Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Valerie Huseby, NNP

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Education:

Diploma in Nursing: Wascana School of Nursing, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

BS, Nursing: University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, Texas

MS, Nursing: University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, Texas

Clinical and Research Interests:

  1. Neonatal Intensive Care
  2. Nursing Education
  3. Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Publications (selected):

  • Abstracts:

  • Stewart, C.D., Huseby V, Morris BH, Kennedy KA, Moya, F. Sterile Water Gavage Drip in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. Pediatr Res 55:A2759:2004
  • Olney, C., Huseby V, Halbardier B, Garcia J, and Sparks J. The effect of feeding volume on clinical outcome in infants. Neonatal Research makes Sense: A Compendium of Research Abstracts in Support of Evidence-Based Neonatal Nursing Practice. 48:1988
  • Caple J, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Halbardier B, Garcia J, and Sparks J. The effect of feeding volume on clinical outcome in infants. J. Invest. Med. 45:16A. 1997.
  • Caple J, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Halbardier B, Garcia J, and Sparks J. The effect of feeding volume on clinical outcome in infants. Pediatric Research. 41:229A. 1997
  • Caple J, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Halbardier B, Garcia J, and Sparks J. The effect of feeding volume on clinical outcome in infants. Pediatrics. 100:No. 3 S519. 1997
  • Yetman R, Coody D, Mistry K, Huseby V, Watassek M, and Garcia J. Rebound bilirubin levels in infants receiving phototherapy. Pediatric Research. 41: 1997.
  • Refereed Original Articles in Journals:

  • Olney CJ, Huseby V, Kennedy K, Morris BH. Sterile water gastric drip in extremely low birth weight premature infants: a randomized trial. American Journal of Perinatology. 22 (5): 253 8. 2005.
  • Caple J, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Halbardier B, Moya F, Garcia J, and Sparks J. Randomized controlled trial of slow versus rapid feeding volume advancement in preterm infants. Pediatrics. 114 (6): 1597-1600. 2004
  • ElHennawy AA, Sparks JW, Armentrout C, Huseby V, and Berseth CL. Erythromycin fails to improve feeding outcome in feeding-intolerant preterm infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 37:281-286. 2003
  • Armentrout D, Huseby V. Polycythemia in the Newborn. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing 28 (4): 234-241. 2003.
  • Yetman R, Parks D, Huseby V, Mistry K, and Farcia J. Rebound bilirubin levels in infants receiving phototherapy. Journal of Pediatrics 133(5):705-707. 1998
  • Non-Refereed Original Articles in Journals:
  • Armentrout, D and Huseby V. Neonatal Polycythemia. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 16 (1). 40-2. 2002 Jan-Feb
  • Letters to the Editor:

  • Judith Caple, Debra Armentrout, Valerie Huseby, Brenda Halbardier, Jose Garcia, John W. Sparks and Fernando R. Moya. Rapid Feeding Volume Advancements: Uncertainty About the Effect on Necrotizing Enterocolitis Incidence: In Reply. Pediatrics, May 2005; 115: 1439.
  • Presentations:

  • Stewart CD, Huseby V, Morris B. A randomized trial of sterile water gastric drips (SWGD) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) premature infants. Poster presentation, May 1999. Pediatric Academic Societies 1999 National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Caple J, Armentrout D, Huseby V, Halbardier B, Garcia J, and Sparks J. The effect of feeding volume on clinical outcome in infants. Poster presentation, May 1997. Pediatric Academic Societies 1997 National Meeting, Washington, D.C.
  • Yetman R, Coody D, Mistry K, Huseby V, Watassek, M and Garcia J. REboudn bilirubin levels in infants receiving phototherapy. Poster presentation, May 1997. Pediatric Academic Societies 1997 National Meeting, Washington, D.C.

 

Faculty Biography

Valerie Huseby, NNP
  • Valerie Huseby, NNP
    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Pediatrics
    Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.218
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-5727
    e-mail: Valerie.Huseby@ uth.tmc.edu
  • Executive Assistant:
    Kim Self (713) 500-5727
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