Eric Ortigoza, 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 Eric B. Ortigoza, MD, MSCR, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He attended the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Clinical Research degrees. He completed his general training in pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and subspecialty training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Upon completion of subspecialty training, he joined the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is an attending neonatologist at Parkland Health and Hospital System, Children’s Health, and Clements University Hospital in Dallas, Texas. His research focuses on neonatal gastrointestinal motility and feeding intolerance in preterm infants. He integrates non-invasive physiologic monitoring with microbiome and metabolite analysis to develop objective biomarkers that distinguish developmental immaturity from gastrointestinal disease. He currently serves as Principal Investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) award advancing this work. Dr. Ortigoza is an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research and the Southern Society for Pediatric Research. He has received multiple honors for his early-career research and commitment to advancing neonatal care. In addition to his research, he is a dedicated educator and mentor, supporting trainees across clinical and research disciplines. His long-term goal is to improve feeding safety, precision of care, and health outcomes for preterm infants. Education Graduate School Medical University of South Carolina (2009) Other Post Graduate Training Medical University of South Carolina (2009) Medical School Medical University of South Carolina (2009) Residency Medical College of Georgia (2012), Pediatrics Fellowship University of Florida College of Medicine (2015), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Research Interest Feeding Intolerance Gastrointestinal motility Metabolomics Microbiota Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Neonatal Gastroesophageal Reflux Neonatal Nutrition Non-Invasive Monitoring of Gastrointestinal Development Publications Featured Publications Time to Full Enteral Feeds and Late-Onset Sepsis in Extremely Preterm Infants. Salas AA, Wiener LE, Trotta M, Valcarce V, Romero-Lopez M, Ortigoza EB, Fu TT, McNelis K, Poindexter B, Carlo WA, JAMA Netw Open 2025 Nov 8 11 e2543940 Gastroesophageal reflux in the neonate: Introduction. Ortigoza EB, Semin Perinatol 2025 Oct 152162 Physiology of gastroesophageal reflux in the neonate. Pottorff A, Ortigoza EB, Sanghavi R, Llanos-Chea A, Semin Perinatol 2025 Sep 152130 Antibiotic duration and gastric dysmotility in preterm neonates. Sadder LS, Brown LS, Roblyer L, Sanghavi R, Ortigoza EB, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2024 May Frequency-specific electrogastrography as a non-invasive tool to measure gastrointestinal maturity in preterm infants. Chaudhari A, Wang X, Roblyer L, Sanghavi R, Liu H, Ortigoza EB, Sci Rep 2022 Dec 12 1 20728 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, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022 Nov 75 5 564-571 Deglutition-related cardiorespiratory events. Bordier E, Stumpf K, Ortigoza EB, Early Hum Dev 2022 Jun 171 105602 Feeding intolerance. Ortigoza EB, Early Hum Dev 2022 Jun 171 105601 Best practice guidelines: Feeding-related cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants: Introduction. Ortigoza EB, Early Hum Dev 2022 Jun 171 105599 Neonatal gastroesophageal reflux. Sawyer C, Sanghavi R, Ortigoza EB, Early Hum Dev 2022 Jun 171 105600 Results 1-10 of 15 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Necrotizing Enterocolitis. In Workbook in Practical Neonatology. 5th ed. Ortigoza EB, Neu J. (2014). Saunders; 353-364. The Effect of Hypoxia on Intestinal Function. In Hypoxic Respiratory Failure in the Newborn: From Origins to Clinical Management Ortigoza EB, Neu J (2021). CRC Press Monitoring of Feeding Tolerance in Preterm Infants. In Neonatology Questions and Controversies: Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 4th ed. Ortigoza EB (2024). Elsevier; 81-93 Honors & Awards CCRAC Heart Center AwardChildren's Clinical Research Advisory Committee (CCRAC), Children's Health Foundation (2025) KL2 Clinical Scholars ProgramUT Southwestern Medical Center (2021-2023) SPR Award to Enhance Diversity in Research WorkforceSociety for Pediatric Research (SPR) (2021) SPR Travel Award to Enhance Diversity in the Research WorkforceSociety for Pediatric Research (SPR) (2020) SSPR Young Faculty AwardSouthern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) (2020) CCRAC Early Career Research AwardChildren's Clinical Research Advisory Committee (CCRAC), Children's Health Foundation (2018) SPR Young Investigator Coaching ProgramSociety for Pediatric Research (SPR) (2018) Academy of Research ExcellenceUniversity of Florida, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (2014) Gold Humanism Honor SocietyMedical University of South Carolina Chapter (2007) Professional Associations/Affiliations AAP Section on Early Career Physicians (2021) AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (2020) American Academy of Pediatrics (2009) Gold Humanism Honor Society (2007) Society for Pediatric Research Elected Member (2022) Society for Pediatric Research Junior Member (2020-2022) Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) (2024) Texas Pediatric Society (2020)
