LinaChalakMD
Neonat/Perinatology • Dallas, TXNeonatal Neurodevelopment
Professor at the university of Texas southwestern medical center of Dallas Division Chief Interim Neonatology Chief Director of the Neonatal Neurology Program and associate chief of Neonatal Neurology Fellowship
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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-456-2730Fax+1 214-648-2481- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Lina Chalak is Chief neonatologist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Health & Hospital System, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She received her medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. She specializes in neonatal neurodevelopment.URL Link to Candidate’s Institution Profile
https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/35027/lina-chalak.html
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center; Interim Chief in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in UTSW’s Department of Pediatrics. She is the director of the neonatal neurology program and fellowship. she specializes in fetal-neonatal neurology and developmental neuroscience with a primary focus is to improve neonatal neurologic care and outcomes. Her synergistic clinical and research programs integrate cutting-edge research and team science clinical care focused on the neonatal brain. Her research trajectory has evolved from bridging translational studies in a piglet model of asphyxia to elucidating mechanisms of neonatal brain injury to conducting clinical trials aimed at optimizing neuroprotection and developing novel physiological biomarkers of brain health. Her interdisciplinary collaborations include nationally funded networks, including the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Neonatal Research Network (NRN) and a new 7 million PCORI COOL PRIME TRIAL. She is also R01 funded and leads a multi-science research team of physiologists, biomedical engineers to evaluate the stratification of neonatal asphyxia with a neurovascular bundle for a critical real time evaluation of the coupling of cerebral blood flow and neuronal activity.
Education & Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2003- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2024
AR State Medical License 2004 - 2008- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Leaders in clinical excellence Best Mentor Award UTSW, 2021
Clinical Trials
- Cerebral Function Monitoring in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
- Laparotomy vs. Drainage for Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
- Prospective Research in Infants With Mild Encephalopathy Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Perinatal asphyxia impact on networks of cortical activity.Srinivas Kota, Lina Chalak> ;Pediatric Research. 2024 Mar 18
- Genetic and Congenital Anomalies in Infants With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.Adriana S Morell, Sarah E Monsell, Marie-Coralie Cornet, Jessica L Wisnowski, Robert C McKinstry, Amit M Mathur, Yi Li, Hannah C Glass, Fernando F Gonzalez, Dennis E M...> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2024 May 1
- Development of sensorimotor-visual connectome gradient at birth predicts neurocognitive outcomes at 2 years of age.Xia, Y., Zhao, J., Xu, Y., Duan, D., Xia, M., Jeon, T., Ouyang, M., Huang, H., He, Y., Chalak, L., Rollins, N.> ;Iscience. 2024 Feb 16
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Press Mentions
Rewarming After Cooling Therapy Increases the Odds of Seizures in Oxygen-Deprived NewbornsOctober 19th, 2021
Historical Perspectives for Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Newborn: A Life Worth SavingFebruary 2nd, 2021
The Cerebellum’s Role in Neonatal Brain InjuryJanuary 19th, 2021- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- A Novel Wavelet Neurovascular Bundle for Real Time Detection of Injury in Neonatal EncephalopathyNINDS2023–2028
- “COOL PRIME: Cooling Mild HIE Parental Selection of OutcomesPCORI2023–2028
- A Novel Wavelet Neurovascular Bundle for Real Time Detection of Injury in Neonatal EncephalopathyNIH NINDS2017–2023
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Research History
- Trials Leadbridged from translational studies in a piglet model of asphyxia to elucidating mechanisms of neonatal brain injury to conducting clinical trials aimed at optimizing neuroprotection and developing novel physiological biomarkers of brain health. Her interdisciplinary funding includes the NIH, PCORI2008 - 2028
Other Languages
- Arabic, French
Hospital Affiliations
Children's Medical Center DallasDallas, Texas
Parkland HealthDallas, Texas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas- Dallas Medical CenterDallas, Texas
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