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Dimitrios Angelis, M.D.

Dimitrios Angelis, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

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  • Biography

    Dimitrios Angelis, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, with specialization in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). He is a graduate from the University of Athens in Greece. He completed his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal medicine at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia (Drexel University College of Medicine) in 2014. His research involved the effect of Src Kinase as a modulator of Hypoxia-Ischemia in a neonatal swine model. He joined UTSW in 2019. His current research interests include (a) understanding the pathophysiology of brain after hypoxia-ischemia related to nitric oxide, (b) effects of acetaminophen in the neonatal brain, (c) prevention of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in extremely preterm newborns (d) vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation, management of early heart failure and (e) zinc and neonatal brain.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Athens School of Health Sciences, Greece (2003)
    Residency
    Monmouth Medical Center (2011), Pediatrics
    Fellowship
    St Christopher's Hospital for Children (2014), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine
  • Research Interest
    • Neonatal brain injury
    • Zinc and neonatal brain
  • 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
    Improved linear growth after routine zinc supplementation in preterm very low birth weight infants
    Seidu TA, Brion LP, Heyne R, Brown LS, Jacob T, Edwards A, Lair CS, Wyckoff MH, Nelson DB, Angelis D Pediatric Research 2025 Oct 98 1436-1448
    Predicting Severe Short-Term Neurologic Outcomes in Human Parechovirus Meningoencephalitis
    Shah N, Katragkou A, Fortin O, Souverbielle CT, Oren MS, Sheth A, Calardo S, Hauger SB, Angelis D, Gagliardo C, Solaiman A, Erdem G, Harik N, Mulkey SB, Downey R, Ansusinha E, Chalak L, Chiu S, Di Pentima MC, Sánchez PJ, Teran PR Pediatrics 2025 Oct 156
    L-lactate provision in preterm newborns: friend or foe?
    Angelis D, Brion LP, Chalak L Pediatric Research 2025 Aug 98 376-378
    Subgaleal hemorrhage in neonates: a comprehensive review and summary recommendations
    Babata K, Vadlamudi G, Bailey NA, Gill S, Viswanathan P, Sillero R, Seidu T, Mangona KL, Leon R, Angelis D Journal of Perinatology 2025 Feb 45 167-179
    Risk factors for subgaleal hemorrhage and adverse early neonatal outcomes: a single-center cohort study with exclusive use of forceps
    Viswanathan P, Jagarapu J, Bailey NA, Hu J, Babata K, Brown LS, Burchfield PJ, Angelis D Journal of Perinatology 2025
    Ketogenic diet in neonates: effects, pitfalls, and a paradigm from a preterm newborn affected by pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
    Katsoudas S, Umana LA, Clarke R, Thomas J, Machie M, Angelis D Journal of Perinatology 2025
    Echocardiography evaluation of neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation
    Doctor P, Ramaciotti C, Angelis D, Cory M Cardiology in the Young 2024 Apr 34 759-764
    Human Parechovirus (HPeV) infections: clinical presentations, patterns, and evolution of neonatal brain injury
    Oren MS, Clarke RL, Price M, Thomas JM, Machie M, Dolce AM, Chalak LF, Angelis D Journal of Perinatology 2024 Apr 44 581-583
    The role of zinc in the premature brain: functions, outcomes and future research perspectives
    Chamakioti M, Brion LP, Viswanathan P, Lair CS, Angelis D Frontiers in Pediatrics 2024 12
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics, Perinatal Section (2011)