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Jennifer B. Helderman, MD, MS

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Jennifer B. Helderman, MD, MS

Jennifer B. Helderman, MD, MS

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology

Research Interests

  • Neurodevelopment and Childhood Health Outcomes of Former Premature Infants
  • Long-term Outcomes of Premature Birth
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Education
BS, North Carolina State University, 1996
MD, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, 2000
Residency
Pediatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2003
Fellowship
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2007
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Positions
Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Departments and Affiliations
Pediatrics - Neonatology

Research

  • Publications
  • Serious neonatal morbidities are associated with differences in DNA methylation among very preterm infants. Everson TM, O'Shea TM, Burt A, Hermetz K, Carter BS, Helderman J, Hofheimer JA, McGowan EC, Neal CR, Pastyrnak SL, Smith LM, Soliman A, DellaGrotta SA, Dansereau LM, Padbury JF, Lester BM, Marsit CJ. Clin Epigenetics. 2020 10; 12(1):151.
  • Epigenome-wide analysis identifies genes and pathways linked to acoustic cry variation in preterm infants. Aghagoli G, Sheinkopf SJ, Everson TM, Marsit CJ, Lee H, Burt AA, Carter BS, Helderman JB, Hofheimer JA, McGowan EC, Neal CR, O'Shea TM, Pastyrnak SL, Smith LM, Soliman A, Dansereau LM, DellaGrotta SA, Padbury JF, Lester BM. Pediatr Res. 2020 Sep;
  • Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in the Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring Randomized Controlled Trial. Schelonka RL, Carlo WA, Bauer CR, Peralta-Carcelen M, Phillips V, Helderman J, Navarrete CT, Moorman JR, Lake DE, Kattwinkel J, Fairchild KD, O'Shea TM. J Pediatr. 2020 04; 219:48-53.
  • Sociodemographic and medical influences on neurobehavioral patterns in preterm infants: A multi-center study. McGowan EC, Hofheimer JA, O'Shea TM, Carter BS, Helderman J, Neal CR, Pastyrnak S, Smith LM, Soliman A, Dansereau LM, Della Grotta SA, Lester BM. Early Hum Dev. 2020 03; 142:104954.
  • Psychosocial and medical adversity associated with neonatal neurobehavior in infants born before 30 weeks gestation. Hofheimer JA, Smith LM, McGowan EC, O'Shea TM, Carter BS, Neal CR, Helderman JB, Pastyrnak SL, Soliman A, Dansereau LM, DellaGrotta SA, Lester BM. Pediatr Res. 2020 03; 87(4):721-729.
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Research Interests

  • Long-term Outcomes of Premature Birth
  • Neurodevelopment and Childhood Health Outcomes of Former Premature Infants

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