Faculty
Xanthi I. Couroucli, M.D.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics—Neonatology
Clinical Titles
- Attending Neonatologist, Texas Children's Hospital
Professional History
- M.D., Medical School of Athens University, Greece, 1987
- Resident in Pediatrics/Neonatology, Medical School of London University, United Kingdom, 1987–1992
- Pediatric Resident, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park NY, 1994–1995
- Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Children's Hospital, Washington DC, 1995–1996
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 1996–1999
Academic Interests
- Molecular virology and molecular toxicology
Recent Publications
- Couroucli XI, Wei YH, Jiang W, Barrios R, Moorthy B. Attenuation of oxygen-induced lung maturation in rats by retinoic acid: possible role of cytochrome P4501a enzymes. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2006; 317(3):946–954.
- Couroucli XI, Wei YH, Jiang W, Evey LW, Barrios R, Moorthy B. Modulation of pulmonary cytochrome P4501a1 expression by hyperoxia and inhaled nitric oxide in the newborn rat: implications for Lung Injury. Pediatr Res 2006; 59(10):401–406.
- Sinha A, Muthiah K, Jiang W, Couroucli XI, Barrios R, and Moorthy B. Attenuation of hyperoxic lung injury by the cytochrome P4501A1 inducer, β-naphthoflavone. Toxicol Sci 2005; 87(1):204–212.
- Jiang W, Welty SE, Couroucli XI, Barrios R, Kondraganti SR, Muthiah K, Yu L, Avery SE, Moorthy B. Disruption of the Ah receptor alters the susceptibility of mice to oxygen-mediated regulation of pulmonary and hepatic cytochrome P4501A expression, and exacerbates hyperoxic lung injury. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2004; 310(2):512–519.
