Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Medical College of Ohio
- Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fellowships
Riley Hospital for Children
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Limbic System Microstructure in Neonates With Antenatal Opioid Exposure.
Mora Álvarez MG, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann CM, Newman JE, Mack N, DeMauro SB, Ambalavanan N, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Peralta-Carcelen M, Davis JM, Limperopoulos C
JAMA network open. 2026;9(7):e2621603.
PMID: 42390863 - Antenatal Opioid Exposure and Cerebral Cortical Maturation in Newborns.
Wu Y, Merhar SL, Bann CM, Newman JE, Kapse K, De Asis-Cruz J, Davis JM, Ambalavanan N, De Mauro SB, Lorch SA, Wilson-Costello D, Poindexter BB, Mack N, Peralta-Carcelen M, Limperopoulos C
JAMA network open. 2026;9(5):e2614115.
PMID: 42172030 - Standardised reporting framework for nutrition and growth in preterm nutrition studies: the NutriGrow Delphi study.
Meiliana M, Harding JE, Cao Y, Clark R, Devane D, Domellöf M, Embleton ND, Fenton TR, Ho JJ, Lin L, Ogundele T, Poindexter B, Procianoy R, Pussell K, Rohsiswatmo R, Rumbold A, Rusholme S, Silveira R, Vaidya U, Walton J, Bloomfield FH
Pediatric research. 2026;
PMID: 42162281 - Preface.
Moya F, Poindexter BB
Seminars in perinatology. 2026;50(4):152238.
PMID: 42086449 - Symptom-Based Dosing for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal: The OPTimize NOW Randomized Clinical Trial.
Devlin LA, Babineau DC, Merhar SL, DeMauro SB, Kraft WK, Lorch SA, Das A, McDonald SA, Rhodes E, Schmidt AF, Trochinski L, Crawford M, Sithisarn T, Leeman L, Kovatis KZ, Ambalavanan N, Smith RW, Telang S, Tioseco JA, McAllister JM, Wexelblatt SL, Muniyappa B, Williams PK, Adeniyi-Jones SC, Hill CD, Wright T, Sokol GM, Johnson L, Hall RW, Duncan SD, Puopolo K, Dummula K, Anderson-Berry A, Davis JM, Poindexter B, Young LW,
JAMA. 2026;335(24):2114-2125.
PMID: 42033722 - Human milk fortification in preterm infants: Navigating evidence, practice, and controversy.
Hair AB, Poindexter BB
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine. 2026;31(2):101711.
PMID: 42002446 - Growth at 2 years in children born preterm: donor milk versus preterm formula.
Brumbaugh JE, McDonald SA, Robinson DT, Gentle SJ, Salas AA, DeMauro SB, McNelis KM, Poindexter BB, Roghair RD, Colaizy TT,
Pediatric research. 2026;
PMID: 41554863 - Time to Full Enteral Feeds and Late-Onset Sepsis in Extremely Preterm Infants.
Salas AA, Wiener LE, Trotta M, Valcarce V, Romero-Lopez M, Ortigoza EB, Fu TT, McNelis K, Poindexter B, Carlo WA,
JAMA network open. 2025;8(11):e2543940.
PMID: 41247732 - Early Intratracheal Budesonide to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants: The Budesonide in Babies (BiB) Randomized Clinical Trial.
Ambalavanan N, Carlo WA, Nowak KJ, Wiener LE, Cosby SS, Bhatt AJ, Watterberg KL, Poindexter BB, Keszler M, D'Angio CT, Brion LP, Narendran V, Rau CA, Cotten CM, Laughon MM, Das A, Rysavy MA, Hibbs AM, Fuller J, Puopolo KM, Katheria A, Patel RM, Bermick JR, Laptook AR, Prelipcean I, Wyckoff MH, Moore R, Merhar SL, Ohls RK, Yoder BA, Perez M, Ghavam S, Meyer LR, Chock VY, DeMauro SB, Jackson WM, Handa D, Walsh MC,
JAMA. 2025;334(16):1452-1462.
PMID: 41026481 - A phase 1b randomized, multicenter, dose determination trial of zelpultide alfa (recombinant human surfactant protein D) in preterm neonates at high risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Alonso-Ojembarrena A, Poindexter B, Aleem S, Healy H, Aguar-Carrascosa M, Moliner-Calderón E, Serrano-Martín MDM, Arroyo R, Vento M
Frontiers in pediatrics. 2025;
PMID: 41018057
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