Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, 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 Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Board certified in both pediatrics and neonatology, Dr. Kakkilaya joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011. Dr. Kakkilaya earned his medical degree at Karnatak University, followed by residencies in pediatrics at VM Medical College in India and later at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport. He subsequently completed a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport. He is credentialed to practice at Children’s Health. Dr.Kakkilaya's research interest are focused on non invasive respiratory support of preterm infants and quality improvement in NICU. Education Medical School Karnatak University (1990) Residency VM Medical College, India (1993), Pediatrics Residency LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport (2007), Pediatrics Fellowship LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport (2010), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Research Interest Less invasive surfactant administration Nasal CPAP: Optimal delivery systems and weaning strategies in extremely low birth weight infants Neonatal abstinence syndrome New tools in improving informed decision making in the NICU Non invasive respiratory support in preterm infants Publications Agreement Between Telemedicine and In-Person Examination for Neonatal Hypothermia Decisions Jagarapu J, Angelis D, Mir IN, Kakkilaya V, Brown SL, Chalak LF Pediatrics 2026 Mar 157 Prophylactic surfactant therapy in the era of less invasive surfactant delivery Kaluarachchi DC, Katheria A, Peebles PJ, Guthrie SO, Kakkilaya V, Dargaville PA Journal of Perinatology 2026 Jan 46 1-5 Effects of a respiratory care protocol incorporating less invasive surfactant administration in infants born at 30–34 weeks’ gestation Ariyapadi S, Bautista L, David L, Mazioniene K, Chiu M, Harville S, Burchfield P, Brown LS, Weydig H, Kakkilaya V Journal of Perinatology 2026 Early Oxygenation and Mortality in Infants Treated with Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) Oren MS, Babata K, Hu J, Kakkilaya V, Burchfield PJ, Hagans M, Brown LS, Lakshminrusimha S, Kapadia V Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice 2025 Dec 18 Effectiveness of A Respiratory Care Protocol Including Less Invasive Surfactant Administration in ≥ 35 Weeks Gestational Age Infants Chotzoglou E, Prasath A, Desai R, David L, Ornelas N, Burchfield P, Brown LS, Nelson DB, Kakkilaya V Pediatric pulmonology 2025 Aug 60 Less invasive surfactant administration for meconium aspiration syndrome Prasath A, Chotzoglou E, Ahmad A, Diaz E, Burchfield P, Brown LS, Nelson DB, Stumpf K, Kakkilaya V BMJ Paediatrics Open 2025 May 9 Post-extubation using high nCPAP: are we ready for the change? Kakkilaya V, Rosenfeld CR Translational Pediatrics 2024 Nov 13 1906-1908 A journey towards safe and effective neonatal resuscitation Kakkilaya V Resuscitation 2024 Oct 203 Evaluation of a respiratory care protocol including less invasive surfactant administration in preterm infants Chan CS, Chiu M, Ariyapadi S, Brown LS, Burchfield P, Simcik V, Garcia K, Mazioniene K, Jaleel MA, Wyckoff MH, Kapadia VS, Kakkilaya V Pediatric Research 2024 May 95 1603-1610 Risk Factors for Admission Hyperthermia and Associated Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm Chiu M, Mir I, Adhikari E, Heyne RJ, Ornelas N, Tolentino-Plata K, Thomas A, Burchfield P, Simcik V, Ramon E, Brown LS, Nelson DB, Wyckoff MH, Kakkilaya V Journal of Pediatrics 2024 Feb 265 Results 1-10 of 29 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards John Haven Emerson Award (2019) Young Investigator Award Finalist, Southern Society of Pediatric Research (2010) Professional Associations/Affiliations AAP, Section on Perinatal Medicine (2010) Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics (2007) Fellow, Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (2024) Member of Royal College of Physicians (1997) Society of Pediatric Research (2022) Southern Society of Pediatric Research (2010)
