Section of Neonatal Neurology
Division of Pediatric & Developmental Neurology
Fellowship
Neonatal Neurology
Washington University in St. Louis is proud to offer a one-year clinical fellowship in the evaluation and management of neurologic conditions impacting the fetal and newborn child. We provide comprehensive training in a large inpatient setting at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, including a newly expanded 125-bed NICU, combined with multiple outpatient specialty clinics.
Labs
Dosenbach Lab
Nico U.F. Dosenbach, MD, PhD
Plasticity is one of the hallmark features of the human brain. Use-driven plasticity is critically important for typical development as well as recovering from brain injury. Thus, the overarching goal of our research is to better understand use-driven brain plasticity.
Washington University Neonatal Development Research (WUNDER) Lab
Cynthia Rogers, MD
Christopher Smyser, MD
Our team strives to improve the outcomes for infants born at risk for adverse long term brain development.
Recent publications
- Prenatal exposure to maternal disadvantage-related inflammatory biomarkers: associations with neonatal white matter microstructureSanders, A. F. P., Tirado, B., Seider, N. A., Triplett, R. L., Lean, R. E., Neil, J. J., Miller, J. P., Tillman, R., Smyser, T. A., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L., Rogers, C. E., Smyser, C. D., Warner, B. B., Chen, E. & Miller, G. E., Dec 2024, In: Translational psychiatry. 14, 1, 72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Pro-inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid profile of neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage: clinical relevance and contrast with CNS infectionGarcia-Bonilla, M., Yahanda, A. T., Isaacs, A. M., Baksh, B., Akbari, S. H. A., Botteron, H., Morales, D. M., Han, R. H., McAllister, J. P., Mathur, A. M., Strahle, J. M., Smyser, C. D. & Limbrick, D. D., Dec 2024, In: Fluids and barriers of the CNS. 21, 1, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Cognitive control training with domain-general response inhibition does not change children’s brains or behaviorGanesan, K., Thompson, A., Smid, C. R., Cañigueral, R., Li, Y., Revill, G., Puetz, V., Bernhardt, B. C., Dosenbach, N. U. F., Kievit, R. & Steinbeis, N., Jul 2024, In: Nature neuroscience. 27, 7, p. 1364-1375 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Neighborhood Crime and Externalizing Behavior in Toddlers: A Longitudinal Study With Neonatal fMRI and ParentingBrady, R. G., Leverett, S. D., Mueller, L., Ruscitti, M., Latham, A. R., Smyser, T. A., Gerstein, E. D., Warner, B. B., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L., Rogers, C. E. & Smyser, C. D., Jul 2024, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 63, 7, p. 733-744 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Predictors and timing of hydrocephalus treatment in patients undergoing prenatal versus postnatal surgery for myelomeningoceleKaruparti, S., Dunbar, A., Varagur, K., Sudanagunta, K., Mingo, M., Bligard, K. H., Odibo, A., Vrecenak, J., McEvoy, S., Limbrick, D., Peglar Marsala, L., Anadkat, J., Mian, A. & Strahle, J. M., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 33, 6, p. 544-553 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chief
Faculty
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Leadership
Chris Smyser, MD
Chief, Section of Neonatal Neurology
Professor of Neurology
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