Julie Mirpuri Hathiramani, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Julie Mirpuri Hathiramani, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine, she officially joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2010. A physician-scientist, Dr. Mirpuri focuses her research efforts on neonatal microbiome development with a goal of developing novel therapies to improve the health of babies. She earned her medical degree at the University of Hong Kong. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Goryeb Children’s Hospital – Atlantic Health, followed by a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine/Grady Memorial Hospital. Dr. Mirpuri, part of the UT Southwestern Pediatric Group, practices at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health. Education Medical School Univeristy of Hong Kong (2000) Internship Hospital Authority of Hong Kong (2001), Rotating Residency Goryeb Children's Hospital - Atlantic Health (2007), Pediatrics Fellowship Emory University School of Medicine/Grady Memorial Hospital (2010), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Research Interest Probiotics/Commensal organisms and their effects on immune mediators in the developing gut Publications Gut Microbiome Composition and Variance Are Modified by Degree of Growth Failure in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Study Stumpf KA, Green M, Niu X, Lu D, Gan S, Zhan X, Maxey MN, Boren M, Nayak SP, Jaleel S, Brown LS, Foster JA, Mirpuri J Nutrients 2025 Dec 17 Maternal body mass index and necrotizing enterocolitis: A case-control study Stumpf K, Sharma P, Brown LS, Brion LP, Mirpuri J PloS one 2024 Jan 19 Maternal high fat diet exposure modifies amniotic fluid metabolites and expands group 3 innate lymphoid cells dependent on the maternal microbiome and MyD88-signaling Niu X, Lu D, Jaleel S, Palmer SN, Mahendroo M, Zhan X, Mirpuri J Frontiers in immunology 2024 15 Maternal Macro- and Micronutrient Intake During Pregnancy: Does It Affect Allergic Predisposition in Offspring? Stumpf K, Mirpuri J Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2023 Feb 43 27-42 Tachygastria in Preterm Infants: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Ortigoza EB, Cagle J, Brown LS, Mansi S, Gosser SP, Montgomery AD, Foresman Z, Boren ML, Pettit PS, Thompson TD, Vasil DM, Chien JH, Neu J, Koh AY, Sanghavi R, Mirpuri J Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2022 Nov 75 564-571 Exposure to diesel exhaust particles results in altered lung microbial profiles, associated with increased reactive oxygen species/reactive nitrogen species and inflammation, in C57Bl/6 wildtype mice on a high-fat diet Daniel S, Phillippi D, Schneider LJ, Nguyen KN, Mirpuri J, Lund AK Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2021 Dec 18 Maternal microbial factors that affect the fetus and subsequent offspring Mirpuri J, Neu J Seminars in Perinatology 2021 Oct 45 Traffic generated emissions alter the lung microbiota by promoting the expansion of Proteobacteria in C57Bl/6 mice placed on a high-fat diet Daniel S, Pusadkar V, McDonald J, Mirpuri J, Azad RK, Goven A, Lund AK Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2021 Apr 213 Evidence for maternal diet-mediated effects on the offspring microbiome and immunity: implications for public health initiatives Mirpuri J Pediatric Research 2021 Jan 89 301-306 Transient neonatal antibiotic exposure increases susceptibility to late-onset sepsis driven by microbiota-dependent suppression of type 3 innate lymphoid cells Niu X, Daniel S, Kumar D, Ding EY, Savani RC, Koh AY, Mirpuri J Scientific reports 2020 Dec 10 Results 1-10 of 25 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards FASEB Travel Scholarship (2011) Basic Science Young Investigator Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research (2010) SPR Fellow Basic Science Research Award (2010) Trainee Travel Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research (2009) Travel Grant, Pediatric Academic Societies (2009) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Pediatrics (2004) Medical Council of Hong Kong Southern Society for Pediatric Research (2007) The American Association of Immunologists (2013)
