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Lisa K. Washburn, MD

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Lisa K. Washburn, MD

Lisa K. Washburn, MD

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology

Research Interests

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
  • Long-term Outcomes of Premature Birth
  • Long-term Outcomes of Perinatal Exposures
  • Pre-Eclampsia
  • Preterm Birth
  • Programming of the Renin Angiotension System
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Education
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983
MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 1987
Residency
Pediatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1990
Fellowship
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1993
Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
Positions
Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Departments and Affiliations
Pediatrics - Neonatology
Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
Cardiovascular Sciences Center
Center for Vaccines at the Extremes of Aging

Research

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  • Fetal programming and the angiotensin-(1-7) axis: a review of the experimental and clinical data. South AM, Shaltout HA, Washburn LK, Hendricks AS, Diz DI, Chappell MC. Clin. Sci. 2019 01; 133(1):55-74.
  • Obesity is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure and Higher Levels of Angiotensin II but Lower Angiotensin-(1-7) in Adolescents Born Preterm. South AM, Nixon PA, Chappell MC, Diz DI, Russell GB, Shaltout HA, O'Shea TM, Washburn LK. J. Pediatr. 2019 02; 205:55-60.e1.
  • Association between preterm birth and the renin-angiotensin system in adolescence: influence of sex and obesity. South AM, Nixon PA, Chappell MC, Diz DI, Russell GB, Jensen ET, Shaltout HA, O'Shea TM, Washburn LK. J. Hypertens. 2018 10; 36(10):2092-2101.
  • Renal function and blood pressure are altered in adolescents born preterm. South AM, Nixon PA, Chappell MC, Diz DI, Russell GB, Jensen ET, Shaltout HA, O'Shea TM, Washburn LK. Pediatr. Nephrol. 2019 01; 34(1):137-144.
  • Antenatal corticosteroids and cardiometabolic outcomes in adolescents born with very low birth weight. Washburn LK, Nixon PA, Snively BM, Russell GB, Shaltout HA, South AM, O'Shea TM. Pediatr. Res. 2017 Oct; 82(4):697-703.
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  • A study of how salt affects blood pressure in children born prematurely

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
  • Developmental Origins of Hypertension
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Long-term Outcomes of Perinatal Exposures
  • Long-term Outcomes of Premature Birth
  • Pre-Eclampsia
  • Premature Birth
  • Preterm Birth
  • Programming of the Renin Angiotension System

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