave., Box 777
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone+1 585-275-9767
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Education & Training

University of RochesterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
University of RochesterResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2000
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1999 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2003 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes of Early, Aggressive Protein Intake in Very Low Birthweight Infants Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Antibiotic Safety (SCAMP) Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Effect of Medium Chain Triglyceride Intake on Colonization of Preterm Infants With Candida Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 05
Completed
Phase 1
Salivary Profiling in Infants Treated for Suspected Sepsis: The SPITSS Study Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 03
Recruiting
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

28 citations
Neonatal sepsis definitions from randomised clinical trials.
Rían Hayes, Jack Hartnett, Gergana Semova, Cian Murray, Katherine Murphy, Leah Carroll, Helena Maria Plapp, Louise Hession, Jonathan O'Toole, Danielle McCollum, Edna R...> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Nov 6
1 citations
Implementation of a Nutrition Care Bundle and Improved Weight Gain of Extremely Preterm Infants to 36 Weeks Postmenstrual Age.
Leslie T. McKinley, Lynn Przystac, Richard Tucker, Elizabeth Trail-Burns, Betty R. Vohr, Abbot R. Laptook, Joseph M. Bliss> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Oct 21
Adhesion of Candida parapsilosis to Bovine Serum Albumin under Fluid Shear.
Sunil K. Shaw, Sarah J. Longley, Sonia S. Laforce-Nesbitt, Joseph M. Bliss> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2021 May 13
3 citations
Transcription Profiles Associated with Inducible Adhesion in Candida parapsilosis
Joseph M. Bliss, George A. Tollefson, Abigail Cuevas, Sarah J. Longley, Matthew N. Neale, Alper Uzun, Sunil K. Shaw> ;Msphere. 2021 Feb 10
5 citations
Antibiotic Safety and Effectiveness in Premature Infants With Complicated Intraabdominal Infections.
Michael J. Smith, Angelique E Boutzoukas, Julie Autmizguine, Mark L. Hudak, Erin K. Zinkhan, Barry T. Bloom, Gloria P Heresi, Adrian Lavery, Sherry E. Courtney, Gregor...> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2021 Jun 1
6 citations
Increased placental expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, the receptor of SARS-CoV-2, associated with hypoxia in twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS).
Quanfu Mao, Sharon Chu, Svetlana Shapiro, Joseph M. Bliss, Monique E. De Paepe> ;Placenta. 2021 Jan 15
2 citations
Correction: Neonatal sepsis: need for consensus definition, collaboration and core outcomes.
Eleanor J. Molloy, James L. Wynn, Joseph M. Bliss, Joyce M. Koenig, Fleur M Keij, Matt McGovern, Helmut Kuester, Mark A. Turner, Eric Giannoni, Jan Mazela, Marina Degt...> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Jul 1
49 citations
Neonatal sepsis: need for consensus definition, collaboration and core outcomes.
Eleanor J. Molloy, James L. Wynn, Joseph M. Bliss, Joyce M. Koenig, Fleur M Keij, Matt McGovern, Helmut Kuester, Mark A. Turner, Eric Giannoni, Jan Mazela, Marina Degt...> ;Pediatric Research. 2020 Mar 19
66 citations
Challenges in developing a consensus definition of neonatal sepsis.
Matthew McGovern, Eric Giannoni, Helmut Kuester, Mark A. Turner, Agnes van den Hoogen, Joseph M. Bliss, Joyce M. Koenig, Fleur M Keij, Jan Mazela, Rebecca Finnegan, Ma...> ;Pediatric Research. 2020 Mar 3
Toward the elimination of bias in Pediatric Research
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60 citations
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Retinopathy of Prematurity by Treatment.
Girija Natarajan, Seetha Shankaran, Tracy L. Nolen, Amaanti Sridhar, Kathleen A. Kennedy, Susan R. Hintz, Dale L. Phelps, Sara B. DeMauro, Waldemar A. Carlo, Marie G. ...> ;Pediatrics. 2019 Aug 1
149 citations
Candida parapsilosis: from Genes to the Bedside.
Renáta Tóth, Jozef Nosek, Héctor M. Mora-Montes, Toni Gabaldón, Joseph M. Bliss, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Siobhán A. Turner, Geraldine Butler, Csaba Vágvölgyi, Attila Gácser> ;Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 2019 Mar 20
4 citations
Pathology of Neonatal Non- albicans Candidiasis: Autopsy Study and Literature Review.
Claire Anne Therese M Hemedez, Elizabeth Trail-Burns, Quanfu Mao, Sharon Chu, Sunil K. Shaw, Joseph M. Bliss, Monique E. De Paepe> ;Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2019 Mar 1
13 citations
Dietary Supplementation With Medium-Chain Triglycerides Reduces Candida Gastrointestinal Colonization in Preterm Infants.
Amanda B. Arsenault, Kearney T. W. Gunsalus, Sonia S. Laforce-Nesbitt, Lynn Przystac, Erik J DeAngelis, Michaela E Hurley, Ethan S Vorel, Richard Tucker, Nirupa R Matt...> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2019 Feb 1
1 citations
Galectin-3 expression and effect of supplementation in neonatal mice with disseminated Candida albicans infection
Prasoon Verma, Sonia S. Laforce-Nesbitt, Richard Tucker, Quanfu Mao, Monique E. De Paepe, Joseph M. Bliss> ;Pediatric Research. 2019 Jan 16
16 citations
Role of the Inducible Adhesin CpAls7 in Binding of Candida parapsilosis to the Extracellular Matrix under Fluid Shear.
Matthew N. Neale, Kyle A. Glass, Sarah J. Longley, Denny J. Kim, Sonia S. Laforce-Nesbitt, Jeremy D. Wortzel, Sunil K. Shaw, Joseph M. Bliss> ;Infection and Immunity. 2018 Mar 22
2 citations
Editorial: The Neonatal Immune System: A Unique Host-Microbial Interface.
Joseph M. Bliss, James L. Wynn> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2017 Dec 21
16 citations
RNA-Seq reveals a central role for lectin, C1q and von Willebrand factor A domains in the defensive glue of a terrestrial slug.
Andrew Smith, Cassandra Papaleo, Christopher W. Reid, Joseph M. Bliss> ;Biofouling. 2017 Sep 13
11 citations
Candida parapsilosis protects premature intestinal epithelial cells from invasion and damage by Candida albicans
Sara Gonia, Linda S. Archambault, Emily G. Fellows, Joseph M. Bliss, Robert T. Wheeler, Cheryl A. Gale, Margaret Shevik, Marie Altendahl> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2017 Mar 22
30 citations
Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Early, High-Dose Parenteral Amino Acid Intake in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Maya Balakrishnan, Alishia Jennings, Lynn Przystac, Chanika Phornphutkul, Richard Tucker, Betty R. Vohr, Bonnie E. Stephens, Joseph M. Bliss> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2017 Mar 1
31 citations
NETosis in Neonates: Evidence of a Reactive Oxygen Species–Independent Pathway in Response to Fungal Challenge
Angel S. Byrd, Xian M. O'Brien, Sonia S. Laforce-Nesbitt, Valentina E. Parisi, Matthew P. Hirakawa, Joseph M. Bliss, Jonathan S. Reichner> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Feb 15
7 citations
Host Defense Proteins in Breast Milk and Neonatal Yeast Colonization.
Brian D.W. Chow, Juliann L. Reardon, Emily O. Perry, Sonia S. Laforce-Nesbitt, Richard Tucker, Joseph M. Bliss> ;Journal of Human Lactation. 2016 Feb 1
16 citations
Neonatal Candidiasis: New Insights into an Old Problem at a Unique Host-Pathogen Interface
Amanda B. Arsenault, Joseph M. Bliss> ;Current Fungal Infection Reports. 2015 Sep 7
5 citations
Protection of Candida parapsilosis from neutrophil killing through internalization by human endothelial cells.
Kyle A. Glass, Sarah J. Longley, Joseph M. Bliss, Sunil K. Shaw> ;Virulence. 2015 Jun 3
8 citations
Candida parapsilosis: An emerging pathogen developing its own identity
Joseph M. Bliss> ;Virulence. 2015 Feb 10
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Press Mentions

Outcomes of Infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn: Results from Three NICHD StudiesJanuary 6th, 2021
Study in Mice Suggests Coconut Oil Can Control Overgrowth of a Fungal Pathogen in GI TractNovember 18th, 2015

Grant Support

Neonatal Candidiasis &Immune Compromise During DevelopmentNational Center For Research Resources2009–2011
Antibody In Defense Against Neonatal Candida InfectionsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2008