Mambarambath Jaleel, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Mambarambath Jaleel, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Board certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2007. Dr. Jaleel completed his medical school training and pediatric residency in India. After completing a fellowship in neonatology at The Canberra Hospital and University of Sydney in Australia and becoming a Member of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health of the United Kingdom in London, England, he moved to the United States. He completed an additional fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Jaleel currently serves as Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs for the Department of Pediatrics, aligning the clinical mission of the Department with the operations of Children's Health, Parkland Hospital, Clements University Hospital, THR Dallas and Frisco, and Scottish Rite for Children. He collaborates with institutional leaders to develop support systems for clinical providers and build a talented workforce to meet clinical needs and expansion of clinical programs. Previously, Dr. Jaleel served as the Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs for the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine from 2016-2024, overseeing the clinical operations at the five neonatal intensive care units (NICU) affiliated to the Division. Additionally, Dr. Jaleel has served as the Medical Director for Parkland Hospital’s NICU (2009-2024), creating a unique neonatal quality program and a culture of quality improvement with a diverse platform of ongoing structured quality improvement projects. These projects have been presented at various quality improvement forums, won honors and accolades for the institution, and led to multiple publications. Dr. Jaleel also created “NeoSource,” an intranet-based platform with neonatal clinical practice guidelines, policies, and clinical algorithms that serves as a resource for more than 500 healthcare providers across five hospitals, to standardize the practice of neonatal medicine. Education Medical School Bangalore Medical College, India (1994) Residency Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital (1998), Pediatrics Fellowship The Canberra Hospital, University of Sydney (2000), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Residency Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health, UK (2001), Pediatrics Fellowship Women &Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Brown University (2004), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Residency Monmouth Medical Center (2006), Pediatrics Research Interest Neonatal Infections Noninvasive Ventilation Patent Ductus Arteriosus Quality improvement Publications A validated NICU database: recounting 50 years of clinical growth, quality improvement and research Babata K, Rosenfeld CR, Jaleel M, Burchfield PJ, Oren MS, Albert R, Steven Brown L, Chalak L, Brion LP Pediatric Research 2025 Jun 97 2224-2234 Expectant Management vs Medication for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: The PDA Randomized Clinical Trial Author Collaboration EK, Laughon MM, Thomas SM, Watterberg KL, Kennedy KA, Keszler M, Ambalavanan N, Davis AS, Slaughter JL, Guillet R, Colaizy TT, Cotten CM, Dhawan MA, Bose CL, Talbert J, Smucny S, Benitz WE, Rysavy MA, Ohls RK, Baserga MC, Demauro SB, Jaleel M, Jackson WM, Carlo WA, Puopolo KM, Hibbs AM, Katheria A, Sánchez PJ, D'Angio CT, Patel RM, Johnson BA, Chock VY, Bhatt AJ, Merhar SL, Moore R, Laptook AR, Ghavam S, Fuller J, Vyas-Read S, Kicklighter SD, Steinbrekera B, Anderson K, Reynolds AM, Wyckoff MH, Montoya C, Das A, Do B, Chang S, Higgins RD, Walsh MC JAMA 2025 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 Pediatric Research 2024 May 95 1603-1610 Quality improvement project in a neonatal intensive care unit reduced the prevalence and duration of hypophosphatemia with significant and sustainable results Lair CS, Brown LS, Edwards A, Jacob T, Brion LP, Jaleel M Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2023 Dec 38 1379-1391 Impact of Size for Gestational Age on Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: Retrospective Cohort Study Sánchez-Rosado M, Reis JD, Jaleel MA, Clipp K, Mangona KL, Brown LS, Nelson DB, Wyckoff MH, Verma D, Kiefaber I, Lair CS, Nayak SP, Burchfield PJ, Thomas A, Brion LP American Journal of Perinatology 2023 Oct 41 1544-1553 Hyperglycemia and prematurity: a narrative review Angelis D, Jaleel MA, Brion LP Pediatric Research 2023 Sep 94 892-903 Association of antenatal steroids with surfactant administration in moderate preterm infants born to women with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension Weydig HM, Rosenfeld CR, Wyckoff MH, Jaleel MA, Burchfield PJ, Thomas A, Frost MS, Brion LP Journal of Perinatology 2022 Aug 42 993-1000 Decreasing delivery room CPAP-associated pneumothorax at ≥35-week gestational age Stocks EF, Jaleel M, Smithhart W, Burchfield PJ, Thomas A, Mangona KL, Kapadia V, Wyckoff M, Kakkilaya V, Brenan S, Brown LS, Clark C, Nelson DB, Brion LP Journal of Perinatology 2022 Jun 42 761-768 Decreasing continuous positive airway pressure failure in preterm infants Kakkilaya VB, Weydig HM, Smithhart WE, Renfro SD, Garcia KM, Brown CM, He H, Wagner SA, Metoyer GC, Brown LS, Kapadia VS, Savani RC, Jaleel MA Pediatrics 2021 Oct 148 Part II. Acetaminophen and closure of ductus arteriosus in the newborns: Mechanisms of action, clinical studies, safety and efficacy Angelis D, Jagarapu J, Wan-Huen P, Savani RC, Jaleel M Early Human Development 2021 Aug 159 Results 1-10 of 27 1 2 3 Next Last Books Featured Books Conditions of The Newborn. In Kahan S, Teitelbaum JE, DeAntonis KO, eds. In A Page Pediatrics. 2nd ed. Mambarambath J. (2007). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Diseases Unique to the Newborn. In Shah SS, Alverson B, Ronan J, eds. Step-Up to Pediatrics. Mambarambath J. (2013). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 391-430. Honors & Awards Standing Committee MemberNational Quality Forum, Perinatal & Reproductive Health Committee (2016) Steering Committee MemberNational Quality Forum, Perinatal & Reproductive Health Committee (2011-2016) Chief Fellow, NeonatologyWomen & Infants' Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI (2004) Best Pediatric ResidentSeth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India (1997) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Pediatrics (2002) Dallas County Medical Society (2008) Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, UK (2001-2002) Society of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (2008) Society of Pediatric Research (2020) Texas Indo-American Physicians' Society (2010) Texas Medical Association (2008)
