Faculty Biography

Susan E. Denson, MD, FAAP

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Education:

M.D: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Residency: Pediatrics University of Arizona Health Science Center Tucson, Arizona

Fellowship: Neonatology University of Arizona Health Science Center Tucson, Arizona

Fellowship: Neonatology University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Texas

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. General Neonatology
2. Resuscitation of the Newborn

Publications (selected):

• Liechty, EA, Donovan, E., Purohit, D, Gilhooly, J, Feldman, B, Noguchi, A, Denson, SE, Sehgal, SS, Gross, I, Stevens, D, Ikegami, M, M, Zachman, R, Carrier, ST, Gunkel, JH, and Gold, AJ: Reduction of neonatal mortality after multiple doses of bovine surfactant in low birth weight neonates with respiratory distress syndrome. Pediatrics. 88:19-28, 1991.
• Landry SH, Garner PW, Denson S, Swank PR, Baldwin C: Low birth weight (LBW) infants' exploratory behavior at 12 and 24 months: effects of intraventricular hemorrhage and mothers' attention directing behaviors. Res Dev Disabil. 14: 137 - 49, 1993.
• Landry, SH, Fletcher, JM, Denson, SE, and Chapieski, L: Longitudinal outcomes for low birth weight infants: Effects of intraventricular hemorrhage and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Clin Exper Neuropsychol. 15(2):205-18, 1993.
• Zola, EM, Gunkel, JH, Chan, RK, Lim, MO, Knox, I, Feldman, BH, Denson, SE, Stonestreet, BS, Mitchell, BR, Wyza, MM, Bennett, KJ, Gold, AJ,: Comparison of three procedures for administration of bovine surfactant to neonates with respiratory distress syndrome. J. of Pediatr, 122:(3) 453-459, 1993.
• Escobedo, MB, Malloy, MH, Jesurun, CA, Denson, SE, Koops, BL, Jarriel, WS, and Hansen, TN: Current issues in Texas Neonatology. Texas Medicine 90:64-9, 1994.
• Survanta Multidose Study Group: Two year follow-up of infants treated for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome with bovine surfactant. J. of Pediatr 124:962, 1994.
• Burchfield D, Erenberg A, Mullett MD, Keenan WJ, Denson SE, Kattwinkel J, Bloom R : Why change the compression and ventilation rates during CPR in neonates? Neonatal Resuscitation Steering Committee, American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics 93:1026-7, 1994.
• Wildin, SR, Anderson A, Woodside, M, Swank, P, Smith, K, Denson, S, Landry, S: Prediction of 12-month neurodevelopmental outcome from a 6-month neurologic examination in premature infants. Clin. Pediatr (Phila) 34:290-9, 1995.
• Anderson, A, Wildin, S, Woodside, M, Swank, P, Smith, K, Denson, SE, Miller, C, Butler, I, and Landry, S: Severity of medical and neurological complications as a determinant of neurodevelopmental outcome at 6 and 12 months in very low birth weight infants. J. Child Neurol, 11:215 - 9, 1996.
• Smith, KE, Landry, SH, Swank, PR, Baldwin, CD, Denson, SE, Wildin S: The Relation of medical risk and maternal stimulation with preterm infants development of cognitive, language and daily living skills. J. Child Psychol Psychiatry, 37 (7):855-64, 1996.
• Landry, SH, Denson, SE, Swank, PR: Effects of medical risk and socioeconomic status on the rate of change in cognitive and social development for low birth weight children. J. Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 19:261-74, 1997.
• DeWitt, SJ, Sparks, JW, Swank, PB, Smith, KE, Denson, SE, Landry, SH: Physical growth of low birth weight infants in the first year of life: Impact of maternal behaviors. Early Human Dev. 47:19-34, 1997.
• Wildin, SR, Smith, K, Anderson, A, Swank, P, Denson, S, Landry, S: Prediction of developmental patterns through 40 months from 6 and 12 month neurologic examinations in very low birth weight infants. J Dev Behav Pediatr 16: 215-21, 1997.
• Lotze, A, Mitchell, BR, Bulas, DI, Zola, EM, Shalwitz, RA, Gunkel, JH, Survanta in Term Infants Study Group: Multicenter study of surfactant (beractant) use in the treatment of term infants with severe respiratory failure. J Pediatr 132:40, 1998.
• Denson, SE: Measuring Mortality. Texas Medical Association Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Health. Texas Medicine 94: 52-5, 1998.
• Morris, BH, Miller-Loncar, CL, Landry, SH, Smith, KE, Swank, PR, Denson, SE: Feeding, Medical Factors, and Developmental Outcome in Premature Infants. Clinical Pediatrics 38: 451-457, 1999.
• Smith, K, Denson, S, Swank, P, Miller-Loncar, C, Wildin, SR, Anderson, A, Landry, S: Is severity of respiratory disease associated with differences in neurodevelopmental patterns in preterm infants? Developmental Neuropsychology 16:59-77, 1999.
• Niermeyer S, Kattwinkel J, Van Reempts P, Nadkarni V, Phillips B, Zideman D, Azzopardi D, Berg R, Boyle D, Boyle R, Burchfield D, Carlo W, Chameides L, Denson S, Fallat M, Gerardi M, Gunn A, Hazinski MF, Keenan W, Knaebel S, Milner A, Perlman J, Saugstad OD, Schlein C, Solimano A Speer M, Toce S, Wiswell T, Zaritsky A: International Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation: An excerpt from the Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care: International Consensus on Science. Pediatrics 106:E29, 2000.
• Morris BH, Smith KE, Swank PR, Denson SE, Landry SH. Patterns of physical and neurologic development in preterm children. J Perinatol 2002 Jan;22(1):31-6.

OTHER:

• American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructional Slide Set for Provider Course, 1st Edition. Editor, Susan E. Denson, MD FAAP, 1998.
• American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation 4th Edition. Associate Editor, Susan E. Denson, MD FAAP, October, 2000.
• American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation 4th Edition Multi Media CD-ROM. Editor, Susan E. Denson, MD FAAP, October, 2000.
• American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructors Manual for Neonatal Resuscitation 3rd Edition. Associate Editor, Susan E. Denson, MD FAAP, October, 2000.
• American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program Written Evaluation. Associate Editor, Susan E. Denson, MD FAAP, 2000.

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Susan E. Denson, MD, FAAP
  Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital NICU Level II Medical Director
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.256
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-5726
  fax: (713) 500-5794
  e-mail: Susan.E.Denson@ uth.tmc.edu
• Executive Assistant:
• Kim Self (713) 500-5727