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• Major cardiorespiratory events do not increase after immunizations, eye exams, and other stressors in most very low birth weight infants.
  Brynne A. Sullivan, S M Ahmad, C C Slevin, Robert A. Sinkin, V P Nagraj, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Aug 24
• Achievement of maturational milestones among very low birth weight infants.
  Brynne A. Sullivan, C C Slevin, S M Ahmad, Robert A. Sinkin, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Apr 30
• Correction: Recovery from bradycardia and desaturation events at 32 weeks corrected age and NICU length of stay: an indicator of physiologic resilience?
  V Peter Nagraj, Robert A Sinkin, Douglas E Lake, J Randall Moorman, Karen D Fairchild> ;Pediatric Research. 2020 Nov 1
• 5 citations
  Recovery from bradycardia and desaturation events at 32 weeks corrected age and NICU length of stay: an indicator of physiologic resilience?
  V Peter Nagraj, Robert A Sinkin, Douglas E Lake, J Randall Moorman, Karen D Fairchild> ;Pediatric Research. 2019 Nov 1
• 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
• 29 citations
  Evidence of Early Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
  Andrew Berenz, Jeffrey Vergales, Jonathan R. Swanson, Robert A. Sinkin> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2017 Feb 15
• 5 citations
  Cost Analysis of Fluconazole Prophylaxis for Prevention of Neonatal Invasive Candidiasis.
  Jonathan R. Swanson, Jeff Vergales, David A. Kaufman, Robert A. Sinkin> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2016 May 1
• Antenatal corticosteroids before 24 weeks: is it time?
  Jonathan R. Swanson, Robert A. Sinkin> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2016 May 1
• 39 citations
  Clinical associations with immature breathing in preterm infants: part 2-periodic breathing.
  Manisha Patel, Mary Mohr, Douglas E. Lake, John B. Delos, J. Randall Moorman, Robert A. Sinkin, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Pediatric Research. 2016 Mar 22
• 72 citations
  Cognitive workload changes for nurses transitioning from a legacy system with paper documentation to a commercial electronic health record.
  Lacey Colligan, Henry W W Potts, Chelsea T. Finn, Robert A. Sinkin> ;International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2015 Jul 1
• 10 citations
  NASCAR pit-stop model improves delivery room and admission efficiency and outcomes for infants <27 weeks’ gestation
  Brooke D. Vergales, Elisabeth J. Dwyer, Sarah M. Wilson, Evelyn A. Nicholson, Rachel C. Nauman, Li Jin, Robert A. Sinkin, David A. Kaufman> ;Resuscitation. 2015 Jul 1
• 28 citations
  Testing the Feasibility of Skype and FaceTime Updates With Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  Elizabeth G. Epstein, Jessica Sherman, Amy Blackman, Robert A. Sinkin> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2015 Jul 1
• 35 citations
  Quantification of periodic breathing in premature infants
  Mary Mohr, Karen D. Fairchild, Manisha Patel, Robert A. Sinkin, Matthew T. Clark, J. Randall Moorman, Douglas E. Lake, John B. Delos> ;Physiological Measurement. 2015 May 27
• 27 citations
  Transition from fetus to newborn.
  Jonathan R. Swanson, Robert A. Sinkin> ;Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2015 Apr 1
• 21 citations
  Very long apnea events in preterm infants
  Mary Mohr, Brooke D. Vergales, Hoshik Lee, Matthew T. Clark, Douglas E. Lake, Anne C. Mennen, Robert A. Sinkin, J. Randall Moorman, Karen D. Fairchild, John B. Delos> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 2015 Mar 1
• 29 citations
  Nonsterile Glove Use in Addition to Hand Hygiene to Prevent Late-Onset Infection in Preterm Infants: Randomized Clinical Trial
  David A. Kaufman, Amy Blackman, Mark R. Conaway, Robert A. Sinkin> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2014 Oct 1
• 33 citations
  Abnormal heart rate characteristics are associated with abnormal neuroimaging and outcomes in extremely low birth weight infants.
  Karen D. Fairchild, Robert A. Sinkin, F Davalian, Amy Blackman, Jonathan R. Swanson, Julie A. Matsumoto, D E Lake, J R Moorman, J A Blackman> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2014 Feb 20
• 5 citations
  The apolipoprotein gene and recovery from brain injury among extremely preterm infants.
  James A. Blackman, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Yondge Bao, Julie A. Matsumoto, Robert A. Sinkin> ;Neonatology. 2014 Jan 1
• 13 citations
  Early Births and Congenital Birth Defects: A Complex Interaction
  Jonathan R. Swanson, Robert A. Sinkin> ;Clinics in Perinatology. 2013 Dec 1
• 33 citations
  Factors Associated With Neonatal Intensive Care Follow-up Appointment Compliance
  Sara L. Harmon, Mark R. Conaway, Robert A. Sinkin, James A. Blackman> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2013 Feb 19
• 30 citations
  Frequency of elevations in markers of cardiomyocyte damage in otherwise healthy newborns.
  Steven E. Lipshultz, Valeriano C. Simbre, Sema Hart, Nader Rifai, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Linda J. Reubens, Robert A. Sinkin> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2008 Sep 15
• 46 citations
  Metaanalysis of the effect of antenatal indomethacin on neonatal outcomes.
  Robert A. Sinkin, J. Christopher Glantz, Amin, S., Sanjiv B. Amin> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2007 Nov 1
• 1 citations
  Challenges of pediatric medical transport in the 21st century health-care landscape.
  Scott A. Kunkel, Robert A. Sinkin> ;Chest. 2007 Oct 1
• 58 citations
  Surfactant replacement therapy.
  Timothy P. Stevens, Robert A. Sinkin> ;Chest. 2007 May 1
• 367 citations
  Reducing Premature Infants' Length of Stay and Improving Parents' Mental Health Outcomes With the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) Neonatal Intensi...
  Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, Linda J. Alpert-Gillis, Eileen Fairbanks, Hugh F. Crean, Robert A. Sinkin, Patricia W. Stone, Leigh Small, Xin Tu...> ;Pediatrics. 2006 Nov 1
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Journal Articles

• Factors Associated With Neonatal Intensive Care Follow-up Appointment Compliance  
  Harmon SL,Conaway M,Sinkin RA and Blackman JA, Clin Pediatr, 1/1/2013
• Surfactant replacement in infants with respiratory distress syndrome: guidelines and management.  
  Swanson JR, Sinkin RA, Respiratory Medicine, 1/1/2009
• Frequency of Elevations in Markers of Cardiomyocyte Damage inOtherwise Healthy Newborns.  
  Lipshultz SE, SimbreV, Hart S, Rifai N, Lipsitz S, Reubens L, Sinkin RA, Amer J Cardiol, 1/1/2008
• Reply to letter: Antenatal indomethacin is more likely associatedwith spontaneous intestinal perforation rather than NEC.  
  Amin SB, Sinkin RA, Glantz JC, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2008
• Surfactant Replacement Therapy (Topics in Practice Management)  
  Stevens TP, Sinkin RA, Chest, 1/1/2007
• Meta-analysis of the effect of antenatal indomethacin on neonatal outcomes.  
  Amin SB,Sinkin RA, Glantz JC, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/1/2007
• Challenges of Pediatric Medical Transport in the 21st Century Healthcare Landscape.  
  Kunkel S, Sinkin RA, Chest, 1/1/2007
• Quality Indicators in Newborn Intensive Care: Venturing into Pay for Performance? (Invited review)  
  Hoke TR, Young JS, Sinkin RA, eNeonatal Review, 1/1/2007
• Reducing Premature Infants' Length of Stay and Improving Parents' Mental Health Outcomes with the COPE NICU Program: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  
  Melnyk BM,Feinstein,NF, Alpert-Gillis L, Fairbanks E, Crean HF,Sinkin RA, Stone PW,Small L, Tu X, Gross SJ, Pediatrics, 1/1/2006
• Effect of Managed Care on Perinatal Transports for the Publicly Funded in Upstate New York.  
  Sinkin RA, Fisher SG, Dozier A, Dye TD, J Perinatol, 1/1/2005
• Pressure-regulated volume control ventilation vs. synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation for very low birth weight infants: a randomized controlled trial.  
  D'Angio CT, Chess PR, Kovacs SJ, Sinkin RA, Phelps DL, Kendig JW, Myers GJ, Reubens L, Ryan RM, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 1/1/2005
• Vancomycin usage in central venous catheters in a neonatal intensive care unit.  
  ElHassan N, Stevens TP, Gigliotti F, Hardy DJ, Cole CA, Sinkin RA, Pediatr Infect Dis J, 1/1/2004
• Alternative strategies for dispensing exogenous surfactant: Drug cost implications and in vitro feasibility studies.  
  Stevens TP, Sinkin RA, Notter RH, Wang ZD, DelMonte K, Consenstein L, Maniscalco, WM, Hospital Pharmacy, 1/1/2004
• Effect of dexamethasone therapy on serum vitamin E concentrations in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.  
  Amin SB, Laroia N, Sinkin RA, Kendig JW, J Perinatol, 1/1/2003
• Survival in Early and Late Term Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated with ECMO.  
  Stevens TP, Chess PR, McConnochie KM, Sinkin RA, Guillet R, Maniscalco WM, Fisher SG, Pediatrics, 1/1/2002
• Comparison of tracheal aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from premature infants.  
  D'Angio CT, Basawegowda K, Avissar NE, Finkelstein JN, Sinkin RA, Biol Neonate, 1/1/2002
• Can IV dexamethasone reduce the risk of chronic lung disease in an infant with respiratory distress? (Invited commentary)  
  Sinkin RA, 1/1/2002
• Epidemiology of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Population-Based Study.  
  Llanos AR, Moss ME, Pinzon MC, Dye T, Sinkin RA, Kendig JW, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 1/1/2002
• Longitudinal, Fifteen-Year Follow-up of Children Born Below 29 Weeks' Gestation Following Introduction of Surfactant Therapy into a Region: Neurological, Cognitive and...  
  D'Angio CT, MD, Sinkin RA, Stevens TP, Landfish NK, Merzbach JL, Ryan RM, Phelps DL, Palumbo DR, Myers GJ, Pediatrics, 1/1/2002
• Improving Cognitive Development of Low-Birth-Weight Premature Infants with the COPE Program: A Pilot Study of the Benefit of Early NICU Intervention with Mothers.  
  Melnyk BM, Alpert-Gillis L, Feinstein NF, Fairbanks E, Schultz-Czarniak J, Hust D, Sherman L, LeMoine C, Moldenhauer Z, Small L, Bender N, Sinkin RA, Research in Nursing & Health, 1/1/2001
• Risk of RSV-associated hospitalization and economic impact of RSV prophylaxis for premature infants born (plus/minus)32 weeks gestation.  
  Stevens TP, Hall CB, Maniscalco WM, Sinkin RA, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 1/1/2000
• Early dexamethasone - attempting to prevent chronic lung disease.  
  Sinkin RA, Dweck HS, Horgan MJ, Gallaher KJ, Cox C, Maniscalco WM, Chess PR, D'Angio CT, Guillet R, Kendig JW, Ryan RM, Phelps DL, Pediatrics, 1/1/2000
• Supplemental Therapeutic Oxygen for Prethreshold Retinopathy of Prematurity (STOP-ROP), A Randomized, Controlled Trial. I: Primary Outcomes.  
  The STOP-ROP Multicenter Study Group, Pediatrics, 1/1/2000
• Disseminated coagulopathy associated with transtorcular embolization of vein of Galen aneurysm in a neonate.  
  Charafeddine L, Numaguchi Y, Sinkin RA, J Perinatol, 1/1/1999
• Lipid intolerance in neonates receiving dexamethasone for bronchopulmonary dysplasia.  
  Amin SB, Sinkin RA, McDermott MP, Kendig JW, Arch Pediatr Adol Med, 1/1/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

• The Intensive Care Unit Manual 
  Chapter: Transporting the Intensive Care Unit Patient 
  Paget-Brown A, Sinkin RAEditors: Lanken, PN, Hansom W III, Manaker S.Edition 2nd ,2013
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 
  Chapter: Surfactant replacement therapy. 
  Page 345 - 355Sinkin RA, Shapiro DLEditors: E. Bancalari, JT. Stocker.Hemisphere Publishing Corp, Washington, DC1988

Abstracts/Posters

• Videoconferencing in the NICU to support provider-parent relationships: A pilot study.
  Epstein E, Sinkin RA, Blackman A, Ottinger D, Kutsch J, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 10/24/2013
• Cost Analysis of Fluconazole Prophylaxis (FP) for the Prevention of Neonatal Invasive Candidal Infection (ICI) .
  Swanson JR, Vergales J, Gurka M, Kaufman DA, Sinkin RA, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Washington, DC, 5/5/2013
• Kaufman DA, Blackman A, Sinkin RA, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Boston, MA, 4/29/2012
• "Monitoring the Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm Using Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) Technology in Premature Babies"
  Bowman TA, Kaufman DA, Sinkin RA, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Vancouver, CAN, 5/4/2010
• A Laboratory Cost Containment Trial in a Tertiary NICU.
  Mytinger J, Swanson J, Sinkin RA, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 5/5/2009
• Cost-Effectiveness of Prophylactic Indomethacin (PIND) in Infants Born at &lt;28 Weeks' Gestation.
  Thingvoll ES, Sinkin RA, Stevens TP, Noyes KK, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 5/8/2007
• Postnatal Care of Infants of Medication-Dependent Diabetic Mothers (IMDDM): Predictive Factors and Cost Analysis of Three Different Models.
  Haidar-Ahmad Z,Sinkin RA, Stevens TP, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 5/5/2007
• Neonatal Public Health (Co-moderator)
  Robert A. Sinkin, Poster Symposium, Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco, CA, 4/30/2006
• Neurodevelop-mental Outcome of Premature Infants in a Clinical Trial of Mechanical Ventilation Strategies.
  D&#39;Angio CT, Myers GJ, Ryan RM, Sinkin RA, Phelps DL, Kendig JW, Reubens L, Chess PR, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5/3/2004
• Assist-Control Ventilation in Infants 500-1249 Grams' Birthweight Does Not Decrease Time to Extubation When Compared to Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation...
  D&#39;Angio CT, Chess PR, Kovack SJ, Sinkin RA, Phelps DL, Kendig JW, Reubens L, Ryan RM, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Seattle, WA, 5/4/2003
• Occult Myocardial Injury in Otherwise Healthy Newborns.
  Simbre VC, Sinkin RA, Hart S, Rifai N, Lipsitz SR, Reubens L, Lipinczyk TM, Wilk DB, Lipshultz SE, J Amer Acad Card, American College of Cardiology Meeting, Chicago, IL, 3/31/2003
• Survival in Early and Late Term Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated with ECMO.
  Stevens TP, Chess PR, McConnochie KM, Sinkin RA, Maniscalco WM, Fisher SG, Amer J Resp Crit Care Med, Atlanta, GA, 5/21/2002
• Unsuspected myocardial injury in otherwise healthy newborns.
  Simbre VC, Sinkin RA, Hart S, Rifai N, Reubens L, Lipincyzk TM, Wilk DB, Lipshultz SE, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 5/7/2002
• Changes over time in the survival of term infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated with ECMO.
  Stevens TP, Chess PR, McConnochie KM, Sinkin RA, Maniscalco WM, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 5/6/2002
• Economic implications of surfactant dispensing strategies.
  Stevens TP, Sinkin RA, Notter RH, Consenstein L, Maniscalco WM, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 5/1/2001
• Comparison of serum bicarbonate vs. echocardiography to assess adequacy of home ventilation.
  Hjort MR, Sinkin RA, Connolly HV, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 4/30/2001
• Vancomycin usage and peripheral silastic catheter-related infection in the NICU.
  El Hassan NO, Sinkin RA, Hardy DJ, Stevens TP, Cole CA, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 4/29/2001
• Cost-effectiveness ratios for treating premature infants born at 23 to 28 weeks gestation.
  Llanos AR, Sorbero M, Sinkin RA, Mushlin A, Phelps DL, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 5/1/2000
• Comparison of tracheal and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from premature infants.
  D&#39;Angio CT, Basavegowda K, Avissar N, Finkelstein JN, Sinkin RA, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 5/1/2000
• Early intravenous dexamethasone (dex) for the prevention of BPD in surfactant treated babies with RDS.
  Sinkin RA, Dweck HS, Horgan MJ, Gallaher KJ, Cox C, Phelps DL, and the Rochester Clinical Trials Study Group, Pediatr Res, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 5/1/1998
• Cytokines Therapy: Rationale and Risks (Session Chair)
  Robert A. Sinkin, Pediatrics Academic Societies Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 5/1/1998
• Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in pulmonary lavage fluid from preterm infants: effects of age and postnatal dexamethasone.
  D&#39;Angio CT, Sinkin RA, Ryan RM, Maniscalco WM, Pediatr Res, Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 5/1/1997
• Risk of RSV-associated hospitalization and economic impact of RSV prophylaxis for premature infants born (plus/minus)32 weeks gestation.
  Stevens TP, Hall CB, Maniscalco WM, Sinkin RA, Pediatr Res, Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 5/1/1997
• Effect of early postnatal dexamethasone on IL-8 in human tracheal aspirate and deep pulmonary lavage.
  Basavegowda K, D&#39;Angio CT, Finkelstein JN, Sinkin RA, Pediatr Res, Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 5/1/1997
• Lipid intolerance in neonates receiving dexamethasone for BPD.
  Amin S, Sinkin RA, Kendig JW, Pediatr Res, Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, DC, 5/1/1997
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Lectures

• Perinatal Research (Course Director and Session Moderator) 
  Charlottesville, VA - 9/22/2013
• Perinatal Research (Co-Course Director and Session Moderator) 
  Hershey, PA - 9/23/2012
• Baltimore-Washington-Virginia Perinatal Club Faculty Moderator 
  Airlie Convention Center, Warrenton, VA, April 2012 - 4/1/2011
• Perinatal Research (Co-Course Director) 
  Hershey, PA - 9/19/2010
• Neonatal Patient Oriented Research: Lung/Respiration (Co-moderator) 
  Baltimore, MD - 5/3/2009
• Perinatal Research (Course Director) 
  Charlottesville, VA - 9/21/2008
• "Thermoregulation in the Newborn or Hot Topics in Neonatology: What's Cool?" (Course Faculty) 
  San Jose, Costa Rica - 4/2/2008
• "The Story of Surfactant" (Course Faculty) 
  San Jose, Costa Rica - 4/2/2008
• "What's New in 2008? Changes in the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)". Course Faculty 
  San Jose, Costa Rica - 4/2/2008
• Welcoming Remarks on Neonatal Transport. 
  Charlottesville, VA - 5/17/2007
• "Role of the Primary Care Provider in an Evolving Perinatal System." 
  Hot Springs, VA - 4/27/2007
• "Neonatal X-ray Interpretation" and procedure lab (chest tube placement) 
  Charlottesville, VA - 1/11/2007
• Perinatal Research (Discussant and Moderator) 
  Charlottesville, VA - 9/24/2006
• "Fetus and Newborn (Neonatology)." 
  Multiple locations, 2004, 2006 - 9/13/2003
• Neonatology: Disease-Oriented Research II (Co-moderator, Platform Session ) 
  Boston, MA - 5/1/2000
• Use of Early Dexamethasone to Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. 
  Turkey - 4/6/2000
• Hot Topics in Neonatology (Invited Guest Discussant) 
  Washington, DC - 12/1/1999
• Mid-Atlantic Conference on Perinatal Research (Discussant) 
  Hershey, PA - 10/1/1997
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