Research: Neonatology

Pediatric Insights Podcast

Learn more on about latest research and advancements in pediatric care from Children's Health experts through our Pediatric Insights Podcasts.

A Shift in NeuroNICU Care for Preterm Infants (doctorpodcasting.com) – Featured Speakers: Lina Chalak, MD and Michelle Machie, MD

• Lina Chalak, M.D., is a board-certified neonatologist at Children's Health℠ and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at UT Southwestern. She is the Interim Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Children’s Health and is also Director of the Neurological Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Neuro-NICU) Program – the first-of-its-kind in Texas. Dr. Chalak specializes in the care of infants with neurological conditions, such as seizures or brain injuries.

• Michelle Machie, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in child neurology. She is an assistant professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center and specializes in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, perinatal brain injury and congenital malformations.

Improving Care and Outcomes for Neonates with Seizures (doctorpodcasting.com) – Featured Speaker: Alison Dolce, MD

• Alison Dolce, M.D., is a board-certified Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist at Children’s Health and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at UT Southwestern. She’s also the Director of the Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program and Co-Director of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Clinic. Her specialties include pediatric neurology, clinical neurophysiology and pediatric epilepsy.

Conferences & Events

Neonatal Insights Series: Essentials of Newborn Resuscitation

• Friday, November 8, 2024

• Arun Prasath, MD

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Neonatal Insights Series: Understand the role speech, Physical and Occupational therapy in neonatal care

• Friday, December 13, 2024

• Reid Ballard, SLP and Katy Brown, PT

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Neonatal Insights Series: Effective Lactation Support for Mothers of Neonates

• Friday, January 10, 2025 

• Dawn Schindler, BSN, RN, IBCLC

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Neonatal Insights Series: Care of ELBW Infants (Extremely Low Birth Weight)

• Friday, February 14, 2025

• Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, MD

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Neonatal Insights Series: Respiratory therapy in NICU

• Friday, March 14, 2025 

• Andew Carrillo

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Neonatal Insights Series: Nutrition in Premature Infants

• Friday, April 11, 2025

• Rachel Mills, RD

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Neonatal Insights Series: Neonatal Syphilis

• Friday, May 9, 2025

• Amanda Evans, MD - UT Southwestern

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Neonatal Insights Series: Basics of Neonatal Transport

• Friday, June 6, 2025

• Carol Hasty, MS, RN

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Neonatal Insights Series: Neonatal HIE

• Friday, July 11, 2025

• Lina Chalak, MD, MSCS

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Neonatal Insights Series: Neonatal Sepsis

• Friday, August 8, 2025

• Shamaila Gill, MD

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Neonatal Insights Series: Congenital Heart disease in neonates

• Friday, September 12, 2025

• William Penn Laird, MD

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Neonatal Insights Series: Neonatal Hypotension

• Friday, October 10, 2025 

• Abhishek Makkar, MD

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Neonatal Insights Series: Neonatal Emergencies (Seizures/Respiratory Distress (Pneumothorax)/SVT

• Friday, November 7, 2025 

• Sushmita Yallapragada, MD, MSCI

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Neonatal Insights Series: Neonatal Ethics: "Inadvisable or Impermissible? Refusal of Resuscitation at 24 weeks"

• Friday, December 12, 2025

• Becky Ennis, MD

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