NamasivayamAmbalavananMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Birmingham, AL

Neonatal Respiratory Failure & Lung Development

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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Office
176F, Suite 9380, WIC
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone+1 205-934-4680

Fax+1 205-934-3100
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Summary

Co-Division Director, Neonatology

Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and ResearchClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Founder's Award Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2015
President Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2005
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Inhaled Nitric Oxide by Oxygen Hood in Neonates Start of enrollment: 1999 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 4
Re-feeding Gastric Residuals in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Inhaled Prostaglandin E1 (IPGE1) for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (NHRF) Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Vitamin D Supplementation for Extremely Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Trial of Intravenous Azithromycin to Eradicate Ureaplasma Respiratory Tract Infection in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Cerebral Oxygenation and Autoregulation in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Pulmonary Function Using Non-invasive Forced Oscillometry Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 06
Recruiting
Not Applicable
The Budesonide in Babies (BiB) Trial Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 01
Recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
Effect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
, Martin L Blakely, Andrea Krzyzaniak, Melvin S Dassinger, Claudia Pedroza, Jorn-Hendrik Weitkamp, Ankush Gosain, Michael Cotten, Susan R Hintz, Henry Rice, Sherry E C...> ;JAMA. 2024 Mar 26
Risk factors for food insecurity and association with prenatal care utilization among women who took opioids during pregnancy.
Lindsay M Parlberg, Jamie E Newman, Stephanie Merhar, Brenda Poindexter, Sara DeMauro, Scott Lorch, Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, Catherine Limperopoulos, Nicole Mack, Jona...> ;Research Square. 2024 Mar 25
Histological Chorioamnionitis Increases the Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Jain, V., Parikh, N., Rysavy, M., Shukla, V., Trotta, M., Jobe, A., Carlo, W., Ambalavanan, N.> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Feb 28
Association of maternal pre-pregnancy or first trimester body mass index with neurodevelopmental impairment or death in extremely low gestational age neonates.
Sanjay Chawla, Abbot R Laptook, Emily A Smith, Sylvia Tan, Girija Natarajan, Myra H Wyckoff, Rachel G Greenberg, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Edward F Bell, Krisa P Van Me...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2024 Feb 23
Social distancing and extremely preterm births in the initial COVID-19 pandemic period.
Carper, B., Rysavy, M., Bell, E., Das, A., Patel, R., D'Angio, C., Cotten, C., Merhar, S., Wyckoff, M., Sánchez, P., , Shukla, V., Ambalavanan, N., Watterberg, K., Kum...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2024 Feb 22
Extended CPAP or low-flow nasal cannula for intermittent hypoxaemia in preterm infants: a 24-hour randomised clinical trial.
Nakhmani, A., Boateng, E., Aban, I., Yazdi, S., Carlo, W., Ambalavanan, N., Travers, C.> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2024 Feb 16
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
Highly comparative time series analysis of oxygen saturation and heart rate to predict respiratory outcomes in extremely preterm infants.
Qiu, J., Di Fiore, J., Krishnamurthi, N., Indic, P., Carroll, J., Claure, N., Kemp, J., Dennery, P., Hibbs, A., Martin, R., Lake, D., Randall Moorman, J., Ambalavanan,...> ;Medrxiv. 2024 Jan 24
Is there a role for early postnatal steroids in very preterm infants exposed to chorioamnionitis?
Viral G Jain, Namasivayam Ambalavanan> ;Pediatric Research. 2024 Mar 1
Body composition of very preterm infants in mid-adulthood.
Salas, A., Ambalavanan, N., Valcarce, V.> ;Pediatric Research. 2023 Dec 30
Neonatal Respiratory Support Utilization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Registry-Based Observational Study.
Switchenko, N., Shukla, V., Mwenechanya, M., Chomba, E., Patel, A., Hibberd, P., Ambalavanan, N., Figueroa, L., Mazariegos, M., Krebs, N., Goudar, S., Derman, R., Esam...> ;Neonatology. 2024 Jan 1
Psychological distress among postpartum women who took opioids during pregnancy: the role of perceived stigma in healthcare settings.
Carla M Bann, Katherine C Okoniewski, Leslie Clarke, Deanne Wilson-Costello, Stephanie Merhar, Sara DeMauro, Scott Lorch, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Myriam Peralta-Carce...> ;Archives of Women's Mental Health. 2024 Apr 1
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes at Periviable Gestation throughout Delivery Admission.
Angela R Seasely, Victoria C Jauk, Jeff M Szychowski, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Alan T Tita, Brian M Casey> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2023 Nov 1
Maturation of cardioventilatory physiological trajectories in extremely preterm infants.
Debra E Weese-Mayer, Juliann M Di Fiore, Douglas E Lake, Anna Maria Hibbs, Nelson Claure, Jiaxing Qiu, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Eduardo Bancalari, James S Kemp, Amanda...> ;Pediatric Research. 2024 Mar 1
Antimicrobial peptides modulate lung injury by altering the intestinal microbiota.
Ahmed Abdelgawad, Teodora Nicola, Isaac Martin, Brian A Halloran, Kosuke Tanaka, Comfort Y Adegboye, Pankaj Jain, Changchun Ren, Charitharth V Lal, Namasivayam Ambalav...> ;Microbiome. 2023 Oct 16
Plasma proteoglycan 4: a novel biomarker for acute lung injury after pediatric cardiac surgery.
Ahmed Asfari, Erica A Doyle, Gregory D Jay, Natalia Aristizabal, Ananya Manchikalapati, A K M Fazlur Rahman, Kristal M Hock, Santiago Borasino, Namasivayam Ambalavanan...> ;Translational Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 18
1 citations
Information Based Similarity Analysis of Oxygen Saturation Recordings to Detect Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Infants.
Pravitha Ramanand, Premananda Indic, Samuel J Gentle, Namasivayam Ambalavanan> ;Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 2023 Sep 1
NF-κB Signaling in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Potential Therapeutic Strategy?
Viral G Jain, Namasivayam Ambalavanan> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2023 Nov 1
Breastfeeding initiation and duration among people with mild chronic hypertension: a secondary analysis of the Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy trial.
Alison N Goulding, Leah Antoniewicz, Justin M Leach, Kim Boggess, Lorraine Dugoff, Baha Sibai, Kirsten Lawrence, Brenna L Hughes, Joseph Bell, Rodney K Edwards, Kelly ...> ;American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2023 Sep 1
Correction To: Outcomes of Babies with Opioid Exposure (OBOE): protocol of a prospective longitudinal cohort study.
Carla M Bann, Jamie E Newman, Brenda Poindexter, Katherine Okoniewski, Sara DeMauro, Scott A Lorch, Deanne Wilson-Costello, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Myriam Peralta-Car...> ;Pediatric Research. 2023 Oct 1
5 citations
Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Data to Predict Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants.
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Debra E Weese-Mayer, Anna Maria Hibbs, Nelson Claure, John L Carroll, J Randall Moorman, Eduardo Bancalari, Aaron Hamvas, Richard J Martin, Ju...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Jul 1
Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects of Hydrocortisone by Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Death Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the National Institute of Child ...
Samuel J Gentle, Matthew A Rysavy, Lei Li, Matthew M Laughon, Ravi M Patel, Erik A Jensen, Susan Hintz, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Waldemar A Carlo, Kristi Watterberg, ,...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 May 1
2 citations
A Multi-omic Analysis of the Human Lung Reveals Distinct Cell Specific Aging and Senescence Molecular Programs.
Kaminski, N., Ruben De Man, John E McDonough, Taylor S Adams, Edward P Manning, Greg Myers, Robin Vos, Laurens Ceulemans, Lieven Dupont, Bart M Vanaudenaerde, Wim A Wu...> ;Biorxiv. 2023 Apr 19
1 citations
Thyroid hormone modulates hyperoxic neonatal lung injury and mitochondrial function.
Bianca M Vamesu, Teodora Nicola, Rui Li, Snehashis Hazra, Sadis Matalon, Naftali Kaminski, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Jegen Kandasamy, Kaminski, N.> ;JCI Insight. 2023 Apr 24
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Journal Articles

Predictive Modeling for Perinatal Mortality in Resource-Limited Settings
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Carl Bose, Melissa Bauserman, Edward A Liechty, Waldemar A Carlo, JAMA Network Open
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States from 2002 to 2016
Colm P Travers, Waldemar A Carlo, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Barbara J Stoll, Myra H Wyckoff, Seetha Shankaran, Sara B Demauro, Michele C Walsh, Scott A Lorch, Margarita..., JAMA Network Open
A Comparison of 3 Vitamin D Dosing Regimens in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Waldemar A Carlo, Prem Fort, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Ariel A Salas, The Journal of Pediatrics

Authored Content

Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States from 2002 to 2016June 2020

Press Mentions

Early Study Suggests Nanodiamonds Safe for ImplantsFebruary 5th, 2012

Grant Support

Pre-Vent ApneaNHLBI2016–2021
STOP BPDNHLBI2015–2019
Molecular Atlas of Lung Development - Research Center (RC) "Alveolar DevMAP"National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2014–2019
Azithromycin To Prevent BPD In Ureaplasma-Infected Preterms.Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011–2012
Transforming Growth Factor - Beta Mediates Effects Of Hypoxia In Newborn LungNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
C-Reactive Protein In Extremely Low Birth Weight NeonatesEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2008
MMP-2 In Neonatal Hypoxic Pulmonary Vascular RemodelingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2008

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Member
American Thoracic Society - ATS
Member
American Pediatric Society
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Children's of AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama

External Links

UAB websitehttp://services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/FacultyData.asp?FID=18771
Children's websitehttps://www.childrensal.org/body.cfm?id=13&action=detail&ref=7
Personal websitehttp://home.sprynet.com/~ambal/