MicheleCWalshMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Cleveland, OH

Professor, Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Office
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-7700

Fax+1 216-286-6341

Education & Training

Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1984
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1985 - 2021

Clinical Trials

Whole-Body Cooling for Birth Asphyxia in Term Infants Start of enrollment: 1999 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Follow-up Visit of High Risk Infants Start of enrollment: 1993 Jan 01
Recruiting
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
Inhaled PGE1 in Neonatal Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Late Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Feeding During Ibuprofen or Indomethacin Treatment of Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Early-Onset Sepsis Surveillance Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Completed
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
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
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) Observational Study Start of enrollment: 1993 Oct 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
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
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

845 citations
Validation of the National Institutes of Health consensus definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Michele C. Walsh, Betty R. Vohr, Alan H. Jobe, Linda L. Wright
Pediatrics. 2005-12-01
447 citations
Impact of a physiologic definition on bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates.
Michele C. Walsh, Qing Yao, Patricia A Gettner, Ellen C. Hale, Monica V. Collins
Pediatrics. 2004-11-01
301 citations
Safety, reliability, and validity of a physiologic definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Michele C. Walsh, Deanna Wilson-Costello, Arlene Zadell, Nancy S. Newman, Avroy A. Fanaroff
Journal of Perinatology. 2003-09-01

Journal Articles

Higher or Lower Hemoglobin Transfusion Thresholds for Preterm Infants
Haresh Kirpalani, Susan R Hintz, Betty R Vohr, Waldemar A Carlo, Kathleen A Kennedy, Robin K Ohls, Kurt Schibler, John A Widness, John AF Zupancic, Myra H Wyckoff, Wil..., The New England Journal of Medicine
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States from 2002 to 2016
Colm P Travers, Waldemar A Carlo, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Barbara J Stoll, Myra H Wyckoff, Seetha Shankaran, Sara B Demauro, Michele C Walsh, Scott A Lorch, Margarita..., JAMA Network Open
Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis 2015 to 2017, the Rise of Escherichia Coli, and the Need for Novel Prevention Strategies
Barbara J Stoll, Waldemar A Carlo, Myra H Wyckoff, Bradley A Yoder, Kristi L Watterberg, Michele C Walsh, Gregory M Sokol, JAMA Pediatrics

Authored Content

Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States from 2002 to 2016June 2020
Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis 2015 to 2017, the Rise of Escherichia Coli, and the Need for Novel Prevention StrategiesMay 2020

Press Mentions

Adrenal Function Links to Early Postnatal Growth and Blood Pressure at Age 6 in Children Born Extremely PretermDecember 12th, 2018
Dexamethasone Therapy for Septic Arthritis in ChildrenFebruary 12th, 2016

Grant Support

Multicenter Network Of Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2012
Nichd Cooperative Multicenter Neonatal Research NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2010
Follow-Up Of Survivors Of Neonatal Respiratory FailureNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005