DorotheaJJenkinsMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Charleston, SC

Professor of Pediatrics

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Office
10 McClennan Banks Dr
Dept of pediatrics, MSC 915
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone+1 843-792-2112

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Research fellowship in pediatric endocrinology, 1990 - 1993
University of ColoradoFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
University of ColoradoChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1989
University of ColoradoResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 1993 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1988 - 1991
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Clinical Trials

Safety of N-acetylcysteine in Maternal Chorioamnionitis (NAC in Chorio) Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
NAC +taVNS in IDM Who Are Poor Oral Feeders Start of enrollment: 2021 Aug 12
Active, not recruiting
Early Phase 1
taVNS Paired With Bottle Feeding in Infants Failing Oral Feeds Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
BabyStrong Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) Paired Bottle Feeding to Improve Oral Feeding Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 01
Recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Contact
CIMT and taVNS for Hemiplegia in Infants Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Roles: Contact
Extending taVNS Paired With Infant CIMT Into a Home-Based Setting Start of enrollment: 2023 Apr 17
Completed
Early Phase 1
Roles: Contact
Hypothermia's Effect on Hepatitis B Vaccination Start of enrollment: 2023 May 18
Recruiting
Roles: Contact
taVNS-Paired Breastfeeding to Improve Breastfeeding at Discharge Start of enrollment: 2024 Feb 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

33 citations
Sex-specific effects of N-acetylcysteine in neonatal rats treated with hypothermia after severe hypoxia-ischemia.
Xingju Nie, Danielle W. Lowe, Laura Grace Rollins, Jessica P. Bentzley, Jamie L. Fraser
Neuroscience Research. 2016-07-01
22 citations
N-acetylcysteine mitigates acute opioid withdrawal behaviors and CNS oxidative stress in neonatal rats.
Price Ward, Hunter G. Moss, Truman R. Brown, Peter W. Kalivas, Dorothea Jenkins
Pediatric Research. 2020-01-14
36 citations
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation-Paired Rehabilitation for Oromotor Feeding Problems in Newborns: An Open-Label Pilot Study
Bashar W. Badran, Dorothea Jenkins, Daniel Cook, Sean Thompson, Morgan Dancy
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2020-03-18

Press Mentions

Neurostimulation Device Reduces Withdrawal Symptoms of Kids Born Addicted to OpioidsAugust 11th, 2020