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Christopher McPherson
mcphersonc@wustl.edu
phone:
Training
Neonatal Pharmacotherapy Fellowship, The Women's Hospital of Greensboro
,
2006
-
2008
Licensure and Board Certification
2006
-
2019
NC, Pharmacist license
2008
-
2020
MO, Pharmacist license
2017
-
2024
Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Recent Publications
view all (63)
Publication Co-Authors
Alexandra Lahart
Nathalie El Ters
Jason Newland, M.D., M.Ed.
Phillip I. Tarr, M.D.
David A. Hunstad, M.D.
Barbara B. Warner, M.D., MSc
Jennifer A Wambach, M.D.
Thomas Ferkol, M.D.
Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD MSCI
Gary S Gottesman
Alexis M. Elward, M.D., M.P.H.
Ahmed, Said, M.D., Ph.D.
Rakesh Rao, M.D.
Ana María Arbeláez, M.D. MSCI
Halana Whitehead, MD
Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.
Liviskie CJ, Lahart MA, O'Connor NR, Said AS, McPherson CC.
Antithrombin Dose Optimization in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Infants.
ASAIO J
.
2021;67
(10):
1163-1169.
PMID:
33528157
Whyte MP, May JD, McAlister WH, Burgener K, Cortez SR, Kreienkamp R, Castro O, Verzola R, Zavala AS, McPherson CC, Gottesman GS, Ericson KL, Coburn SP, Arbelaez AM.
Vitamin B
6
deficiency with normal plasma levels of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate in perinatal hypophosphatasia.
Bone
.
2021;150:116007.
PMID:
34000433
Htun ZT, Schulz EV, Desai RK, Marasch JL, McPherson CC, Mastrandrea LD, Jobe AH, Ryan RM.
Postnatal steroid management in preterm infants with evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
J Perinatol
.
2021;41
(8):
1783-1796.
PMCID:
PMC8133053
PMID:
34012057
McPherson C.
Gabapentin in Infants: Critical Evaluation of a Novel Sedative/Analgesic Medication.
Neonatal Netw
.
2021;40
(4):
267-272.
PMID:
34330877
McPherson C, Frymoyer A, Ortinau CM, Miller SP, Groenendaal F, Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee..
Management of comfort and sedation in neonates with neonatal encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med
.
2021;101264.
PMID:
34215538
Liviskie C, Vesoulis Z, Zeller B, Rao R, McPherson C.
Respiratory effects of prolonged prednisolone use in infants with evolving and established Bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Early Hum Dev
.
2021;156:105344.
PMID:
33684601
Liviskie C, McPherson C.
Delirium in the NICU: Risk or Reality?
Neonatal Netw
.
2021;40
(2):
103-112.
PMID:
33731377
McPherson CC, Vesoulis ZA, Metjian TA, Grabic M, Reyes S, Reyes S, Krucylak C, Terrill C, Newland JG.
Utilization of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative electronic mailing list (listserv) by healthcare professionals.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
.
2020;1-3.
PMID:
33353577
McPherson C, Ortinau CM, Vesoulis Z.
Practical approaches to sedation and analgesia in the newborn.
J Perinatol
.
2020.
PMCID:
PMC7700106
PMID:
33250515
McPherson C.
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding: An Ounce of Prevention.
Neonatal Netw
.
2020;39
(6):
356-362.
PMID:
33318232
Pazandak C, McPherson C, Abubakar M, Zanelli S, Fairchild K, Vesoulis Z.
Blood Pressure Profiles in Infants With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Response to Dopamine, and Association With Brain Injury.
Front Pediatr
.
2020;8:512.
PMCID:
PMC7479124
PMID:
32984221
Whitehead HV, McPherson CC, Vesoulis ZA, Cohlan BA, Rao R, Warner BB, Cole FS.
The Challenge of Risk Stratification of Infants Born Preterm in the Setting of Competing and Disparate Healthcare Outcomes.
J Pediatr
.
2020;223:194-196.
PMID:
32711746
McPherson C, Miller SP, El-Dib M, Massaro AN, Inder TE.
The influence of pain, agitation, and their management on the immature brain.
Pediatr Res
.
2020;88
(2):
168-175.
PMCID:
PMC7223850
PMID:
31896130
McPherson C, O'Mara K.
Provision of Sedation and Treatment of Seizures During Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia.
Neonatal Netw
.
2020;39
(4):
227-235.
PMID:
32675319
Vesoulis ZA, McPherson CC, Whitehead HV.
Racial disparities in calculated risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a dataset.
Data Brief
.
2020;30:105674.
PMCID:
PMC7248447
PMID:
32478148
McPherson CC.
Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus: The Long Road to Improved Outcomes.
Neonatal Netw
.
2020;39
(2):
92-98.
PMID:
32317339
Greenberg JM, Poindexter BB, Shaw PA, Bellamy SL, Keller RL, Moore PE, McPherson C, Ryan RM.
Respiratory medication use in extremely premature (<29 weeks) infants during initial NICU hospitalization: Results from the prematurity and respiratory outcomes program.
Pediatr Pulmonol
.
2020;55
(2):
360-368.
PMID:
31794157
Meyers RS, Thackray J, Matson KL, McPherson C, Lubsch L, Hellinga RC, Hoff DS.
K
ey Potentially
I
nappropriate
D
rugs in Pediatrics: The KIDs List.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2020;25
(3):
175-191.
PMCID:
PMC7134587
PMID:
32265601
Kolf MJ, McPherson CC, Kniska KS, Luecke CM, Lahart MA, Pineda JA.
Early Post-traumatic Seizure Occurrence in Pediatric Patients Receiving Levetiracetam Prophylaxis With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2020;25
(3):
241-245.
PMCID:
PMC7134584
PMID:
32265608
Liviskie CJ, Brennan CC, McPherson CC, Vesoulis ZA.
Propranolol for the Treatment of Lymphatic Malformations in a Neonate - A Case Report and Review of Literature.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2020;25
(2):
155-162.
PMCID:
PMC7025746
PMID:
32071591
Rostas SE, McPherson C.
Caffeine Therapy in Preterm Infants: The Dose (and Timing) Make the Medicine.
Neonatal Netw
.
2019;38
(6):
365-374.
PMID:
31712401
Lahart AC, McPherson CC, Gerber JS, Warner BB, Lee BR, Newland JG.
Application of an antibiotic spectrum index in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
.
2019;40
(10):
1181-1183.
doi:
10.1017/ice.2019
PMID:
31352907
McPherson C.
Pharmacotherapy for the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Can Anything Compete with Caffeine and Corticosteroids?
Neonatal Netw
.
2019;38
(4):
242-249.
PMID:
31470395
Liviskie CJ, DeAvilla KM, Zeller BN, Najaf T, McPherson CC.
Nicardipine for the Treatment of Neonatal Hypertension During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Pediatr Cardiol
.
2019;40
(5):
1041-1045.
PMID:
31065758
Charron AC, Carl MA, Warner BB, Newland JG, McPherson CC.
Determinants of Initial Antibiotic Duration in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates.
Infect Dis Ther
.
2019;8
(2):
209-217.
doi:
10.1007/s40121-019-0241-6
PMCID:
PMC6522625
PMID:
30825133
Ryan RM, Keller RL, Poindexter BB, D'Angio CT, Shaw PA, Bellamy SL, Moore PE, McPherson C, Greenberg JM, PROP Investigators..
Respiratory Medications in Infants <29 Weeks during the First Year Postdischarge: The Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program (PROP) Consortium.
J Pediatr
.
2019;208:148-155.e3.
PMCID:
PMC6486865
PMID:
30857774
Ryan RM, Feng R, Bazacliu C, Ferkol TW, Ren CL, Mariani TJ, Poindexter BB, Wang F, Moore PE, Prematurity and Respiratory Outcome Program (PROP) Investigators..
Black Race Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
J Pediatr
.
2019;207:130-135.e2.
PMCID:
PMC6458591
PMID:
30612812
McPherson C, Luecke CM, Liviskie CJ, Zeller BN, Vesoulis ZA.
Acetaminophen Serum Concentrations in Infants Treated Intravenously for Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2019;24
(2):
134-137.
PMCID:
PMC6478358
PMID:
31019406
Rostas SE, McPherson C.
Intravenous Lipid Emulsions in Infants: Is Balanced Better?
Neonatal Netw
.
2019;38
(1):
39-45.
PMID:
30679255
McPherson C.
Premedication for Endotracheal Intubation in the Neonate.
Neonatal Netw
.
2018;37
(4):
238-247.
PMID:
30567922
McPherson C, Wambach JA.
Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Neonates.
Neonatal Netw
.
2018;37
(3):
169-177.
PMID:
29789058
McPherson C, Liviskie C, Zeller B, Nelson MP, Newland JG.
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Neonates: Challenges and Opportunities.
Neonatal Netw
.
2018;37
(2):
116-123.
PMID:
29615159
McPherson C, Lee BR, Terrill C, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Kronman MP, Newland JG.
Characteristics of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Current Status of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative.
Antibiotics (Basel)
.
2018;7
(1).
PMCID:
PMC5872115
PMID:
29370071
Rostas SE, McPherson C.
Acid Suppression for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Infants.
Neonatal Netw
.
2018;37
(1):
33-41.
PMID:
29436357
Luecke CM, Liviskie CJ, Zeller BN, Vesoulis ZA, McPherson C.
Acetaminophen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Neonates.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2017;22
(6):
461-466.
PMCID:
PMC5736259
PMID:
29290747
McPherson C, Inder T.
Perinatal and neonatal use of sedation and analgesia.
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med
.
2017;22
(5):
314-320.
PMID:
28734732
Liviskie CJ, Lange SA, McPherson CC.
Precipitation of Heparin Products With Calcium Gluconate: The Activity of Inactive Ingredients.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2017;22
(4):
314-315.
PMCID:
PMC5562213
PMID:
28943828
Vesoulis ZA, Hao J, McPherson C, El Ters NM, Mathur AM.
Low-frequency blood pressure oscillations and inotrope treatment failure in premature infants.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
.
2017;123
(1):
55-61.
PMCID:
PMC6157481
PMID:
28428252
Luecke C, McPherson C.
Treatment of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn: Use of Pulmonary Vasodilators in Term Neonates.
Neonatal Netw
.
2017;36
(3):
160-168.
PMID:
28494828
McPherson C, Smith JR.
Analgesia in the Premature Neonate: Walking the Tightrope Requires a Great Team.
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs
.
2017;31
(2):
99-100.
PMID:
28437299
Kalish BT.
Management of Neonatal Hypotension.
Neonatal Netw
.
2017;36
(1):
40-47.
PMID:
28137353
Rostas SE, McPherson C.
Pharmacist-driven respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis stewardship service in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
.
2016;73
(24):
2089-2094.
PMID:
27919877
McPherson C.
Morphine exposure in preterm infants correlates with impaired cerebellar growth and poorer neurodevelopmental outcome.
Evid Based Med
.
2016;21
(6):
234.
PMID:
27760778
Vesoulis ZA, McPherson C, Neil JJ, Mathur AM, Inder TE.
Early High-Dose Caffeine Increases Seizure Burden in Extremely Preterm Neonates: A Preliminary Study.
J Caffeine Res
.
2016;6
(3):
101-107.
PMCID:
PMC5031091
PMID:
27679737
Rostas SE, McPherson C.
Systemic Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Picking the Right Drug for the Right Baby.
Neonatal Netw
.
2016;35
(4):
234-9.
PMID:
27461202
Rostas SE, McPherson CC.
Pharmacotherapy for Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Current Options and Outstanding Questions.
Curr Pediatr Rev
.
2016;12
(2):
110-9.
PMID:
27197952
McPherson C.
Pharmacotherapy for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Choosing the Right Opioid or No Opioid at All.
Neonatal Netw
.
2016;35
(5):
314-20.
PMID:
27636696
McPherson C, Haslam M, Pineda R, Rogers C, Neil JJ, Inder TE.
Brain Injury and Development in Preterm Infants Exposed to Fentanyl.
Ann Pharmacother
.
2015;49
(12):
1291-7.
PMCID:
PMC4644677
PMID:
26369570
McPherson C, Neil JJ, Tjoeng TH, Pineda R, Inder TE.
A pilot randomized trial of high-dose caffeine therapy in preterm infants.
Pediatr Res
.
2015;78
(2):
198-204.
PMCID:
PMC4928641
PMID:
25856169
Steinhorn R, McPherson C, Anderson PJ, Neil J, Doyle LW, Inder T.
Neonatal morphine exposure in very preterm infants-cerebral development and outcomes.
J Pediatr
.
2015;166
(5):
1200-1207.e4.
PMCID:
PMC4928575
PMID:
25919729
Ruoss JL, McPherson C, DiNardo J..
Inotrope and vasopressor support in neonates.
NeoReviews
.
2015;16:e351-e361.
McPherson C, Grunau RE.
Neonatal pain control and neurologic effects of anesthetics and sedatives in preterm infants.
Clin Perinatol
.
2014;41
(1):
209-27.
PMCID:
PMC3925313
PMID:
24524456
McPherson C, Yaroslaski AM, Luedtke S, Super J..
Probiotic use in the NICCU: What's taking so long?
Infant Child Adolesc Nutr
.
2014;6:270-272.
Heble DE Jr, McPherson C, Nelson MP, Hunstad DA.
Vancomycin trough concentrations in overweight or obese pediatric patients.
Pharmacotherapy
.
2013;33
(12):
1273-7.
PMID:
23798327
McPherson C.
Sedation and analgesia in mechanically ventilated preterm neonates: continue standard of care or experiment?
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2012;17
(4):
351-64.
PMCID:
PMC3567888
PMID:
23413121
McPherson C, Warner B, Hunstad DA, Elward A, Acosta EP.
Oseltamivir dosing in premature infants.
J Infect Dis
.
2012;206
(6):
847-50.
PMCID:
PMC3572879
PMID:
22807525
Rao R, Bryowsky K, Mao J, Bunton D, McPherson C, Mathur A.
Gastrointestinal complications associated with ibuprofen therapy for patent ductus arteriosus.
J Perinatol
.
2011;31
(7):
465-70.
PMID:
21252965
Wilkerson J, McPherson C, Donze A.
Fluconazole to prevent systemic fungal infections in infants: reviewing the evidence.
Neonatal Netw
.
2010;29
(5):
323-33.
PMID:
20829180
McPherson C, Gal P, Ransom JL, Carlos RQ, Dimaguila MA, Smith M, Davonzo C, Wimmer JE Jr.
Indomethacin pharmacodynamics are altered by surfactant: a possible challenge to current indomethacin dosing guidelines created before surfactant availability.
Pediatr Cardiol
.
2010;31
(4):
505-10.
PMID:
20063159
McPherson C, Gal P, Smith M, Wilder W, Richter S, Ransom JL, Carlos RQ, Dimaguila MA, Wimmer Jr. JE..
Necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus: does indomethacin increase the risk?
Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
.
2008;1
(4):
209-216.
McPherson C, Gal P, Ransom JL.
Treatment of Citrobacter koseri infection with ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime in a preterm infant.
Ann Pharmacother
.
2008;42
(7):
1134-8.
PMID:
18577764
Sykes R, McPherson C, Foulks K, Wade J, Gal P.
Aminophylline compatibility with neonatal total parenteral nutrition.
J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther
.
2008;13
(2):
76-9.
PMCID:
PMC3462061
PMID:
23055868
Gura K, Strijbosch R, Arnold S, McPherson C, Puder M.
The role of an intravenous fat emulsion composed of fish oil in a parenteral nutrition-dependent patient with hypertriglyceridemia.
Nutr Clin Pract
.
2007;22
(6):
664-72.
PMID:
18042955
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