Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate Professor School Medical School Department 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 Featured Publications 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, Pediatr Pulmonol 2025 Aug 60 8 e71257 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 Paediatr Open 2025 May 9 1 A journey towards safe and effective neonatal resuscitation. Kakkilaya V, Resuscitation 2024 Sep 203 110402 RDS-NExT workshop: consensus statements for the use of surfactant in preterm neonates with RDS. Bhandari V, Black R, Gandhi B, Hogue S, Kakkilaya V, Mikhael M, Moya F, Pezzano C, Read P, Roberts KD, Ryan RM, Stanford RH, Wright CJ, J Perinatol 2023 May TeleNICU: Extending the reach of level IV care and optimizing the triage of patient transfers. Jagarapu J, Kapadia V, Mir I, Kakkilaya V, Carlton K, Fokken M, Brown S, Hall-Barrow J, Savani RC, J Telemed Telecare 2021 Sep 1357633X211038153 Discontinuing Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Infants =32 Weeks of Gestational Age: A Randomized Control Trial. Kakkilaya V, Tang A, Wagner S, Ridpath J, Ibrahim J, Brown LS, Rosenfeld CR, J Pediatr 2021 03 230 93-99.e3 Post-extubation using high nCPAP: are we ready for the change? Kakkilaya V, Rosenfeld CR, Transl Pediatr 2024 Nov 13 11 1906-1908 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, Pediatr Res 2023 Dec Risk Factors for Admission Hyperthermia and Associated Outcomes in Preterm Infants. Chiu M, Mir I, Adhikari E, Heyne R, Ornelas N, Tolentino-Plata K, Thomas A, Burchfield P, Simcik V, Ramon E, Brown LS, Nelson DB, Wyckoff MH, Kakkilaya V, J Pediatr 2023 Nov 113842 RDS-NExT workshop: consensus statements for the use of surfactant in preterm neonates with RDS 2023 Results 1-10 of 24 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)
