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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

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Medical and Operational Leadership

Tavleen Sandhu, MD
Pediatrics

Tavleen Sandhu, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director of NeoFlight Neonatal Transport Service

1200 North Everett Drive; ETNP 7504
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

405-271-5215

Tavleen-Sandhu@ouhsc.edu

Telemedicine in Neonatology


MyNCBI Publications Link


Languages Spoken: English, Urdu, Punjabi


Fun Fact: "I have lived in 9 different states in the US over the last 15 years"

Academic Section(s):

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Education:

Fellowship: Universtiy of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica 
Residency: Saint Peter’s University Hospital, NJ

Board Certification(s):

American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Clinical/Research Interests:

Over the last couple decades telemedicine has advanced in information technology. We at OU, are conducting a multicenter prospective observational study to evaluate physician and transport team satisfaction with the management of critical neonatal transport using telemedicine.

Select Honors & Accomplishments:

2020 - Trainee Travel Award in 2020, The Southern Society of Pediatric Research

2020 - Selected for SSPR Clinical Science Young Investigator Award Finalist

2020 – Fourteenth Annual Department of Pediatrics Research Day Oral presentation award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. 

Select Publications:

  • Sandhu T, DeShea L, Jagarapu J, Savani RC, Chuo J, Azzuqa A, Beasley WH, Hallford G, Makkar A. Multicenter study assessing physicians' and transport teams' attitudes and expectations about utilizing telemedicine to manage critical neonatal transports. J Telemed Telecare. 2022 Jun 28:1357633X221104563. doi: 10.1177/1357633X221104563. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35765233.

  • Sandhu T, Szyld EG, Anderson MP, Shah BA. Effect of rotating providers on chest compression performance during simulated neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 14;17(3):e0265072. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265072. PMID: 35286358; PMCID: PMC8920209.

  • Makkar A, Sandhu T, Machut K, Azzuqa A. Utility of telemedicine to extend neonatal intensive care support in the community. Semin Perinatol. 2021 Aug;45(5):151424. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151424. Epub 2021 Apr 5. PMID: 33941361.



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

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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

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Netsanet Kassa, MD

Netsanet Kassa, MD

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

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Research Leadership

Hala Chaaban, MD

​Hala Chaaban, MD

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

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Peter Vitiello, PhD

Peter Vitiello, PhD

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

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Faculty

Tamara Alexander, MD

Tamara Alexander, MD

Assistant Professor

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Lora Bailey-Downs, PhD

Lora Bailey-Downs, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Faizah Bhatti, MD

Faizah Bhatti, MD

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

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Sara Brewer, DO

Sara Brewer, DO

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

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Kathryn Burge, PhD

Kathryn Burge, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Trassanee "Pearl" Chatmethakul

Trassanee "Pearl" Chatmethakul, MD

Assistant Professor

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Nalini Dasari, MD

Nalini Dasari, MD

Assistant Professor

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Rose Doolittle, MD

Rose Doolittle, MD

Assistant Professor

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Jeffrey Eckert, PhD

Jeffrey Eckert, PhD

Director of Lab Research
Assistant Professor of Research

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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

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Abhrajit Ganguly, MD

Abhrajit Ganguly, MD

Assistant Professor

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Vadim Ivanov, MD

Vadim Ivanov, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Medical Director of CCMH NICU
Neonatologist

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Erin Jain, MD

Erin Jain, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatrician

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Barbara Johnson, MD

Barbara Johnson, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of NICU Resident Education

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Samuel Levin, MD

Samuel Levin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
 

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Karman Low, MD

Karman Low, MD

Assistant Professor

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Marjorie Makoni, MD

Marjorie Makoni, MD

Assistant Professor
Neonatologist

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Erin Mamatov, MD

Erin Mamatov, MD

Assistant Professor

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Maxwell Mathias, MD

Maxwell Mathias, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Alicia Ann Moise, MD

Alicia Ann Moise, MD

Professor

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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)

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Azif Safarulla, MD

Azif Safarulla, MD

Pediatrician

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Tavleen Sandhu, MD

Tavleen Sandhu, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director of NeoFlight Neonatal Transport Service

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Kris Sekar, MD

Kris Sekar, MD

Professor
Neonatologist

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Birju Shah, MD, MPH, MBA

Birju Shah, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor
Neonatologist

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Pratibha Thakkar, MD

Pratibha Thakkar, MD

Assistant Professor

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Anne Wlodaver, MD

Anne Wlodaver, MD

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

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