LewisPRubinMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Washington, DC

Professor of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center

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Office
3800 Reservoir RD., NW
M3400
Washington, DC 20007
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Summary

Dr. Lewis Rubin is a neonatologist in Washington, DC and is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He is experienced in breast cancer, neonatology, pediatric nutrition, global health, and epigenetics.

Education & Training

Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2018 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2018 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2020
FL State Medical License 2008 - 2020
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2008
MA State Medical License 1988 - 2007
RI State Medical License 1990 - 2006
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member American Pediatric Society
Elected Member Society for Pediatric Research
Inaugural Fellow International Carotenoid Society, 2017
James A. Olson Memorial Lecturer American Society for Nutrition, 2016
Special Founders Award University of South Florida College of Pharmacy, 2012
Innovation Award Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2005
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching Brown Medical School, 2004
Charles H. Hood Fellow in Child Health The Medical Foundation, 1988-1989
William Osler Medal American Association for the History of Medicine, 1981
John F. Fulton Memorial Award Yale University School of Medicine, 1980
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

63 citations
Carotenoid Lutein Selectively Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Potentiates the Effect of Chemotherapeutic Agents through ROS-Mediated Mechanisms
Xiaoming Gong, Joshua R Smith, Haley M Swanson, Lewis P. Rubin> ;Molecules. 2018 Apr 14
12 citations
MEF2 transcription factors in human placenta and involvement in cytotrophoblast invasion and differentiation.
Lucy Li, Lewis P. Rubin, Xiaoming Gong> ;Physiological Genomics. 2018 Jan 1
28 citations
Effects of the Macular Carotenoid Lutein in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells.
Xiaoming Gong, Christian S. Draper, Geoffrey S Allison, Raju Marisiddaiah, Lewis P. Rubin> ;Antioxidants. 2017 Dec 4
8 citations
Inhibition of pulmonary β-carotene 15, 15'-oxygenase expression by glucocorticoid involves PPARα.
Xiaoming Gong, Raju Marisiddaiah, Lewis P. Rubin> ;Plos One. 2017 Jul 21
3 citations
Pulmonary hypoplasia resulting from prolonged rupture of membranes: A distinct clinical entity with instructive experimental models.
Lewis P. Rubin> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2017 Jul 17
83 citations
Metabolic Effects of Inflammation on Vitamin A and Carotenoids in Humans and Animal Models.
Lewis P. Rubin, A. Catharine Ross, Charles B. Stephensen, Torsten Bohn, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2017 Mar 1
9 citations
Sustaining careers of physician-scientists in neonatology and pediatric critical care medicine: Formulating supportive departmental policies
Helen Christou, Maria L.V. Dizon, Kathryn N. Farrow, Sudarshan R. Jadcherla, Kristen T. Leeman, Akhil Maheshwari, Lewis P. Rubin, Brian K. Stansfield, David H. Rowitch> ;Pediatric Research. 2016 Nov 1
35 citations
Mitochondrial β-Carotene 9′,10′ Oxygenase Modulates Prostate Cancer Growth via NF-κB Inhibition: A Lycopene-Independent Function
Xiaoming Gong, Raju Marisiddaiah, Susan Zaripheh, Doris Wiener, Lewis P. Rubin> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2016 Oct 1
2 citations
Novel Somatic Copy Number Alteration Identified for Cervical Cancer in the Mexican American Population
Alireza Torabi, Javier Ordonez, Brenda Bin Su, Laura Palmer, ChunXiang Mao, Katherine E. Lara, Lewis P. Rubin, Chun Xu> ;Medical Sciences. 2016 Aug 3
38 citations
Maternal and pediatric health and disease: integrating biopsychosocial models and epigenetics.
Lewis P. Rubin> ;Pediatric Research. 2016 Jan 1
23 citations
Polymorphisms within ASTN2 gene are associated with age at onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Kesheng Wang, Silvina Tonarelli, Xingguang Luo, Liang Wang, Brenda Bin Su, Lingjun Zuo, ChunXiang Mao, Lewis P. Rubin, David F. Briones, Chun Xu> ;Journal of Neural Transmission. 2015 May 1
22 citations
Role of macular xanthophylls in prevention of common neovascular retinopathies: retinopathy of prematurity and diabetic retinopathy.
Xiaoming Gong, Lewis P. Rubin> ;Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2015 Apr 15
22 citations
Genome-Wide Methylome Analyses Reveal Novel Epigenetic Regulation Patterns in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Yongsheng Li, Cynthia Camarillo, Juan Xu, Tania Bedard Arana, Yun Xiao, Zheng Zhao, Hong Chen, Mercedes Ramirez, Juan Zavala, Michael Escamilla, Regina Armas, Ricardo ...> ;Biomed Research International. 2015 Feb 4
5 citations
β-carotene regulates expression of β-carotene 15,15'-monoxygenase in human alveolar epithelial cells.
Xiaoming Gong, Raju Marisiddaiah, Lewis P. Rubin> ;Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2013 Nov 15
33 citations
Neonatal intensive care unit: predictive models for length of stay
G J Bender, Devin C. Koestler, Hernando Ombao, M McCourt, B Alskinis, Lewis P. Rubin, James F. Padbury> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2013 Feb 1
14 citations
Obesity, Assisted Reproductive Technology, and Early Preterm Birth—Florida, 2004–2006
Erin K. Sauber-Schatz, William M. Sappenfield, Violanda Grigorescu, Aniket D. Kulkarni, Yujia Zhang, Hamisu M. Salihu, Lewis P. Rubin, Russell S. Kirby, Denise J. Jami...> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 2012 Nov 15
Response to 'May be the formula supplementation with lutein actually be effective on visual development in preterm infants?'.
Rubin, L. P., Fulton, A. B., Chan, G. M.> ;J Perinatol. 2012 Jun 29
70 citations
Effect of carotenoid supplementation on plasma carotenoids, inflammation and visual development in preterm infants
Lewis P. Rubin, Gary Chan, Bridget Barrett-Reis, Anne B. Fulton, Ronald M. Hansen, Terri Ashmeade, J S Oliver, Amy D Mackey, R A Dimmit, E. Eugenie Hartmann, David H. ...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2012 Jun 1
49 citations
Hepatic stellate cells are an important cellular site for β-carotene conversion to retinoid.
Shmarakov Io, Matthew K. Fleshman, Diana N. D'Ambrosio, Roseann Piantedosi, Ken M. Riedl, Steven J. Schwartz, Robert W. Curley, Johannes von Lintig, Lewis P. Rubin, Ea...> ;Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2010 Dec 1
20 citations
Nulliparity and preterm birth in the era of obesity epidemic
Hamisu M. Salihu, Alfred K. Mbah, Amina P. Alio, Jennifer L. Kornosky, Valerie E. Whiteman, Victoria Belogolovkin, Lewis P. Rubin> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2010 Nov 10
6 citations
Postnatal growth in preterm infants: too small, too big, or just right?
Lewis P. Rubin> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2009 Apr 1
21 citations
Role of aspartyl-(asparaginyl) β-hydroxylase in placental implantation: relevance to early pregnancy loss
Fusun Gundogan, Gwen Elwood, David Greco, Lewis P. Rubin, Halit Pinar, Rolf I. Carlson, Suzanne M. de la Monte, Jack R. Wands> ;Human Pathology. 2007 Jan 1
31 citations
Cooperation between MEF2 and PPARγ in human intestinal β,β-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase gene expression
Xiaoming Gong, Shu-Whei Tsai, Bingfang Yan, Lewis P. Rubin> ;BMC Molecular Biology. 2006 Feb 21
29 citations
Integrins β1, α6, and α3 contribute to mechanical strain-induced differentiation of fetal lung type II epithelial cells via distinct mechanisms
Juan Sanchez-Esteban, Yulian Wang, Edward J. Filardo, Lewis P. Rubin, Donald E. Ingber> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2006 Feb 1
59 citations
Hyperoxia-induced apoptosis and Fas/FasL expression in lung epithelial cells
Monique E. De Paepe, Quanfu Mao, Yvonne Chao, Jessica L. Powell, Lewis P. Rubin, Surendra Sharma> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2005 Oct 1
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Grant Support

Placental Carotenoids: Metabolism And DevelopmentEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2005–2006
Placental Carotenoids: Metabolism And DevelopmentEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002–2005
Biology Of Human Trophoblast DevelopmentEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1996–2000
Vascular Disease Academic Award, NhlbiNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993–1997
Characterization Of Fetoplacental Pth-Like FactorsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1990
Characterization Of Fetoplacental Pth-Like FactorsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1988–1989

Hospital Affiliations

MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, District of Columbia

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