ShawnKristopherAhlfeldMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Cincinnati, OH

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Office
3333 Burnet Ave
Mlc 7009
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone+1 513-636-4225

Fax+1 513-636-2511
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Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2014 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2015 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2007 - 2015
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Clinical Trials

Pharmacokinetics of Sildenafil in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 1
Trial to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Lucinactant for Inhalation in Premature Neonates Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Respiratory support strategies in the prevention and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Erik B Hysinger, Shawn K Ahlfeld> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1
5 citations
Tracheostomy prediction model in neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia via lung and airway MRI.
Stephanie A Adaikalam, Nara S Higano, Erik B Hysinger, Alister J Bates, Robert J Fleck, Andrew H Schapiro, Melissa A House, Amy T Nathan, Shawn K Ahlfeld, Jennifer M B...> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022 Apr 1
6 citations
Maladaptive functional changes in alveolar fibroblasts due to perinatal hyperoxia impair epithelial differentiation.
Matthew R Riccetti, Mereena George Ushakumary, Marion Waltamath, Jenna Green, John Snowball, Sydney E Dautel, Mehari Endale, Bonny Lami, Jason Woods, Shawn K Ahlfeld, ...> ;JCI Insight. 2022 Mar 8
7 citations
Safety of sildenafil in extremely premature infants: a phase I trial.
Wesley M. Jackson, Daniel Gonzalez, P. Brian Smith, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Andrew M. Atz, Gregory M Sokol, Chi D. Hornik, Dan L. Stewart, Gratias Mundakel, Brenda B....> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2021 Nov 5
17 citations
Morbidity and respiratory outcomes in infants requiring tracheostomy for severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Melissa House, Amy T. Nathan, Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, Shawn K. Ahlfeld> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2021 May 18
17 citations
Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Supports a Pulmonary Niche that Promotes Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell Development in Newborn Lungs.
Katherine Oherle, Elizabeth Acker, Madeline Bonfield, Timothy Wang, Jerilyn Gray, Ian Lang, James Bridges, Ian Lewkowich, Yan Xu, Shawn Ahlfeld, William Zacharias, The...> ;Immunity. 2020 Apr 14
21 citations
Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Supports a Pulmonary Niche that Promotes Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell Development in Newborn Lungs.
Katherine Oherle, Elizabeth Acker, Madeline Bonfield, Timothy Wang, Jerilyn Gray, Ian Lang, James Bridges, Ian Lewkowich, Yan Xu, Shawn Ahlfeld, William Zacharias, The...> ;Immunity. 2020 Feb 18
35 citations
Neonatal Lung Disease Associated with TBX4 Mutations
Kristen Suhrie, Nathan M. Pajor, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, D. Brian Dawson, Kevin R. Dufendach, Joseph A. Kitzmiller, Daniel Leino, Rachel C. Lombardo, Teresa A. Smolarek, Pam...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Mar 1
35 citations
Neonatal hyperoxia promotes asthma-like features through IL-33–dependent ILC2 responses
In Su Cheon, Young Min Son, Li Jiang, Nick P. Goplen, Mark H. Kaplan, Andrew H. Limper, Hirohito Kita, Sophie Paczesny, Y. S. Prakash, Robert S. Tepper, Shawn K. Ahlfe...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018 Oct 1
3 citations
A "GLI-tch" in Alveolar Myofibroblast Differentiation.
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Anne-Karina T. Perl> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2017 Sep 1
13 citations
Dataset on transcriptional profiles and the developmental characteristics of PDGFRα expressing lung fibroblasts
Mehari Endale, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Erik L. Bao, Xiaoting Chen, Jenna Green, Zach Bess, Matthew T. Weirauch, Yan Xu, Anne-Karina T. Perl> ;Data in Brief. 2017 Aug 1
63 citations
Temporal, spatial, and phenotypical changes of PDGFRα expressing fibroblasts during late lung development
Mehari Endale, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Erik L. Bao, Xiaoting Chen, Jenna Green, Zach Bess, Matthew T. Weirauch, Yan Xu, Anne-Karina T. Perl> ;Developmental Biology. 2017 May 15
20 citations
Cumulative effects of neonatal hyperoxia on murine alveolar structure and function
Angela M. Cox, Yong Gao, Anne-Karina T. Perl, Robert S. Tepper, Shawn K. Ahlfeld> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2017 May 1
3 citations
Early Elevation of Plasma Periostin Is Associated with Chronic Ventilator-Dependent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Stephanie D. Davis, Katherine J. Kelley, Brenda B. Poindexter> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2016 Dec 1
34 citations
Initial Suppression of Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling and Loss of TGFBI Causes Early Alveolar Structural Defects Resulting in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Jian Wang, Yong Gao, Paige Snider, Simon J. Conway> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2016 Apr 1
9 citations
Increased Cardiac Output and Preserved Gas Exchange Despite Decreased Alveolar Surface Area in Rats Exposed to Neonatal Hyperoxia and Adult Hypoxia.
Kara N. Goss, Robert S. Tepper, Tim Lahm, Shawn K. Ahlfeld> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2015 Dec 1
8 citations
Lung parenchymal development in premature infants without bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Santiago J. Assaf, Daniel V. Chang, Christina Tiller, Jeffrey Kisling, Jamie Case, Julie A. Mund, James E. Slaven, Zhangsheng Yu, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Brenda B. Poindexte...> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2015 Dec 1
31 citations
Neonatal hyperoxic lung injury favorably alters adult right ventricular remodeling response to chronic hypoxia exposure.
Kara N. Goss, Anthony Cucci, Amanda Fisher, Marjorie Albrecht, Andrea L. Frump, Roziya Tursunova, Yong Gao, Mary Beth Brown, Irina Petrache, Robert S. Tepper, Shawn K....> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2015 Apr 15
18 citations
Relationship of structural to functional impairment during alveolar-capillary membrane development.
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Yong Gao, Simon J. Conway, Robert S. Tepper> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2015 Apr 1
11 citations
Assessment of inhibited alveolar-capillary membrane structural development and function in bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Simon J. Conway> ;Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2014 Mar 1
24 citations
Periostin downregulation is an early marker of inhibited neonatal murine lung alveolar septation.
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Yong Gao, Jian Wang, Emrin Horgusluoglu, Esther Bolanis, D. Wade Clapp, Simon J. Conway> ;Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2013 Jun 1
123 citations
Periostin, a Matricellular Protein, Plays a Role in the Induction of Chemokines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Masaru Uchida, Hiroshi Shiraishi, Shoichiro Ohta, Kazuhiko Arima, Kazuto Taniguchi, Shoichi Suzuki, Masaki Okamoto, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Koichi Ohshima, Seiya Kato, Shuji...> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2012 Dec 14
40 citations
Aberrant signaling pathways of the lung mesenchyme and their contributions to the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Simon J. Conway> ;Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2012 Jan 1
43 citations
SWI/SNF complexes containing Brahma or Brahma-related gene 1 play distinct roles in smooth muscle development.
Min Zhang, Meng Chen, Ju Ryoung Kim, Jiliang Zhou, Rebekah E. Jones, Johnathan D. Tune, Ghassan S. Kassab, Daniel Metzger, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Simon J. Conway, B. Paul H...> ;Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2011 Jul 1
58 citations
Periostin Regulates Goblet Cell Metaplasia in a Model of Allergic Airway Inflammation
Sarita Sehra, Weiguo Yao, Evelyn T. Nguyen, Ayele Nati N. Ahyi, Florencia M. Barbé Tuana, Shawn K. Ahlfeld, Paige Snider, Robert S. Tepper, Irina Petrache, Simon J. Co...> ;Journal of Immunology. 2011 Apr 15
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Hospital Affiliations

Christ HospitalCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio
St. Elizabeth EdgewoodFort Mitchell, Kentucky