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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

Birju Shah, MD, MPH, MBA
Pediatrics

Birju Shah, MD, MPH, MBA

Associate Professor
Neonatologist


1200 North Everett Drive; ETNP 7504
Oklahoma City, OK

405-271-5215

Birju-Shah@ouhsc.edu


Fun Fact: "I put kids first on the Hill."


Academic Section(s):

Neonatal-Perinatal


Education:

Fellowship: Brown University Women & Infants Hospital (Providence RI) 2015
Residency: St. Peters University Children's Hospital (New Brunswick NJ) 2012
Strategic Healthcare Administration: Rutgers Business School
(New Brunswick NJ) 2011
Quantitative Methods: Rutgers School of Public Health (Newark NJ) 2009
Internship: Ahmedabad Municipal Affiliated Hospitals (India) 2006
Medical School: N.H.L Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University (India) 2005


Board Certification(s):

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


Clinical/Research Interests:

Neonatal Resuscitation
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly
Outstanding Teacher by University of Oklahoma
Clinical Research Award by Society for Pediatric Research
Community Access to Child Health Grant by American Academy of Pediatrics


Select Publications:

Shah BA, Fabres JG, Leone TA, Schmölzer GM, Szyld EG. Continuous positive airway pressure for term and ≥34(+0) weeks' gestation newborns at birth: A systematic review. Resusc Plus. 2022 Dec;12:100320. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100320. eCollection 2022 Dec. Review. PubMed PMID: 36386766; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9649384.

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

Szyld E, Anderson MP, Shah BA, Roehr CC, Schmölzer GM, Fabres JG, Weiner GM. Risk calculator for advanced neonatal resuscitation. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Mar;6(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001376. PubMed PMID: 36053630; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8966524.

Shah BA, Foulks A, Lapadula MC, McCoy M, Hallford G, Bedwell S, DeShea L, Szyld E. Laryngeal Mask Use in the Neonatal Population: A Survey of Practice Providers at a Regional Tertiary Care Center in the United States. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Oct;40(14):1551-1557. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736662. Epub 2021 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 34729719.

Shah BA, Wlodaver AG, Escobedo MB, Ahmed ST, Blunt MH, Anderson MP, Szyld EG. Impact of electronic cardiac (ECG) monitoring on delivery room resuscitation and neonatal outcomes. Resuscitation. 2019 Oct;143:10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.07.031. Epub 2019 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 31394156.



Educational Leadership

Erynn Bergner, MD

Erynn Bergner, MD

Associate 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

Research Leadership

Hala Chaaban, MD

​Hala Chaaban, MD

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

Ulana Pogribna, MD, MPH

Ulana Pogribna, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Neonatal Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Oklahoma Children's Hospital NICU

Faculty

Tamara Alexander, MD

Tamara Alexander, MD

Assistant Professor

Hilal Atar

Hilal Atar

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

Darren Bodkin

Darren Bodkin

Assistant Professor

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

Merve Denizli, MD

Merve Denizli, 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)

Mary Robbins

Mary Robbins

Associate Professor

Azif Safarulla, MD

Azif Safarulla, MD

Pediatrician

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

Anne Wlodaver, MD

Anne Wlodaver, MD

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