Vivek Narendran MD

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

3333 Burnet AveMl 7009Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone+1 513-803-0961

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Summary

Dr. Vivek Narendran, based in Cincinnati, OH, specializes in Neonatology and Perinatology. He completed his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and a residency in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Narendran graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 1985. His recent publications include research on probiotics for very low birth weight infants, early intratracheal budesonide to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pragmatic skin care for extremely preterm infants, the impact of emollient-containing diapers on skin erythema, and noninvasive ventilation nasal mask interfaces in neonates.

Education & Training

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1996 - 2000
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 1998
Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 1985

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1998 - 2028
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Probiotic supplementation in very low birth weight infants: A single center experience in safety, tolerability, and necrotizing enterocolitis.
Nicole Comley, Afshin Taleghani, Henry Akinbi, Heather C Kaplan, Jae Kim
Journal of Perinatology. 2026-03-01
8 citations
Early Intratracheal Budesonide to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants: The Budesonide in Babies (BiB) Randomized Clinical Trial.
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Waldemar A Carlo, Kayla J Nowak, Laura Elizabeth Wiener, Shirley S Cosby
JAMA. 2025-10-28
3 citations
Seeing beyond the obvious: pragmatic skin care guidance for infants 22-24 weeks gestational age.
Vita Boyar, Marty Visscher, Carolyn Lund, Vivek Narendran,
Journal of Perinatology. 2025-09-16