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Kamlesh Vasant Athavale

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Neonatology
DUMC Box 102509, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, 8th Floor, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Neonatal ventilation
Care of the Premature infant

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics

Recent Scholarly Works


Variation of caffeine use in late preterm infants in U.S. NICUs over time: A 12-year cohort study.

Journal article J Perinatol · June 22, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Describe caffeine use in late preterm infants (LPIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) over time METHODS: Cohort study of infants born 34-36 weeks gestation discharged from Pediatrix Medical Group NICUs from 2011-2022. RESULTS: Of 233,804 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Decreasing Blood Transfusions in Premature Infants Through Quality Improvement.

Journal article Pediatrics · August 1, 2024 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Packed red blood cell transfusions (pRBCT) in preterm infants have been associated with significant morbidity. Although infants <26 weeks' gestational age typically require several pRBCT, preterm infants born between 26 and 34 we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early pumping frequency and coming to volume for mother's own milk feeding in hospitalized infants.

Journal article J Perinatol · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: To identify daily pumping frequencies associated with coming to volume (CTV: producing > 500 milliliters of milk per day by postnatal day 14) for mothers of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN: We compared demographi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


Seth G.S. Medical College (India) · 1992 M.B.B.S.