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Office
176F, Suite 9380, WIC
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35249Phone+1 205-934-4680Fax+1 205-934-3100
Summary
- Co-Division Director, Neonatology
Education & Training
- University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and ResearchClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Founder's Award Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2015
- President Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2005
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide by Oxygen Hood in Neonates Start of enrollment: 1999 Mar 01
- Re-feeding Gastric Residuals in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
- Inhaled Prostaglandin E1 (IPGE1) for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (NHRF) Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Risk Assessment of Cognitive Impairment at 2 Years of Age in Infants Born Extremely Preterm Using the INTERGROWTH-21st Growth Standards.Ariel A Salas, Waldemar A Carlo, Carla M Bann, Edward F Bell, Tarah T Colaizy
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024-12-01 - 2 citationsBiospecimens in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study: Rationale and protocol.Elinor L Sullivan, Ryan Bogdan, Ludmila Bakhireva, Pat Levitt, Joseph Jones
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2024-12-01 - Mode of delivery and outcomes among inborn extremely preterm singletons: A cohort study.Colm P Travers, Dhuly Chowdhury, Abhik Das, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Myriam Peralta-Carcelen
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- Predictive Modeling for Perinatal Mortality in Resource-Limited SettingsNamasivayam Ambalavanan, Carl Bose, Melissa Bauserman, Edward A Liechty, Waldemar A Carlo, JAMA Network Open
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States from 2002 to 2016Colm 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
- A Comparison of 3 Vitamin D Dosing Regimens in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled TrialWaldemar A Carlo, Prem Fort, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Ariel A Salas, The Journal of Pediatrics
Authored Content
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the United States from 2002 to 2016June 2020
Press Mentions
- Early Study Suggests Nanodiamonds Safe for ImplantsFebruary 5th, 2012
Grant Support
- Pre-Vent ApneaNHLBI2016–2021
- STOP BPDNHLBI2015–2019
- Molecular Atlas of Lung Development - Research Center (RC) "Alveolar DevMAP"National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2014–2019
- Azithromycin To Prevent BPD In Ureaplasma-Infected Preterms.Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011–2012
- Transforming Growth Factor - Beta Mediates Effects Of Hypoxia In Newborn LungNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
- C-Reactive Protein In Extremely Low Birth Weight NeonatesEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2008
- MMP-2 In Neonatal Hypoxic Pulmonary Vascular RemodelingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2008
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Pediatric SocietyMember
External Links
- UAB websitehttp://services.medicine.uab.edu/facultydirectory/FacultyData.asp?FID=18771
- Children's websitehttps://www.childrensal.org/body.cfm?id=13&action=detail&ref=7
- Personal websitehttp://home.sprynet.com/~ambal/
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