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Nahed El-Hassan

TitleProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentPeds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
DivisionPeds Neonatology
Address512-5 ACH Administration
1900 Maryland Street
Mail Slot # 512-5
Little Rock AR 72202
Phone501-364-1026
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-0868-8420 Additional info
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    Nahed O. ElHassan, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics (Division of Neonatology) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). Dr. ElHassan attended medical school at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. She completed a residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics (Neonatology). She also received a Master’s degree in Public Health at the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. In 2019, she was selected to join the inaugural class of the Data Scholars Program at the Translational Research Institute at UAMS and completed this program in 2021. She is completing a PhD in Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy (PEP) at the graduate school at UAMS.

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    UAMS , Graduate SchoolPhD in Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy
    UAMS, Translational Research Institute (TRI)Data Scholar Certification06/2021Data Scholar
    University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NYMPH-CI06/2002Master in Public Health
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    09 - 2021Sage Scribe Award, UAMS
    06 - 2020Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, UAMS
    06 - 2016Department of Pediatric Educator of the Year, ACH/UAMS
    06 - 2012Department of Pediatric Educator of the Year, ACH/UAMS
    06 - 2009Department of Pediatric Educator of the Year, ACH/UAMS

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    PTC-2024-03     (Nahed O. ElHassan and Bradley Martin)Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025
    NCATS-UAMS Translational Research Institute Collaborative Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Program
    The Association of Marijuana Use during Pregnancy with Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
    Role: Principal Investigator
    5U54HD113159-02     (Lizheng Shi)Nov 1, 2024 - Oct 31, 2026
    Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    Evaluating the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extensions
    Role: Co-Investigator
    U01DD001306     (NEMBHARD, WENDY N)Sep 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
    NIH
    Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Core? Arkansas Center and Stillbirth
    Role: Co-Investigator
    U01DD001285     (NEMBHARD, WENDY N)Dec 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2023
    NIH
    RFA-DD-18-001 Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposures (BD-STEPS) II Core & Component B Steps -Stillbirth
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. ElHassan NO, Cen R, Pugh CP, Akmyradov C, Ying J, Goudie A, Nembhard WN. Childhood Educational Outcomes of Infants Born With Esophageal Atresia With or Without Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Birth Defects Res. 2024 12; 116(12):e2417. PMID: 39648647.
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    2. ElHassan NO, Crawford B, Alamarat Z, Painter JT. Clinical Review of Risk of Nephrotoxicity with Acyclovir Use for Treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Neonates and Children. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2023; 28(6):490-503. PMID: 38130345.
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    3. Wojcik MH, Callahan KP, Antoniou A, Del Rosario MC, Brunelli L, ElHassan NO, Gogcu S, Murthy K, Rumpel JA, Wambach JA, Suhrie K, Fishler K, Chaudhari BP. Provision and availability of genomic medicine services in Level IV neonatal intensive care units. Genet Med. 2023 Oct; 25(10):100926. PMID: 37422715.
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    4. Mahashabde RV, Shrikhande MA, Han X, Martin BC, ElHassan NO, Hayes CJ. Concordance of opioid exposure in all-payer claims databases with prescription drug monitoring program database using Arkansas as a case example. Health Serv Res. 2023 08; 58(4):938-947. PMID: 36519709.
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    5. Walden AR, Nembhard WN, Akmyradov C, Goudie A, ElHassan NO. School age educational outcomes of infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Birth Defects Res. 2023 01 01; 115(1):96-109. PMID: 36260492.
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    6. Duke RP, Bai S, Bornhorst JA, ElHassan NO, Kaiser JR. Different glucose analyzers report different glucose concentration values in term newborns. Front Pediatr. 2022; 10:933508. PMID: 36210937.
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    7. ElHassan NO, Hall RW, Thomas BR, Palmer TW, Kaiser JR, Li C. Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral and/or Conduct Disorder in Adolescence Among Former Preterm and Term Infants of Different Race and Ethnicities. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 06; 10(3):1379-1391. PMID: 35578153.
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    8. Sivarajan M, Schneider JH, Johnson KA, Bai S, ElHassan NO, Kaiser JR, Nelson DB, Brown LS, Burchfield PJ, Brion LP. Decreasing early hypoglycemia frequency in at-risk newborns after implementing a new hypoglycemia screening algorithm. J Perinatol. 2021 12; 41(12):2840-2846. PMID: 34789816.
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    9. ElHassan NO, Sharma M, Akmyradov C, Kaiser JR, Goudie A, Nembhard WN. Childhood Educational Outcomes of Children Born with Gastroschisis. J Pediatr. 2022 01; 240:110-116.e3. PMID: 34499945.
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    10. ElHassan NO, Schaefer EW, Gonzalez B, Nienaber T, Brion LP, Kaiser JR. Early Transient Hypoglycemia and Test Performance in At-Risk Newborns. Am J Perinatol. 2023 07; 40(10):1096-1105. PMID: 34331300.
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    11. ELHassan NO, Young SG, Gokun Y, Wan F, Nembhard WN. Trends in prevalence and spatiotemporal distribution of gastroschisis in Arkansas, 1998-2015. Birth Defects Res. 2020 11; 112(18):1484-1494. PMID: 33179872.
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    12. ElHassan NO, Gourley GR, Pezeshkmehr A, Greenberg SB, Lewis PS, Lile SA. A Preterm Infant with Abdominal Distension and Bloody Stools. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb; 205:289-289.e1. PMID: 30322700.
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    13. ElHassan NO, Bai S, Gibson N, Holland G, Robbins JM, Kaiser JR. The impact of prematurity and maternal socioeconomic status and education level on achievement-test scores up to 8th grade. PLoS One. 2018; 13(5):e0198083. PMID: 29851971.
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    14. Prodhan P, Tang X, Gossett J, Beam B, Simsic J, Ghanayem N, ElHassan NO. Gastrostomy tube placement among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome undergoing stage 1 palliation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Jul; 13(4):519-527. PMID: 29756326.
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    15. ElHassan NO, Tang X, Gossett J, Zakaria D, Ross A, Kona SK, Prodhan P. Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Following Stage 1 Palliation or Heart Transplant. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Apr; 39(4):774-785. PMID: 29392349.
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    16. Zakaria D, Tang X, Bhakta R, ElHassan NO, Prodhan P. Chromosomal Abnormalities Affect the Surgical Outcome in Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Large Cohort Analysis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Jan; 39(1):11-18. PMID: 28921168.
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    17. Tadphale SD, Tang X, ElHassan NO, Beam B, Prodhan P. Cavopulmonary Anastomosis During Same Hospitalization as Stage 1 Norwood/Hybrid Palliative Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Apr; 103(4):1285-1291. PMID: 28274521.
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    18. Prodhan P, Agarwal A, ElHassan NO, Bolin EH, Beam B, Garcia X, Gaies M, Tang X. Tracheostomy Among Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Operations: A Multicenter Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Apr; 103(4):1308-1314. PMID: 27865477.
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    19. Zhou Y, Bai S, Bornhorst JA, Elhassan NO, Kaiser JR. The Effect of Early Feeding on Initial Glucose Concentrations in Term Newborns. J Pediatr. 2017 02; 181:112-115. PMID: 27817881.
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    20. Kaiser JR, Bai S, ElHassan NO. Association Between Transient Newborn Hypoglycemia and Test Proficiency--Reply. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 170(3):297-8. PMID: 26784117.
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    21. Kaiser JR, Bai S, Gibson N, Holland G, Lin TM, Swearingen CJ, Mehl JK, ElHassan NO. Association Between Transient Newborn Hypoglycemia and Fourth-Grade Achievement Test Proficiency: A Population-Based Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Oct; 169(10):913-21. PMID: 26301959.
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    22. Zarate YA, Farrell JM, Alfaro MP, Elhassan NO. STAR syndrome is part of the differential diagnosis of females with anorectal malformations. Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Aug; 167A(8):1940-3. PMID: 25845904.
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    23. Elhassan NO. Similarity of in vitro activity of different gum thickeners on the gastrointestinal tract. J Pediatr. 2015 Apr; 166(4):1096. PMID: 25661405.
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    24. ElHassan NO, Bird TM, King AJ, Ambadwar PB, Jaquiss RD, Kaiser JR, Robbins JM. Variation and comparative effectiveness of patent ductus arteriosus pharmacotherapy in extremely low birth weight infants. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2014 Jan 01; 7(3):229-35. PMID: 25322995.
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    25. Prodhan P, Stroud M, El-Hassan N, Peeples S, Rycus P, Brogan TV, Tang X. Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support among neonates with acute respiratory failure: a review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry. ASAIO J. 2014 Jan-Feb; 60(1):63-9. PMID: 24270231.
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    26. Elhassan NO. Patent Ductus Arteriosus. ANGELS Neonatal Guidelines-Arkansas Children's Hospital. 2012.
    27. Elhassan NO. Retinopathy of Prematurity. ANGELS Neonatal Guidelines-Arkansas Children's Hospital. 2012.
    28. Elhassan NO, Prince A. Umbilical Catheters in Neonates. ANGELS Neonatal Guidelines, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 2012.
    29. Elhassan NO. Total Parenteral Nutrition in Neonates. ANGELS Neonatal Guidelines, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 2011.
    30. El Hassan NO, Kaiser, JR. Parenteral Nutrition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. NeoReviews. 2011; 12:e130-e140.
    31. El Hassan NO. Neoreviews.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/12/3/e130. 2011.
    32. Elhassan NO, Sproles C, Sachdeva R, Bhutta ST, Szabo JS. A neonate with left pulmonary artery thrombosis and left lung hypoplasia: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2010 Aug 23; 4:284. PMID: 20731840.
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    33. Ware SM, El-Hassan N, Kahler SG, Zhang Q, Ma YW, Miller E, Wong B, Spicer RL, Craigen WJ, Kozel BA, Grange DK, Wong LJ. Infantile cardiomyopathy caused by a mutation in the overlapping region of mitochondrial ATPase 6 and 8 genes. J Med Genet. 2009 May; 46(5):308-14. PMID: 19188198.
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    34. ElHassan NO, Jones LR, Ray RM, Rogers BJ, Kaiser JR. A neonate with microphthalmia and median clefting of the lower lip and mandible. Am J Perinatol. 2008 Jan; 25(1):1-4. PMID: 18050036.
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    35. El Hassan N, Ryan R, Nirupama L. Premature infants: analysis of serum phosphate during the first 4 weeks of life. Am J Perinatol. 2007 May; 24(5):327-30. PMID: 17516309.
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    36. Elhassan NO, Sorbero ME, Hall CB, Stevens TP, Dick AW. Cost-effectiveness analysis of palivizumab in premature infants without chronic lung disease. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Oct; 160(10):1070-6. PMID: 17018467.
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    37. Elhassan NO, Stevens TP, Gigliotti F, Hardy DJ, Cole CA, Sinkin RA. Vancomycin usage in central venous catheters in a neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Mar; 23(3):201-6. PMID: 15014292.
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    38. Elhassan NO, Stevens TP, Sorbero ME, Dick AW, Guillet R, Hall CB. Guidelines for palivizumab prophylaxis: are they based on infant's risk of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial viral disease? Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Nov; 22(11):939-43. PMID: 14614363.
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    39. El Hassan N, Dbaibo G, Diab K, Musallam S, Haidar R, Obeid M, Bitar F. Pseudomonas pericarditis in an immunocompetent newborn: unusual presentation with review of the literature. J Infect. 2002 Jan; 44(1):49-51. PMID: 11972421.
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    40. El Hassan NO, Chess PR, Huysman MW, Merkus PJ, de Jongste JC. Rescue use of DNase in critical lung atelectasis and mucus retention in premature neonates. Pediatrics. 2001 Aug; 108(2):468-70. PMID: 11483817.
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    41. Yunis KA, el-Khatib M, el-Hassan N. High frequency ventilation in five different neonatal pathologies. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2000 Jun; 15(5):549-58. PMID: 11126506.
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    42. el-Khatib M, Yunis KA, el-Hassan N. High frequency ventilation. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2000 Jun; 15(5):529-47. PMID: 11126505.
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