
Neonatal Critical Care Physician @OUHealth & @UofOklahoma. Scientific Advisor for @NECSociety. Studying #Necrotizingenterocolitis #humanmilk #bioactives
Oklahoma Children's Hospital
Joined May 2018
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Hala Chaaban retweeted
The NeoChen Lab is recruiting and will start Oct 1, 2026 in Mol Bio Dept @UTSWMedCenter! Looking for creative+passionate techs, grad students, postdocs. We apply the lens of neonatal medicine to study #peroxisomes #mitochondria to advance the care of neonates and beyond. @BWFUND
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Donor Human Milk & brain development
n=152 <32w (67 MOM, 44 DHM, 41 PTF)
DHA & MOM ↔️ brain volume & WM microstructure
PTF ⬇️ volume & more microstructure alterations
MOM ⬆️ ex-utero 3rd trimester brain dev
DHM -> potential advantage brain develop
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Hala Chaaban retweeted
Replying to @uabpeds
For preterm infants, earlier full enteral feeding was linked with lower risks of sepsis, NEC & growth faltering; head circumference and length faltering remained common, highlighting the need for improved nutrition strategies. ja.ma/48jUnG8
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Happy to be a part of this year’s NEC Symposium @NECsociety in Chicago. Starting off with some great basic science talks!
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Excited to share the Neonatal Platelet Transfusion Threshold Trial (NeoPlaTT) is recruiting.
This trial, funded by @NIH and conducted in the Neonatal Research Network & 6 additional US centers, will evaluate platelet transfusion strategies. 🙏 for a great study team #neoEBM
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Children’s and @EmoryMedicine are leading a national trial, spearheaded by our Director of Neonatal Clinical Research, Dr. Ravi Patel (@ravimpatelmd), that aims to improve bleeding and survival in extremely preterm infants. Learn more: bit.ly/4lMYhM1.
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Big thanks to my wife @hoiseetsao, research mentor Ralph DeBerardinis, K mentors @Zhu_Lab, @lina_chalak, Julie Mirpuri, and Prashant Mishra, and @CRI_UTSW @utswpediatrics @UTSWMedCenter
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Ergonomics of Neonatal Chest Compressions. Some @EBNEO from my friend @drbirju and colleagues @Okla_Childrens Standard vs custom bed height. Do adjust the bed height ⬇️. Especially you short people. You know who you are. thieme-connect.de/products/e… @nicupodcast
Hala Chaaban retweeted
We're meeting today at 3 PM to talk about microbiota and human milk. The registration link is still open! @mcarmen_collado @iata_csic
We’re excited to welcome Dr Maria Carmen Collado (@iata_csic), expert in microbiology, #nutrition & human health, for our FREE #DOHaD webinar on 18 June! She’ll explore how maternal diet shapes infant immunity, development & lifelong health
Register now: bit.ly/42VIUcd
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Preprint: A collection of patient-derived intestinal organoid lines reveals epithelial phenotypes associated with genetic drivers of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Cord blood cell therapy for preterm brain injury:
Autologous phase 1 study completed: CORD-SaFe paper in @eBioMedicine: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3967… @LindsayDZhou
Allogeneic phase 1 study ongoing:
Allo trial protocol just out in @BMJ_Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6… @DrAbdulRazak_MD
Hala Chaaban retweeted
For nearly 100 years, AAP has been a trusted voice in children’s health. Whether it’s navigating a diagnosis, understanding vaccines, or just knowing what’s normal, we’re here to help. Thank you @washingtonpost for highlighting our efforts.
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Congrats to the following physicians for their commitment to the field of echocardiography and their new FASE designation!
@ASE360 @HebertAudrey3 @NeoHemodynamics
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Our new prospective piece is out. Such a fun project @madisonstrine @KStDenis_ME and Brett Vahkal. @YalePediatrics @YaleMed So much to learn about early life immunity
Exploring mucosal immune development and function in utero dlvr.it/TLMHS2 #immunology
Hala Chaaban retweeted
When you’re at a Vegas pool party but don’t want anyone to mistake you for an extrovert
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A big thankyou to all the faculty, delegates n sponsors for making #SIGNEC2025 a big success.
It is grea 2hear feedback about how inspiring n useful the conference was!
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@mkrettiwt @mistygoodlab @ravimpatelmd @davidhackam @GailBesner @ChaabanMD @NeenaModi1 @MaryCoughlin
Hala Chaaban retweeted
“People are busy with their business in the ward” @mkrettiwt - we need to help keep QI at the top of minds #SIGNEC2025
Best thing about conferences is getting to meet some of the legends of neonatology #SIGNEC2025
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Dr. Gail Besner sharing her work on developing a novel probiotic in a biofilm state to #preventNEC #SIGNEC2025
Hala Chaaban retweeted
Kicking off #SIGNEC2025 is @mkrettiwt — looking forward to the next two days focused on NEC and QI #preventNEC






































