SantinaAgnesZanelliMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Charlottesville, VA

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
2270 Ivy Road
Uva Kluge Rehab Center
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone+1 434-924-5272

Fax+1 434-924-2780
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Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
Université Claude Bernard LyonClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2010
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Clinical Trials

Prophylactic Phenobarbital After Neonatal Seizures Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 4
NEO Rehab for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 02
Completed
Not Applicable
NEO Rehab Program for Premature Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy Start of enrollment: 2019 May 25
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Machine learning approaches to evaluate infants' general movements in the writhing stage-a pilot study.
Lisa Letzkus, J Vince Pulido, Abiodun Adeyemo, Stephen Baek, Santina Zanelli> ;Scientific Reports. 2024 Feb 24
Single-center Experience with Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants with <36 Weeks' Gestation.
Zanelli, S., Moran, P., Sullivan, K., Burnsed, J.> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2024 Feb 8
Dexmedetomidine During Therapeutic Hypothermia: A Multicenter Quality Initiative.
McPherson, C., Elliott, M., Fairchild, K., Zanelli, S., Vesoulis, Z.> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1
Changes in Cerebral Regional Oxygen Saturation Variability in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Maryam O Abubakar, Santina A Zanelli, Michael C Spaeder> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2023 Oct 1
A phase-II clinical trial of targeted cerebral near infrared spectroscopy using standardized treatment guidelines to improve brain oxygenation in preterm infants (BOx-...
Zachary Vesoulis, Andrew Hopper, Karen Fairchild, Santina Zanelli, Lina Chalak, Mona Noroozi, Jessica Liu, Valerie Chock> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2022 Sep 1
A Term Infant with Encephalopathy and Severe Leukocytosis.
Corrie J Alonzo, Jennifer C Burnsed, Emily A Sloan, Santina A Zanelli> ;Neoreviews. 2022 Aug 1
5 citations
Screening Echocardiography Identifies Risk Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension at Discharge in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
B A Madden, M R Conaway, S A Zanelli, M A McCulloch> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a NICU rehabilitation program for very low birth weight infants.
Lisa Letzkus, Mark Conaway, Claiborne Miller-Davis, Jodi Darring, Jessica Keim-Malpass, Santina Zanelli> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Feb 2
5 citations
Early Vital Sign Differences in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage.
Santina A. Zanelli, Maryam Abubakar, Robert T. Andris, Kavita Patwardhan, Karen D. Fairchild, Zachary A. Vesoulis> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2021 Aug 27
10 citations
Effect of dexmedetomidine on heart rate in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.
Megan Elliott, Jennifer Burnsed, Kristen Heinan, Lisa Letzkus, Robert T. Andris, Karen D. Fairchild, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2021 Jul 28
3 citations
High Prevalence of Abnormal General Movements in Hospitalized Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Corrie J. Alonzo, Lisa Letzkus, Elizabeth A. Connaughton, Nancy Kelly, Joseph A. Michel, Santina A. Zanelli> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2021 Feb 3
6 citations
Blood Pressure Profiles in Infants With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Response to Dopamine, and Association With Brain Injury.
Christine C. Pazandak, Christopher McPherson, Maryam Abubakar, Santina A. Zanelli, Karen D. Fairchild, Zachary A. Vesoulis> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2020 Aug 26
1 citations
Low Variability of Blood Pressure Predicts Abnormal Electroencephalogram in Infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Abigail Flower, Daniel Vasiliu, Tianrui Zhu, Robert T. Andris, Maryam Abubakar, Karen D. Fairchild, Santina A. Zanelli, Julie Matsumoto, Amit M. Mathur, John B. Delos,...> ;American Journal of Perinatology. 2020 Aug 20
3 citations
A Maternal-Administered Multimodal Neonatal Bundle in Hospitalized Very Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study.
Lisa Letzkus, Corrie J. Alonzo, Elizabeth A. Connaughton, Nancy Kelly, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Advances in Neonatal Care. 2021 Apr 1
13 citations
Gabapentin for pain, movement disorders, and irritability in neonates and infants.
Jennifer Burnsed, Kristen Heinan, Lisa Letzkus, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2020 Mar 1
20 citations
Blood pressure extremes and severe IVH in preterm infants.
Zachary A. Vesoulis, Abigail Flower, Santina A. Zanelli, Ami Rambhia, Maryam Abubakar, Halana V. Whitehead, Karen D. Fairchild, Amit M. Mathur> ;Pediatric Research. 2020 Jan 1
12 citations
The Role of Kainate Receptors in the Pathophysiology of Hypoxia-Induced Seizures in the Neonatal Mouse.
Denise K. Grosenbaugh, Brittany M. Ross, Pravin K Wagley, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Scientific Reports. 2018 May 4
19 citations
Short children born small for gestational age outcomes in the era of growth hormone therapy.
Santina A. Zanelli, Alan D. Rogol> ;Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 2017 Dec 1
7 citations
Impact of Caffeine Boluses and Caffeine Discontinuation on Apnea and Hypoxemia in Preterm Infants
Christa Tabacaru, Suk Young Jang, Manisha Patel, Faranek Davalian, Santina A. Zanelli, Karen D. Fairchild> ;Journal of Caffeine Research. 2017 Sep 1
11 citations
Neonatal therapeutic hypothermia outside of standard guidelines: a survey of U.S. neonatologists
Jennifer Burnsed, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Acta Paediatrica. 2017 Aug 9
27 citations
Congenital Cutaneous Candidiasis: Prompt Systemic Treatment Is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Neonates
David A. Kaufman, Sarah A. Coggins, Santina A. Zanelli, Jörn-Hendrik Weitkamp> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017 May 15
Increased excitability and excitatory synaptic transmission during in vitro ischemia in the neonatal mouse hippocampus.
Zanelli, S. A.,Rajasekaran, K.,Grosenbaugh, D. K.,Kapur, J.> ;Neuroscience. 2015 Sep 26
6 citations
Salmonella berta meningitis in a term neonate
A C Bowe, M Fischer, L A Waggoner-Fountain, Kristen Heinan, Howard P. Goodkin, Santina A. Zanelli> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2014 Oct 1
10 citations
Time outside targeted oxygen saturation range and retinopathy of prematurity
David A. Kaufman, Santina A. Zanelli, Matthew J. Gurka, Michael D. Davis, Charles P. Richards, Brian K Walsh> ;Early Human Development. 2014 Sep 1
24 citations
Impact of transient acute hypoxia on the developing mouse EEG.
Santina A. Zanelli, Howard P. Goodkin, Samuel L. Kowalski, Jaideep Kapur> ;Neurobiology of Disease. 2014 Aug 1
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Press Mentions

NEW: When a Birth Goes Wrong, Florida’s ‘Bad Baby Bill’ Shields Doctors, Frustrates ParentsApril 8th, 2021

Grant Support

Effects Of Nitric Oxide On Synaptic Transmission In The Neonatal HippocampusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012

Hospital Affiliations

University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, Virginia

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