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Section Leadership

Trent Tipple, MD

Trent E Tipple, MD

Professor and Section Chief, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Nutrition Physiology, Biochemistry& Molecular Biology
Children's Health Foundation Reba McEntire Endowed Chair in Neonatology

Medical and Operational Leadership

Faizah Bhatti, MD
Pediatrics

Faizah Bhatti, MD

Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Member, Oklahoma Center for Neurosciences


Oklahoma Children's Hospital
1200 North Everett Drive; ETNP 7504
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Dean McGee Eye Institute
Bhatti Lab, PB047
608 Stanton L. Young Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

405-271-5215

Faizah-Bhatti@ouhsc.edu


Dr. Bhatti is a clinical neonatologist and a post-doctoral trained basic, translational and clinical investigator.  As an independently funded clinician scientist, she committed to improving outcomes of premature infants by understanding how blood vessel development is altered in inflammatory diseases. In particular, the focus of her research program is to elucidate the role of inflammation and surfactant proteins in abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina as it relates to retinopathy of prematurity.

MyNCBI Publications

Fun Fact: "I plan to open a knitting/art cafe (coffee/wine bar) after I decide to retire from medicine."


Academic Section(s):

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine


Education:

MD - Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
Postdoctoral Fellowship-Cell Biology - Georgetown University, Washington DC
Pediatric Residency - Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey PA
Neonatology Fellowship - Penn State University College, Hershey PA


Board Certification(s):

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Sub-Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Neonatal Resuscitiation Program (NRP) Hospital Based Instructor
  • General Pediatrics Certification, American Board of Pediatrics


Clinical/Research Interests:

Dr. Bhatti holds academic appointments in the Department of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology and the Oklahoma Center for Neurosciences.   Collaborating with retinal, brain and immune experts, she is an independently funded clinician scientist studying inflammatory vascular biology. Her background and training give her an understanding of both the clinical relevance as well as the methodology needed to scientifically address clinical complications of extreme prematurity. 

Dr. Bhatti examines the biological and molecular roles of inflammatory mediators on vascular development, structure and function in both retinal as well as cerebral vascular beds. Simultaneously, she utilizes clinical data on preterm infants to study associations between inflammation, sepsis, growth and retinopathy in premature infants. She is a principal investigator/sub-PI for several clinical trials involving therapeutics and clinical aspects of ROP in the neonatal subjects at OUHSC.  She has trained several residents, fellows and students in her lab program, several of whom who gone on to pursue academic fellowships and have contributed to the publications from their research program. Dr. Bhatti is committed to caring for premature babies and finding cures based on sound evidence and science.


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

November 17, 2005: Elected Member Society for Pediatric Research, Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) (Received)

February 22, 2014: Young Faculty Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) (Received)

July 13, 2013: Competitive Award for Attendance and Travel Award, AAMC Early Women Faculty Professional Development Workshop, American Association of Medical Colleges (Received)

February 22, 2013: Basic Science Young Investigator Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) (Received)

June 15, 2012: Trainee Mentor Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Received)

May 6, 2012: ARVO/Alcon Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) (Received)


Select Publications:

  • Schafer CM, Gurley JM, Kurylowicz K, Lin PK, Chen W, Elliott MH, Davis GE, Bhatti F, Griffin CT. An inhibitor of endothelial ETS transcription factors promotes physiologic and therapeutic vessel regression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Oct 20;117(42):26494-26502. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015980117. Epub 2020 Oct 5. PMID: 33020273; PMCID: PMC7584886.
  • Ley D, Hallberg B, Hansen-Pupp I, Dani C, Ramenghi LA, Marlow N, Beardsall K, Bhatti F, Dunger D, Higginson JD, Mahaveer A, Mezu-Ndubuisi OJ, Reynolds P, Giannantonio C, van Weissenbruch M, Barton N, Tocoian A, Hamdani M, Jochim E, Mangili A, Chung JK, Turner MA, Smith LEH, Hellström A; study team. rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3 in Preterm Infants: A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 Mar;206:56-65.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.033. Epub 2018 Nov 22. PMID: 30471715; PMCID: PMC6389415.
  • Vieira F, Kung JW, Bhatti F. Structure, genetics and function of the pulmonary associated surfactant proteins A and D: The extra-pulmonary role of these C type lectins. Ann Anat. 2017 May;211:184-201. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 Mar 27. PMID: 28351530; PMCID: PMC5488808.
  • Bhatti F, Ball G, Hobbs R, Linens A, Munzar S, Akram R, Barber AJ, Anderson M, Elliott M, Edwards M. Pulmonary surfactant protein a is expressed in mouse retina by Müller cells and impacts neovascularization in oxygen-induced retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Nov 18;56(1):232-42. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13652. PMID: 25406276; PMCID: PMC4290564.



Educational Leadership

Erynn Bergner, MD

Erynn Bergner, MD

Assistant Professor
Fellowship Program Director, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Assistant Medical Director of Neonatal Nutrition, Oklahoma Children's Hospital
Medical Director, Oklahoma Mother's Milk Bank

Douglas Dannaway, MD

Doug Dannaway, MD

Associate Fellowship Program Director
Director of Neonatal Education and Simulation
Associate Medical Director of Transport, Labor, Delivery, and Consultation
Associate Professor, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Netsanet Kassa, MD

Netsanet Kassa, MD

Assistant Professor
Director of Resident Education, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Research Leadership

Hala Chaaban, MD

​Hala Chaaban, MD

Associate Professor
Adjunct Professor of Nutrition Sciences
Director of Translational Research, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Peter Vitiello, PhD

Peter Vitiello, PhD

Associate Professor
Adjunct Professor of Physiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Director of Laboratory Research, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Faculty

Tamara Alexander, MD

Tamara Alexander, MD

Assistant Professor

Lora Bailey-Downs, PhD

Lora Bailey-Downs, PhD

Assistant Professor

Faizah Bhatti, MD

Faizah Bhatti, MD

Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Member, Oklahoma Center for Neurosciences

Sara Brewer, DO

Sara Brewer, DO

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Kathryn Burge, PhD

Kathryn Burge, PhD

Assistant Professor

Trassanee "Pearl" Chatmethakul
Nalini Dasari, MD

Nalini Dasari, MD

Assistant Professor

Rose Doolittle, MD

Rose Doolittle, MD

Assistant Professor

Jeffrey Eckert, PhD

Jeffrey Eckert, PhD

Director of Lab Research
Assistant Professor of Research

Arlen Foulks, DO

Arlen Foulks, DO

Assistant Professor
Medical Director of NeoFlight Neonatal Transport Service
Assistant Medical Director, Level 2 NICU at St. Anthony Hospital
Chair of American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics (AOBP)
Chair of the Neonatal Exam Committee on the AOBP
Adjunct Clinical Assistance Professor in Pediatrics at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Center of Health Sciences

Abhrajit Ganguly, MD

Abhrajit Ganguly, MD

Assistant Professor

Vadim Ivanov, MD

Vadim Ivanov, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Medical Director of CCMH NICU
Neonatologist

Erin Jain, MD

Erin Jain, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatrician

Barbara Johnson, MD

Barbara Johnson, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of NICU Resident Education

Samuel Levin, MD

Samuel Levin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
 

Karman Low, MD

Karman Low, MD

Assistant Professor

Marjorie Makoni, MD

Marjorie Makoni, MD

Assistant Professor
Neonatologist

Erin Mamatov, MD

Erin Mamatov, MD

Assistant Professor

Maxwell Mathias, MD

Maxwell Mathias, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Alicia Ann Moise, MD
Raja Nandyal, MD

Raja Nandyal, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director Oklahoma Infant Transition Program (OITP)
Medical Director of Oklahoma Transition Clinic (OTC)
Chairman of OUHSC Neonatal Mortality Committee (NMC)

Gaston Ofman, MD

Gaston Ofman, MD

Assistant Professor

Azif Safarulla, MD

Azif Safarulla, MD

Pediatrician

Tavleen Sandhu, MD

Tavleen Sandhu, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director of NeoFlight Neonatal Transport Service

Kris Sekar, MD

Kris Sekar, MD

Professor
Neonatologist

Birju Shah, MD, MPH, MBA

Birju Shah, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor
Neonatologist

Pratibha Thakkar, MD

Pratibha Thakkar, MD

Assistant Professor

Lauren White, DO

Lauren White, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Transition and Labor Consults
Neonatologist

Anne Wlodaver, MD

Anne Wlodaver, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of SAH Level II NICU