Leif Daniel Nelin MD

Neonat/Perinatology•Columbus, OH

Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development

Professor, Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine

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700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-4559
Fax+1 614-722-4541

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2003 - 2026
NM State Medical License 1998 - 2014
TX State Medical License 1988 - 2012
WI State Medical License 1988 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Follow-up Visit of High Risk Infants Start of enrollment: 1993 Apr 01
RECRUITING
Generic Database of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 1987 Apr 01
RECRUITING
Late Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Examining the Use of Non-Invasive Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Reduce Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Newborns Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Laparotomy vs. Drainage for Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis
COMPLETED
NA
Optimizing (Longer, Deeper) Cooling for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy(HIE)
TERMINATED
NA
Hydrocortisone for BPD Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 11
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Inhaled Prostaglandin E1 (IPGE1) for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (NHRF) Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Donor Milk vs. Formula in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Transfusion of Prematures Trial Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Generic Database of Moderate Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Preemie Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy
COMPLETED
NA
Hydrocortisone for Term Hypotension Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 19
Completed
Phase 3
Inositol to Reduce Retinopathy of Prematurity Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 17
Terminated
Phase 3
Cerebral Oxygenation and Autoregulation in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Incubator Weaning of Moderately Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Blood cultures and predicting positivity in extremely preterm infants admitted to an outborn level IV NICU.
Ahmad Sharadgah, Omid Fathi, George El-Ferzli, Edward G Shepherd, Leif D Nelin
BMC Pediatrics. 2025-10-22
Computerized chest radiograph analysis of air distribution after surfactant treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in extremely preterm infants.
Julia Fall, Richard Sindelar, Malin Helenius, Eva Penno, Leif D Nelin
European Journal of Pediatrics. 2025-10-14
Promoting Equity in Parent Presence and Participation in Neonatal Intensive Care: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.
Marliese Dion Nist, Abigail B Shoben, Leif D Nelin, Lisa S Segre, Rita H Pickler
JMIR Research Protocols. 2025-08-27

Journal Articles

Using Clinical and Genetic Data to Predict Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
L D Nelin, J K Trittmann, Acta Paediatrica

Press Mentions

Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Can Be Telling of Outcomes in Extremely Preterm InfantsMay 26th, 2023
CA$2.5M Project Launched to Tackle Maternal, Neonatal Mortality in Hinterland RegionsMarch 29th, 2023
Doctors and Nurses Gives Emotional Send-off to Toddler Who Spent 500 Days in the HospitalAugust 13th, 2019
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Grant Support

Nichd Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011–2012
Cationic Amino Acid Transporters And Lung NO ProductionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2010
L Arginine Nitric Oxide Pathway In Blood Pressure ControlNational Center For Research Resources1997–2001
L Arginine Nitric Oxide Pathway Blood Pressure ControlNational Center For Research Resources1996