
Lina Chalak, M.D.
Professor
Department Pediatrics | Psychiatry
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Education
- Medical School
- American University - Beirut (1995)
- Internship
- American University of Beruit (1996), Pediatrics
- Residency
- American University of Beruit (1998), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2001), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine
- Internship
- Children's Health Dallas (2002), Pediatrics
- Residency
- Children's Health Dallas (2004), Pediatrics
- Graduate School
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011)
- Other Post Graduate Training
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011)
Research Interest
- Asphyxia
- Hypothermia
- Neonatal brain injury
Publications
Featured Publications
- Structural network maturation of the preterm human brain.
- Zhao T, Mishra V, Jeon T, Ouyang M, Peng Q, Chalak L, Wisnowski JL, Heyne R, Rollins N, Shu N, Huang H, Neuroimage 2019 01 185 699-710
- Brain imaging in preterm infants <32 weeks gestation: a clinical review and algorithm for the use of cranial ultrasound and qualitative brain MRI.
- Ibrahim J, Mir I, Chalak L Pediatr. Res. 2018 Oct
- Prospective research in infants with mild encephalopathy identified in the first six hours of life: neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18-22 months.
- Chalak LF, Nguyen KA, Prempunpong C, Heyne R, Thayyil S, Shankaran S, Laptook AR, Rollins N, Pappas A, Koclas L, Shah B, Montaldo P, Techasaensiri B, Sánchez PJ, Sant'Anna G Pediatr. Res. 2018 Sep
- Fetal-placental crosstalk occurs through fetal cytokine synthesis and placental clearance.
- Mir IN, Chalak LF, Liao J, Johnson-Welch S, Brown LS, Longoria C, Savani RC, Rosenfeld CR Placenta 2018 Sep 69 1-8
- Lenticulostriate vasculopathy in preterm infants: a new classification, clinical associations and neurodevelopmental outcome.
- Sisman J, Chalak L, Heyne R, Pritchard M, Weakley D, Brown LS, Rosenfeld CR J Perinatol 2018 Aug
- Age-specific gray and white matter DTI atlas for human brain at 33, 36 and 39 postmenstrual weeks.
- Feng L, Li H, Oishi K, Mishra V, Song L, Peng Q, Ouyang M, Wang J, Slinger M, Jeon T, Lee L, Heyne R, Chalak L, Peng Y, Liu S, Huang H Neuroimage 2018 Jun
- A review of the conundrum of mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: Current challenges and moving forward.
- Chalak L, Latremouille S, Mir I, Sánchez PJ, Sant'Anna G, Early Hum. Dev. 2018 05 120 88-94
- Future alternative therapies in the pipeline for mild neonatal encephalopathy: Review of evidence of neuroprotection with erythropoiesis stimulating agents.
- DuPont T, Chalak L, Early Hum. Dev. 2018 05 120 95-98
- Best practice guidelines on management of mild neonatal encephalopathy: Is it really mild?
- Chalak LF Early Hum. Dev. 2018 Feb
- Prospective research on infants with mild encephalopathy: the PRIME study.
- Prempunpong C, Chalak LF, Garfinkle J, Shah B, Kalra V, Rollins N, Boyle R, Nguyen KA, Mir I, Pappas A, Montaldo P, Thayyil S, Sánchez PJ, Shankaran S, Laptook AR, Sant'Anna G J Perinatol 2017 Nov
Honors & Awards
- Elected member, Society of Pediatric Research
(2011) - PRS Young Research Investigator Award
Perinatal Research Society (2010)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- International Perinatal Collegium (2015)
- Perinatal Research Society (2014)
- Society for Pediatric Research (2011)