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Dimitrios Angelis, M.D.

Dimitrios Angelis, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Pediatrics

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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

    Star Featured 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 Feb
    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, J Perinatol 2025 Dec
    Predicting Severe Short-Term Neurologic Outcomes in Human Parechovirus Meningoencephalitis.
    Shah N, Katragkou A, Fortin O, Tomatis Souverbielle C, Santos Oren M, 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 4
    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, J Perinatol 2025 Sep
    L-lactate provision in preterm newborns: friend or foe?
    Angelis D, Brion LP, Chalak L, Pediatr Res 2025 Apr
    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, Pediatr Res 2025 Mar
    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, J Perinatol 2024 Sep
    The role of zinc in the premature brain: functions, outcomes and future research perspectives.
    Chamakioti M, Brion LP, Viswanathan P, Lair CS, Angelis D, Front Pediatr 2024 12 1496846
    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, J Perinatol 2023 Dec
    Hyperglycemia and prematurity: a narrative review.
    Angelis D, Jaleel MA, Brion LP, Pediatr Res 2023 Apr
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics, Perinatal Section (2011)