Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Medical Director of Quality, Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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5323 Harry Hines BoulevardDallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-648-3903
Fax+1 214-648-2481
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Summary
- Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, MD, is a neonatologist and perinatologist based in Dallas, TX. He completed his fellowship and residency at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Since 2011, he has worked as an Attending Neonatologist at Children's Medical Center Dallas and Parkland Medical Center, and serves as an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kakkilaya's expertise includes non-invasive ventilation, and newborn care. He has a number of publications in journals such as Pediatrics Journal of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research and BMJ Paediatrics Open. Additionally, he has served as the principal investigator for clinical trials related to neonatal care.
Education & Training
Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2007 - 2010- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2007
Karnataka Institute of Medical ScienceClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2011 - 2028
LA State Medical License 2007 - 2012
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- LISA in the Delivery Room for Extremely Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 22
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
- Premedication for Less Invasive Surfactant Administration Study (PRELISA) Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 06
- Neurostimulation to Improve NOWS Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2022 Jul 27
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effects of a respiratory care protocol incorporating less invasive surfactant administration in infants born at 30-34 weeks' gestation.Swathi Ariyapadi, Lorraine Bautista, Lebanon David, Kathryn Mazioniene, Melody Chiu
Journal of Perinatology. 2026-07-01 - 5 citationsProphylactic surfactant therapy in the era of less invasive surfactant delivery.Dinushan C Kaluarachchi, Anup Katheria, Patrick J Peebles, Scott O Guthrie, Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya
Journal of Perinatology. 2026-01-01 - 3 citationsEarly Oxygenation and Mortality in Infants Treated with Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN).Marina S Oren, Kikelomo Babata, June Hu, Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, Patti J Burchfield
Journal of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice. 2025-12-01
Journal Articles
- Less-Invasive Surfactant Administration in the Delivery Room: A Pilot Randomized Clinical TrialVenkatakrishna Kakkilaya, Lorraine Bautista, Kathryn Mazioniene, Katherine Stumpf, Christina Chan, Melody Chiu, Valerie Simcik, Kristi Garcia, Lakeitha Foster Truehill..., Pediatrics Open Science, 7/16/2026
- Early predictors of continuous positive airway pressure failure in preterm neonatesVenkatakrishna Kakkilaya, Sheron Wagner, Kate Louise M. Mangona, L. Steven Brown, Ihab Jubran, Henry He, Rashmin C. Savani & Vishal S. Kapadia, Journal of Perinatology, 5/14/2019
Press Mentions
QI Study Demonstrates Better Outcomes for NICU Infants with Optimized Use of CPAP and SurfactantOctober 15th, 2021
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