Santina Agnes Zanelli MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine
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1215 Lee StCharlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-2335
Fax+1 434-982-0796
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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 - 2028
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
- NEO Rehab for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 02
- NEO Rehab Program for Premature Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy Start of enrollment: 2019 May 25
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reducing Golden Hour Admission Times for Extremely Preterm Infants: An Improvement Science Initiative.Nicholas M Heitkamp, Hannah Fox, Megan Elliott, Jonathan R Swanson, Sarah Lepore
American Journal of Perinatology. 2026-07-01 - 9 citationsBenefits and risks of therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in late preterm infants.Mohamed El-Dib, Dalal Abdelgadir, Kaashif A Ahmad, Mariam Ayed, Jennifer Burnsed
Pediatric Research. 2026-06-01 - 2 citationsFrom Breath to Brain: NICU respiratory interventions and bedside brain signal entropy predict later autism risk.Madelyn G Nance, Winnie R Chang, Chad Aldridge, Jennifer Burnsed, Kevin Pelphrey
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2026-04-01
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
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