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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-936-0605
Education & Training
- Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2005
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1999 - 2003
- Freie University Berlin Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Clonidine as Adjunct Therapy for the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2002 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 121 citationsClonidine as an Adjunct Therapy to Opioids for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled TrialAlexander G Agthe, George R. Kim, Kay B. Mathias, Craig W. Hendrix, Raul Chavez-Valdez
Pediatrics. 2009-05-01 - 32 citationsClonidine clearance matures rapidly during the early postnatal period: a population pharmacokinetic analysis in newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome.Hong Guang Xie, Ying Jun Cao, Estelle B. Gauda, Alexander G. Agthe, Craig W. Hendrix
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2011-04-01 - 114 citationsHyperglycemia and retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth weight infants.Ruchira Garg, Alexander G Agthe, Pamela Donohue, Christoph U. Lehmann
Journal of Perinatology. 2003-04-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- German
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