Sujir Pritha Nayak, 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 Download Curriculum Vitae Dr Nayak is a graduate of Mumbai university, India following which she completed her residency in pediatrics at the Children’s hospital, State University of NY, Buffalo, NY. And her fellowship in neonatal and perinatal medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, RI. Before joining UTSW, Dr. Nayak worked as a neonatologist in NY. Currently, Dr Nayak works with infants with intestinal failure and short gut syndrome. She is the team lead in the NICU for the intestinal rehabilitation program. Education Medical School Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College (2004) Residency University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2010), Pediatrics Fellowship Brown University Woman & Infant Hospital (2013), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Research Interest Intestinal Failure Neonatal Nutrition Short Gut Syndrome 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 Nutritional Considerations in Neonates Requiring Gastrointestinal Surgery Tzeng TH, Nayak SP, Huff KA Pediatrics in Review 2025 Mar 26 e172-e185 Inter-center variations in length of hospitalization for infants with congenital jejunal or ileal atresia Author Collaboration CH, Huff KA, Zaniletti I, McNelis K, Ladd A, Azzuqa A, Coghill CH, Robinson DT, Premkumar MH, Denning PW, Kim J, Corkins MR, Adler A, Bodkin D, Rudolph J, Moore A, Strobel KM, Padula MA, Grover TR, Murthy K, Nayak SP, Welch C, Sullivan K, Short BL, Lee KS, Van Marter L, Downey A, Rao R, Brozanski B, Jacobsen E, DiGeronimo R, Speziale M, Ling CY, Bendel-Stenzel E, Yanowitz T, Griffiths P, Quinones V, Padula M, Weiss A, Wadhawan R, Dereddy N, Mikhael M, Birge N, Williams P, Tipple T, Joe P, Lagatta J, Weems M, Chalak L, Yallapragada S, Acun C Journal of Perinatology 2025 Current state of neonatal intestinal rehabilitation care in North America: A descriptive survey-based study Author Collaboration tC, Huff KA, Mezoff EA, Azzuqa A, Bodkin D, Hightower H, Corkins MR, Rudolph JA, Strobel KM, Kim JH, Premkumar MH, Nayak SP Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2025 Initial surgery for spontaneous intestinal perforation in extremely low birth weight infants is not associated with mortality or in-hospital morbidities Author Collaboration CH, Hair AB, Sullivan KM, Ahmad I, Zaniletti I, Acker SN, Premkumar MH, Reber K, Huff KA, Nayak SP, DiGeronimo R, Kim J, Roberts J, Markel TA, Brozanski B, Sharma J, Piazza AJ, Yanowitz TD Journal of Perinatology 2024 Dec 44 1746-1754 Resuscitation strategies for surgical patients in the neonatal intensive care unit Khattab M, Donnelly D, Blizzard A, Chabra S, David E, Stumpf KA, Nayak SP Seminars in Perinatology 2024 Dec 48 Impact of fetal inflammatory response on the severity of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants Mir IN, Sánchez-Rosado M, Reis J, Uddin N, Brown LS, Mangona KL, Nelson D, Wyckoff M, Nayak SP, Brion L Pediatric Research 2024 Apr 95 1308-1315 Development of a Prediction Model for Surgery or Early Mortality at the Time of Initial Assessment for Necrotizing Enterocolitis Nayak SP, Sánchez-Rosado M, Reis JD, Brown LS, Mangona KL, Sharma P, Nelson DB, Wyckoff MH, Pandya S, Mir IN, Brion LP American Journal of Perinatology 2024 Feb 41 1714-1727 Cholestasis is associated with a higher rate of complications in both medical and surgical necrotizing enterocolitis Author Collaboration CH, Nayak SP, Huff KA, Zaniletti I, Ahmad I, DiGeronimo R, Hair A, Kim J, Markel TA, Piazza A, Reber K, Roberts J, Sharma J, Sullivan K, Premkumar MH, Yanowitz T Journal of Perinatology 2024 Jan 44 100-107 Impact of Size for Gestational Age on Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: Retrospective Cohort Study Sánchez-Rosado M, Reis JD, Jaleel MA, Clipp K, Mangona KL, Brown LS, Nelson DB, Wyckoff MH, Verma D, Kiefaber I, Lair CS, Nayak SP, Burchfield PJ, Thomas A, Brion LP American Journal of Perinatology 2023 Oct 41 1544-1553 Results 1-10 of 21 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards Mentor AwardFrisco ISD - Texas (2018) Travel AwardSociety for Pediatric Research (2013) Travel AwardEastern Society for Perinatal Medicine (2009, 2011, 2013) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Pediatrics (2007) Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2003) Society of Pediatric Research (2012) Texas Medical Society (2015)