ShahnazDuaraMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Miami, FL

Professor of pediatrics

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Office
PO box 016960 R-131
Miami, FL 33101
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1981
Christian Medical College VelloreClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1980 - Present
FL State Medical License 1984 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1981 - 1984
PA State Medical License 1979 - 1981
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Whole-Body Cooling for Birth Asphyxia in Term Infants Start of enrollment: 1999 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Benchmarking Initiative to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Start of enrollment: 2001 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Early Diagnosis of Candidiasis in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 01
Completed
Trial of Aggressive Versus Conservative Phototherapy in Infants <1,000 Grams Birth Weight Start of enrollment: 2002 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Immunogenicity of PCV-7 Vaccine in VLBW Infants Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated With Perinatal Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 1999 Jul 01
Completed
Study of Room Air Versus 60% Oxygen for Resuscitation of Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Maternal SARS-CoV-2, Placental Changes and Brain Injury in 2 Neonates.
Merline Benny, Emmalee S Bandstra, Ali G Saad, Roberto Lopez-Alberola, Gaurav Saigal, Michael J Paidas, Arumugam R Jayakumar, Shahnaz Duara> ;Pediatrics. 2023 May 1
Case report: Fatal lung hyperinflammation in a preterm newborn with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Daniela Aguilar-Caballero, Jose M C Capcha, Veronica Caballero, Karen C Young, Shahnaz Duara, Michael Borchetta, Ivan Gonzalez, Ali G Saad, Keith A Webster, Lina A She...> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1
7 citations
Physiologically‐Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Fluconazole Using Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples From Preterm and Term Infants
Jacqueline G Gerhart, Kevin M. Watt, Andrea N. Edginton, Kelly C. Wade, Sara Salerno, Daniel K. Benjamin, P. Brian Smith, Christoph P. Hornik, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez,...> ;CPT. 2019 Jul 1
10 citations
External Evaluation of Two Fluconazole Infant Population Pharmacokinetic Models.
Michael F. Hwang, Ryan J. Beechinor, Kelly C. Wade, Daniel K. Benjamin, P. Brian Smith, Christoph P. Hornik, Edmund V. Capparelli, Shahnaz Duara, Kathleen A. Kennedy, ...> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2017 Nov 22
22 citations
Genome-wide association study of sepsis in extremely premature infants
Lakshmi Srinivasan, Grier P. Page, Haresh Kirpalani, Jeffrey C. Murray, Abhik Das, Rosemary D. Higgins, Waldemar A. Carlo, Edward F. Bell, Ronald N. Goldberg, Kurt Sch...> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2017 Sep 1
9 citations
Growth Outcomes of Preterm Infants Exposed to Different Oxygen Saturation Target Ranges from Birth
Cristina Navarrete, Shahnaz Duara, Lisa A. Wrage, Marie Gantz, Waldemar A. Carlo, Michele C. Walsh, Wade Rich, Nancy S. Newman, Abhik Das, Kurt Schibler, Anthony J. Pi...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Sep 1
27 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
26 citations
Longitudinal patterns of urine biomarkers in infants across gestational ages.
Marissa DeFreitas, Wacharee Seeherunvong, Chryso Katsoufis, Satish P. RamachandraRao, Shahnaz Duara, Salih Yasin, Gaston Zilleruelo, Maria M. Rodriguez, Carolyn Abitbol> ;Pediatric Nephrology. 2016 Feb 9
78 citations
Effect of fluconazole prophylaxis on candidiasis and mortality in premature infants: A randomized clinical trial
Daniel K. Benjamin, Mark L. Hudak, Shahnaz Duara, David A. Randolph, Margarita Bidegain, Gratias Mundakel, Girija Natarajan, David J. Burchfield, Robert D. White, Kare...> ;JAMA. 2014 May 7
67 citations
Neonatal Kidney Size and Function in Preterm Infants: What Is a True Estimate of Glomerular Filtration Rate?
Carolyn Abitbol, Wacharee Seeherunvong, Marta G. Galarza, Chryso Katsoufis, Denise Francoeur, Marissa DeFreitas, Alcia Edwards-Richards, Vimal Master Sankar Raj, Jayan...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 May 1
8 citations
Apolipoprotein E genotype and outcome in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
C. Michael Cotten, Ricki F. Goldstein, Scott A. McDonald, Ronald N. Goldberg, Walid A. Salhab, Waldemar A. Carlo, Jon E. Tyson, Neil N. Finer, Michele C. Walsh, Richar...> ;Pediatric Research. 2014 Mar 1
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
75 citations
Neurodevelopmental outcome of extremely low birth weight infants with Candida infection.
Ira Adams-Chapman, Carla Bann, Abhik Das, Ronald N. Goldberg, Barbara J. Stoll, Michele C. Walsh, Pablo J. Sánchez, Rosemary D. Higgins, Seetha Shankaran, Kristi L. Wa...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2013 Oct 1
168 citations
Brain injury following trial of hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy
Seetha Shankaran, Patrick D. Barnes, Susan R. Hintz, A. R. Laptook, Kristin M. Zaterka-Baxter, Scott A. McDonald, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Michele C. Walsh, Jon E. Tyson...> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2012 Nov 1
75 citations
Cytokines and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Waldemar A. Carlo, Scott A. McDonald, Jon E. Tyson, Barbara J. Stoll, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Seetha Shankaran, Ronald N. Goldberg, Abhik Das, Diana Schendel, Poul Thor...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2011 Dec 1
21 citations
Immunogenicity of trivalent influenza vaccine in extremely low-birth-weight, premature versus term infants.
Carl T. D'Angio, Roy J. Heyne, Shahnaz Duara, Lucy C Holmes, T. Michael O'Shea, Hongyue Wang, Dongwen Wang, Pablo J. Sánchez, Robert C. Welliver, Rita M. Ryan, Kenneth...> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2011 Jul 1
212 citations
Neonatal candidiasis: Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical judgment
Daniel K. Benjamin, Barbara J. Stoll, Marie G. Gantz, Michele C. Walsh, Pablo J. Sánchez, Abhik Das, Seetha Shankaran, Rosemary D. Higgins, Kathy J. Auten, Nancy A. Mi...> ;Pediatrics. 2010 Oct 1
1813 citations
Neonatal Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants From the NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Barbara J. Stoll, Nellie I. Hansen, Edward F. Bell, Seetha Shankaran, Abbot R. Laptook, Michele C. Walsh, Ellen C. Hale, Nancy S. Newman, Kurt Schibler, Waldemar A. Ca...> ;Pediatrics. 2010 Sep 1
16 citations
Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Immunogenicity in Very-low-birth-weight, Premature Infants
Carl T. D'Angio, Roy J. Heyne, T. Michael O'Shea, Robert L. Schelonka, Seetha Shankaran, Shahnaz Duara, Ronald N. Goldberg, Barbara J. Stoll, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Betty...> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2010 Jul 1
776 citations
Early CPAP versus surfactant in extremely preterm infants
Neil N. Finer, Waldemar A. Carlo, Michele C. Walsh, Wade Rich, Marie G. Gantz, Abbot R. Laptook, Bradley A. Yoder, Roger G. Faix, Abhik Das, W. Kenneth Poole, Edward F...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2010 May 27
635 citations
Target ranges of oxygen saturation in extremely preterm infants
Waldemar A. Carlo, Neil N. Finer, Michele C. Walsh, Wade Rich, Marie G. Gantz, Abbot R. Laptook, Bradley A. Yoder, Roger G. Faix, Abhik Das, W. Kenneth Poole, Kurt Sch...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2010 May 27
32 citations
Use of Oxygen for Resuscitation of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant
Neil N. Finer, Ola Didrik Saugstad, Máximo Vento, Keith J. Barrington, Peter G Davis, Shahnaz Duara, Tina A. Leone, Kei Lui, Richard J. Martin, Colin J Morley, Yacov R...> ;Pediatrics. 2010 Feb 1
157 citations
Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weight
Brenda H. Morris, William Oh, Jon E. Tyson, David K. Stevenson, Dale L. Phelps, T. Michael O'Shea, Georgia E. McDavid, Rebecca Perritt, Krisa P. Van Meurs, Betty R. Vo...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2008 Oct 30
9 citations
Human milk intake and retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight infants.
Cherrie D Heller, Michael O'Shea, Qing Yao, John Langer, Richard A Ehrenkranz, Dale L Phelps, W Kenneth Poole, Barbara Stoll, Shahnaz Duara, William Oh, James Lemons, ...> ;Pediatrics. 2007 Jul 1
34 citations
Association between early postnatal weight loss and death or BPD in small and appropriate for gestational age extremely low-birth-weight infants.
R. Wadhawan, William Oh, Rebecca Perritt, A. R. Laptook, Kenneth Poole, Linda L. Wright, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Shahnaz Duara, Barbara J. Stoll, Ronald N. Goldberg> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2007 Apr 19
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Press Mentions

Jackson Health System and University of Miami Case Study Shows COVID-19 Can Be Transmitted from Mother to Baby Through Placenta, and Cause Brain InjuryApril 24th, 2023
Does Mild COVID Affect Brain Development in Babies? Study Says NoApril 12th, 2023
‘This Is a First’April 12th, 2023
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Grant Support

Maternal Lifestyle StudyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2006
Immunogenicity Hepatavalent Pneumococcal Vaccine In Low Birth Weight InfantsNational Center For Research Resources2005
Multicenter Network Of Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2001–2005
Maternal Lifestyle Study- 8-11 Year Follow-UpEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2003
Maternal Lifestyle Study-8-11 Year Follow UPEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002
Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002
Upper Airway Stability With Loading In The Human NeonateNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1988