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Sophie Kay Shaikh

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics

In the News


Published February 17, 2020
Why Do Babies Wiggle So Much? The Squirmy Phase Won't Last Forever

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Recent Publications


Infant Feeding and Weight Trajectories in the Eat, Sleep, Console Trial: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA Pediatr · October 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) cared for with the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) care approach receive less pharmacologic treatment and have shorter hospital stays compared to usual care with the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence ... Full text Link to item Cite

Influence of Eat, Sleep, and Console on Infants Pharmacologically Treated for Opioid Withdrawal: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of the ESC-NOW Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA Pediatr · June 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: The function-based eat, sleep, console (ESC) care approach substantially reduces the proportion of infants who receive pharmacologic treatment for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). This reduction has led to concerns for increased post ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increasing utilisation of a rebound hyperbilirubinaemia calculator in two newborn nurseries.

Journal Article BMJ Open Qual · July 2023 Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia requiring phototherapy treatment is a common problem impacting the length of hospital stay and rates of hospital readmission. Previous guidelines included guidance for initiating phototherapy treatment but not for discontinuing ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Maternal-Infant Health and Opioid Use (MIHOU) Virtual Learning Collaborative

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2013 M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2012 M.P.H.
University of Bristol (United Kingdom) · 2002 M.Sc.