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Office
2401 Gillham Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Summary
- I am a board certified neonatologist working at Children's Mercy Kansas City. I am also a NIH-funded physician scientist working in the areas of lung vascular biology, necrotizing enterocolitis, and genomics. I like clinical work, practising evidence-based medicine, mentoring, doing cutting edge research, and nature
Education & Training
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2003
- Kilpauk Medical CollegeClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- KS State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2006 - 2015
- OH State Medical License 2000 - 2008
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dr. Robert Hall Team Builder Award Neonatology Division, 2024
- Dr. Sheehan's Mentor Award Division of Neonatology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, 2022
- Sosland Endowed Chair in Neonatology Children's Mercy Kansas City, 2021
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Clinical Trials
- Genetic Variants and Susceptibility to Diseases of Prematurity in Very Low Birth-Weight Infants Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 01
- Inhaled Ciclesonide Study in Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2025 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Microbes, metabolites, and inflammation: mapping the early neonatal intestinal landscape.Muralidhar H Premkumar, Lovya George, Venkatesh Sampath
Pediatric Research. 2025-03-13 - Predicting Clinical Outcomes of Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia through New Definitions and Phenotypes.Susan McAnany, Gangaram Akangire, Ashley Sherman, Venkatesh Sampath, Winston Manimtim
American Journal of Perinatology. 2025-03-04 - The immunogenetic basis of severe herpes simplex infections in neonates and children: a review.Megan H Tucker, Maria Kalamvoki, Kedar Tilak, Nikita Raje, Venkatesh Sampath
Pediatric Research. 2025-01-18
Journal Articles
- SIGIRR mutations in premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitisSampath V, Menden H, Helbling D, Gastonguay A, Li K, Ramchandran R, Dimmock D, Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
- A Toll-Like receptor 9 (rs352140) variant is associated with placental inflammation in newborn infantsKarody VR, Reese S, Kumar N, Liedel J, Jarzembowski J, Sampath V, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 1/1/2015
- Intrauterine fetal monitoringRuby Gupta, Sampath V, Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, 1/1/2014
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Abstracts/Posters
- Prematurity and histological chorioamnionitis (CA) program the fetal adaptive immune system.Padma S Nandula, Vijender Karody, Trivikram Dasu, James Verbsky, Venkatesh Sampath, PAS/SPR Meeting, 1/1/2015
- Advancing maturity and PIH alter placental Helper T cell (Th) gene expression.P S Nandula, H Menden, J Verbsky, V Sampath, N Kumar, PAS/SPR Meeting, 1/1/2015
- Prematurity, Age, Feeding and Colonization affect the Maturation of the Neonatal Cutaneous MicrobiomeMohan Pammi, Nadim Ajami, Mathew C. Wong, Venkatesh Sampath, Joseph F. Petrosino, James Versalovic, PAS/SPR Meeting, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- NADPH Oxidase2-inhibition attenuates sepsis-induced lung inflammation in the developing lung.Kansas City, MO - 1/30/2015
- sepsis & NEC in premature infantsIowa Children’s Hospital, IA City, IA - 1/28/2015
- NADPH Oxidase 2 regulates sepsis-induced lung inflammation in neonatal mice.San Diego, CA - 1/26/2015
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Press Mentions
- HbA1c Variability Increases Mortality Risk in DiabetesAugust 2nd, 2021
Grant Support
- SIGIRR in the Neonatal IntestineCHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO)2025–2028
- Long-term Endotypes of Prematurity Associated Respiratory DiseaseNHLBI2024–2028
- DLL4 in the Developing Lung and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO)2023–2027
- DLL4 in the developing lungNHLBI2023–2027
- Inhaled ciclesonide - a phase I study in preterm infantsCHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO)2024–2026
- Inhaled ciclesonide - a phase I study in preterm infantsCHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO)2024–2026
- Inhaled ciclesonide - a phase I study in preterm infantsCHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO)2024–2026
- Inhaled ciclesonide - a phase I study in preterm infantsCHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO)2024–2026
- Inhaled Ciclesonide in preterm infants - A phase I trialNICHD2024–2026
- A Safer Glucocorticoid to Treat Neonatal Lung Injury with Limited Adverse Neurologic EffectsUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- A Safer Glucocorticoid to Treat Neonatal Lung Injury with Limited Adverse Neurologic EffectsUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- A Safer Glucocorticoid to Treat Neonatal Lung Injury with Limited Adverse Neurologic EffectsUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- A safer glucocorticoid to treat neonatal lung injury with limited adverse neurologic effectsNIH2021–2026
- SIGIRR mutations and NEC in premature infantsNIDDK2018–2023
- Genomic and Microbial determinants of clinical outcomes in the NANO triaMarch of Dimes2020–2022
- Inflammatory Angiogenesis in the Developing LungNIH/NHLBI2015–2021
Research History
- Director of Neonatal Lung and Immunology LaboratoriesOur translational research program examines the interactions between bacteria and host inflammatory and developmental pathways that determine disease susceptibility in premature infants. We use transgenic mice, cell culture, and human genetics to understand pathogenesis of BPD and NEC in premies.2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society for Pediatric ResearchMember
- NEC societyMember
Other Languages
- Tamil
External Links
- CMH Physicianhttps://www.childrensmercy.org/profiles/venkatesh-sampath
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