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Perinatal Biology

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    Section Chief

    A photo of Jeffrey Whitsett.

    Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD Co-Director, Perinatal Institute

    investigates the hierarchy of transcriptional controls and signaling cascades which determine commitment of progenitor cells that produce the differentiated epithelial cells lining the primordial and mature respiratory tract. The goal of his research is to provide insight into the pathogenesis of acute and chronic lung disorders. The role of surfactant in innate host defense and lung function is also an ongoing interest.
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    513-803-2790
    jeffrey.whitsett@cchmc.org

    Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD

    Co-Director, Perinatal Institute

    Chief, Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-2790

    Fax: 513-636-7868

    Email: jeffrey.whitsett@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Cystic fibrosis research; lung morphogenesis; control of gene expression in the respiratory epithelium; gene delivery and therapy 

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    Biography

    Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD, is chief of the Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    Dr. Whitsett received his medical degree from Columbia University, in New York, and has been a faculty member since 1977. He is internationally known for his research in pulmonary medicine, as well as for his clinical expertise in neonatology.

    Dr. Whitsett has made a series of groundbreaking contributions in pulmonary medicine. His major pioneering work has been on surfactant proteins A, B, C, and D, cloning their genes, and clarifing their roles in lung development.

    Throughout his career, Dr. Whitsett has had the remarkable ability to move from molecular biology, to animal models, to diagnosis and therapy of human disease. He played a critical role in making surfactant protein replacement a routine tool for treating immature lungs and respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. His laboratory has contributed to the identification of a number of genes critical for lung formation and function. Mutations in genes regulating surfactant homeostasis were shown to cause acute and chronic lung disease in infants and adults.

    Dr. Whitsett is a member of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences and is the recipient of the Mead Johnson Award, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Merit Award, the first Julius Comroe Lectureship in Pulmonary Research from FASEB, the William Cooper Procter Award from Cincinnati Children's, the Amberson Lecture Award of the American Thoracic Society, and the prestigious Daniel Drake Medal for scientific contributions from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

    Dr. Whitsett is the author of over 400 papers in both the basic science and clinical literature.

    Dr. Whitsett's Profile

    The Research Horizons article, "Mutations in Surfactant Proteins Cause Fatal Lung Diseases in Newborns and Children" profiles Dr. Whitsett and some of his research.

    Education and Training

    MD: Columbia University, New York, NY, 1973.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1974 to 1976.

    Fellowship: Neonatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1976 to 1977.

    Publications

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    Faculty

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    Noah H. Hillman, MD

    is a neonatologist who conducts translational research on lung injury during the initiation of ventilation at birth. Along with Dr. Alan Jobe and colleagues at the University of Western Australia, he has used a fetal sheep model of neonatal resuscitation to evaluate the effects of various maneuvers (tidal volume, PEEP) performed in the delivery room. His lab focuses on molecular pathways activated by mechanical ventilation.

    513-803-0966
    noah.hillman@cchmc.org

    Noah H. Hillman, MD

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-0966

    Fax: 513-636-7868

    Email: noah.hillman@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    The effects of initiating ventilation in the preterm lamb; airway and parenchymal lung injury from ventilation; methods/interventions for decreasing injury

    Biography

    After completing a Procter Scholar Award, Dr. Hillman received a K08 from NHLBI (2009 -2014) to study the study the effects of initiating ventilation in the preterm lamb and means of modulating the inflammatory cascade. He has recently focused his research on both the injury and repair processes. Working with their colleagues in Western Australia, his lab has recently demonstrated benefits of PEEP in the delivery room and the progression of inflammation after injury. He continues to work with Dr. Alan Jobe (R01 NICHD- PI Jobe) on lung recruitment maneuvers and their effects on molecular markers on injury. He is a board-certified Neonatologist and a member of Society for Pediatric Research.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 2001.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2001-2004.

    Fellowship: University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2004-2007.

    Ceritifications: Pediatrics, 2004; Neonatology, 2008.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Lung Injury with Resuscitation of the Preterm. Principal Investigator. NIH-NHLBI. Aug 2009 - Jul 2014. K08-HL097085. 

    Initiation and progression of Preterm Lung injury with Ventilation (PI-Jobe). Co-investigator. NIH-NICHD. Jul 2012–Jun 2017.

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    Alan H. Jobe, MD, PhD Director, Division of Perinatal Biology

    has a special research focus on surfactant physiology. Dr. Jobe is also interested in lung maturation and lung injury in the fetus and newborn, the use of antenatal corticosteroids, and lung injury with ventilation of the preterm infant.

    513-636-8563
    alan.jobe@cchmc.org

    Alan H. Jobe, MD, PhD

    Director, Division of Perinatal Biology

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-8563

    Fax: 513-636-8691

    Email: alan.jobe@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Clinical trials in neonatology; bronchopulmonary bysplasia

    Research Interests

    Lung maturation and lung injury in the fetus and newborn; use of antenatal corticosteroids; lung injury with ventilation of the preterm

    Biography

    Education and Training

    MD: University of California, San Diego, 1973. 

    PhD: University of California, San Diego, CA, 1973. 

    Residency: University Hospital, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1974 to 1975.

    Fellowship: University of California, San Diego, CA, 1975 to 1977.

    Board Certified: Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Mechanisms of Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome Induced by Chorioamnionitis. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Feb 2009 - Feb 2014.
    A photo of Suhas G. Kallapur.

    Suhas G. Kallapur, MD Director, Neonatology Continuing Medical Education

    is interested in understanding how the fetus copes with and adapts to infectious and inflammatory insults in utero e.g. exposure to chorioamnionitis. Dr. Kallapur’s research focus is to understand the pathogenesis of lung injury and systemic inflammatory responses in fetuses and newborns. His lab uses a sheep model and has begun some work in humans.
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    513-636-3879
    suhas.kallapur@cchmc.org

    Suhas G. Kallapur, MD

    Director, Neonatology Continuing Medical Education

    Academic Information

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-3879

    Fax: 513-636-7868

    Email: suhas.kallapur@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Chorioamnionitis; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; respiratory distress syndrome; fetal immunity

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    Biography

    Education and Training

    MBBS: University of Bombay, India, 1984. 

    DCH: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay, 1986.

    MD, Pediatrics: University of Bombay, India, 1986.

    Residency: University of Bombay, India, 1984-87.

    Residency: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, 1988-90. 

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1990-1993.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Mechanisms of Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome Induced by Chorioamnionitis. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Feb 2009 - Jan 2014. #R01 HD57869.