RobertLewisSchelonkaMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Portland, OR

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

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Office
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
619 South 19th Street
Portland, OR 97239
Phone+1 205-996-2244

Fax+1 205-996-2254
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Education & Training

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2009 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1992 - 2025
AL State Medical License Active through 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Portland Monthly Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011

Clinical Trials

Early Versus Expectant Treatment of Ureaplasma Infection in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Trial of Intravenous Azithromycin to Eradicate Ureaplasma Respiratory Tract Infection in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Cost-effectiveness analysis of heart rate characteristics monitoring to improve survival for very low birth weight infants.
William E King, Waldemar A Carlo, T Michael O'Shea, Robert L Schelonka> ;Frontiers in Health Services. 2022 Jan 1
3 citations
Quantification of Early Neonatal Oxygen Exposure as a Risk Factor for Retinopathy of Prematurity Requiring Treatment.
Jimmy S Chen, Jamie E Anderson, Aaron S Coyner, Susan Ostmo, Kemal Sonmez, Deniz Erdogmus, Brian K Jordan, Cynthia T McEvoy, Dmitry Dukhovny, Robert L Schelonka, R V P...> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2021 Dec 1
12 citations
Single-Examination Risk Prediction of Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity.
Aaron S. Coyner, Jimmy S. Chen, Praveer Singh, Robert L. Schelonka, Brian K. Jordan, Cindy T. McEvoy, Jamie E. Anderson, R.V. Paul Chan, Kemal Sonmez, Deniz Erdogmus, ...> ;Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1
3 citations
Multivariable predictive models of death or neurodevelopmental impairment among extremely low birth weight infants using heart rate characteristics.
William E. King, Waldemar A. Carlo, T. Michael O'Shea, Robert L. Schelonka, Hrc neurodevelopmental follow-up investigators> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Nov 16
5 citations
Heart rate characteristics monitoring and reduction in mortality or neurodevelopmental impairment in extremely low birthweight infants with sepsis.
William E. King, Waldemar A. Carlo, T. Michael O'Shea, Robert L. Schelonka> ;Early Human Development. 2021 Aug 1
32 citations
Evaluation of a Deep Learning-Derived Quantitative Retinopathy of Prematurity Severity Scale.
J. Peter Campbell, Sang Jin Kim, James M. Brown, Susan Ostmo, R.V. Paul Chan, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, Michael F. Chiang, Kemal Sonmez, Robert L. Schelonka, Karyn Jo...> ;Ophthalmology. 2021 Jul 1
1 citations
Preimmune Control of the Variance of TCR CDR-B3: Insights Gained From Germline Replacement of a TCR Dβ Gene Segment With an Ig DH Gene Segment
Mohamed Khass, Michael Levinson, Robert L. Schelonka, Pratibha Kapoor, Peter D. Burrows, Harry W. Schroeder> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2020 Sep 11
27 citations
Evaluation of artificial intelligence-based telemedicine screening for retinopathy of prematurity
Miles F. Greenwald, Ian Danford, Malika Shahrawat, Susan Ostmo, James M. Brown, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, Kacy Bradshaw, Robert L. Schelonka, Howard S Cohen, R.V. Pau...> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2020 Apr 11
12 citations
Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in the Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring Randomized Controlled Trial.
Robert L. Schelonka, Waldemar A. Carlo, Charles R. Bauer, Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, Vivien Phillips, Jennifer Helderman, Christina T. Navarrete, J. Randall Moorman, Dou...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Feb 4
13 citations
A neonatal nonhuman primate model of gestational Zika virus infection with evidence of microencephaly, seizures and cardiomyopathy.
Rosemary J. Steinbach, Nicole N. Haese, Jessica L. Smith, Lois M. A. Colgin, Rhonda MacAllister, Justin M. Greene, Christopher J. Parkins, J. Beth Kempton, Edward Pors...> ;Plos One. 2020 Jan 14
10 citations
Meningitis, urinary tract, and bloodstream infections in very low birth weight infants enrolled in a heart rate characteristics monitoring trial.
Joern Hendrik Weitkamp, Judy L. Aschner, Wallly A. Carlo, Eduardo Bancalari, Jose A. Perez, Cristina Navarrete, Robert L. Schelonka, M. Whit Walker, Peter J. Porcelli,...> ;Pediatric Research. 2020 Jun 1
34 citations
The Effect of Extended Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Changes in Lung Volumes in Stable Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Ryan Lam, Diane Schilling, Brian Scottoline, Astrid S. Platteau, Meike Niederhausen, Kelli Lund, Robert L. Schelonka, Kelvin D. MacDonald, Cindy T. McEvoy> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Feb 1
Automated neutrophil cell counts had a limited ability to predict sepsis but that improved from 7 days of age.
Ladawna Gievers, Jamie B. Warren, Richard M. Scanlan, Robert L. Schelonka> ;Acta Paediatrica. 2019 Sep 6
13 citations
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay Reduction by Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring
Jonathan R. Swanson, William E. King, Robert A. Sinkin, Douglas E. Lake, Waldemar A. Carlo, Robert L. Schelonka, Peter J. Porcelli, Christina T. Navarrete, Eduardo Ban...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018 Apr 24
16 citations
Beyond the uterine environment: a nonhuman primate model to investigate maternal-fetal and neonatal outcomes following chronic intrauterine infection
Meredith A. Kelleher, Zheng Liu, Xiaojie Wang, Christopher D. Kroenke, Lisa A Houser, Brandy L. Dozier, Lauren D. Martin, Ken B. Waites, Cindy T. McEvoy, Robert L. Sch...> ;Pediatric Research. 2017 May 24
3 citations
Alterations in B cell development, CDR-H3 repertoire and dsDNA-binding antibody production among C57BL/6 ΔD-iD mice congenic for the lupus susceptibility loci sle1, sl...
Mohamed Khass, Robert L. Schelonka, Cun Ren Liu, Ada Elgavish, Laurence Morel, Peter D. Burrows, Harry W. Schroeder> ;Autoimmunity. 2017 Feb 1
26 citations
Fluconazole Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Candidiasis in Premature Infants: A Meta-analysis Using Patient-level Data
Jessica E. Ericson, David A. Kaufman, Stephen D. Kicklighter, Jatinder Bhatia, Daniela Testoni, Jamie Gao, P. Brian Smith, Kristi Prather, Daniel K. Benjamin, Scott Ma...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2016 Sep 1
13 citations
Violation of an evolutionarily conserved immunoglobulin diversity gene sequence preference promotes production of dsDNA-specific IgG antibodies.
Aaron Silva-Sanchez, Cun Ren Liu, Andre M. Vale, Mohamed Khass, Pratibha Kapoor, Ada Elgavish, Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Gregory C. Ippolito, Robert L. Schelonka, Trenton R. S...> ;Plos One. 2015 Feb 23
22 citations
Pharmacokinetics, Microbial Response, and Pulmonary Outcomes of Multidose Intravenous Azithromycin in Preterm Infants at Risk for Ureaplasma Respiratory Colonization
L. Marcela Merchan, Hazem E. Hassan, Michael L. Terrin, Ken B. Waites, David A. Kaufman, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Pamela Donohue, Susan J. Dulkerian, Robert L. Schelon...> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2015 Jan 1
105 citations
Cytokines Associated with Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Akhil Maheshwari, Robert L. Schelonka, Reed A. Dimmitt, Waldemar A. Carlo, Breda Munoz-Hernandez, Abhik Das, Scott A. McDonald, Poul Thorsen, Kristin Skogstrand, David...> ;Pediatric Research. 2014 Apr 14
Immunogenicity of Haemophilus influenzae type b protein conjugate vaccines in very low birth weight infants.
Carl T. D'Angio, Theresa E. Murray, Lei Li, Roy J. Heyne, T. Michael O'Shea, Robert L. Schelonka, Seetha Shankaran, Shahnaz Duara, Ronald N. Goldberg, Barbara J. Stoll...> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2013 Dec 1
10 citations
Type V aplasia cutis congenita: case report, review of the literature, and proposed treatment algorithm
Daniel Morrow, Robert Schelonka, Alfons Krol, B S Michael Davies, Anna Kuang> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2013 Nov 1
98 citations
septicemia mortality reduction in neonates in a heart rate characteristics monitoring trial
Karen D. Fairchild, Robert L. Schelonka, David A. Kaufman, Waldemar A. Carlo, Peter J. Porcelli, Cristina Navarrete, Eduardo Bancalari, Judy L. Aschner, M. Whit Walker...> ;Pediatric Research. 2013 Aug 13
61 citations
Plastic bags for prevention of hypothermia in preterm and low birth weight infants
Alicia E. Leadford, Jamie B. Warren, Albert Manasyan, Elwyn Chomba, Ariel A. Salas, Robert L. Schelonka, Waldemar A. Carlo> ;Pediatrics. 2013 Jul 1
39 citations
Safety and Effectiveness of Meropenem in Infants With Suspected or Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Brenda B. Poindexter, Margarita Bidegain, Joern Hendrik Weitkamp, Robert L. Schelonka, David A. Randolph, Robert M. Ward, Kelly C. Wade, Glori...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2012 Dec 1
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Grant Support

Azithromycin To Prevent BPD In Ureaplasma-Infected Preterms.Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011–2012
Role Of CDR3 In The Development Of Neonatal ImmunityEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2003–2007

Hospital Affiliations

OHSU HospitalPortland, Oregon
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenterVancouver, Washington