KarenDianeFairchildMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Charlottesville, VA

Neonatal Infections

Professor of Pediatrics, University VA School of Medicine

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Office
1215 Hospital Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-0211

Fax+1 434-982-3759
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1992 - 1996
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1992 - 2004
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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

Clinical Trials

Improved Detection of Neonatal Sepsis Using a Targeted Biomarker Assay Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
VentFirst: A Multicenter RCT of Assisted Ventilation During Delayed Cord Clamping for Extremely Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Heart rate and oxygen saturation patterns in very low birth weight infants with early onset sepsis and histologic chorioamnionitis.
Jiaxang Qiu, Briana Belmonte, Charlene R Bultmann, Karen D Fairchild, Brynne A Sullivan> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2024 Apr 2
Apnea, Intermittent Hypoxemia, and Bradycardia Events Predict Late-Onset Sepsis in Extremely Preterm Infants.
Sherry L Kausch, Douglas E Lake, Juliann M Di Fiore, Debra E Weese-Mayer, Nelson Claure, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Zachary A Vesoulis, Karen D Fairchild, Phyllis A Denn...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 1
Apnea, Intermittent Hypoxemia, and Bradycardia Events Predict Late-Onset Sepsis in Extremely Preterm Infants.
Sherry L Kausch, Douglas E Lake, Juliann M Di Fiore, Debra E Weese-Mayer, Nelson Claure, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Zachary A Vesoulis, Karen D Fairchild, Phyllis A Denn...> ;Medrxiv. 2024 Jan 27
Inflammatory biomarkers and physiomarkers of late-onset sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants.
Kausch, S., Gummadi, A., Abhyankar, M., Petri, W., Kumar, R., Fairchild, K., Sullivan, B.> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1
Dexmedetomidine During Therapeutic Hypothermia: A Multicenter Quality Initiative.
McPherson, C., Elliott, M., Fairchild, K., Zanelli, S., Vesoulis, Z.> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1
2 citations
Heart rate patterns predicting cerebral palsy in preterm infants.
Lisa Letzkus, Genevieve Lyons, Jackson Brandberg, Jiaxing Qiu, Sherry Kausch, Doug Lake, Karen Fairchild, Robin Picavia> ;Pediatric Research. 2023 Oct 27
Inflammatory Biomarkers and Physiomarkers of Late-Onset Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants.
Rupin Kumar, Sherry Kausch, Angela K S Gummadi, Karen D Fairchild, Mayuresh Abhyankar, William A Petri Jr, Brynne A Sullivan> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Jun 30
Assisted ventilation prior to umbilical cord clamping: Potential benefits, challenges, and research studies.
Karen Fairchild> ;Seminars in Perinatology. 2023 Aug 1
Impact of race on heart rate characteristics monitoring in very low birth weight infants.
Brynne A Sullivan, Camille J Hochheimer, Pavel Chernyavskiy, William E King, Karen D Fairchild> ;Pediatric Research. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Heart Rate and Pulse Oximetry Dynamics in the First Week after Birth in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients and the Risk of Cerebral Palsy.
Lisa Letzkus, Karen Fairchild, Genevieve Lyons, Harshini Pyata, Sarah Ratcliffe, Doug Lake> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Sep 29
Video-Assisted Informed Consent in a Clinical Trial of Resuscitation of Extremely Preterm Infants: Lessons Learned.
Namrita J Odackal, Catherine G Caruso, Melissa Klitzman, Monica Rincon, Bobbi J Byrne, Jameel Winter, Gina R Petroni, Karen D Fairchild, Jamie B Warren> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Jun 30
Framework for Considering Abnormal Heart Rate Characteristics and Other Signs of Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
Rupin S Kumar, Noelia Aviles Otero, Maryam O Abubakar, Megan R Elliott, Jaclyn Y Wiggins, Misky M Sharif, Brynne A Sullivan, Karen D Fairchild> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2024 Apr 1
4 citations
Antibiotic spectrum index: A new tool comparing antibiotic use in three NICUs.
Brynne A. Sullivan, Aneesha Panda, Aaron Wallman-Stokes, Rakesh Sahni, Karen D. Fairchild, Jason G. Newland, Christopher McPherson, Zachary A. Vesoulis> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Nov 23
16 citations
Vital signs as physiomarkers of neonatal sepsis.
Brynne A. Sullivan, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Sep 7
5 citations
Early Vital Sign Differences in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage.
Santina A. Zanelli, Maryam Abubakar, Robert T. Andris, Kavita Patwardhan, Karen D. Fairchild, Zachary A. Vesoulis> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2021 Aug 27
Major cardiorespiratory events do not increase after immunizations, eye exams, and other stressors in most very low birth weight infants.
Brynne A. Sullivan, S M Ahmad, C C Slevin, Robert A. Sinkin, V P Nagraj, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Aug 24
10 citations
Effect of dexmedetomidine on heart rate in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.
Megan Elliott, Jennifer Burnsed, Kristen Heinan, Lisa Letzkus, Robert T. Andris, Karen D. Fairchild, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Jul 28
3 citations
FAIRSCAPE: a Framework for FAIR and Reproducible Biomedical Analytics
Maxwell Adam Levinson, Justin Niestroy, Sadnan Al Manir, Karen D. Fairchild, Douglas E. Lake, J. Randall Moorman, Timothy Clark> ;Neuroinformatics. 2021 Jul 15
Correction: Vital sign metrics of VLBW infants in three NICUs: implications for predictive algorithms.
Amanda M. Zimmet, Brynne A. Sullivan, Karen D. Fairchild, J. Randall Moorman, Joseph R. Isler, Aaron Wallman-Stokes, Rakesh Sahni, Zachary A. Vesoulis, Sarah J. Ratcli...> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Jul 1
5 citations
Hypoxemia in infants with trisomy 21 in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Katy N. Krahn, V. Peter Nagraj, Michael A. McCulloch, Amanda M. Zimmet, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2021 May 25
17 citations
Sepsis and Mortality Prediction in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Analysis of HeRO and nSOFA.
Angela C. Zeigler, John E. Ainsworth, Karen D. Fairchild, James L. Wynn, Brynne A. Sullivan> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2021 May 10
7 citations
Vital sign metrics of VLBW infants in three NICUs: implications for predictive algorithms
Amanda M. Zimmet, Brynne A. Sullivan, Karen D. Fairchild, J. Randall Moorman, Joseph R. Isler, Aaron Wallman-Stokes, Rakesh Sahni, Zachary A. Vesoulis, Sarah J. Ratcli...> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Mar 25
5 citations
Autism risk in neonatal intensive care unit patients associated with novel heart rate patterns.
Kaitlin R. Blackard, Katy N. Krahn, Robert T. Andris, Douglas E. Lake, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Feb 18
12 citations
Clinical and vital sign changes associated with late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight infants at 3 NICUs.
Brynne A. Sullivan, V P Nagraj, K L Berry, N Fleiss, Ami Rambhia, R Kumar, Aaron Wallman-Stokes, Zachary A. Vesoulis, Rakesh Sahni, Sarah J. Ratcliffe, D E Lake, J R M...> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Jan 28
Achievement of maturational milestones among very low birth weight infants.
Brynne A. Sullivan, C C Slevin, S M Ahmad, Robert A. Sinkin, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Apr 30
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Grant Support

Hypothermia Enhances Inflammatory Cytokine Expression VIA Nf-Kappa BEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2010