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Xanthi Couroucli, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, Houston, TX

XanthiCouroucliMDFAAP

Neonat/Perinatology Houston, TX

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

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  • Office

    6621 Fannin St
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 832-826-1380
    Fax+1 832-825-2799

Summary

  • Dr. Xanthi Couroucli is a neonatologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, and Harris Health System. She received her medical degree from University of Athens University, Greece, and trained in renowned Academic centers in both U.K. and U.S.A. She has been practicing Academic Medicine for 34 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Greek. She is experienced in retinopathy of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, inhaled nitric oxide, and infectious diseases. With her research she has made important contributions to the prevention and treatment of Neonatal and Pediatric diseases.

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
  • Children's National Hospital/George Washington University
    Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1995 - 1996
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical Center
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1995
  • Medical School of Oxford, London, Birmingham and Manchester, UK
    Medical School of Oxford, London, Birmingham and Manchester, UKPediatrics, Neonatology, Infectious diseases, Pulmonology, Neurology, Metabolic disorders, 1987 - 1992
  • University of Athens
    University of AthensClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1998 - 2024
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1997 - 1998
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Keynote Speaker at the Virtual Medical Research Colloquium Medical College of Texas A&M, 2022
  • The Pediatrics Clinician Educator award American Thoracic Society, 2019
  • American Academy of Pediatrics award American Academy of Pediatrics-Perinatal Section, 2000
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Quercetin attenuates the hyperoxic lung injury in neonatal mice: Implications for Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)  
    Maturu P, Wei-Liang Y, Androutsopoulos VP, Jiang W, Wang L, Tsatsakis AM, Couroucli XI., Food Chem Toxicol., 1/1/2018
  • Beta-Naphthoflavone treatment attenuates neonatal hyperoxic lung injury in wild type and Cyp1a2-knockout mice  
    Lingappan K, Maturu P, Liang YW, Jiang W, Wang L, Moorthy B, Couroucli XI, Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 1/1/2018
  • Sexual dimorphism of the pulmonary transcriptome in neonatal hyperoxic lung injury: identification of angiogenesis as a key pathway  
    Coarfa C, Zhang Y, Maity S, Perera DN, Jiang W, Wang L, Couroucli X, Moorthy B, Lingappan K, Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol., 1/1/2017
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Differential time-dependent effects of hyperoxia on gene expression profiling in lungs of newborn rats: Implications for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
    Xanthi Couroucli, Yanhong Wei Liang, Weiwu Jiang, Krithika Lingappan, Bhagavatula Moorthy and Cristian Coarfa, Annual Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2018
  • Quercetin attenuates hyperoxic lung Injury in newborn mice: Implications for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD).
    Couroucli, X, Paramahamsa Maturu, Yanhong Wei-Liang, Weiwu Jiang, Moorthy B., Annual Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2017
  • Differential Susceptibility of Cytochrome P450 (CYP)1a1/1a2 Double Knockout and Cyp1a1/1a2/1b1 triple knockout Mice to Hyperoxic Lung Injury in vivo.
    Moorthy B, Wang L, Veith A, Couroucli X, Lingappan K, Jiang W, Annual Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Increased Susceptibility To Hyperoxic Lung Injury, Alveolar Simplification and Capillary Destruction in Newborn Rats Exposed To Prenatal Benzo[a]pyrene: Protective Rol... 
    Universit� Paris Descartes, Paris, France - 1/1/2014
  • Prevention of retinopathy of prematurity by BNF (beta naphthoflavone) in the newborn rat model. 
    John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK - 1/1/2013
  • Attenuation of Oxygen-Mediated Lung Injury in Newborn Wild Type and Cytochrome P450 (CYP)1A2-Deficient Mice by the CYP1A Inducer, beta-Napthoflavone (BNF): Implication... 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2012
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Grant Support

  • Role Of Hepatic And Pulmonary P4501A Enzymes In Neonatal Hyperoxic Tissue InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
  • Cytochrome P450 Regulation By Hyperoxia And Nitric OxideNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2006
  • Cytochrome P450 Regulation By Hyperoxia And Nitric OxideNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Greek