AbbotLaptookMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Providence, RI

Professor, Pediatrics, Brown University Program in Medicine

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Office
101 Dudley St
Providence, RI 02905
Phone+1 401-274-1100

Fax+1 401-453-7571

Education & Training

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown UniversityFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1979
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 2003 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1981 - 2022
TX State Medical License 1982 - 2019
CT State Medical License 2008 - 2017
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Whole-Body Cooling for Birth Asphyxia in Term Infants Start of enrollment: 1999 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Early Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Respiratory Failure in Newborns Start of enrollment: 1998 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Glutamine Supplementation to Prevent Death or Infection in Extremely Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 1999 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Follow-up Visit of High Risk Infants Start of enrollment: 1993 Jan 01
Recruiting
Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Generic Database of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 1987 Jan 01
Recruiting
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
Surfactant Positive Airway Pressure and Pulse Oximetry Trial Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 3
Single-Dose Intravenous Inositol Pharmacokinetics in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
Late Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Cerebral Function Monitoring in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Completed
Early-Onset Sepsis Surveillance Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Completed
Early Blood Pressure Management in Extremely Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
Hypotension in Neonates Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Laparotomy vs. Drainage for Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Multi-dose Pharmacokinetics and Dose Ranging of Inositol in Premature Infants (INS-2) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated With Perinatal Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 1999 Jul 01
Completed
Prophylactic Phenobarbital After Neonatal Seizures Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Optimizing (Longer, Deeper) Cooling for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy(HIE) Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Vitamin E for Extremely Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1
Observational Study of Surgical Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolotis Start of enrollment: 2001 Mar 01
Completed
Physiologic Definition of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Start of enrollment: 2005 May 01
Completed
Hydrocortisone for BPD Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 11
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Donor Milk vs. Formula in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Transfusion of Prematures Trial Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Prospective Research in Infants With Mild Encephalopathy Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Completed
Generic Database of Moderate Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Preemie Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy Start of enrollment: 2015 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Hydrocortisone for Term Hypotension Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 19
Completed
Phase 3
Inositol to Reduce Retinopathy of Prematurity Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 17
Terminated
Phase 3
Neurophysiologic Maturation Index for Moderate and Late Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Unknown status
Incubator Weaning of Moderately Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Neurophysiological Maturation Correlate With Clinical Milestones Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 05
Completed
Trial to Shorten Pharmacologic Treatment of Newborns With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 08
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prediction of site-specific pharmacologic therapy among newborns with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Mara G Coyle, Songthip T Ounpraseuth, Barry Lester, Lynne M Dansereau, Zhuopei Hu
Journal of Perinatology. 2024-10-15
Hypothermia for Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy: Second-generation Trials to Address Gaps in Knowledge.
Abbot R Laptook, Seetha Shankaran, Roger G Faix
Clinics in Perinatology. 2024-09-01
Association of maternal pre-pregnancy or first trimester body mass index with neurodevelopmental impairment or death in extremely low gestational age neonates.
Sanjay Chawla, Abbot R Laptook, Emily A Smith, Sylvia Tan, Girija Natarajan
Journal of Perinatology. 2024-06-01

Press Mentions

Memorial, Women & Infants to Receive $11.1M to Study Health, Development of ChildrenSeptember 26th, 2016