Samia Aleem | Scholars@Duke

Samia Aleem
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Current Research Interests

My research focus includes large epidemiological database analyses to improve the health and outcomes of premature and critically ill infants. In particular, I am interested in neonatal infections, chronic lung disease, and improving the care and outcomes of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernias.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2022

Contact Information

2424 Erwin Road, Hock Plaza I, Durham, NC 27705
samia.aleem@duke.edu (919) 681-5566

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship, Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine 2017 - 2020
- Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship, Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine 2017 - 2020
- M.H.S., Duke University School of Medicine 2020
- Residency, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein Medical Center 2014 - 2017
- M.B.B.S., Dow University of Health Sciences (Pakistan) 2011
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2020 - 2021
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Associate Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- A MULTICENTER, OPEN-LABEL, RANDOMIZED, ACTIVE COMPARATOR STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF LACOSAMIDE IN NEONATES WITH REPEATED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC NEONATAL SEIZURES awarded by UCB Biopharma SPRL 2020 - 2023
- A Phase 1b, Randomized, Blinded, Dose-Determined Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of Intervention with AT-100 (rhSP-D) in Preterm Neonates at High Risk for the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) awarded by Airway Therapeutics 2021 - 2022
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Aleem, S., and Z. A. Bhutta. Neonatology: A global perspective. Vol. 22, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1159/000495429.
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- Academic Articles
  - Aleem, Samia, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Accurate Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Are We There Yet?” J Pediatr, March 16, 2023, 113389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.03.004.
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  - Ajayi, Samuel O., James Morris, Samia Aleem, Mary E. Pease, Anqi Wang, Anja Mowes, Seth L. Welles, Endla K. Anday, and Vineet Bhandari. “Association of clinical signs of chorioamnionitis with histological chorioamnionitis and neonatal outcomes.” J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 35, no. 26 (December 2022): 10337–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2022.2128648.
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  - Mosher, Christopher L., Michael G. Nanna, Oliver K. Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Norma E. Farrow, Samia Aleem, Richard Casaburi, Neil R. MacIntyre, Scott M. Palmer, and Evan R. Myers. “Cost-effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Among US Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.” Jama Netw Open 5, no. 6 (June 1, 2022): e2218189. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.18189.
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  - Aleem, Samia, LaShawndra S. Walker, Chi D. Hornik, Michael J. Smith, Chad A. Grotegut, and Kristin E. D. Weimer. “Severe Congenital Syphilis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Case Series.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 41, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): 335–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003370.
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  - Weimer, Kristin E. D., P Brian Smith, Mihai Puia-Dumitrescu, and Samia Aleem. “Invasive fungal infections in neonates: a review.” Pediatr Res 91, no. 2 (January 2022): 404–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01842-7.
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  - Curtis, Samantha, Noelle Younge, Jennifer Peterson, C Michael Cotten, Samia Aleem, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Which infants should receive indomethacin prophylaxis: moving closer to individualized medicine in the neonatal intensive care unit.” J Pediatr 237 (October 2021): 318–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.07.006.
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  - Aleem, Samia, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta. “Infection-related stillbirth: an update on current knowledge and strategies for prevention.” Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 19, no. 9 (September 2021): 1117–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2021.1882849.
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  - Miller, Laura E., Matthew M. Laughon, Reese H. Clark, Kanecia O. Zimmerman, Christoph P. Hornik, Samia Aleem, P. Brian Smith, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Vasoactive medications in extremely low gestational age neonates during the first postnatal week.” J Perinatol 41, no. 9 (September 2021): 2330–36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01031-8.
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  - Aleem, Samia, Cliff Robbins, Brianna Murphy, Stephen Elliott, Christiana Akinyemi, Nicholas Paredes, Veeral N. Tolia, et al. “The use of supplemental hydrocortisone in the management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.” J Perinatol 41, no. 4 (April 2021): 794–800. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-00943-9.
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  - Hennelly, Marissa, Rachel G. Greenberg, and Samia Aleem. “An Update on the Prevention and Management of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.” Pediatric Health Med Ther 12 (2021): 405–19. https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S287693.
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  - Aleem, Samia, Megan Wohlfarth, C Michael Cotten, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Infection control and other stewardship strategies in late onset sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and localized infection in the neonatal intensive care unit.” Semin Perinatol 44, no. 8 (December 2020): 151326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151326.
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  - Abuali, Mayssa, Andrea Zivot, Sandra Guerguis, Enrique Valladares, Samia Aleem, Francisco Gonzalez-Salazar, Brittany Rouchou, Nicolas Mottola, Leonard Braitman, and Andrew Paoletti. “Outpatient antibiotic prescribing patterns in pediatric academic and community practices.” Am J Infect Control 47, no. 9 (September 2019): 1151–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.03.025.
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  - Aleem, Samia, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis.” Neoreviews 20, no. 3 (March 2019): e124–34. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.20-3-e124.
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- Scholarly Editions
  - Aleem, Samia, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta. “A Review of External Assistance and Aid Effectiveness for Maternal and Child Health: Challenges and Opportunities,” 2013.
- Conference Papers
  - Aleem, Samia, Barbara T. Do, Marie Gantz, Anna M. Hibbs, Erik A. Jensen, Charles M. Cotten, William Malcolm, Michele Walsh, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Assessing 3 Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Definitions: Associations between Room Air Challenge Results and Respiratory Outcomes.” In Pediatrics, 147:681–82. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.147.3ma7.681.
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  - Mosher, Christopher, Michael Nanna, Oliver Jawitz, Vignesh Raman, Norma Farrow, Samia Aleem, Neil MacIntyre, Scott Palmer, and Evan Myers. “COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN US ADULTS WITH COPD.” In Chest, 158:A2059–60. Elsevier BV, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1781.
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- Preprints
  - Lockyear, Chelsea, Kristi Coe, Rachel Greenberg, Reese Clark, and Samia Aleem. “Trends in Morbidities of Late Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” Research Square Platform LLC, November 8, 2022. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2224059/v1.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Books

Academic Articles

Scholarly Editions

Conference Papers

Preprints