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Faculty

Kushal Y. Bhakta, M.D.

Professional History

• M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 2000
• Pediatric Resident, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 2000–2003
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 2003–2006

Academic Interests

• Prevention and management of chronic lung disease in preterm infants
• Medical student, resident, and fellow education

• Quality improvement in the NICU

Recent Publications

1. Bhakta KY, Adams JM, Stark AR�� ���Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy��� in Pulmonary Manifestations of Pediatric Diseases, Editors:�� Nelson L. Turcios and Robert J. Fink.�� Saunders Elsevier, 2009
2. Bhakta KY ���Respiratory Distress Syndrome��� in The Manual of Neonatal Care (6th Edition), Editors:�� John P. Cloherty, Eric C. Eichenwald, and Ann R. Stark.�� Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
3. Bhakta KY, Jiang W, Couroucli XI, Fazili IS, Muthiah K, Moorthy B.�� Regulation of cytochrome P450-1A1 expression by hyperoxia in human lung cell lines: Implications for hyperoxic lung injury, Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 233(2):169-178
4. Bhakta KY and Stark AR.�� Management of Chronic Lung Disease of the Premature Infant, Current Paediatrics 2006; 16(3):165-171.
5. Bhakta KY, Marlin SJ, Shen JJ, Fernandes CJ.�� Terminal Deletion of Chromosome 15q26.1:�� Case Report and Brief Literature Review, J Perinatol 2005; 25:429-432.

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