Roger Gordon Faix MD

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine

100 N Mario Capecchi DrSalt Lake City, UT 84113
Phone+1 801-581-2121

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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
University of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1978
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1975

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Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2002 - 2028
MI State Medical License 1977 - 2017
NC State Medical License 1978 - 1982
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Follow-up Visit of High Risk Infants Start of enrollment: 1993 Apr 01
RECRUITING
Surfactant Positive Airway Pressure and Pulse Oximetry Trial
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Single-Dose Intravenous Inositol Pharmacokinetics in Preterm Infants
COMPLETED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reply to: Benefits and risks of therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in late preterm infants.
Roger G Faix, Abbot R Laptook, Seetha Shankaran, Abhik Das, Claudia Pedroza
Pediatric Research. 2026-06-01
3 citations
Data and Analysis Concerns in Trial of Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy in Preterm Infants-Reply.
Roger G Faix, Abbot R Laptook, Seetha Shankaran
JAMA Pediatrics. 2025-08-01
30 citations
Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy in Preterm Infants 33 to 35 Weeks' Gestation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Roger G Faix, Abbot R Laptook, Seetha Shankaran, Barry Eggleston, Dhuly Chowdhury
JAMA Pediatrics. 2025-04-01

Press Mentions

Study Reveals Cold Treatment Fails to Safeguard Preterm Infants from Oxygen Loss-Related Disabilities or DeathsFebruary 25th, 2025
Hypothermia Didn't Help Less Mature Preemies with EncephalopathyFebruary 24th, 2025
The Extended Dwell Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Is an Alternative Method of NICU Intravenous AccessMay 29th, 2020